Absent members of Congress, compelled to attend,90,91,292. Absolute governments, the pow- ers of, 46.
Account of the receipts and expen- ditures of all public money, to be published, 144, 145, 296. Accusation, self, criminals not bound to, 230, 233, 304. Accused, in cases of impeachment, 86. Privileges to the, 230- 234, 304. Not bound to testi- fy against themselves, 230, 233, 304. Examination of witnesses against the, 231, 235, 304. || Counsel for, 231, 236, 304. Confessions of, 241.
Acts, public, of the States, faith to be given to, 135, 301. Adams, John, Vice-President of the United States, 34. Various offices held by, 325. Minister Plenipotentiary for the conclud- ing and signing the Definitive Treaty of Peace, between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty, in 1783, 325, 329.
Adjournment of Congress, 92, 292. Bills not approved by the President at the time of, 98, 100, 293.
Admiralty and maritime jurisdic- tion, jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in cases of, 186, 187, 194, 196, 221, 300.
Ambassadors, appointment 172, 173, 299. To be received by the President, 176, 299. Suits by and against, 186, 192, 213, 221, 223, 300. Amendments to the Constitution, 161, 303. On the election of President and Vice-President, 161,163,305. On suits by and against the States, 203, 205, 216, 305. On the appellate ju- risdiction of the Supreme Court, both as to law and fact, 225, 304. On trial by jury, 230, 304. On search-warrants, 237, 303. On excessive bail, fines, and punishments, 237,238, 304. Mode of making, 246, 302. Re specting religious tolerance, 254, 303. Articles of, 303. American, Washington on the name, 310.
Admission of New States into the American Colonies, history of the,
Union, 137, 301, 307. Affirmation, substitution of, for oath, 252, 298, 303. Age, of Representatives, 54, 73,
11. Their title to the soil, 13. Times and manner of the settle- ment of the, 15. Governments of the, 17. Rights and privi
leges of the, 19. Iegislative powers of the, 19. Common law of England introduced into the, 20. Political state of the, at the time of the Revolution, 22. Their connexion with Great Britain and with each other, 22. Controversies between the, de- termined before the King in council, 200. Declaration of Independence of the, 275. American Revolution, see Revo- lution.
Annapolis, meeting of commission-
ileged as to, 93, 292; under the Confederation, 281. Arsenals, 129, 295. Reservation respecting, 130.
Articles, of Confederation, 279. Of the Constitution, 289. Of Amendments to the Constitution, 303. Provisional, of Peace,sign- ed at Paris, in 1782, 324. Of the Definitive Treaty of Peace, of 1783, 325. Of compact, be- tween the original States and the People and States in the Territory northwest of the river Ohio, 334. See Confederation Arts and sciences, promotion of the, 118, 294.
Assemblies of the people, 264,
ers at, in 1786, 33. Appellate jurisdiction of the Na- tional Judiciary, 212, 300. Suggestions respecting it, 213- 228. Of inferior tribunals, 214, 218. On the exclusion of, by original jurisdiction, 215. Ex- tent of the, 217. Meaning of and mode of exercising, 224. Qualified, 227, 304. Appointments to office, power of, 172-175, 299. By the Presi- ident, 172, 299. By Congress and the Heads of Departments, 172, 174, 299. When discre- Authors, copy-rights for, 118, 294. tionary in Congress, 172, 174,|| Ayes and noes,in Congress,92,292. 299. See Commissions, and
303. Claimed in the Declara- tion of Rights, of 1774, 274. Assemblies, Provincial, 17. Dis- solution of, by English gover- nors, 92, 272. Attainder, effect of, in treason, 134, 135, 239, 301. Bills of, not to be passed, 144; by Congress, 144, 295; nor by the States, 146, 150, 296.
Apportionment, of Representa- Bail, excessive, unconstitutional, tives, 56-62, 104, 290. Of di-
rect taxes, 56-60, 97, 104, 290.|| Baltimore, Lord, 18. William Appropriations, for armies, 122, Penn versus, 201. 123, 294. Before drawing || money from the treasury, 144, 295.
Aristocracy, absolute, or despotic,
Arms, on keeping and bearing, 264, 303.
Army, power of Congress as to the, 43, 122, 141, 294. Rev- olutionary, 122. Restrictions respecting the, 123, 294. A standing impolitic, 265; con- demned in the Declaration of Rights, of 1774, 274.
Bankruptcy, power of Congress respecting, 114, 294. Impo- tency of the States as to, 115. Bills, power of the President to approve and negative, 98, 293. Bills for raising revenue and tax- es, 96, 293.
