Select Statutes and Other Documents Illustrative of the History of the United States, 1861-1898William MacDonald Macmillan, 1903 - 442 pages |
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... Senate , July 6 , by Henry Wilson of Massachusetts , and passed that house on the 10th by a vote of 34 to 4. On the ... House caused a reference of the matter to a conference committee , whose report was agreed to by the two houses on ...
... Senate , July 6 , by Henry Wilson of Massachusetts , and passed that house on the 10th by a vote of 34 to 4. On the ... House caused a reference of the matter to a conference committee , whose report was agreed to by the two houses on ...
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... Senate . Nine Senators entered a protest against the bill . The amendment of the Senate was con- curred in by the House on the 30th , and the next day the act was approved . REFERENCES . Text in U.S. Statutes at Large , XII , 284. The ...
... Senate . Nine Senators entered a protest against the bill . The amendment of the Senate was con- curred in by the House on the 30th , and the next day the act was approved . REFERENCES . Text in U.S. Statutes at Large , XII , 284. The ...
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... Senate Committ Finance , July 22 , and passed the Senate the same day . The Committ Ways and Means of the House reported the bill on the 25th with amendr the most important of which authorized the payment of interest at nin cent on ...
... Senate Committ Finance , July 22 , and passed the Senate the same day . The Committ Ways and Means of the House reported the bill on the 25th with amendr the most important of which authorized the payment of interest at nin cent on ...
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... House , but an amendment in the form of a substitute for the final section of the Senate bill , being section four of the act as passed , was agreed to , August 3 , by a vote of 60 to 48. By a vote of 24 to 11 the Senate concurred in ...
... House , but an amendment in the form of a substitute for the final section of the Senate bill , being section four of the act as passed , was agreed to , August 3 , by a vote of 60 to 48. By a vote of 24 to 11 the Senate concurred in ...
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William MacDonald. passed the House with amendments January 15. January 31 , with further amendments , it passed the Senate . The House concurred in the Senate amendments February 14 , and on the 19th the act was approved . The pro ...
William MacDonald. passed the House with amendments January 15. January 31 , with further amendments , it passed the Senate . The House concurred in the Senate amendments February 14 , and on the 19th the act was approved . The pro ...
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Page 361 - ... nothing in this Act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act are in addition to such remedies: Prorided.
Page 350 - That in case any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall do, cause to be done, or permit to be done any act, matter, or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Page 386 - States are hereby invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this act ; and it shall be the duty of the several district attorneys of the United States, in their respective districts, under the direction of the Attorney-General, to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain such violations. Such proceedings may be by way of petition setting forth the case and praying that such violation shall be enjoined or otherwise prohibited.
Page 294 - That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude.
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Page 392 - ... transported Into any State or Territory, or remaining therein for use, consumption, sale or storage therein, shall upon arrival In such State or Territory be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or Territory enacted in the exercise of its police powers, to the same extent and in the same manner as though such liquids or liquors had been produced in such State or Territory, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced therein In original packages or...
Page 49 - That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free...
Page 387 - person," or " persons," wherever used in this act shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
Page 414 - Second, that it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand, that the government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 355 - Commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.