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S'ONGR ESS.
IN SENATE.

ton of United States cannot be laid before the Sc
the present Session; which was ordered to be
printed
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The Senate took up the bill for carrying Ger
tain roads ami works OF Internal Improvement, and
TO provide for surveys together with amendment
10 strike certain words from the bill as it came from
the House OF Representatives and to insert instead
'hereot the words ! SO 900 for the improvement of
the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
ttom Pttsburg to New Orleans. and for removing
snogs, &c. and requiring bonds OF the Supcrinten-
dant of the work to the amount To $500, 600.
Mr. Hendricks submitted n further amendment, re-
HpPropriatinG certain moneys for works of internal
Improvement. which have been carried to the surplus
fund.
Mr Taznwell said he should oppose this, and all
other amendments that might be offered. unless salts
factory information was given of the necessity for
each appropriation.
Mr. Hendricks said the estimates for the amend
rncnt had been handed TO him by the Chairman of the
Committee Of Ways and Means of the other House'
they had been received there late 10 be inserted
In the bill when it before the House of Repre-
ssntaves, and it could not be acted on there. il
irld been brought here.
Nix TaZewell said that it also came too late here.
The amendment was rejected
MIR Hendricks then moved n further amendment,
apprnpriatng 900 towards making the road from
Memphis TO Little Rock. in the Territory of Arkan
s1s MIR II. remarked thit bill providing for this
road had been reported in the House, but reach
ell Jon the ca'nder-the only resource, therefore, |
which the Delegate from that Territory had. was to
ask IFS insertion IN the present bill. The Delegate
had spoken to him the subject and he trusted it
would be adopted.
Mr. Gruudy said that, from information he had re-
ccived at home he though the appropriation should
be made AS individual he had no objection to
It, but he would ask if the Senate was prepared 10
act on this appropriation, without the subject having
bcn referred 10 committee of this House,
out my information of the necessity of the upprcpa-
ton from any of their Committees.
NJ Hendricks said few words i'll favor Of the
amendment. 1t more than just, MS the bill of
the House on the subject had not been reached in
That body and the Delegate from the Territory of
Arkansas had alternative but TO bring it here that
The Senate should adopt the amendment
The question being put on the amendment it was
rejected.
The amendment reported by the Committee Of
Roads and Canals, as before stated, then cons-
dered.
MIR Dudley remarked that he was member of the
Committee which reported the amendment; but there
not sufficient evidence convince him of its
correctEess. He demanded the yeas and nays on its
adoption.
Mr. Poindcx,er explained the object of the amend
ment.
Mr. Benton supported the amendment
MIR Tu2aweil called for division of the quest Jn
50 that it might be first taken striking out
Mr. Johnston preferred the amendment, to the bill
rs II came from TIE House
Mcssrs Johnston, Dudley, PondeXter lredell and
Webster, severally addressed the Senate; wher the
question being put strkir~ the clause of the
bill on the suHect as II came from the House it
was determined IN the affirmative yeas So, NAYS Q.
Some conversation took place as to The q. |
mount of security which should be required of the
Superintendent, when it huaily fixed at double
the sum which might at any time be in his hands.
Mr. Benton moved an amendment providing for an
Engineer to be associated with the Superintendent
IN the execution o. the work; which was agreed to.
The question being put the amendment as
umended. 1t vas determined In the ALTERNATIVES yeas
2p-navs9
Mr. King moved to strike out SIS, oOo the sum
proposed for further surveys, and to S. 0oO
which, after sUme conversation, negatlved, i8 |
10 10.
Mr. Hayne then, in Speech ofsomc length, oppus>
ed the bill
lie was replied to BY Mr. Livingston
Mr. Hayne reoined, and Mr. Livingston, again
answered Mr. Hayne.
After few words from Mr. Foot, and an explang-
ton by Mr. Livingston,
The question put on ORDERING the bin 70 n |
third reading, and decided in the affirmative. The
bill, as amended, was subsequently read the third
time md passed, and the House concurred in the
amendments. A sketch of this debate as it NAV
be Interesting 10 readers, will be hereafter riy-
cn.1
The Senate concurred with the House in agreeing
10 the report of the managers appointed the dis
agreeing votes OF the two Houses to the amend
Inents to the General Appropriation bill
Inc Senate receded from its amendment to tlre |
Military Appropriation bill, and coDcurred with the
House IN It's amendment to their amendment.
The Senate also concurred in the amendnen; Of
the House to the bill to carry into effect certain In
dian treaties,
The amendments of the Senate to the bill 70 reeu
.
and North Western Frontiers, and for other purpo-
ses, were read and concurred in, and the bill rcad
The third time and passed. tFhe amendments were
70 insert north EASTERN and otherwise than bv
sen. J
The Senate next TOOK up the bill to establish ports
o. delivery at Ponchartrain and Delaware city. The
EmeDdment proposed by the Commute Of Commerce
IN include Key West, was negatved; and the amend
fenis OF the House to the bill concur1ed in
The bill making additional appropriations for the
enforcement OF certain harboFs and removing OBJ
structons at tho months Of certain rivers was read
The third time and passed. the question on ordering
to third reading being decided by yeas and NAYS
---20 to 6.
Mr. Hendricks moved to suspend so much oF the
18th joint rule respects bills which have this dav
passed both II ouscs. so as to permit them tn be
presented 10 The President on the last day Of the
Session.
hr Foote being temporarily in the Chair, decided
that motion to suspend rule must lie one day un
sion.
From this decision lIr Woodbcry appealed, and