Bills of attainder, not to be passed
by Congress, 144, 295; nor by the States, 146, 150, 296. Bills of credit, 146, 148. States forbidden to emit, 146,147,296. Meaning of, 147. Emission of, under the Confederation, 286.. Ariest, members of Congress, priv- || Bills of indictment, 231.
Bills of Rights, of 1774, 24, 271. Of States, 48, 256. Under the Constitution, 255, 303; impor- tance of considered, 256. Blackstone, Sir William, on the laity in England, 82. On ex-
ican colonies, 18. Introduc- tion of the common law into the, 20.
Chief Justice shall preside at the trial of the President, 76, 78
culpation by witnesses, in capi- || Chisholm versus Georgia, 202. tal cases, 235. On counsel for accused persons, 236. On the liberty of the press, 263. Borrowing money, under the Con- federation, 29, 287. Under the Constitution, 107, 141, 294. Boston Port Bill, 271. Boundaries, between States, 200. Of the United States, according to the Definitive Treaty of 1783, 325. For States in the North- western Territory, 336. Bribery, impeachment for, 81, 83, 299. Persons liable to be removed from office for, 178, 299.
Church and State, alliance be
tween, cut off, 253, 259, 303 Cicero condemned torture, 233. Circuitous voyages, 105. Citizens, privileges and immunities of, in each State, 242, 301. See Controversies, and Judiciary. Citizenship, of Representatives, 54, 55, 73, 290. Of Senators,
Cabinet,see Heads of Departments. Canada, provision for the acces- sion of, to the Confederation, 287. Boundaries between the United States and, according to the Treaty of 1783, 325. Capital offences, and second trials for, 230, 232, 304. Capitation taxes, 103, 104, 295. Captures, 120, 122, 294. Juris-
diction in cases of, 194. Cases, meaning of, in the sense of the Constitution, 189, 190. By implication, 191. In equity, 192, 216, 305. See Equity. Ceded places, power of Congress over, 129, 295. Reservation respecting, 130.
Censorship of the Press, 262. See Press.
Census, provision for the, 56, 58,
290. Capitation or other direct taxes according to the, 104, 295. Cessions, see Ceded Places. Charter granted by James I., 15. Charter governments, in the Amer
73, 291. Of the President and Vice-President, 167, 297. See Naturalization.
Civil obligation of contracts, on impairing the, 154.
Civil officers, meaning of, under the Constitution, 81. Clearances at custom houses, 105, 295.
Coinage of money, under the Con- federation, 30, 285. Power of Congress respecting, 116, 294. Counterfeiting, 116, 294. For- bidden to the States, 146, 147, 296.
Coke, Sir Edward, on the law of the land, 233. On witnesses in
behalf of accused persons, 235. Colonial governments, 17. Colonies, see American Colonies. Colonists, sent to England for trial, 271.
Columbia, District of, 129, 295. Combination among the States, 156, 245. See Alliances. Commerce, crippled, under the Confederation, 31. Foreign im- positions respecting, 32, 108 Power of Congress to regulate, 108, 109, 141, 294. State of, at the adoption of the Constitu- tion, 108. Meaning of the words "to regulate commerce," 110. See Duties, Taxes, and Trade. Commissioners, appointed by Ma-
ryland and Virginia, meet at Alexandria, 33. Meeting of, at Annapolis, 33. Commissions from the President, 176, 178, 299. See Appoint- ments. Committee of the States, under the
Confederation, 285. Common defence, provision for,
42, 101, 141, 289, 293. Common law, of England, intro- duced into the Colonies, 20. Conservative principle in the, 20. Its effects in the Colonies, 22. Cases at, under the Consti- tution, 189. See Law,and Laws. Common socage, 16. Compacts, see Alliances. Compensation, of members of Con-
gress, 93, 292. Of the Presi- dent, 168, 298. Of the judges of the Supreme Court, 181, 185, 300. For private property taken for public use, 233, 304. Confederation, history of the, 28. Delays and objections to the, 28. Final adoption of the, 28. Defects in the, 29. Powers and weakness of the, 29. Gave to Congress no coercive authority, 30; nor penal sanction to their enactments, 30; nor power to lay taxes, or to collect revenue, 30, 102; nor to regulate com- merce, 31. Prospective termi- nation of the, 33. Convention for revision of the Articles of, 34. Legislative power under the, 49. Voting in Congress under the, 56, 68, 281. State of com- merce under the, 108. Impoten- cy of the, as to armies, 122. Restricted the authority of Con- gress to powers expressly grant- ed, 132, 279. Want of an execu- tive department in the, 159; of judicial power, 180. Authority under the, to determine differ- ences between States, 200, 283. Disregard of treaty stipulations under the, 250. Articles of,
