The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-17

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whom the federal party had majority in Congress they
sndssvorsd to increase the power ef the general 60.
war duties but the sot Of 1919, snsotsd without
regard to alone In 1924 the system Of inter
siists and republicans and nov We sss the same thing
At the Chicago Convention, fsderaliss end democrats
the views Of Mr. webster that the general
wss ompipotent over the Statss. And the scheme
Convention. But the gentleman from Ohio, 1t would
seem, wants to know the number Of barrels Of nour,
bushels Of potatoes and the aggregate Of pigs and
chickens raised, plan similar to the takers
There Is no such pswer in the constitution Not long
MASSACHUSETTS giving account Of the predictions of
that state, all written down in book from hog pen
send into the States, nquisitoTs and spis5 to as
certain what has been done! The people thought
The Tn. provides for free
persons and Indians and slaves but Mr.. Webster, as
Of ns 20
were told to get their information elsewhere The
NO Information Whatever be given to he %.sS.s The
consequence was, they treated with disgust and
CON thew didn't sonI So in south Carolina And the
gentleman from Ohio wants to do ikswisssend inqui
stors into the States to inquire what their produc
tons The constitution gives no power The gen.
tIemsn, effect would add new clause to the oonsti
tuition Mr Khst Ia Sonsussp assrsd against inter-
Mr.. G. B. SMITH, Of Indiana In reply to Mr. Rhett,
contended that the power to make internal improve
msnt to the present day No Congress had ever CON-
ysned but It had made appropriations for this purpose
committee appointed to promote and foster that In
terest which Congress is bound to protect. He was
tween the seabosrd and the interior And> are ws he
asked to enter into chemical analysis OF water to ind
the s%ouct Of salt with Which II Is i%prssa ats S...
they the Atlantic sesboard whore there IL salt
ter? it's absurd and Ridiculous It was never ontem
plated by the founders Of the constitution and will be
repudiated by this Congress.
Mr.. RHErT, Qnterruptins: Mr. Smith )-Do under
stand the gentleman to understand me - beang my
arguments upon the assumption Of salt and fresh water
Mr.. SMITH, understand the gentleman Is going far
beyond his political associates. there any power
not controvertsd that Of internal
We spend millions for lighthouses and for buoys and for
the Of foreign commerce. and surely although
the gentleman denies the power, he win nnd few who
incide with him in opinion. The only question now
whether We should the condition o. our interior
the country than all the foreign commerce. Shall we
Of the Mississippi valley see thousands Of our citizens
annually sacrificed, for the want Of appropriations for
rivers and harbors When We ask for an appropriation
to remoye snags and other distractions told
Is fresh water-ths Improvement can't be made!' For
four ave sessions made appropriations, but the
bills fell under the tyrannca foot Of the President with
and lakes Of the Of the President
take for granted that the principle Of internal I'M
proysments will be asserted and that bill win pass to
examination before acting on the subject.
Mr. Roor insisted that rivers and lakes In the interior
should be placed the same footing as harbors on the
seaboard.
Mr. BEDNGER gave his views, and expressed his belief
that internal improvements by the general
impolitio and inexpedient not positively danger
GUS He was proceeding with his remarks, when he
Mr. THOMPSON, OF Mississippi to allow document,
the speakers table, to be read Mr.. T. said he under
stood that related to the subject matter under
confederation
VETO MEssAGE-rHE PREsiDENT's REASONS REFUSING
THE HARBoR LAST SESSION.
The message was read BY tho Clerk
The President commences by saying that the last
day Of the last session. bill for internal Improvements
passed both Houses. He entertained nsupersbe objec
tion to It, but for want Of time he had opportunity to
prepare statement Of his objections, and he pre-
constitution refers Jackson and Others snd enters
into long constitutional argument In support Of his
position
Mr. CLrNomAN interrupted the Clerk, and moved that
[Cres Of Oh, no"] 1t nothing they could act
in any sort Of way.
The SPEAKER remarked that the message was read by
the general consent of the House. (Cres of Read,
Mr. WENrwoRrH moved that the message and the
be referred to the COMMITTEES
on Commerce..
Mr. vIrToN expressed the hope that instead Of taking
that reference the subject be referred to select
tse and that the printing Of it be postponed until the
select committee shall have time to make report
reply to it may go out together While he made this
suggestion, he requested that he might not be placed
upon it
Mr. WENTWORTH would state that the Committee on
Commerce would probably make an adverse report; and
then 1t and the message could be printed together
lowing to the steness Of the arrival Of the Southern
mail last night oocasioned by the storm,
PEELED to omit the remainder Of the report until to.