To: Kaslin
First congress legislation:
Session 1
- June 1, 1789: An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths, ch. 1, 1 Stat. 23
- July 4, 1789: Hamilton Tariff, ch. 2, 1 Stat. 24
- July 27, 1789: United States Department of State, was established, originally named the Department of Foreign Affairs, ch. 4, 1 Stat. 28.
- July 31, 1789. Regulation of the Collection of Duties on Tonnage and Merchandise, ch.5, 1 Stat. 29.
- August 7, 1789: Department of War was established, ch. 7, 1 Stat. 49.
- September 2, 1789: United States Department of the Treasury was established, ch. 12, 1 Stat. 65
- September 24, 1789: Judiciary Act of 1789, ch. 20, which created: § 1: Supreme Court, 1 Stat. 73 § 3: District courts, 1 Stat. 73 § 4: Circuit courts, 1 Stat. 73 § 35: District attorneys, 1 Stat. 92 and Attorney General, 1 Stat. 93
]Session 2
- March 1, 1790: Made provisions for the first Census, ch. 2, 1 Stat. 101
- March 26, 1790: Naturalization Act of 1790, ch. 3, 1 Stat. 103
- April 10, 1790: Patent Act of 1790, ch. 7, 1 Stat. 109
- May 31, 1790: Copyright Act of 1790, ch. 15, 1 Stat. 124
- July 6, 1790: Residence Act, ch. 28, 1 Stat. 130, established Washington, D.C. as the seat of government of the United States.
- July 22, 1790: Indian Intercourse Act of 1790, ch. 33, 1 Stat. 137, regulated commerce with the Indian tribes.
Session 3
- February 25, 1791: First Bank of the United States, ch. 10, 1 Stat. 191
- March 3, 1791: Whiskey Act, ch. 15, 1 Stat. 199, which triggered the Whiskey Rebellion
34 posted on
04/14/2012 7:46:02 PM PDT by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: central_va
I don’t see anything about health insurance in there
69 posted on
04/15/2012 5:39:43 AM PDT by
Kaslin
(Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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