The Senate of the United States
The Senate of the United States

Author: Henry Cabot Lodge

Publisher:

Published: 2015-02-18

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781297234545

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The Senate of the United States; and Other Essays and Addresses Historical and Literary
The Senate of the United States; and Other Essays and Addresses Historical and Literary

Author: Henry Cabot Lodge

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781230297576

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... THE PILGRIMS OF PLYMOUTH1 We meet here to-day because the calendar tells us that three hundred years have elapsed since a small band of English men and women landed at this spot and set themselves to work to conquer the wilderness and found a state. Three centuries are but an indistinguishable point in the vast tracts of time dimly marked by geologic periods in the history of our planet. They are a negligible space in the thousands of years which have passed since man first appeared on the earth. Even within the narrow limits of recorded history they fill but a trifling place if we are concerned only with chronology. We live, however, in a comparative world. Geologically and even racially three centuries are not worth computing, but to the men and nations who have been concerned in the making of what is called modern history, dating from the beginning of the Renaissance in Italy, they extend very nearly to the visible horizon. If we go a step further and measure by man's own life and by the brief existence of jhe doers of the historic deed as well as of those who now try to recall the great event, our three centuries as we glance backward, like Shelley's "lone and level sands," stretch far away. In the familiar fable of the insects, whose term of life is but a day and whose most aged members are those who totter on to sunset, twelve hours is the test of time, and to them three hundred years would seem like the seons through which the earth has passed during its unresting journey in stellar space. After all, our only measure must be the lives of the men who acted and of the men who celebrate, and to us the Pilgrims seem remote indeed. The solemn dignity of the past is as much theirs as if they had been those of the human race who drew the...

The Senate of the United States
The Senate of the United States

Author: Henry Cabot Lodge

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-16

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780332959672

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Excerpt from The Senate of the United States: And Other Essays and Addresses, Historical and Literary When the delegates from the various States gathered at Philadelphia in May, 1787, for the purpose of fram ing a new and better general government for the Union of States, it must never be forgotten, if we would under stand all which followed, that these delegates repre sented States and not people. Following the example of the Continental Congress and of the imbecile Con federation, which can hardly be said to have succeeded it, for it never had any genuine vitality, the vote of the Constitutional Convention was by States and not by individual membership. Virginia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania each had one vote, and so did the small States of Delaware and New Hampshire. Alex ander Hamilton personally signed the Constitution, but New York did not because his two associates from that State were opposed to it and therefore, as a majority of the delegation, they controlled the vote of the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The United States Senate
The United States Senate

Author: Alexander P. Kessler

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781594548956

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Created in 1787, the United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. In the Senate, each state is equally represented by two members, regardless of population; as a result, the total membership of the body is 100. Senators serve for six-year terms that are staggered so elections are held for approximately one-third of the seats (a "class") every second year. The Vice President of the United States is the presiding officer of the Senate but is not a senator and does not vote except to break ties. The Senate is regarded as a more deliberative body than the House of Representatives; the Senate is smaller and its members serve longer terms, allowing for a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate has several exclusive powers enumerated in the Constitution not granted to the House; most significantly, the President must ratify treaties and make important appointments "with the Advice and Consent of the Senate" (Article I). This fully-indexed chronology and institutional bibliography traces the sometimes tumultuous history of this august body.

Senators of the United States
Senators of the United States

Author: Diane B. Boyle

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13:

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S. Doc. 103-34. Compiled by Jo Anne McCormick Quatannens, Diane B. Boyle, editorial assistant, prepared under the direction of Kelly D. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate. Lists scholarly works that profile the lives and legislative service of senators and their autobiographies and other published works.

SENATE OF THE US & OTHER ESSAY
SENATE OF THE US & OTHER ESSAY

Author: Henry Cabot 1850-1924 Lodge

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-27

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781371415334

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.