DOCSLIB.ORG

Manualforgeneral52newh Bw.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

******* *» -^» 'junauTp.. )?' 7 Governor JUDD GREGG UNH LIBRARY 3 MbOO ODSM? 5bME State of New Hampshire MANUAL for the GENERAL COURT 1991 No. 52 PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WILLIAM M. GARDNER Secretary of State ROBERT P. AMBROSE Deputy Secretary of State Edited and Compiled by KAREN H. LADD 1991 PREFACE The publication of the 1991 Manual for the General Court marks the 52nd volume published in this series. It includes general information about state government and the 1990 state election results. It also gives special recognition on the following page to three women who have given many years of service as elected officials in state government. Only since the fall of 1920 have women had the right to vote in state elections. That year, two women were elected to the House of Representatives, becoming the first women legislators in our state. Ten years later, in 1930, the first woman was elected to the New Hampshire State Senate. William M. Gardner ' : I . N! Former Senator Edith B. Gardner of Gilford holds the distinction of serving more years and more terms in the New Hampshire Senate than any other woman. She served ten consecutive two-year terms beginning in 1961. Edith B. Gardner The late Representative Hilda C.F. Brungot of Berlin holds the record for having served more years and terms in the New Hampshire House of Representatives than any other woman. She served a total of thirty-eight non-consecutive years between 1931 and 1974. Hilda C.F. Brungot Representative Elizabeth A. Greene of Rye is currently serving her sixteenth two-year term as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Upon comple- tion of this term, she will have served thirty-two consecutive years, which is the most consecutive years of service for any woman legislator in our state. Elizabeth A. Greene NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE FEDERAL BILL OF RIGHTS BICENTENNIAL December 15, 1991, marks the bicentennial of the ratification of the Federal Bill of Rights. New Hampshire cast its ratification vote on January 25, 1790, the fifth state to do so, after virtually no recorded debate. It was not unexpected that the state acted quickly. Its own constitution, adopted in 1783 opens with a long list of individual liberties entitled "Bill of Rights." At the state convention of 1788 to consider ratification of the Federal Constitution "Antifederalist" Joshua Atherton cited slavery, states rights, and the lack of a bill of rights as principal arguments against ratification. Thomas Cogswell, a Strafford County judge, wrote against the constitution because of its lack of a bill of rights. Another judge, Samuel Livermore, a delegate to the convention and a proponent of ratification, proposed twelve amendments which the convention adopted to appease opponents in order to secure ratification. With the promise that these amendments would be suggested to Congress, New Hampshire ratified the Constitution by a vote of 57-47 on June 21, 1788, at the North Meeting House in Concord. The ratification document explains the tactic: "... it is the Opinion of this Convention that certain amendments & alterations in the said Constitution would remove the fears and Quiet the apprehensions of many of the good People of this State, and more effectually guard against an undue Administration of the federal Government." When it convened in 1789 Congress turned over all such amendments to James Madison who formulated twelve for congressional deliberation during the late summer of 1789. Samuel Livermore, then one of New Hampshire's representatives to Congress, argued vigorously in favor of Madison's amendments. In September Congress sent the amendments to the states for ratification. The fact that both New Hampshire and Congress proposed twelve amendments was coincidental. Of New Hampshire's twelve proposals in 1788 nine found their way into Madison's proposals and eight finally attained Constitutional status. Madison omitted New Hampshire's fourth, fifth, and ninth proposals. The fourth would have prohibited Congress from laying direct taxes. The fifth would have prohibited Congress from establishing a "Company of Merchants with exclusive advantages of Commerce," and the ninth would have prohibited federal officeholders from accepting any foreign title. New Hampshire's chief executive, President John Sullivan, received the amendments from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson in October 1789. When the General Court met on December 23rd Sullivan presented the amendments: "The amendments proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States cannot fail of being considered & determined upon as early as the nature of the business before you will admit." On January 1, 1790, meeting in Concord's North Meeting House, the House and Senate ordered 250 copies printed. There is no record of opposition to the amendments nor is there indication in the General Court journals of debate on the issues. In mid-January the House approved eleven of the twelve and sent them to the Senate which concurred on January 20th. Both houses voted for ratification