Forge of Democracy: The House of RepresentativesD. McKay, 1963 - 496 pagini |
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Pagina 64
... Speaker , he insisted , was " the elect of the elect of all the people " 2 and , therefore , entitled to such status . Speaker Robert Winthrop , on taking office in 1847 , asked John Quincy Adams , a former President and then a member ...
... Speaker , he insisted , was " the elect of the elect of all the people " 2 and , therefore , entitled to such status . Speaker Robert Winthrop , on taking office in 1847 , asked John Quincy Adams , a former President and then a member ...
Pagina 65
... Speaker its commanding officer . From the beginning , the Speaker has possessed the authority to keep order and to enforce order even , if necessary , with the power to arrest and punish rambunctious members . All these rules and ...
... Speaker its commanding officer . From the beginning , the Speaker has possessed the authority to keep order and to enforce order even , if necessary , with the power to arrest and punish rambunctious members . All these rules and ...
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... Speaker- ship that opened the path for the Speakers who followed him to lead the House and fully exploit the ... Speaker Colfax of Indiana even went to the extreme of leaving the Speaker's chair momentarily to make a motion from the ...
... Speaker- ship that opened the path for the Speakers who followed him to lead the House and fully exploit the ... Speaker Colfax of Indiana even went to the extreme of leaving the Speaker's chair momentarily to make a motion from the ...
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CHAPTER ONE The Solemn Assembly | 1 |
CHAPTER Two Rival for Power | 17 |
CHAPTER THREE The House Rules | 39 |
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