| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 852 pages
...Congress? In expounding this; law, the judgment of the court cannot, in any degree, be influenced by the construction placed upon it by individual members...its passage, nor by the motives or reasons assigned bythem for supporting or opposing amendments that were offered. The law as it passed is the will of... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1860 - 888 pages
..."The judgment of the court cannot in any degree be influenced by the construction placed upon the act by individual members of Congress in the debate which...opposing amendments that were offered. The law, as it is passed, is the will of the majority of both houses, and the only mode in which that will is spoken... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1860 - 888 pages
..."The judgment of the court cannot in any degree be influenced by the construction placed upon the act by individual members of Congress in the debate which...opposing amendments that were offered. The law, as it is passed, is the will of the majority of both houses, and the only mode in which that will is spoken... | |
| Richard Peters - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 836 pages
...610. 59. In expounding à law, the court cannot, in any degree, be influenced by the construction put upon it by individual members of congress, in the...supporting or opposing amendments that were offered. The la\v, as it passed, is the will of the majority of both houses; and the only mode in which that will... | |
| Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 444 pages
...Taney : In expounding this law, the judgment of the court cannot in any degree be influenced by the • construction placed upon it by individual members...passage, nor by the motives or reasons assigned by them tor supporting or opposing amendments that were offered. The law that passed is the will of the majority... | |
| Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 436 pages
...any degree he influenced by the construction placed upon it by individual members of Congress in tke debate which took place 'on its passage, nor by the...or opposing amendments that were offered. The law that passed is the will of the majority of both houses, and the only mode in which that will is spoken... | |
| Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 446 pages
...Taney : In expounding this law, the judgment of the court cannot in any degree he influenced by the construction placed upon it by individual members of Congress in the debate wkich took plaa on its passage, nor by the motives or reasons assigned by them for supporting or opposing... | |
| United States. Department of Justice - Attorneys general's opinions - 1875 - 782 pages
...expounding this law, the jndgment of the court cannot in any degree be influenced by the constrnction placed upon it by individual members of Congress in...itself, and we must gather their intention from the langnage then used, comparing it, where any ambiguity exists, with the law upon the same subject, and... | |
| United States. Department of Justice - Attorneys general's opinions - 1873 - 668 pages
...Representatives when the act of 1862 was under consideration. In expounding an act of Congress the construction placed upon it by individual members...Congress, in the debate which took place on its passage, cannot be considered. (Eldridge vs. Williams, 3 How., 1; 6 Opins., 464; 9 Opins., 57.) I am more impressed... | |
| Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1877 - 558 pages
...law, the judgment of the Court cannot in any degree be influenced by the construction placed upon ii by individual members of Congress in the debate which took place on iis passage, nor by the motives or reasons assigned by them for supporting or opposing amendments that... | |
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