History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2: With Notices of Its Principle FramersCurtis, George Ticknor
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History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2: With Notices of Its Principle Framers
Curtis, George Ticknor
Constitutional history -- United States
Disqualifications of Members of both Branches 242 _et seq._
Parliamentary Corruption 242-244
Executive Influence 244-256
Time and Place for Elections 257
Pay of Members 258, 259
Impeachments 260-262
Quorum of each House 262
Separate Powers of each House 262-263
President of the Senate 263
Enactment of Laws 264
President's Negative 265-268
Seat of Government 268-277
Session of Congress 277, 278
CHAPTER X.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, CONTINUED.--THE POWERS OF
CONGRESS.--THE GRAND COMPROMISES OF THE CONSTITUTION
RESPECTING COMMERCE, EXPORTS, AND THE SLAVE-TRADE.
General Principles of the Powers of Legislation 279, 280
Limitations 280
Exports and the Slave-Trade 281
Fitness and Unfitness of a Tax on Exports 282
Variety in the Exports of the United States 283
Impracticability of such a Tax 284
The Slave-Trade Controversy 285 _et seq._
How adjusted 289 _et seq._
Restrictions on the Revenue and Commercial Powers 289
Regulation of Commerce 291 _et seq._
Settlement of the Revenue and Commercial Powers 295 _et seq._
Proposition of Compromise 301
Arrangement of the Compromise 303
Value of the Compromise 307
Benefits of the Revenue and Commercial Powers 309
CHAPTER XI.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, CONTINUED.--THE REMAINING
POWERS OF CONGRESS.--RESTRAINTS UPON CONGRESS AND UPON THE
STATES.
Purpose of the Revenue Power 318-322
Preference of Ports prohibited 323, 324
Duties, &c. to be equal 325
Commerce with the Indian Tribes 325-328
Uniform Rule of Naturalization 328
Coining and Regulating Value of Money 328
Standard of Weights and Measures 328
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