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1900rif. 122572Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 1p.l.vii3-856pp. Thick quarto. Illustrated with 33 plates and 27 folding maps. Original green cloth with blind stamped design on front and back cover and gilt lettering on spine. A clean tight copy far superior to most copies. A.B. 18336 - "A collection of the principal narratives of US military exploring expeditions in Alaska from 1869 to 1899 assembled to facilitate a review of territory covered." Includes reports by Abercrombie Allen Petroff Schwatka Richardson and Ray. The definitive compilation. 1900 Government Printing Office hardcover
1999rif. 46188Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1999. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. as new. 3121 total 4-volume set wraps footnotes. This four-volume set contains the full record of the U.S. Senate proceedings in the impeachment trial of President Clinton the only Presidential impeachment trial of the 20th century. Volume I contains preliminary proceedings; Volume II contains floor trial proceedings; Volume III contains depositions and affidavits; Volume IV contains statements of Senators regarding the impeachment trial of President Clinton. The impeachment of Bill Clinton occurred when Bill Clinton the 42nd president of the United States was impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on December 19 1998 for "high crimes and misdemeanors". The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Clinton with the specific charges against Clinton being lying under oath and obstruction of justice. Two other articles had been considered but were rejected by House vote. Clinton's impeachment came after a formal House inquiry which had been launched on October 8 1998. The charges for which Clinton was impeached stemmed from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Clinton by Paula Jones. During pre-trial discovery in the lawsuit Clinton gave testimony denying that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The catalyst for the president's impeachment was the Starr Report a September 1998 report prepared by Ken Starr Independent Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee. Clinton was the second American president to be impeached the first being Andrew Johnson who was impeached in 1868. The approved articles of impeachment would be submitted to the United States Senate on January 7 1999. A trial in the Senate then began with Chief Justice William Rehnquist presiding. On February 12 Clinton was acquitted on both counts as neither received the necessary two-thirds majority vote of the senators present for conviction and removal from office—in this instance 67. On Article One 45 senators voted to convict while 55 voted for acquittal. On Article Two 50 senators voted to convict while 50 voted for acquittal. Clinton remained in office for the remainder of his second term. In April 1999 about two months after being acquitted by the Senate Clinton was cited by federal District Judge Susan Webber Wright for civil contempt of court for his "willful failure" to obey her orders to testify truthfully in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit. For this Clinton was assessed a $90000 fine and the matter was referred to the Arkansas Supreme Court to see if disciplinary action would be appropriate. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
rif. 3305La république Romaine ou plan général de l’ancien gouvernement de Rome où l’on développe les différens ressorts de ce gouvernement,l’influence qu’y avoit la religion,la souveraineté du Peuple,&la manière dont il exerçoit,qu’elle étoit l’autorité du Sénat & celle des magistrats,l’administration de la justice,& les prérogatives du citoyen Romain,& les différentes conditions des sujets de ce vaste Empire. Deux tomes en un volume in 4 carré,demi cuir fauve raciné à nerfs, et à petits coins,titre,fers et roulette dorés,tome premier:faux-titre,titre avec jolie figure allégorique gravée,et ex-libris à la plume,tabledes articles pages 1 à 12,discours préliminaire XXXII,et 430 pages(paginées 1 à 430).Tome second:faux-titre,titre avec vignette allégorique gravée,table des articles pages 1 à 12,puis 434 pages (paginées 1 à 434)1 feuillet d’errata,6 pages de catalogue;4 planches hors-texte dont 3 dépliantes,en regard de la page 172, vignettes (médailles)gravées dans le texte,l’ensemble dans le premier tome.A La Haye chez Nicolas Van Daalen libraire 1766.Charnières renforcées, sinon très bon exemplaire
1848rif. PHO-2174Washington, Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers, 1848. Octavo. xvi, 416 pages. Contemporary half calf, smooth spine gilt with author and title, red edges, stamp on title. Hinge cracked, small loose and label on spine. Large folding map detached and showing browning along the folds. First edition, Senate issue. 