on the 25th by voice vote. Only the second of the twelve amendments- prohibiting the alteration of congressional salaries until an election had intervened— failed of approval. That amendment, plus the first, which established apportionment for Congress, failed to be ratified nationally, which meant that proprosals numbered three through twelve became amendments numbered one through ten, the bill of rights. Vermont's admission to the union in March 1791 meant that ratification required eleven state approvals, the last required being given by Virginia in December of 1791. CONTENTS New Hampshire Constitution 1 Index to Constitutional Amendments 35 Chief Executives 37 Executive Councilors 39 State Senators 45 Justices of Supreme Court 78 Justices of Superior Court 81 United States Senators 83 Members of Continental Congress 85 Members of U.S. House of Representatives 85 Presidents of the Senate 90 Senate Clerks 92 Speakers of the House of Representatives 93 House Clerks 95 Department of State 95 Treasury 97 Attorneys-General 98 Presidential Electors 101 Population and Area 107 Towns and Wards Elective Districts 112 Voter Turnout 121 Direct Primary 127 General Election 225 Constitutional Amendment Question 298 State Government 307 Index to State Government Section 436 CONSTITUTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ESTABLISHED OCTOBER 31, 1783 TO TAKE EFFECT JUNE 2, 1784 AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED AND IN FORCE DECEMBER 1990 PART FIRST- BILL OF RIGHTS Article 1. Equality of men; origin and 27. Quartering of soldiers. object of government. 28. Taxes, by whom levied. 2. Natural rights. 28-a. Mandated programs. 2-a. The bearing of arms. 29. Suspension of laws by 3. Society, its organization legislature only. and purposes. 30. Freedom of speech. 4. Rights of conscience unalien- 31. Meetings of legislature, able. for what purposes. 5. Religious freedom recognized. 32. Rights of assembly, 6. Morality and piety. instruction, and petition. 7. State sovereignty. 33. Excessive bail, fines, and 8. Accountability of magistrates punishments prohibited. and officers; public's right 34. Martial law limited. to know. 35. The judiciary; tenure of 9. No hereditary office or place. office, etc. 10. Right of revolution. 36. Pensions. 11. Elections and elective 36-a. Use of retirement funds. franchises. 37. Separation of powers. 12. Protection and taxation 38. Social virtues inculcated. reciprocal. 39. Changes in town and city 13. Conscientious objectors not charters; referendum required. compelled to bear arms. 14. Legal remedies to be free, complete, and prompt. PART SECOND- 15. Right of accused. FORM OF GOVERNMENT 16. Former jeopardy; jury trial 1. Name of body politic. in capital cases. 2. Legislature, how constituted. 17. Venue of criminal prosecu- 3. General court, when to meet tion. and dissolve. 18. Penalties to be proportioned 4. Power of general court to to offenses; true design of establish courts. punishment. 5. Power to make laws, elect 19. Searches and seizures reg- officers, define their ulated. powers and duties, impose 20. Jury trial in civil causes. fines, and assess taxes; pro- 21. Jurors; compensation. hibited from authorizing towns 22. Free speech; liberty of the to aid certain corporations. press. 5-a. Continuity of government in 23. Retrospective laws prohib- case of enemy attack. ited. 5-b. Power to provide for tax val- 24. Militia. uations based on use. 25. Standing armies. 6. Valuation and taxation. 26. Military, subject to civil 6-a. Use of certain revenues re- power. stricted to highways. NEW HAMPSHIRE MANUAL 6-b. Money received from lotteries to SENATE be used for educational purposes 25. Senate; how constituted. 26. Senatorial how con- only. districts, stituted. 7. Members of legislature not to or take fees or act as counsel. 26-a. Division of town, ward, senatorial districts. 8. Open sessions of legislature. place; 27. Election of senators. 28. [Repealed, 1976.] HOUSE OF 29. Qualifications of senators. REPRESENTATIVES 30. Inhabitant defined. 9. Representatives elected every 31. Inhabitants of unincorporated second year; apportionment of places; their rights, etc. representatives. 32. Biennial meetings, how 9-a. Legislative adjustments of warned, governed, and census with reference to conducted; return of votes, non-residents. etc. 10. [Repealed, 1889.] 33. Secretary of state to count 11. Small towns, representation votes for senators and notify by districts. persons elected. 11-a. Division of town, ward, or 34. Vacancies in senate, how place; representative districts. filled. 12. Biennial election of repre- 35. Senate, judges of their own sentatives in November. elections. 13. [Repealed, 1976.] 36. Adjournment. 14. Representatives, how elected, 37. Senate to elect their own qualifications of. officers; quorum. 15. Compensation of the legislature. 38. Senate to try impeachments; 16. Vacancies in house, how filled. mode of proceeding. 17. House to impeach before the 39. Judgment on impeachment senate. limited. 18. Money bills to originate in 40. Chief justice to preside on house. impeachment of governor. 18-a. Budget bills.
Recommended publications
  • Appendix File Anes 1988‐1992 Merged Senate File

