The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-20


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have been Attributed 70 J. q. Parkinson, OF |
Milton, VI. We were also mistaken in saying |
n I'M oSsersnct nat Il ain on, ON saturday morn.
ing Al O'Clock. So
M. Il nj. 0aliaudct stated that Mia d. l.. |
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hands sum 81 money sufncient to afford 40
for each Institution for the purchase OF sons
ms@ento3 Of her regard; r,u., ~. ,,,,.,,,,.
vote Of thanks was adopted
Rssoipex That the thanks Of this conference
b Hts..ntsd Y ma. D,orothy l. d., II behalf
generous donation. -, - -
y, 20; ;stsr'sss SSa'S:s ':'Sis'iS.' as ioi
Rsso,sek, That In tho opinion Of this Confer
enss there should be held, from time to time,
sensssi sSnvs1t .S q n. gsaT;S0ns enssged 10
MI. J. L. Poet, Of New York, DR.. Joseph H:
JOHNSON, Of Aiabams, Rev. Collins Stone, Of
S .,o sSs Dr oannor oi asor9is, BE- an.
pointsd q Committee 70 make Arrangements
Tor suoh convention, either In the year 1900
or $50, and to Issue call fcr ne sams, inyit.
| And trustees or Installations to assemble with
| out regard to the methods or system they may
u.sin the,r labors. Adopted; p.a,
cal, reported the following resolutions;
| Resofped, That In the opinion Of this Confer
:. e d.s
/ mute Instruction, and that this, the "American
Annals Of the Deaf and Dumb ought to DO
az Ssss aa sseous,v. of
persons be selected TO serve until the meeting
Of the next convention, with power to appoint
a. ,s ~. n oS., ssn and s.Ss 81
for carrying out the foregoing resolution.
Received, That the msmbers Of this Confer.
pledge n ns q ss.ss,. e a. :SSa
These resolutioni were adopted, and tho fol.
lowing gentlemen appointed an sx G.,,.M
det, U. Stone, J. l.. Peet, W. ]. Palmer and
Thomas MeIntire: - =,
On motion Of MT. Turner, 4 resolution OF
eiate. was adopted, 70 which the president re.
which The invitation to come hithsr had been
met and for the hsr%onioI. and snshusis,tic
the peculiar work in which the oineers Of ne "a
referred to the relations d the college to the
Institutions, the necessity Of the support oil
the Institution, the friendships that had been
strengthened by this meeting, and closed By
invoking the choicest blessings upon each ant
ali members OF the conference.
DIR, Millissn presented z resolution tender
, Nichols and his able assstanfs for the kindness
and courtesy shown to the members Of Thu
SSI fo4 s,h nsi
ii Mr.. W. ]. Palmer moved Q resolution o
thanks to DR.. ii. p. Peet, a. follows;
"Reioiped, That In closing this interesting
, to give an expression OF the Qualification
has afforded us to have with US our vonsrabl
9 president, H: r. Pest, L; u; D., ana that "
= manner he has presided over our deliberations
]. and that we offer to him the hospitality OF gu
several iI,titSt Ions and hope thS, nov ta "a
profession, he may visit Us and see some
the results Of his faithful labors In behalf 9
: the deaf and dumb Of our country" Adopted
An Informal discussion on the various mode
d. OF conducting religioub exercisesin the insti
tutions then followed, which was participate,
= In BY Messrs. ]. L. Poet, Millissn, Palmer
n Turner, Gillette and Bangs.
!. DR.. j. II. johnson moved q resolution o
Z thanks to tho secretaries Of tho conference
! Mi. j. L. Pcet read portions OF an element
i. ary chemistry, prepared BY his brother, an
d suggested that those engaged In the work o
b .sa:hins the deaf and dumb should prepar
! On motion Of Mr.. Qallaudet, tie Confsrcnc
q then Adjourned sine die.
!; Or. Pset, on rising to declare the vote, OK
y present. He had passed not short time II
d the work in which ali were engaged. Seventy
!, three winters had shed their snoTs on ~
h Of age that he might never meet his brethre
J. again In the fesh. He had no regret that
q had engaged In this work. He had lahore
q with good intention, but doubtless with man
4, mistakes. He rendered thanks for the CO.
v sideratlon which had been shown to him, an
then concluded with an impressive prayer.
Il -
d The Secretary OF War, on Monday, tran
h mitted to the House the report OF Generl
Miohler on the exam alton and survey OF tn
Potomac river, mads In accordance with tn
6 act OF March q 1857. In a letter written
Il General Humphrey, commanding the eng
!, neers, Is contained condensed statement
Il tho means necessary for the Improvement I
9, the river as recommended In the report n
r. ferred to. Gen. Humphreys says
n, The removal OF the causewky Of the Lon
Is Bridge is deemed OF the first Importance fro
n its luxurious effect upon the washingto
I, channel OF the river. 1t should for tho preser
70 be replaced by a roadway upon piles, Thu
X being the least expensive and most suitabl
/, until the expected advantage OF such remov'
l., This causeway begins near the wAshingtc
shore, and extends more than half way acroi
70 stages Of the floods OF the river, has forme
10 | the chief cause OF the filling up OF the lowe
portions OF the former Warrington and mi
die channels. The effect OF the same stru
=, turc upon the tidal currents and tidal sctio
ID Of these channels.
n 1t IL also important that tho bar In the VI
81 ginia Tor Georgetown) channel should
Il dredged to depth of twelve feet, but to
Al width greater than that estimated by Gener
ii Michier say two hundred feet, and also tn
IN the Washington channel be dsepened to Il
same depth wherever needed between Il