Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-09-07


/ i, ! minisesness 81 10 the ConstitutIonaI Power
ef interaai ImPrcssnehfs.
I Ia tho House of Representatives, Febfs
aly stb, 1917, Mr Tbos. Wilson, of Pennsyl-
Iyania. reported the following rssolution from
the Committee on Roads and Canal:
Resolred, That the President Of the Uni
ted States be- requested to take measures for
making, as far as practicable, and report to
this House at the next and every subsequent
session Of Congress. such roads, canals, and
improvements in water courses as are requir-
ed 10 general system Of inland navigation
and intercourse throughout the extent Of the
United States and the territories thereof. best
adapted to facilitate the intercourse necessary
for personal, commercial. and military pur
poses.
At tho same session bill was reported to
set aside the bonus and dividends payable by
the United States Bank, to be applied as q
fluid for Internal Improvement
This bill was passed on the 9th Of Febru-
airy, 1917, by vote Of Sc to "a, the follow
ing eminent men voting for its passage: Mes
srs Calhoun Forsyth, Huger, and johnson,
Of Kentucky; piekens. and Taylor, Of South
Carolina Telfsir, Of Georgia, and Webster ;
the following against it, Messrs handolph,
Tyler. and johnson, Of Virginia 7. j Bar
bour, Hugh Nelson, and Thomas NJ. Nelson
1t was on this subject that Mr. Calhoun made
one Of his most powerful speeches The bill
passed the Senate by vote Of 20 to 10 but
was vetoed b. Mr.. Madison. Nicssrs. James
Barbour and Armistead r. Mason, Senators
from Virginia, supported the bill, as did also
Mr.. Lacock, of Pennsylvania, and Sir. Nor
row, of Ohio, well known Republicans Of that
day.
Upon an efror. 10 The House to pass the
bill against the veto. tbe vote stood 90 to SO,
aud consequently failed for want of two
thirds.
In 1878 the subject Of Internal Improve
ment was resumed, and on the 9th of March
the Hon. Henry ST. George Tucker. then
Virginia, made strong speech in favor Of
applying the United States Bank bonus and
dividends as fand for Internal Improvement
He fortified his position by extracts from the
opinions of jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and
Gallatin, IN reference to the powers Of the
Government
In the House of Representatives, March
18th, 1878, the following resolution, reported
from the Committee on Roads aud Canals,
(of which Mr.. Tucker was Chairman was
under consideration
Resoleed That Congress has power, under
the Constitution, to appropriate money for
the construction of post roads, military and
other roads, and Of Canals, aud for the i'm
provoment Of water courses.
Mr.. Mills moved the indefate postpone
ment of the subject. Mr.. Henry St George
Tucker, of Virginia, opposed the motion
earnestly, and called upon gentlemen to unite
against it, that the opportunity might not be
ost, of expressing the opinion of the House
MIR. Lowndes, of South Carolina, also op-
oosed it, aud the motion was lost The res
,lation was then adopted: Ayes so, noes rs
Among the old Republicans who voted for
be resolution the following may be named
Icssrs Forsyth, of Georgia; johnson, of
Kentucky; Lowdes, OF South Carolina; s.
smith, Of Maryland; and Tucker, Of Virgin.
a. 1t was also supported by Mr.. Louis Nc
-ane, of Delaware.
MIR. Lowndes then remarked that, after the |
'eclslon TO Gay, there could be no doubt that |
! large majority of the House entertained the
'oe viction of the power of Congress to APP !
'ropriate money for the purpose Of construct
ng roads and canals The sense of the House
,eing thus ascertained, and the abstraction
'emored to any proposition embracing that
'bjeet. he moved that The further consdera-
ion of the report lie on the table Agreed
o; and Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, thereupon
eported, from the Committee of Roads and
annals, bill making further appropriations
or the Cumberland Road -Nat Int.