    Appendix File Anes 1988‐1992 Merged Senate File

    Version 03 Codebook ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ CODEBOOK APPENDIX FILE ANES 1988‐1992 MERGED SENATE FILE USER NOTE: Much of his file has been converted to electronic format via OCR scanning. As a result, the user is advised that some errors in character recognition may have resulted within the text. MASTER CODES: The following master codes follow in this order: PARTY‐CANDIDATE MASTER CODE CAMPAIGN ISSUES MASTER CODES CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP CODE ELECTIVE OFFICE CODE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE MASTER CODE SENATOR NAMES CODES CAMPAIGN MANAGERS AND POLLSTERS CAMPAIGN CONTENT CODES HOUSE CANDIDATES CANDIDATE CODES >> VII. MASTER CODES ‐ Survey Variables >> VII.A. Party/Candidate ('Likes/Dislikes') ? PARTY‐CANDIDATE MASTER CODE PARTY ONLY ‐‐ PEOPLE WITHIN PARTY 0001 Johnson 0002 Kennedy, John; JFK 0003 Kennedy, Robert; RFK 0004 Kennedy, Edward; "Ted" 0005 Kennedy, NA which 0006 Truman 0007 Roosevelt; "FDR" 0008 McGovern 0009 Carter 0010 Mondale 0011 McCarthy, Eugene 0012 Humphrey 0013 Muskie 0014 Dukakis, Michael 0015 Wallace 0016 Jackson, Jesse 0017 Clinton, Bill 0031 Eisenhower; Ike 0032 Nixon 0034 Rockefeller 0035 Reagan 0036 Ford 0037 Bush 0038 Connally 0039 Kissinger 0040 McCarthy, Joseph 0041 Buchanan, Pat 0051 Other national party figures (Senators, Congressman, etc.) 0052 Local party figures (city, state, etc.) 0053 Good/Young/Experienced leaders; like whole ticket 0054 Bad/Old/Inexperienced leaders; dislike whole ticket 0055 Reference to vice‐presidential candidate ? Make 0097 Other people within party reasons Card PARTY ONLY ‐‐ PARTY CHARACTERISTICS 0101 Traditional Democratic voter: always been a Democrat; just a Democrat; never been a Republican; just couldn't vote Republican 0102 Traditional Republican voter: always been a Republican; just a Republican; never been a Democrat; just couldn't vote Democratic 0111 Positive, personal, affective terms applied to party‐‐good/nice people; patriotic; etc.
  • 2014 Families First Voter Guide

