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Page iii
... Trade to investigate the reasons for the delay in the settlement of the title to . Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company . Report of , for year ending December 31 , 1894 . 252 5 102 1 65 1 Allen , Mr. Resolution relative to the ...
... Trade to investigate the reasons for the delay in the settlement of the title to . Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company . Report of , for year ending December 31 , 1894 . 252 5 102 1 65 1 Allen , Mr. Resolution relative to the ...
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... trade be- tween the United States and .. Chapman , E. R. Resolution by Mr. Allen relative to the arrest for contempt of Carey , Mr. Memorial of the National League of Commission Mer- chants of the United States relative to the Torrey ...
... trade be- tween the United States and .. Chapman , E. R. Resolution by Mr. Allen relative to the arrest for contempt of Carey , Mr. Memorial of the National League of Commission Mer- chants of the United States relative to the Torrey ...
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... trade between the United States and Canada - Hill , Mr. Resolution that the conferees on the part of the Senate considering the differences of the two Houses on House bill 4864 , be requested to report to the Senate No. Vol . 9 1 169 5 ...
... trade between the United States and Canada - Hill , Mr. Resolution that the conferees on the part of the Senate considering the differences of the two Houses on House bill 4864 , be requested to report to the Senate No. Vol . 9 1 169 5 ...
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... Trade relative to the Torrey bankruptcy bill Mitchell , Mr. , of Oregon . Appeal of the National Woolgrowers ' Association , of wool merchants , and others to the Senate of the United States , not to place wool on the free list , but to ...
... Trade relative to the Torrey bankruptcy bill Mitchell , Mr. , of Oregon . Appeal of the National Woolgrowers ' Association , of wool merchants , and others to the Senate of the United States , not to place wool on the free list , but to ...
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... Trade to investigate the reasons for the delay in the settlement of the title of Anastasia Island , State of Florida , submitted June 22 , 1894 . Pearl Harbor , on the Island of Oahu , Hawaiian Islands . Resolution by Mr. Kyle relative ...
... Trade to investigate the reasons for the delay in the settlement of the title of Anastasia Island , State of Florida , submitted June 22 , 1894 . Pearl Harbor , on the Island of Oahu , Hawaiian Islands . Resolution by Mr. Kyle relative ...
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Page 185 - I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.
Page 172 - Men being, as has been said, by nature all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent.
Page 301 - But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: and whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
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Page 137 - Gladstone, a not too friendly critic, has said that " as the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.
Page 235 - Resolved therefore, that the rights of suffrage in the National Legislature ought to be proportioned to the quotas of contribution, or to the number of free inhabitants, as the one or the other rule may seem best in different cases.
Page 227 - What the Mediterranean Sea was to the Greeks, breaking the bond of custom, offering new experiences, calling out new institutions and activities, that, and more, the ever retreating frontier has been to the United States directly, and to the nations of Europe more remotely.
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