30th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Executive No. 7. Illustrated with 43 plates, including three battle plans of the Mexican–American War (among them the Battle of Pueblo de Los Angeles), early views of California settlements (including San Diego), ethnographic portraits, and botanical plates, and accompanied by the large folding engraved map (33 × 75 inches, environ 84x190cm) The report documenting the military reconnaissance conducted in 1846–1847 during the Mexican–American War by Lieutenant-Colonel William H. Emory of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. The text is divided into two distinct parts : a narrative of the journey itself, combining geographical, logistical, and military observations, followed by extensive appendices presenting the scientific results of the expedition, including meteorological and astronomical observations, geological notes, and natural history data. A primary source for the history of the American Southwest. The plates provide early visual documentation of California, Native American populations, scientific observations, and contemporary military operations. The large folding engraved map, entitled Military Reconnoissance of Arkansas, Rio del Norte, and Rio Gila (dated 1847), is the cartographic centerpiece of the work. Compiled from original field observations, it provides the first comprehensive official mapping of the regions traversed by the expedition, integrating military routes, topography, settlements, barometric profiles, and tables of distances and elevations. The present example corresponds to the second and finalized state. Demi veau époque, dos lisse avec auteur et titre, tranches rouges, cachet au titre, charnière fendues, carte détachée et présentant des brunissures aux plis. Rapport officiel du Sénat sur la reconnaissance de 1846–1847, associant le récit de l’expédition et des annexes scientifiques. Illustré de planches et accompagné de la grande carte dépliante gravée, second état, document cartographique majeur de la guerre américano-mexicaine. Ch.3E
rif. 40364Washington DC: GPO 1951. fair. 3691 total wraps 5-vol. set labels taped to spines covers worn/soiled somewhat cocked some spine damage esp. to Part 3. Pencil marks on covers of Parts 1 2 and 5. Hearings before the Committeeon Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Eighty-second Congress First Session to Conduct an Inquiry into the Military Situation in the Far East and the Facts Surrounding the Reliefof General of the Army Douglas MacArthur from his Assignments in that area. Part 1 May 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 and 14 1951; Part 2 May 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 1951; Part 3 June 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 and 13 1951; Part 4 June 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 and 17 1951; and Part 5 Appendix and Index August 17 1951. This is the complete hearing record of the famed Truman-MacArthur controversy. GPO paperback
1853rif. 44417Washington DC 1853. United States. Senate. 32nd Congress 2nd Session. H. R. 336 To accompany report no. 421. In the Senate of the United States. February 19 1853 . . . Amendment . . . 3pp. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1853. 297 x 205 mm. Unbound. Some dampstaining edges a bit frayed but very good. Docketed. First Edition of this rare ether controversy document with no copies listed in OCLC. In January 1853 responding to renewed debate over who deserved credit for inventing ether anesthesia the U. S. Senate appointed a select committee to determine whether W. T. G. Morton Charles Jackson or Horace Wells had the best claim to the discovery. On February 19 Senator Isaac P. Walker the committee's chairman submitted an amendment to army appropriations bill H. R. 336 confirming the U. S. government's right to use and benefit from the discovery and proposing an award of $100000 to "the discoverer." The final version of the amendment which we are offering here also proposed that the issue of priority be decided in federal court with Morton Jackson and the representatives of Horace Wells appearing as defendants to prove the merits of their respective cases. The Senate ended up rejecting the amendment leaving the question of priority unsettled for the time. Wolfe Tarnished Idol pp. 316-17; 330-335. . unknown
1853rif. 44417Washington DC 1853. United States. Senate. 32nd Congress 2nd Session. H. R. 336 To accompany report no. 421. In the Senate of the United States. February 19 1853 . . . Amendment . . . 3pp. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1853. 297 x 205 mm. Unbound. Some dampstaining edges a bit frayed but very good. Docketed. First Edition of this rare ether controversy document with no copies listed in OCLC. In January 1853 responding to renewed debate over who deserved credit for inventing ether anesthesia the U. S. Senate appointed a select committee to determine whether W. T. G. Morton Charles Jackson or Horace Wells had the best claim to the discovery. On February 19 Senator Isaac P. Walker the committee's chairman submitted an amendment to army appropriations bill H. R. 336 confirming the U. S. government's right to use and benefit from the discovery and proposing an award of $100000 to "the discoverer." The final version of the amendment which we are offering here also proposed that the issue of priority be decided in federal court with Morton Jackson and the representatives of Horace Wells appearing as defendants to prove the merits of their respective cases. The Senate ended up rejecting the amendment leaving the question of priority unsettled for the time. Wolfe Tarnished Idol pp. 316-17; 330-335. . unknown books
2006rif. 51773Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 2006. very good. 6370 total 4-vol. set wraps illus. figures tables charts some creasing at spines. S. Hrg. 109-797. Volume 1 contains hearing transcripts; an appendix containing Tax Haven Abuses: The Enablers the Tools and Offshore Secrecy a Report prepared by the Minority and Majority Staff of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in conjunction with the Subcommittee hearing held on August 1 2006; and 45 exhibits. Volumes 2 3 and 4 contain footnotes and additional documents cited in the Tax Haven Abuses report. GPO paperback
1881rif. 32098aux bureaux du journal 1881 3 années reliées en un volume comporte les Années 1881, 1882, 1883 complètes dans la même reliure