    2014 Families First Voter Guide

    2014 Families First Voter Guide About the 2014 guide to the New Hampshire primary Contents: election: Find your legislator………….............. 2-6 Cornerstone Action provides this information to help you NH Executive Council Pledge…………7 select the candidates most supportive of family-friendly NH State Senate Scores……...............7,8 policies including the right to life, strong marriages, and choice in education, sound fiscal management, and NH Representative’s Scores…….….8-29 keeping New Hampshire casino-free. NH Delegate Pledge Signers……...29, 30 What's in the guide and how we calculated the ratings : Where a candidate is a former state representative who left Cornerstone invited all candidates to sign the Families First office after the 2012 election, we provide their Cornerstone Pledge. We have indicated on this guide who has signed the voter guide score for 2012. Likewise, if an incumbent had pledge without candidate having modified it in any way. insufficient data from this year's votes, we have provided the 2012 score if available. Voting records are drawn from the 2014 legislative session, for incumbent state legislators running for re-election. We We encourage you to look beyond the scores and consider a include results from three Senate votes and eight House candidate's particular votes. You can contact candidates to votes. thank them for past votes, or to ask about disappointing ones or gaps in the record. Let them know what matters to you as A candidate's percentage mark is for votes cast in 2014. you consider your options at the polls. There is no penalty for an excused absence from a vote; however, an unexcused absence or “not voting" is penalized This guide will be updated as more candidate replies are by being included as a "no" vote.

  • 1835. EXECUTIVE. *L POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT

    1835. EXECUTIVE. *l POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Persons employed in the General Post Office, with the annual compensation of each. Where Compen­ Names. Offices. Born. sation. Dol. cts. Amos Kendall..., Postmaster General.... Mass. 6000 00 Charles K. Gardner Ass't P. M. Gen. 1st Div. N. Jersey250 0 00 SelahR. Hobbie.. Ass't P. M. Gen. 2d Div. N. York. 2500 00 P. S. Loughborough Chief Clerk Kentucky 1700 00 Robert Johnson. ., Accountant, 3d Division Penn 1400 00 CLERKS. Thomas B. Dyer... Principal Book Keeper Maryland 1400 00 Joseph W. Hand... Solicitor Conn 1400 00 John Suter Principal Pay Clerk. Maryland 1400 00 John McLeod Register's Office Scotland. 1200 00 William G. Eliot.. .Chie f Examiner Mass 1200 00 Michael T. Simpson Sup't Dead Letter OfficePen n 1200 00 David Saunders Chief Register Virginia.. 1200 00 Arthur Nelson Principal Clerk, N. Div.Marylan d 1200 00 Richard Dement Second Book Keeper.. do.. 1200 00 Josiah F.Caldwell.. Register's Office N. Jersey 1200 00 George L. Douglass Principal Clerk, S. Div.Kentucky -1200 00 Nicholas Tastet Bank Accountant Spain. 1200 00 Thomas Arbuckle.. Register's Office Ireland 1100 00 Samuel Fitzhugh.., do Maryland 1000 00 Wm. C,Lipscomb. do : for) Virginia. 1000 00 Thos. B. Addison. f Record Clerk con-> Maryland 1000 00 < routes and v....) Matthias Ross f. tracts, N. Div, N. Jersey1000 00 David Koones Dead Letter Office Maryland 1000 00 Presley Simpson... Examiner's Office Virginia- 1000 00 Grafton D. Hanson. Solicitor's Office.. Maryland 1000 00 Walter D. Addison. Recorder, Div. of Acc'ts do..
  • The Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College