279. See Congress, Continental Confederation among States, un- constitutional, 146, 296. See Alliances.
Confessions, as evidence, 241. Confiscation, in punishment for
treason, unconstitutional, 134, 135, 239, 301. In the States, during the Revolution, 150. Articles respecting, in the treaty of peace, of 1783, 327, 328. Congress, Continental, first and second meetings of the, 24, 26. Declaration of Rights of the, in 1774, 24, 271. Voting in, 26, 68, 281. Organization of the, 27. Its powers and its weak. ness, 27, 29, 30. Articles of Confederation by the, 28, 279. Had no coercive author- ity, 30; nor penal sanctions for its enactments, 30. not lay taxes or collect revenue, for the public service, 30; nor regulate commerce, 31. Repor. laid before the, for a General Convention, 33. Calls a Con- vention for revision of the Arti- cles of Confederation, 34. Puts into operation the Federal Con- stitution, 34. Adjournment of, to Princeton, 129. Compelled to violate the Confederation, in order to preserve it, 132. Re- presentation of the States in the, 280. Freedom of speech and debate in the, 281. Sole and exclusive rights and powers of the, 283. See Confederation. Congress, the first under the Con- stitution, 34. Divided into two branches, 49, 289. Impeachment by, 62, 63, 76, 78, 85, 290, 291, 299. Elections for, 89, 90, 291, 292. Meetings of, 90, 291 Powers and privileges of both Houses of, 90, 292. Judgement of elections by, 90, 91, 292. Quorum of, 90, 91, 292. Absent members compelled to attend, 90, 91, 292 Rules of, 91. Pan-
ishment and expulsion of mem- bers of, 91, 292. Journals of, to be kept, 92, 292. Yeas and nays of, 92, 292. Adjournment of, 92, 292. Contempts of, 93. Compensation of members of, 93, 292. Their privilege from ar- rest, 93, 292. Liberty of speech and debate in, 93, 94, 292. Disqualifications of members of, 94, 161, 162, 292, 297. Mode of passing laws in, 96, 293. Power of the President to neg- ative the laws of, 98-100, 293. Power of, to lay and collect tax- es, 101,103,141,293. May bor- row money, 107, 141, 294. May regulate commerce, 108, 109, 141, 294; inquiries respecting this power, 109. On trade with Indian tribes, 108,109,113,294. Power of, respecting naturaliza- tion, 114, 294; bankruptcies, 114, 294; to coin money, regu- late the value thereof, and fix the standard of weights and meas- ures, 116, 294; as to counter- feiting, 116, 294; post offices and post roads, 117, 294; pa- tents and copy-rights, 118, 294; to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court, 119, 181, 218, 294, 299; to define, and punish piracies and felonies, committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of na- tions, 119, 294; to declare war, 120, 141, 294; grant letters of marque and reprisal, 120, 121, 294; to make rules concerning captures, 120, 122, 294; to raise and support armies, 122, 123, 141, 294; to provide and maintain a navy, 124, 141, 294; to make rules for land and na- val forces, 124, 294; to provide for calling forth the militia, 125, 127, 294; for organizing and disciplining the militia, 126, 294. Power of, over the Seat of the Government, 128, 129, 295;
over ceded places for forts, mag- azines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings, 128, 129, 295; to make all nec- essary and proper laws for car- rying their powers into effect, 131,295. Implied and inciden- tal powers of, 131, 133, 141, 191 Power of, respecting trea- son, 134, 239, 301; respecting the faith and credit to be given in each State to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State,135,301; as to the admission of New States, 137, 140, 301, 336; respecting the territory, or other property, of the United States,138,301. Pro hibitions on the powers of, 141, 266, 305; respecting the slave- trade, 142, 295; respecting the writ of habeas corpus, 143, 295; respecting bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws, 144, 239, 295; respecting appropriations before drawing money from the treasury, 144, 295; as to creat- ing titles of nobility, 145, 296. Power of, respecting Electors, 166, 297. Provision by, for va- cancy of the Presidency and Vice-Presidency, 168, 298; for appointment of inferior officers, 172, 174, 299. The President to give information to, and re- commend measures, 176, 299. Power of the President to con- vene and adjourn, 176, 299 Authority given by, to the post master-general, to bring suits 205. Restriction by, on appel- late jurisdiction, 212-224, 226, 227, 300, 304. Power of, as to designating places for trials, 228, 300; respecting amendments to the Constitution, 246, 302. Duty of courts, respecting un- constitutional laws passed by, 251. Oaths to be taken by members of, 251, 303. No religious test required, 252, 258,
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