1886rif. 64-1089GPO 1886. 1886. 512p. Illustrations after photographs of the effects of artillery on armor. Folding Line drawings. Original black cloth. Heavy. Near Fine Copy. Hardcover. Near Fine. GPO, 1886. Hardcover
1969rif. 1912240003U.S. Govt. Print. Off 1969-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Signed. Warren E. Burger's personal copy of his confirmation hearings with additional ephemera; quite exceptional . Bound in publisher's green wraps. 116 pages ; 24 cm. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. Warren E. Burger's bookplate inside front cover. Additional Burger ephemera: Contains two pages of hand written notes from Burger on his personal United States Court of Appeals stationary dated 1969. Also includes three additional blank sheets of Warren's Appeals Court stationary. In the written notes Burger talks about his experiences with a Bar investigation while in private practice earlier in his career. It is unclear if these notes were intended for Burger's confirmation hearing testimony or simply his personal biographic notes. Additionally contains a letter TLS from E.H. Gammons the Washington Director of CBS to Burger dated Feb 4 1944. Provenance: From the estate of Jim Graham former Washington D.C. City Council Member 1998-2014. Graham was head of Whitman-Walker Clinic 1984–1999 and a noted gay community pioneer. U.S. Govt. Print. Off paperback
1802rif. 004452Philadelphia: For E. Bronson printed by Thos. Smith 1802. Hardcover. Near Fine -. 2 324 p.; 21 cm. Modern binding; black spine label with gilt-tooled spine title; flax paper dyed brown with aniline dye over acid-free boards. Caption title: Debate on the Judiciary Bill. Perforated stamp of the Wilmington Institute Free Library on first 3 leaves. Early American Imprints ser. 2 Shaw & Shoemaker 3273; Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 1058. Bronson's account of the debates in the U.S. Senate beginning on Jan. 4 1802 leading to the vote to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801 which had reorganized and expanded federal jurisdiction. A supporter of the Federalist Party Enos Bronson 1774-1823 published the Gazette of the United States from 1801 to 1804 and with Elihu Chauncey The United States' Gazette for the Country from 1804 to 1818. In Near Fine- Condition: chipping to fore-edges of first two leaves; minor foxing and browning; otherwise clean and tight. For E. Bronson, printed by Thos. Smith hardcover
1945rif. 011025Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office 1945. Original self-wrappers stapled as issued. Corners slightly creased. This constitutes a fundamental document on postwar scientific research and was instrumental in the establishment of the National Science Foundation. First Edition. Soft Bound. Very Good. Government Printing Office
1861rif. 5501Place_Pub: Frederick MD: Beale H. Richardson 1861. Limited Edition. fair to poor. 4 wraps edges chipped tears repaired with tape pamphlet creased small tears edition of 1 000 copies. This is an extremely fragile item but the chips and tears with one exception have not impacted the text. The one exception has been repaired with tape so there is no loss of text. This was designated Document K. by the Maryland Senate on June 22 1861. While remaining in the Union Maryland was a slave state below the Mason-Dixon Line. There were many Confederate partisans and the loyalty of many including public officials was suspect by the Federal authorities. Beale H. Richardson paperback
1992rif. 65781Washignton DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1992. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Covers have some wear and soiling. Some minor creasing. 3 volume set. S. Hrg. 102-7899 3 volumes. Volume 1 0-16-039540-2 iv 961 p. ; Volume 2 0-16-039541-0 v 1 740 p.0; Volume 3 0-16-039542-9 iii 1 317 p. The Director of Central Intelligence commands vast capabilities to collect and analyze information far beyond those imagined by the earlier DCIs. On the basis of the information the DCI provides policy decisions are made diplomatic initiatives are mounted military operations are planned and carried out and research and development efforts are targeted. The DCI's job is unique interms of ranges of sensitive activities that the CIA is asked to carry out. The Committee felt that it must also examine the process by which intelligence analysis was developed for policymakers and felt that the DCI that they confirmed would need to preside over the first sweeping redesign of American intelligence since the National Security Act was passed in 1947. This three volume record of the hearings are increasingly scare and provide insight into Mr. Gates before he rose to the position of Secretary of Defense which he held over two administrations for Presidents of different parties. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1856rif. 1150221.10A. O. P. Nicholson Printer Washington 1856. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to hardcover no dj. Brown cloth w/ gilt title lettering on front board reading "Maps and views to accompany message and documents 1855-6" and blind-stamped "Senate Document". Vg condition. Board corners moderately bumped/rubbed through tiny chips at spine ends; boards otherwise clean gilt lettering bright binding & hinges firm. Maps lightly & uniformly age-toned as expected else clean & complete: very slight foxing to the first map only. Just 3 maps show a tear to one of the fold-lines roughly 3 inches long not affecting the integrity of the map as a whole at all. All state and territory maps present including California Oregon and Washington Territory. Consists of 35 maps & sketches most fold-out as follows: Illustrations accompanying the Reports of: The Commissioner of the General Land Office 16: the Government Hospital for the Insane 1; the Bureau of Topographical Engineers 13; the Quartermaster General 1; the Report of Doctor E. K. Kane to the Secretary of the Navy 2; and the Report of the Board of Examiners of the Naval Academy 2. A. O. P. Nicholson, Printer, Washington hardcover