    The Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College

    THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHREYER HONORS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE THE LAST OF THE NORTHEAST REPUBLICANS: AN INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT ANALYSIS OF HOW CHANGING PARTY IDEOLOGY CAN PUSH VOTERS AWAY JORDAN ELIZABETH JOHNSTON Spring 2010 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Political Science with honors in Political Science Reviewed and approved* by the following: Suzanne Chod Lecturer Thesis Supervisor Gretchen Casper Associate Professor of Political Science Honors Adviser * Signatures are on file in the Schreyer Honors College. ABSTACT The Northeast has been a Democratic stronghold over the past sixty years, yet it is also a region that has many ideologically moderate Republicans who have traditionally voted for more moderate Republican Congressional representatives. Despite the region’s Democratic trend there are a few congressional districts that remained solidly Republican into the 1990s and 2000s. However, even these Republican incumbents eventually lost their seats to the Democratic Party. I examine those four districts specifically and ask whether or not a recent increase of conservatism in the Republican Party contributed to these once solid, moderate Republican districts finally becoming Democratic. I hypothesize that the Republican conservative shift did not please some of the more moderate constituents of these districts who in turn voted their Republican representatives out of office. I use ticket-splitting as an indicator of partisan change and all the districts had more Republican ticket-splitting than the national average. Once the Republican congressmen had lost their seats, the ticket-splitting was less significant, indicating that voters who had previously split their Republican tickets had permanently left the Party.
  • New Hampshire GAR Posts & History

    New Hampshire GAR Posts & History

    Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State NEW HAMPSHIRE Prepared by the National Organization SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. PLEASE NOTE: The GAR Post History section is a work in progress (begun 2013). More data will be added at a future date. 000 (Department) N/A N/A NH Org. 10 Ended 1945 Provisional Department organized 10 December 1867; Permanent Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893; December 1867 Department organized 30 April 1868 with 12 Posts. The National Encampment Department came to an end with the passing of Department Proceedings, 1945 Commander Frank E. Amadon in 1945. 001 Storer Portsmouth Rockingham NH Rear ADM George Washington Org. 6 Nov. 1867; Sur. June 1874 Ten charter members. Originally organized under a charter issued Beath, 1889; C. W. Canney Storer (1789-1864), buried Chart'd 8 Nov. by the Department of Massachusetts. Camp #5, SUVCW Proprietors Burying Ground, 1867; Re-org. 27 Portsmouth. June 1878 002 E. E. Sturtevant Concord Merrimack NH MAJ Edward E. Sturtevant (1826- Org. 1868 The Post was in existence by May 1869, when it observed Lyford, 1903, History of 1862), 5th NH Inf., KIA at Memorial Day. Concord; The National Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 Dec. Memorial Day, 1869 1862. Resident of Concord, local hero. 003 Louis Bell Manchester Hillsborough NH COL Louis Bell (1836-1865), 4th NH Inf., died at Fort Fisher, NC, on 16 Jan.
  • 1 Haynes, Martin A. a History of the Second Regiment, New Hampshire

