Proceedings in the Senate and House of Representatives Upon the Reception and Acceptance from the State of Maryland of the Statues of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and of John Hanson: Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol |
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The PRESIDENT pro tempore . The resolution submitted by the Senator from
Maryland will now be read . The Secretary read the resolution , as follows :
Resolved , that the exercises appropriate to the reception and acceptance from
the State ...
The PRESIDENT pro tempore . The resolution submitted by the Senator from
Maryland will now be read . The Secretary read the resolution , as follows :
Resolved , that the exercises appropriate to the reception and acceptance from
the State ...
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The confederation of the States was now complete , and on November 5 , 1781 ,
JOHN HANSON was elected the first president of the Congress of the
Confederation . This elevation to the Presidency was a signal compliment and a
great ...
The confederation of the States was now complete , and on November 5 , 1781 ,
JOHN HANSON was elected the first president of the Congress of the
Confederation . This elevation to the Presidency was a signal compliment and a
great ...
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Mr . PRESIDENT : I am unwilling that the exercises of this most interesting
occasion shall close without any word being spoken from either of the four
original States lying south of the Potomac . In the arrangements made for these
exercises it ...
Mr . PRESIDENT : I am unwilling that the exercises of this most interesting
occasion shall close without any word being spoken from either of the four
original States lying south of the Potomac . In the arrangements made for these
exercises it ...
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The organization of the new Congress began , and John HANSON , of Maryland ,
was chosen as President , and thus became “ President of the United States in
Congress assembled , " occupying that exalted position until 1782 , during the ...
The organization of the new Congress began , and John HANSON , of Maryland ,
was chosen as President , and thus became “ President of the United States in
Congress assembled , " occupying that exalted position until 1782 , during the ...
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Mr . President , I ask that an order be made that the Senator from Virginia [ Mr .
DANIEL ] be permitted to put into the Record and into the account of the
proceedings of this day , when published otherwise , the remarks he had
intended to make ...
Mr . President , I ask that an order be made that the Senator from Virginia [ Mr .
DANIEL ] be permitted to put into the Record and into the account of the
proceedings of this day , when published otherwise , the remarks he had
intended to make ...
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| Заглавие | Proceedings in the Senate and House of Representatives Upon the Reception and Acceptance from the State of Maryland of the Statues of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and of John Hanson: Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol |
| Автор | United States. 57th Congress, 2d session |
| Издател | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 |
| Оригиналът е от | Мичиганският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 16 февр. 2008 |
| Брой страници | 111 страници |
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