. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. Committee he re-ported a bill authorizing the building of a military and postal rail-way from Washington to the city of New York. He supported thisbill by an elaborate speech, made February 3 and 4, 1869, in whichhe maintained that the power to charter the proposed line of railroadwas derived IVom the Constitutional provision that • Congress shallhave power to regulate commerce among the several States. Heshowed that the power to regulate commerce among the States wasnot limited to any particulai- branch, nor restricted
. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. Committee he re-ported a bill authorizing the building of a military and postal rail-way from Washington to the city of New York. He supported thisbill by an elaborate speech, made February 3 and 4, 1869, in whichhe maintained that the power to charter the proposed line of railroadwas derived IVom the Constitutional provision that • Congress shallhave power to regulate commerce among the several States. Heshowed that the power to regulate commerce among the States wasnot limited to any particulai- branch, nor restricted to any specifiedinstruments of commerce, and that the power to widen and deepenrivers implied the power to build railroads. Fi-om the Committeeon Elections, Mr. Cook made several reports in contested report relating to Beck and other representatives-elect fromKentucky, is important as laying down certain general principleswhich should govern the action of the House in cases where disloy-alty is .alleged as a disqualification for membership in Congress. 213. ftn^*byG:Elervi^i HON-WTLLTAM ^ yROM ^- WILLIAM HIGBY.
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