    1 Haynes, Martin A. a History of the Second Regiment, New Hampshire

    Haynes, Martin A. A History of the Second Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion. Lakeport, N.H.: n.p., 1896. Don’t used the shorter 1865 version CHAPTER I. April, 1861, to July 15, 1861— EARLY REQUISITIONS FOR TROOPS— SECOND REGIMENT ORGANIZED FOR THREE MONTHS' SERVICE— RE-ORGANIZED AS THREE YEARS REGIMENT — " CAMP CONSTITUTION," AT PORTSMOUTH— OFF FOR THE WAR— OVATIONS IN BOSTON AND NEW YORK— ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF LIEUTENANT WALKER— THE MARCH THROUGH BALTIMORE—" CAMP SULLIVAN," AT WASHINGTON— THE TRAGEDY OF CORPORAL CALEF— THE SECOND ATTACHED TO BURNSIDE'S BRIGADE. 1 CHAPTER II. July 16 to 22, 1861— THE FIRST BULL RUN CAMPAIGN— ADVANCE INTO VIRGINIA— CAPTAIN EPHRAIM WESTON— IN CAMP NEAR CENTREVILLE— ADVANCE TO BULL RUN— A FEMALE PROPHET— SECOND FIRES ON A GEORGIA REGIMENT— CHARLES TABER'S EXPERIENCE— IMBODEN'S REBEL BATTERY — COLONEL MARSTON WOUNDED— UNION REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE— MCDOWELL ANNOUNCES A VICTORY-BATTLE RENEWED— THE SECOND ON THE HENRY HILL— INCIDENTS OF THE RETREAT— JOHN L. RICE— THE AFFAIR AT CUB RUN— AMPUTATION OF ISAAC W. DERBY'S ARM— REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. FISKE. 29 CHAPTER III. July 23, 1861, to April 10, 1862.— HOOKER'S BRIGADE ORGANIZED AT BLADENSBURG— MARCH TO THE LOWER POTOMAC— SECOND IN CAMP AT HILLTOP— A YOUNG MARYLANDER TAUGHT A LESSON— STAKING OFF THE GUARD LINE— WINTER CAMP AT BUDD'S FERRY— INCIDENTS OF THE REBEL BLOCKADE— GEN. NAGLEE IN COMMAND OF BRIGADE— MARSTON'S FAMOUS DUNGEON— MARSTON BEATS GEN. MCCLELLAN'S ORDNANCE OFFICER— THE REBELS EVACUATE THEIR POSITIONS- MURDER OF LUTHER W. FASSETT BY REBEL SCOUTS— HOOKER'S DIVISION EMBARK FOR THE PENINSULA— THE SECOND REGIMENT STORM-BOUND AT POINT LOOKOUT.
  • New Hampshire Agriculture Timeline Key Happenings in New Hampshire Agricultural History from 1800 to Present

    New Hampshire Agriculture Timeline Key Happenings in New Hampshire Agricultural History from 1800 to Present

    New Hampshire Agriculture Timeline Key Happenings in New Hampshire Agricultural History from 1800 to Present Compiled by The NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food 1821 - NH State Board of Agriculture formed 1866 - NH College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts established in Hanover; moved to Durham in 1893 1873 - First NH Grange formed in Exeter 1913 - State Board of Agriculture abolished; Dept of Agriculture established by act of legislature, permanently organized in 1914 1914 - Andrew L. Felker begins term as first Commissioner of Agriculture and serves for a record 40 years 1914 - UNH Cooperative Extension formalized as part of national Extension system by Smith Lever Act 1916 - NH Farm Bureau established 1917 - During World War I, the NH Dept. of Agriculture and other state and federal agencies urged farmers to produce firewood for urban areas because of a shortage of coal for heating 1918 -Testing for Pullorum Disease in poultry using a process developed by the University of New Hampshire leading to the eradication of Pullorum Disease in NH. 1919 - First Weekly Market Bulletin published 1920 - NH State Veterinarian Dr. Robinson Smith begins a crusade against the diseases of Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in cattle 1923 - NH College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts becomes University of New Hampshire 1930-50 - New Hampshire leads the world in poultry production. NH poultry breeders focus on selecting for vigor, rapid growth which results in the development of the “New Hampshire” breed of chicken, a meatier bird that also produced eggs. Soon producers in other parts of the country and the world sought these birds and NH growers shifted to producing the chicks and hatching the eggs for these other producers.
  • NH Firearms Coalition

