The North American Review (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The North American Review<br><br>Whether the Speaker of the House Of Representatives when a record vote is being taken can add to subtract from contradict vary or explain the record is an American and not a European question. It arises out Of the construction Of a specific provision of the constitution which creates the House and the Speaker and its decision must be determined by that constitution and the interpretation it has received from the speakers Who have presided over the House during its existence and not by the practice of European assemblies or the Opinions Of European statesmen.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.