Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-17

just passed 'sevcrc condemnaton." Wei, what was
e tate OF this bill! After animated debate and
various amendments, the question came-ssShall the hill
passF and it was determined in Tie G1fyRque by yeas
ana nays ttreny-sr roies to ten The whole of the cx
cepuonaDIo doctrine OF the veto message, and four
Whole columns OF the last annual message of the Ex
cc"tVe were practically rcfutcd, and, to use the Ian
guage oil that message, severely condemned. Still
greater even than tins was the triumph of the friends
ih'eia improvement the withcring doctrines of
ne cabinet; as the reader will perceive on LOOKING mt
INC intermediate proceedings the bill: for OH the
10 insert IN the bill an appropriation of hun
ureu and nifty thousand dollars for the improvement OF
inc navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers from
Itsburg to New Orleans, (in addition to v Thousand
dollars, already in the BILL for similar purposc to be
expended under the existing laws) the votes were
twenty ine to npenot to one the vote necessary
to overpowcr the Presidents negative, but aaos tkg
three 10 one, III favor of the appropriation!
The reader may readily conceive what CONSERVATION
tins vote must have produced in the Cabinet and how
futile 1t would have been for the President, and his
counscors i'll the face of such majority to persist in
tho course marked out by the annual Message The
minority on these questions, small us it was would
nave been still less 1t appears but for the of one
senator, than whom member of the Senate is moro
opposed to the present Administration but who has al
ways conscientiousy scrupled the appropriation of mo-
ney for these objects
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE-MARcU 2, 1881.
ne Senate resumed, as in Committee Of the
w hoe' The OIL entitled can act making appropria-
IONS Tor carrying on ertain roads and works of in
ternal Improvement and providing for surve VS." to-
gether with the amendment report ed thereto by the
Committee on Roads aud Canals; and the said A.
mendInent having been agreed 10. the bill was re-
ported to the Senate; and
On the question 10 CONCUR IN the said amendment
as follows:
Strike out the following words:
1.-The sum of one hundred Gnd fifty thousand
dollars, to be expended, Under the direction
of The Superintendent Of the Improvement OF the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, in the Improve
ment OF The navigation of the Ohio river from
Its mouth to Plttsburg; in removing the Oh
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the opinion Of said Superintendent will best answer
the purpose OF deepening the channels said river;
and The said superintendent may commence The
SAD WORK at any place between the mouth CT the
river ana Plttsburg, which, in his Judgment, will
best test the practicobilty and Utility of the cen
templated Improvement; the work to be carried on
under The general superintendeney of the Depart
nent o. War: and the President is hereby auhor-
zed, II he shall deem 1t necessary to do so io en-
eloy an assistant Superintendent aid Of the present
superintendent on SAID rivers"
insert
Thar he sum OF $3.50 600 and the same is hereby
appropriated to the Improvement of the navigation of
ne ONO and mississippi rivers from Pitshurr to N
Orleans, IN -cmovug the distractions in the channels
Al he sheai places AID rippes, and by such other
means as may be deemed best for the deepepnr of
the channels OF the Ohio river; which sad sum shall
oe expended under the direction Of the President of
the United States by The Superintendent Amounted
~" execute said works OF improvements and the Pre-.
s'dent 10 hereby authorised aud required to take
oond Win approved security, 10 $4,000 dollars cpn
dItioned tor the faithful performance of the dp.iss
requlret OF him. uader such instructions as NAV be
given hrn for he Improvement of tie navigation of
the said rivers and that an officer Of the eprneers
DC associated with SAID Superintendent, with aut no
rity to suspend tho execution of any work or nav
men fany account until the order of the President
is received:
Mr. Tazewell demanded a division of the cues.
ION and 1T was accordingly taken on the first mem
Der thereof, to wit, on striking out; and
Ii determined in the sffir fivr, .
Nays Q.
On motion By Mr. Dudley
The yeas and nays being desired by onesGIth of
the Senators present,
Those VIII vnt'd IN tn affirmative are
AGessrs. Barton, Benton, Bbb Brown Burnett Cham
bers Clayton, Dickerson Dudley Foot, Frelnghnysen
Grundy, Hayne Hendricks, Holmes, IredeIIS Johnston
Kane, Knight, Livingston, Mckinley, Marks, Naudin
Pondexer, Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles Sanford, Sew
mour, Silsbee, Smith of Maryland, Sprague Tazewe
Tyler, Webster Woodbury.
Those who voted in the negative arc,
NIessrs. King, Troup.
The question then taken on tie second member
thereof, to wit, inserting the proposed words and
twas determined in the affirmative Yeas % Nays9
On motion by Mr.. Dudley,
The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth Of tie
Senators present.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs Barton, Benton, Bbb Burnet, Chambers,
Chase, Dckerson, Frelinghuyyen, Grundy, Hendricks
Holmes Johnston, Kane, King, knight, Livingston
Mckinley, Marks, Naudin, Poindexter, Robbins
land, Sprague, Webster, Woodbury..
Those who voted in the negative are,
Messers. Brown, Dudley, Foot, Haync, Iredcr, San
ford FAREWELL Troup, Tyler.
The bill was then further amended; and,
On motion by Mr. King, further to amend tue same,
by striking out
ker dofrayng the expenses incidental 10 making ex-
amutons and surveys under the act Of tho Both day
OF April, 1924, twenty-five thousand dollars;" and i'll
sertng
For. dcfraying the expenses heretofore incurred in
making examinations and surveys under the act Of the
Both day of April 1924, five thousand dollars it was
determined in the ncgative-ayes 18, nays 10.
On motion by Mr. Hayne,
The ayes and nays being desired by ono Of flc
Senators present,
Tn sc who voted in the affirmative, are
Messrs. Benton, Bib, Brown, Dckerson, Foot,
Grundy, Hayne fredcll, Kane, King, Mckinley, Poin
dexter, Sanford Smith of Nd Tazcwcn, Tr6up, W
Ter, Woodbury..
Those VINO voted in the negative, arc,
Messrs Barton, Burnct, Chambers, Chase CLAYTON.
rclmghuyaon, hendricks Holmes, johnson, Knight
Livingston, Marks, Naudain, Robbins, Robinson Rur
giles, Seymour, Slsbcc, Webster.
On the question, "ShaH the amendments be cugross-
cd, and the bill read third mc as aracndci2" K was
III the aflirmatyc--aycs IS, n3ys 10.
On motion by NJ, Haync,
Tho yeas and nays being desired BY onc-60b Of the
Senators present,
'Tbosr ,yho voted In tIe Affirmative arc.