    NH Firearms Coalition

    Always... n ARGET Published by the New Hampshire Firearms Coalition, Inc. © Vol. 2016 -- Issue No.1 $1.25 The NHFC is pleased to offer this Primary Election Guide for Governor, United States Senate, Congressional, RIMARY and selected Executive Council, State Senate and State 2016 P Representative races. Only those races (GOP or Democrat) in which there is an active primary are contained in this ELECTION GUIDE guide. These grades are the result of each candidate’s U. S. SENATE answers to an extensive questionnaire and any available voting records. In addition, we may also use any other A Jim Rubens (R) reliable information regarding a candidate’s views on Second Amendment issues. Candidates who received a “?” D- Kelly Ayotte (R) and would like to receive a rating for the General Election F(RS) Tom Alciere (R) may download a questionnaire from our website: RS Gerard Beloin (R) http://www.nhfc-ontarget.org RS Stanley Michael Emanuel (R) The NHFC, Inc. hopes that you will find this infor- mation useful when you vote in our state’s Primary REPRESENTATIVE Elections on September 13th. IN CONGRESS What the Grades Mean: 2nd Amendment leader, sponsors and promotes pro- District 1: A+ gun legislation. A Frank Guinta (R) Solid 2nd Amendment supporter, votes with NHFC, A Inc. position 100%. D Michael Callis (R) Basically pro-2nd Amendment, but lacks understanding F(RS) Rich Ashooh (R) B or solid conviction. RS Jamieson Hale Gradert (R) Not considered a good grade. Has voted, or probably C would vote against NHFC, Inc. position. RS Robert Risley (R) Expected to always vote against gun owners’ civil D rights.
  • H. Doc. 108-222

    H. Doc. 108-222

    THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1865, TO MARCH 3, 1867 FIRST SESSION—December 4, 1865, to July 28, 1866 SECOND SESSION—December 3, 1866, to March 3, 1867 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—March 4, 1865, to March 11, 1865 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—ANDREW JOHNSON, 1 of Tennessee PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER, 2 of Connecticut; BENJAMIN F. WADE, 3 of Ohio SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—JOHN W. FORNEY, of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—GEORGE T. BROWN, of Illinois SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SCHUYLER COLFAX, 4 of Indiana CLERK OF THE HOUSE—EDWARD MCPHERSON, 5 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—NATHANIEL G. ORDWAY, of New Hampshire DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—IRA GOODNOW, of Vermont POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE—JOSIAH GIVEN ALABAMA James Dixon, Hartford GEORGIA SENATORS SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Vacant Vacant Henry C. Deming, Hartford REPRESENTATIVES 6 Samuel L. Warner, Middletown REPRESENTATIVES Vacant Augustus Brandegee, New London Vacant John H. Hubbard, Litchfield ARKANSAS ILLINOIS SENATORS SENATORS Vacant DELAWARE Lyman Trumbull, Chicago Richard Yates, Jacksonville REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Vacant Willard Saulsbury, Georgetown George R. Riddle, Wilmington John Wentworth, Chicago CALIFORNIA John F. Farnsworth, St. Charles SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Elihu B. Washburne, Galena James A. McDougall, San Francisco John A. Nicholson, Dover Abner C. Harding, Monmouth John Conness, Sacramento Ebon C. Ingersoll, Peoria Burton C. Cook, Ottawa REPRESENTATIVES FLORIDA Henry P. H. Bromwell, Charleston Donald C. McRuer, San Francisco Shelby M. Cullom, Springfield William Higby, Calaveras SENATORS Lewis W. Ross, Lewistown John Bidwell, Chico Vacant 7 Anthony Thornton, Shelbyville Vacant 8 Samuel S.
  • The Koch's Criminal Justice Hypocrisy in New Hampshire

    The Koch's Criminal Justice Hypocrisy in New Hampshire

    CCWWTT::^^RRWW11aa^^ccWWTTaabb´´ 666AAA000===888CCC444 BBBCCC000CCC444 ???AAA>>>999444222CCC 77^^ffccWWTTAAPPSSXXRRPP[[00VVTT]]SSPP^^UU >dc^UBcPcT1XV>X[1X[[X^]PXaTb 77PPbb77ddaacc==TTff77PP\\__bbWWXXaaTT 1 Charles and David Koch pour hundreds of millions of dollars into our political system to advance their self-enriching agenda and elect their puppet candidates. At the state and national level, the Kochs use their unlimited resources to influence policy to suit their political and personal needs while hurting middle class and working families. The policies they favor include cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy; reducing and eliminating regulations to protect workers, consumers, and the environment; privatizing and cutting both Social Security and Medicare; and cutting other programs, including Pell Grants for college. For decades, the Kochs and their network of dark money political front groups have been pushing the Koch agenda in New Hampshire — perhaps more than any other state in the country — which has benefitted billionaires like the Kochs at the expense of Granite Staters. In 2016, New Hampshire will continue to be on center stage in American politics with the First In The Nation primary, a top- tier Senate race, marquee Congressional contests, an open governor’s mansion, and a number of hot button issues in the limelight. At the same time, the Koch network has promised to spend nearly $900 million to buy elections for candidates who will do their bidding for them. The Kochs themselves admit they “expect something in return” for the millions they spend propping up their candidates, but for candidates, backing from the Kochs comes with a high price tag.
  • CHAIRMEN of SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES [Table 5-3] 1789–Present

