The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-18

bat .pply aaasI tie d'.etsa and authority
roads as TO the imOrovement Of harbors and rve was
An for improving certain hsrbors aud the NAVIGATION Of
certain bays sounds. and rivers mentioned
sppl.d the Sssson the frsdsas u
n ten Of Of the so
ysmment eont,ned the fiat Apr ever mate lor he
ap. e9 S .sd 1895 The
.dus OF that adnni,a Sn many other Of
and canals objects claiming toe aid Of Congress multi
Thus ws" the s.t preach affected in the which
the opinion Of smer Of Constitution had for
Of hi. power Congress The general MUD
P1s.ea Goaice between the right appropriate, money
70 and 5s s APPLY saa .r %
rIobaby no instance occurred which such an
psepe sa do%a by hun was sssdea aaa apeeoa
for aid from n: Tis.suy vEaay 70 make habS well
ys,S o 5 G sss i ~ qp e. BY h
appropriations for building light houses light boats
s%s s%aS: ss'ss.
the haSOr, and the
tfn and aay an se T. improve the n.yx,o1 OF
The desire to embark the federal government in rs Of
iae.nal prevailed in The highest degree during
the fist session Of the 6t Congress that had the honor
on the part Of the Uaied states stock ia
asf sss
% bills p rsn and lsn
light houses the of about hnadred and six NIL
ea s. w for the oeh sns
COMPANIES great extent aad the residue was principally
addition to these which have been to
NO houses sanction and Of their
then s pending before the committees and in memorials
wofs similar chsraeter expense of which
with certainty but must have exceeded one hum
Thu. within hs i.f period Of less than ten sc, the
asked the tee ,sury for various pro-
ant more than rS Of d0irs
country to have put do the assumption Of
prevalent disposition all ryen, deg navFa
Bile within the control OF the general government But an i'm
power aud pstoaage s. open in the
"a ,s sueH ea WHICH mons viii
the satisfaction of those local and specializing Interests bv
a
danger Of fatal nor the United State, the
danger S BY The
syaisd during the first thirty yeas Of III.
ademcy Of to IN the Rad. Of the gene
raj government The power improve their habor.
aided Sy tonnage BY themselves
weie CARRIED IN asder that system and 50 careful wa.
not 10 Interfere under any implied power with the
the power to ghthoues build piers without
Gs with hi The s: G qS
three ears n act passed for The examination OF
unknown 1t followed by mixing small app oprialons
for The Of those The o6Itss:, Inter
p5optas ere ,ooa swept .way Congress virtually a.am
the Of millions urneds from the State
rapidly y the vec
of President Jackson what end tend
witnessed by the provisions Of this BILL and bills Of
Ia proceedings debate. of the General Convention
which adopted it, nothing Is found to counenance the idea
ofpower the genera. the building
Ss
m u may create may lawfully protect
i from injury by penal laws SO canals rivers and bar.
bors Iit may pu dam in river it may protect that dam
hores and people Of tho State il which it is .tuatsd
from driven from their wsfi
s Jd 10 ORR of Is TO make
Pile. Igh in the soil Of The STATE and jurisdiction
general any right Of jurisdiction tsI soil
Congress to such pacis a. might be nth the col
'Sa
That the United States should be prohibited from purchas
purpose. defence, while left
Of imme urably less Importance. be
ceived. ~
the aPpentment of secretary Of domestic affairs" aud
a%S SRsa
tons through the United s,ates 1t referred
segment proposition was made to confer Con.
the % s Of saa
of eight States three. Among the given the
e has the
10 the places where the canals may be cut" During
enlarge the proposed for cutting canals into
United States might and the satve oil
III. indyidus STATE: be ,neonpsts, aud the
power was that it would secure easy communication
Iemey.d sIemsval of the natural far possible
fhe proposition and all the amendments were re-
Of hat s .s
direct gIaat was necessary hut because deemed
member. Of the who in the
ton grasping at many high powers Implied
the power make roads canals or improve rivers and
ha6or. or app oprste money COR that purpose Among
universal when the subject frat broached
Ees did not possess tue power although ohcm thought
Jefferson in his message to Congress- in 1906 re-
apply anticipated surplus in the treasury great pur
pr b.s canals such
yer TO add 70 the constitutional enumeration Of deral
% TO the e. OBJ
ec now are not among those the
u
applied In 1925 he repeated in his letters the op
mon that no such power has been confer upon Congress
President idIson IN the House of Represent
auyes.i me 80 OF March, 10 assigning hes Objections
bill entitled Aa act and pie re CERTAIN funds
INFER al improvements declared that the power TO reeu ate
commerce among the several Stas power TO
Construct roads aud canals and the
water courses IN order to promote and ,uch
ordinary import Of the terms. stengheued by the innwn
aconyenences which doubtless led grant o RENE
dial power to Congress-
Prefident Monroe the House OF Representa-
uyes oil the ah OF May 1892, aiming his to
pll ened IAN FIR the preservation and repair of The
road declares:
powers or Communities IL yersay regulated BY duties and
mposs lws regulated by the States before option of
his Constituon equally each other and TO TO-
reign powers The goods and vessels employed in the
are the only subjects Of regulation 1t lone other
power theu 10 impose such duties and regard
foreign nations and TO prevent the ate bets the
states, was the only power granted.
the which produced of this
Constitution we shall and that injuries resulting from the
guon oil trade by the states respectively and the
ON the transfer of the power ongress were
among those which had the weight Instead Of acting
WIN regard 70 foreign powers the States div
had commenced OF h.r