1801rif. 8084Washington: Senate 1801. Third Revision. Original blue wrappers. Very good with some browning. 8vo 13 1 - blank pp. This is the third revision of the Senate rules that are numbered 1 through 40 in the printed text accompanied by the joint rules for Congress. This copy is signed by John Gaillard the Senator from South Carolina see DAB who took office in 1804. It also has rule number 41 as a seven line manuscript addition on page 10. Rule 41 dealt with revisions to amendments to the Constitution !. There were two previous abbreviated printings of the Senate rules in the late 18th century. S & S #1560. [Senate] unknown books
2003rif. SBBI-SBL-006232Red Dress Ink 2003. Paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Red Dress Ink paperback
1896rif. 2250066Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1896. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details: staple bound government publication regarding the war claims and compensation of certain states. On the front cover is written "Complements of Captain Mullan". Captain John Mullan was involved for many years in the California Civil War claims as well as his own officer compensation. This government report was found amongst the collection from the Quackenbush family which was acquired in the 1970s. The book itself is a simple staple bound government publication. The front cover shows a lot of scuffing and soiling as does the rear to a lesser degree. The staples do show rust spots and the first page has small tears by the stapling as well as the check and a tear on the long edge. The remaining pages are toned with some spotting and edge wear but no other handwriting was found in the book. An extremely rare example of a slice of American history. Government Printing Office paperback
1791rif. 68761Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. Many Important Early Laws Including on Whiskey An important early Congressional document describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist–Anti-Federalist struggle. As well George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. Folio. Contemporary sheep neatly rebacked in matching style spine gilt with raised bands morocco label. Boards lightly rubbed and stained edges a bit worn. Repaired hole to center of titlepage with "ENA" in "SENATE" repaired in manuscript facsimile. Light scattered foxing and soiling evidence of minor water damage throughout. About good. EVANS 24911. ESTC W20582. hardcover
1801rif. 58452Washington. 1801. Rules for the Jeffersonian Senate The scarce 1801 edition of the rules for conducting Senate business following earlier printings in 1790 and 1798. Signed in print at the end by Secretary Samuel A. Otis and dated Dec. 7 1801 the text details forty rules for Senate business and concludes with three pages of "joint rules acted on between the two houses." Scarce. Shaw & Shoemaker list copies at LC and NYPL; OCLC adds copies at the University of Connecticut Yale and the Houghton Library. Contemporary blue paper wrappers. Light toning and scattered foxing. A near fine copy. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1560. SABIN 74090. OCLC 36079611. unknown
1791rif. 68761Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. Many Important Early Laws Including on Whiskey An important early Congressional document describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist–Anti-Federalist struggle. As well George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. Folio. Contemporary sheep neatly rebacked in matching style spine gilt with raised bands morocco label. Boards lightly rubbed and stained edges a bit worn. Repaired hole to center of titlepage with "ENA" in "SENATE" repaired in manuscript facsimile. Light scattered foxing and soiling evidence of minor water damage throughout. About good. EVANS 24911. ESTC W20582. hardcover books
1801rif. 58452Washington. 1801. Rules for the Jeffersonian Senate The scarce 1801 edition of the rules for conducting Senate business following earlier printings in 1790 and 1798. Signed in print at the end by Secretary Samuel A. Otis and dated Dec. 7 1801 the text details forty rules for Senate business and concludes with three pages of "joint rules acted on between the two houses." Scarce. Shaw & Shoemaker list copies at LC and NYPL; OCLC adds copies at the University of Connecticut Yale and the Houghton Library. Contemporary blue paper wrappers. Light toning and scattered foxing. A near fine copy. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1560. SABIN 74090. OCLC 36079611. unknown books