    CHAIRMEN of SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES [Table 5-3] 1789–Present

    CHAIRMEN OF SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES [Table 5-3] 1789–present INTRODUCTION The following is a list of chairmen of all standing Senate committees, as well as the chairmen of select and joint committees that were precursors to Senate committees. (Other special and select committees of the twentieth century appear in Table 5-4.) Current standing committees are highlighted in yellow. The names of chairmen were taken from the Congressional Directory from 1816–1991. Four standing committees were founded before 1816. They were the Joint Committee on ENROLLED BILLS (established 1789), the joint Committee on the LIBRARY (established 1806), the Committee to AUDIT AND CONTROL THE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE (established 1807), and the Committee on ENGROSSED BILLS (established 1810). The names of the chairmen of these committees for the years before 1816 were taken from the Annals of Congress. This list also enumerates the dates of establishment and termination of each committee. These dates were taken from Walter Stubbs, Congressional Committees, 1789–1982: A Checklist (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985). There were eleven committees for which the dates of existence listed in Congressional Committees, 1789–1982 did not match the dates the committees were listed in the Congressional Directory. The committees are: ENGROSSED BILLS, ENROLLED BILLS, EXAMINE THE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, Joint Committee on the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, LIBRARY, PENSIONS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, RETRENCHMENT, REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS, ROADS AND CANALS, and the Select Committee to Revise the RULES of the Senate. For these committees, the dates are listed according to Congressional Committees, 1789– 1982, with a note next to the dates detailing the discrepancy.
  • Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 Remarks on the Nomination of Senator Judd Gregg to Be Secretary of Commerce February 3

    Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 Remarks on the Nomination of Senator Judd Gregg to Be Secretary of Commerce February 3

    Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 Remarks on the Nomination of Senator Judd Gregg To Be Secretary of Commerce February 3, 2009 Good morning, everybody. By now, our economic crisis is well-known. Our economy is shrinking. Unemployment rolls are growing. Businesses and families can't get credit, and small businesses can't secure the loans they need to create jobs and get their products to market. Now is the time for Washington to act with the same sense of urgency that Americans all across the country feel every single day. With the stakes this high, we cannot afford to get trapped in the same old partisan gridlock. That's why I've worked closely with leaders of both parties on a recovery and reinvestment plan that saves or creates more than 3 million jobs over the next 2 years, cuts taxes for 95 percent of American workers, and makes critical investments in our future—in energy and education, health care, and a 21st century infrastructure. We will act swiftly, and we will act wisely. The vast majority of the investments in the plan will be made within the next 18 months, immediately creating jobs and helping States avoid painful tax hikes and cuts to essential services. And every dime of the spending will be made available to the public on recovery.gov, so every American can see where their tax dollars are going. But as we act boldly and swiftly to shore up our financial system and revitalize our economy, we must also make sure that the underpinnings of that economy are sound; that our economic infrastructure is rebuilt to handle the traffic of the global economy; that our cutting- edge science and technology remain the envy of the world; that our policies promote the innovative and competitive nature of this economy and facilitate the incubation and commercialization of our startups and small businesses, the very engine of our job creation.