Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-12-12

For the improvement of Little Sodus Bay, on Lake
Ontario, 81, 900.
$780, For the improvement of the harbor at the mouth Of
Genesee river, or Lake Ontario, $4,000
$780, JFor the improvement of the Oak Orchard harbor
State OF New York, 81, 900.
For the construction Of q dredge-boat for Lake On
tario and river ST. Lawrence $4,000.
1884, JFor repairing and improving the harbor Buffalo,
on Lake Erie, and the continuation of the
wall for the protection of the same, $4,000.
1850. J.--For improving the harbor Dunkrk Lake
Erie, $4,000.
For improving the harbor at Erie, on Lake Erie,
1880. J.For improving Grand River Harbor Lake Erie,
$4,000.
1889. For improving Ashtabua harbor on Lake Erie,
$4,000.
1850. J.For improving the harbor Cleveland Lake
Erie, $4,000.
1850. JFor improving the harbor Huron on Lake Ere,
Forimproying the harborat sandusky city, on Lake
Erie, 81 900
Erie, $1,000
1886. JFor constructing dredgeboat, be used Lake
For the Improvement OF the St Clair Flats SO
called, so as to prevent their obsructng the pas
sage Of vessels from Buffalo to the ports on Lake
$780, JFor improving the Grand River harbor, on Lake
Michigan, so as to give protection to vessels sail
ing ssidl lake, $4,000.
For improving the harbor at the mouth of Kalama-
zooriver, on Lake Michigan, SO as to give pro-
lection to vessels sailing said lake, $4,000
1885, JFor improving the harbor St. Joseph Lake
Michigan, $4,000.
1884, JFor improving the harborat Michigan atty Lake
For the Improvement Of Little Fort Harbor, on
Lake Michigan, $4,000.
For improving the harbor at Racine, on Lake
Michigan, $4,000.
For improving the harbor at Southport, Lake
Michigan, $4,000,
1886. For improving the harbor Milwaukee Lake
Michigan 10000.
1856. J.-For improving the harbor Chicago, Lake
Michigan $4,000. .s
For constructing dredge-boat to be used on Lake
Michigan, $4,000.
1886 J-For improving the harborat ST. Louis, $4,000
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ford Ledge, Maine, $50, 900.
1889. JFor improving the harbor at Boston, $40 oo0
1885, For continuing the works at bridgeport Conneet
For removing the obstruction at the crook in the
harbor Of Providence, Rhode Island, SIS, 900.
$780, For improving the harbor Newcastle, Delaware,
$4,000.
1880. For improving the harbor Fort Penn Delaware,
$1,000
1880. JFor completing the Delaware Breakwater ooo
For removing distractions in Newark Bay, New
Jersey, SIS, 900.
1886. For improving the harbor Baltimore, $50 o0o
For the improvement Of the harbor at Hayre de
Grace, Maryland, $4,000.
1882 JFor the improvement of Savannah harbor and the
naval anchorage near Fort Pulaski, $4,000
For the improvement of the Great Wood Hole
harbor, Massachusetts, 81, 450
1885, For the continuing the Improvements OF the nay
cation of the Hudson river above and below Al
bany in the State of New York, $4,000.
1887 For the improvement of the Ohio River the
Falls at Louisville, $4,000
$50. For the improvement of the Ohio river below the
Falls at Louisville, and of the Mississippi Mis-
souri,, and Arkansas rivers, $40, 900.
1851 For removing the raft OF Red River and for the
Improvement of said river, $4,000
For repair and preservation of harbor works here
tolore constructed on the Atlantic coast, S20, 900.
Such, gentlemen, Continued Mr. WEBSTER an enume-
ration the appropriations oths BILL running along the shores
Of the and the lakes running down the Gulf and the
ersfoy objects in all notice but important omis-
son think there ought to have been very liberal appro
praon for the better navigation of Salt river. Roars of
laughter, which the ladies' in the gallery heartily joined
Now there is the bill that the President negatved and will
shortly state you the reasons collect them from his
messages and make such remarks these may
whilst go along The President that these kabors
internal improvements and because there power
ed III Congress by the constitution under that specific head
he denies the existence of such power
The of the Government has been just the other way
The people not only acquiesced in these improvements but
camored for them and they very likely to camo
again. He continues Mr. W. here read that portion of the
veto message in which the President assigns for
the veto, that several Of his predecessors had denied the
stituonaty of Congress TO make such appropriations
know WHERE said Mr. WEBSTER. you say that some
OF his predecessors denied the general of making
nal improvementsf that be what he MEANS why nobody
contends that such power that is in the constitution But
then the question does this belong to any such
These works not internal improvements they harbo
improvements, connected with and the question
whether such they provided for in the constitution
The President says that of the objects provided by
the bill local. and lie within the limits of single State
WELL dare say they do. Ii would be somewhat remarkable
lying in two three States Laughter twoud be
large harbor that would embrace Connecticut and Rhode
whether the site be local. whether the expenditure local.
but whether the purpose be general national purpose
Applause
As well might be said that expenditure upon the Capitol
local and provided for say expenditure upon
harbcr breakwate which necessary for the general pu
poses of the of the country local expenditure
made within two States and therefore by ALL The Pre-
dent proceeds say that the power exercised by Congress
novel.
several in consequence Of inter-
rupton by individuals in the vicinity Of the Reporters
The President drew distinction between the improvements
for the benefit Of foreign and those for the benefit
internal trade wonder (said Mr. WEBsTEn) where he
finds that distinction Mr. Polk that many Of these APP
preparations made for the first time WE'LL if the arpro
atons bad been made and they adequate would
be no occasion for making ones. Much laughter. /
Now let us not be carried away by vague notion thai the
Constitution Of the United States has power make inter
nal Improvements We speaking Of things not by any
general namenot by classification classes we speak
ing Of things by phrases descriptive Of the things themselves
We call harbor harbor If the President Of the United
States says that is matter of internal improvement why
then, say that the cannot alter the fact the thing
habo And does every these harbors touch nav
gable waters Ia not every OF them shore ofthe
bay, gulf navgablc rivers and not the navgabe
waters OF the and gulf and bays and they
not ALL for commercial purposes of the jurisdiction Of the
States, and IN the jurisdiction Of the United States
How It be said that these within the particular iu-
rsdicon Of the States Wherever the money Is so expend
ed il expended within the jurisdiction Of the United States
and for purposes conceded to by the constitution.
But let go the origin of this power Let us ap-
peal from the opinions Of the President OF the United States
to the written text Of the constitutions let us see what he
did The of the IN