The State Convention on Internal Improvements: Containing the ResolutionW. I. Niles, 1825 - 63 strani |
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Stran 15
... considered as stupendous undertakings , which European science and capital alone were competent to effect ; but the delusion has been dissipated , and recent experi- ence has demonstrated , that American skill and enterprize are equal ...
... considered as stupendous undertakings , which European science and capital alone were competent to effect ; but the delusion has been dissipated , and recent experi- ence has demonstrated , that American skill and enterprize are equal ...
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... her financial capacity . Resolved , That the contemplated Chesapeake and Ohio canal , whether considered in relation to the state at large , or in its prosperous influence upon the trade and commerce of Baltimore , is the most 18.
... her financial capacity . Resolved , That the contemplated Chesapeake and Ohio canal , whether considered in relation to the state at large , or in its prosperous influence upon the trade and commerce of Baltimore , is the most 18.
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... considered as the first grand division of the system of internal improvements , by canal naviga- tion , intended to be effected by the general government , aided by the con- currence and co - operation of the states through whose ...
... considered as the first grand division of the system of internal improvements , by canal naviga- tion , intended to be effected by the general government , aided by the con- currence and co - operation of the states through whose ...
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... considered the great subjects of re- ference by the convention , with all the attention and diligence which their time enabled them to give , have concluded to report to the convention the following preamble and resolutions , with their ...
... considered the great subjects of re- ference by the convention , with all the attention and diligence which their time enabled them to give , have concluded to report to the convention the following preamble and resolutions , with their ...
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... considered , that the expense of transportation by land , is more than twenty - five times greater than by the canal , it must be obvious to all reflecting minds , that there can be no com- petition between land and water carriage . The ...
... considered , that the expense of transportation by land , is more than twenty - five times greater than by the canal , it must be obvious to all reflecting minds , that there can be no com- petition between land and water carriage . The ...
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accomplishment adopted advantages agricultural Alleghany county Alleghany mountains Ann Arundel county appointed Atlantic calculated canal navigation canals or rail cents Charles county Chesapeake and Ohio Chesapeake bay citizens city of Baltimore coal commerce committee Daniel Jenifer effect emporium Erie canal expense of transportation exports extent fertile fifty miles five hundred Frederick county Howard hundred and fifty hundred miles hundred thousand increase interest internal improvement investment Jenifer John labor lake Erie land legislature of Maryland M'Mahon manufactures Maulsby ment millions of dollars motion object opinion Patapsco Patapsco river Pennsylvania Pittsburg Plater population portion Potomac company Potomac river Potts present produce proper proposed canal question rail roads resolutions offered Resolved further Richard Potts seven hundred soil Sprigg square miles submitted the following system of internal territory Thomas Ellicott Thomas Phenix three hundred tion tolls trade union United Virginia Washington county water power wealth western York
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Stran 7 - The west derives from the east supplies requisite to its growth and comfort... and what is perhaps of still greater consequence, it must of necessity owe the secure enjoyment of indispensable outlets for its own productions, to the weight, influence, and the future maritime strength of the Atlantic side of the union, directed by an indissoluble community of interest. as one nation.
Stran 30 - The East in a like intercourse with the West, already finds, and in the progressive improvement of interior communications, by land and water, will more and more find a valuable vent for the commodities which it brings from abroad, or manufactures at home. The West derives from the East supplies requisite to its growth and comfort ; and what is perhaps of still greater consequence, it must of necessity owe the secure enjoyment of indispensable outlets for its own productions to the weight, influence,...
Stran 14 - Ten members shall be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all questions shall be determined by a majority of the members present at any meeting.
Stran 27 - Maryland, submitted a report that the practicability of a canal from Baltimore to intersect and unite with the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, thence to Pittsburg, and thence to Lake Erie, no longer admitted of a doubt, but should be carried out.
Stran 13 - No member shall speak more than twice on the same subject, without leave of the Senate; nor more• than once, until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken.
Stran 13 - After Chase had spoken a while,3 he 'On Tuesday, we learn from the minority's address, the following proposed rules of order had been rejected by the convention : " When a motion is made and seconded, the matter of the motion shall receive a determination by the question, or be postponed, by general consent, or the previous question, before any other motion shall be received ;" and " Every question shall be entered on the journal...
Stran 33 - Bingham then offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, unanimously, That the thanks of this House be, and they are hereby presented to the honorable Philo C.
Stran 17 - ... control, administration, and supervision of schools and educational programs are to be reserved strictly to the states and forbidden to all federal officers and agencies. Among the various professional organizations of teachers there is strong support for the Harrison-Fletcher bill because of the belief that the time has arrived when the government of the United States must more fully discharge its obligation in support of schools for the citizens in all areas of our country.