1796rif. 42223Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno 1796. 346 vi xxi 3 blanks pp. Rubberstamp on title page and page 3. Otherwise a clean and Very Good copy. With the ownership signature of Congressman Hezekiah Hosmer. Evans 3155. bound with JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTH CONGRESS BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA DECEMBER 5TH 1796 AND IN THE TWENTY-FIRST YEAR OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SAID UNITED STATES. Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno. 1796 i.e. 1797. 175 1 blank iv 18pp. Mild occasional spotting Very Good. The two volumes bound together in legal buckram from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Evans 32971. These Journals are an excellent source for President Washington's closing administration. His Address of December 8 1795 announces the end of the War with the Indians northwest of the Ohio River and urges measures to prevent violence against them: "Unless the murdering of Indians can be restrained by bringing the murderers to condign punishment all the exertions by the government to prevent destructive retaliations by the Indians will prove fruitless." He urges Congress to devise "competent means of rendering justice" to the Indians. The speech is signed in type 'G. Washington.' The permanent Capitol in the District of Columbia the Whiskey Rebellion ratification of the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution settlers' seizure of Cherokee lands trading with the Indians are all treated in the First Session. A charge that Kentucky Senator Humphrey Marshall had committed perjury-- arising from a suit brought by James Wilkinson in a Kentucky chancery court-- is examined in detail as are the admission to the Union of Tennessee and aspects of the Yazoo Claims. The Journal of the Second Session prints President Washington's Message "for the last time" to Congress in December 1796 summarizing "measures calculated to ensure a continuance of the friendship of the Indians and to preserve peace along the extent of our interior Frontier" as well as to "guard our advanced settlements from the predatory incursions of those unruly individuals who cannot be restrained by their Tribes." He reports on the implementation of the Treaty with England and on the boundary between the U.S. and the Floridas owned by Spain; urges "the gradual creation of a navy" development of American industry establishment of a National University and a Military Academy. Material is also considered on the southern and western boundaries of Georgia; ratification of the first ten amendments to the Constitution; inquiries on the proposed Eleventh Amendment immunizing States from suit without their consent; Vice-President Adams's farewell to the Senate before his installation as President; results of the 1796 election with electoral votes cast by each of the 16 States Tennessee Kentucky and Vermont having joined the Original Thirteen and announcement of the election of Adams and Thomas Jefferson as President and Vice President respectively. A comprehensive Index is included. Printed by John Fenno unknown
1796rif. 42223Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno 1796. 346 vi xxi 3 blanks pp. Rubberstamp on title page and page 3. Otherwise a clean and Very Good copy. With the ownership signature of Congressman Hezekiah Hosmer. Evans 3155. bound with JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTH CONGRESS BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA DECEMBER 5TH 1796 AND IN THE TWENTY-FIRST YEAR OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SAID UNITED STATES. Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno. 1796 i.e. 1797. 175 1 blank iv 18pp. Mild occasional spotting Very Good. The two volumes bound together in legal buckram from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Evans 32971. These Journals are an excellent source for President Washington's closing administration. His Address of December 8 1795 announces the end of the War with the Indians northwest of the Ohio River and urges measures to prevent violence against them: "Unless the murdering of Indians can be restrained by bringing the murderers to condign punishment all the exertions by the government to prevent destructive retaliations by the Indians will prove fruitless." He urges Congress to devise "competent means of rendering justice" to the Indians. The speech is signed in type 'G. Washington.' The permanent Capitol in the District of Columbia the Whiskey Rebellion ratification of the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution settlers' seizure of Cherokee lands trading with the Indians are all treated in the First Session. A charge that Kentucky Senator Humphrey Marshall had committed perjury-- arising from a suit brought by James Wilkinson in a Kentucky chancery court-- is examined in detail as are the admission to the Union of Tennessee and aspects of the Yazoo Claims. The Journal of the Second Session prints President Washington's Message "for the last time" to Congress in December 1796 summarizing "measures calculated to ensure a continuance of the friendship of the Indians and to preserve peace along the extent of our interior Frontier" as well as to "guard our advanced settlements from the predatory incursions of those unruly individuals who cannot be restrained by their Tribes." He reports on the implementation of the Treaty with England and on the boundary between the U.S. and the Floridas owned by Spain; urges "the gradual creation of a navy" development of American industry establishment of a National University and a Military Academy. Material is also considered on the southern and western boundaries of Georgia; ratification of the first ten amendments to the Constitution; inquiries on the proposed Eleventh Amendment immunizing States from suit without their consent; Vice-President Adams's farewell to the Senate before his installation as President; results of the 1796 election with electoral votes cast by each of the 16 States Tennessee Kentucky and Vermont having joined the Original Thirteen and announcement of the election of Adams and Thomas Jefferson as President and Vice President respectively. A comprehensive Index is included. Printed by John Fenno unknown books
