 The Constitution has prescribed that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers: and there is no one proportion or divisor, which, applied to the respective numbers of the States, will yield the...  Speeches and Forensic Arguments - Page 74by Daniel Webster - 1848Full view - About this book
 | 1832 - 918 pages
...th< several States according to their respective numbers, and there is no one proportion or di visor, which, applied to the respective numbers of the States, will yield the number ant allotment of representatives proponed by the bill Second. The constitution has al.su providec that... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, and there is.no proportion or divisor which, applied to the respective...allotment of representatives proposed by the bill. Secondly. The constitution has also provided, that the numbtr of representatives shall not exceed one... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...among the several states according to their respective numbers, and there is no proportion or division which, applied to the respective numbers of the states,...allotment of Representatives proposed by the bill. "Secondly, The Constitution has also provided, that the number of Representatives shall not exceed... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...numbers, and there is no proportion or division which, applied to the respective numbers of the stale-*, will yield the number, and allotment of representatives proposed by the bill. ff Secondly^ The constitution has also provided, that the number of representatives shall not exceed... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 746 pages
...rule of proportion. General Washington's first objection to the bill of 1792 was, that "there was no proportion or divisor which, applied to the respective...allotment of representatives proposed by the bill." Now, sir, I ask the mover of the amendment to tell us what proportion or divisor, applied to the respective... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1826 - 844 pages
...apportioned among tht several States according to their respective numbers; and there is no Disproportion or divisor, which, applied to the respective numbers...allotment of Representatives proposed by the bill. Second. The Constitution lias also provided, that the number of Representatives slull not exceed one... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1826 - 234 pages
...among the several states according to their respective numbers, and there is no proportion or division which, applied to the respective numbers of the states,...allotment of Representatives proposed by the bill. " Secondly, The Constitution has also provided, that the number of Representatives shall not exceed... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - 1833 - 710 pages
...was no common measure, or common rule adopted, but the assignment was matter of arbitrary discretion. In regard to this character of the bill, President...allotment of representatives proposed by the bill. ' In the opinion of the committee, no such objection applies to the amendment recommended by them.... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - 1833 - 708 pages
...was no common measure, or common rule adopted, but the assignment was matter of arbitrary discretion. In regard to this character of the bill, President...allotment of representatives proposed by the bill. ' In the opinion of the committee, no such objection applies to the amendment recommended by them.... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 748 pages
...The constitution has prescribed that representatives shall be apportioned among the several Slates according to their respective numbers; and there is...allotment of representatives proposed by the bill. Second. The constitution has also provided that the number of representatives shall not exceed one... | |
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