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in d, H6nse or Rspr-seni.tiyes, F<:fuary e!hs
Islz NJ Tk0nss WiIson. 81 Pen4.ylrania. 10
ported he following r-sola.isl frcn ~ Conninee
On Roads and Canals
iRrnluaf Thsttke Prezsdslt q ne ueHld State
b reonr<,ed 10 AXE Measures rof ufsti1x ~ l1r as
praclIcabls. and lrsp0n y thf HspsE Il Re next
1nd every subsequent session bf conEtess such
roads. canals, and inpr0TeDens in Fat}r-cours<,
a. are rsqaifed 10 gens-a system d i7lned nayi-
E1iiol and inicrrsqr throughout he eFlent q Ne
Uuiie1 States ap, he Territories aheiebf BOT =
r-fsonaI. - ereIal. s1&unilii.ry pqEpnss
Atbe So. .Ioi bill was rsper5ed q nri
asf.e he honus and dlridepds payable hy The uni-
~ 'si;les Bank q Be applied Is iarassr h'sFs
- iasPrpFsnen.
This Bill vas rassed % ,ae Oh ar Febrsary. 1877,
/ 81 role u IS 10 81. The following eminent men
i T6ling fIr iis patsaze Aessfs. Caih0an, Forsyth.
Hnger. johnson d KenluckY, PiektDa, Taylor q
South Caroliaa Te.isir of GeoF gia, and wv ebsser
i the following against il: Messrs Rzndelph, Tyler
johnson Of Virgins. p P Barbour, Hush MELON
aud Thos. AZ. Nelson II xas en- this sahleci thsl
Mr. CaIhodn made one OF his nost powerful speech
rs The bill passed The Senate hy vote Of 20 q
lis. bat vas vetoed By Mr.. MadiscnI Messrs. Jas
BARBOUR and Arsniseai +. Mason, Senasors from
Vireinia Supported the bin, ~ did aise Mr. Ia
Geek Of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Mouos; Of Ohio
well known Republicans Of hat dsy.
Uuu an euIfNf N int LAel1c W 49, ~ I'll =
"a nst the Veto The vote sioed 60 70 Sc, and csnss
qaensly failed fsr want 81 tvo-lhirds.
In 1918 he subject Of internal tmproyetnert "a
| resuu,ed and Oh the Oh Of March ths H0n- Hensl
ST. George Tucker, then Representative from "a
Frederick disriel Of Virginia madea sitopg speed
IN favor e applying The United Stfte baek pcna
asd DIVIDENDS a. a Innd Tor lniefnal lmpEosemeni
He fortified disposition By extracts ffcm.the optn
| ions OF Jeffers6nI Madison, Monroe and: Gallat
In reference to the powers Of the GoTernraeul.
n the House Of Representatives, Mach i4sh
IsIs the following resolution reported IRON. q
C1mmillee on Roads and Canals, tpi which mi
| Tucker was chAifnrn.) was under confederation
Rssolres, That Congress has power under III
csnstitution, % appropriate money for The Coz
slrncifon Of post roads, military and oiher roads
and OF canals. and for the imProvenngnt = wa'el
courses.
the subject. Mr.. Henry 81. George Tucker. {
Virginia, opposed the motion earnestly, and Gale
upon gentlemen to unite against IL that hF opPol
tuniiy might not be lost OF expressing the epinic
Of the House Mr.. Lowntes, Of South Carolina
also opposed H. and,the motion was Lost There
/ olution was then adopted: Ayes 20, Ioes IS,
Among the old Republicans who voted for d
resolution the following mag be named Messf
Forsyth, of Georgia; Johnson. Of, keniucky
|I.awndes, Of South Carelina samuel smith,
MARYLAND; and Tucker Of Virginia. L vas ais
J, supported BY Mr.. Louis McLane, pr Delaware
Mr. Lowndes then remarked that alter tae dec
sisn to-day, there could be 20 doubt that tara
majority oftke House entertained lhe eonriction
the power of Congress 10 appropriate money for
purpose Of constructing roads aud canafs.. TT
sense ofihe Hosse being thus ascertained. and u
: obstruction removed 10 any proposition embtacir
that object be moved THAI the further considerable
ofthe report lie On the table. Asreedto; and
Tucker Of Virginia therenpon reported from q
J Committee or Roads and Canals a bill raaxiE
! further appropriations for the Cuniberiand Rcad.