Name: Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16)
Author: United States. Congress

Quotes about “Speaker of the United States House of Representatives”

Arthur William Dunn, Community Civics and Rural Life

“ ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS The presiding officer of the Senate is the Vice-President of the United States, while that of the House of Representatives is a SPEAKER elected by the House. The Vice-President has no vote in the Senate except in case of a tie, when he may cast the deciding vote. The Speaker, on the other hand, has all the rights of any other member and has large powers by virtue of his position. He is always elected by a strictly party vote, and therefore represents the majority party in the House. ”

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United States House of Representatives, Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House (2009)

“ Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, this resolution addresses an issue of great
importance to current and future Members of this august body: the
proper conduct of its Members.
Despite statements made by various leaders of the other party, this
is not about partisan politics or inappropriate comments. To the
contrary, this is about the rules of this House and reprehensible
conduct. ”

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Source: Wikisource

Woodrow Wilson, Congressional Government (1885, 1900)

“ The most esteemed writers upon our Constitution have failed to observe, not only that the Standing Committees are the most essential machinery of our governmental system, but also that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the most powerful functionary of that system. ”

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by the United States government, United States Code — Chapter 3…

“ L. 95-429, set out as a note under section 5318 of Title 5. 1977—Salary of Speaker of House of Representatives increased to $75,000 per annum; salaries of President pro tempore of Senate, majority leader and minority leader of Senate, and majority leader and minority leader of House of Representatives increased to $65,000 per annum ”

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Charles Sumner, Charles Sumner: his complete works…

“ All the authorities make the Speaker merely the organ of the House, except so far as his representative capacity is recognized. In the Commons he can vote only when the House is equally divided; in our House of Representatives his name is sometimes called, although there is no tie; but in each case he votes in his representative capacity, and not as Speaker. ”

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United States. Congress, Abridgment of the Debates of Congress…

“ If any thing is to be expected by this refined choice, it is that men of rank and opulence will draw the regard of the small and select circle of a State Legislature; while the Representatives in this House, being the choice of their fellow-citizens, among whom rank and dignity are rather unpopular, will consist of men in middling circumstances. Now if any thing is to be drawn from arguments like these, it is in favor of this House. ”