The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-15

which he continued until the expiration
Of the hour allotted TO morning business.
INTERNAL NALlMPROvEMENTSFOR
1892.
Mr.. Sutherland moved to suspend the
rule appropriasing the day to private
bills, for the purpose Of taking up the
bill making appropriations foi certain
Internal Improvements for 1882. which
had been heretofore reported from the
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of
the Union, which was carried. Several
of the amendments, made in Committee
having been concu-ed in, the clause ap-
propriating $500 for the purpose Of
paying for certain repairs made to the
Cumberland Road, by l.. w. Stockton,
was taken up; and, after a short dis
|cussion in which Messrs. Crawford,
Sutherland, Mercer. Archer, Stewart.
aud Coulter took part, was carried
The appropriation for Oracock inlet.
was discussed by Messrs. Hall aud,
Speight, and was carried, ayes IIO, noes
45. An amendment was moved by Mr..
Hall. for the improvement of the harbor
of Washington, North Carolina, which
was lost. The clause appropriating
$50, 900 fnr the improvement Of the nav
igation ofthe Ohio aud Mississippi rivers
as amended in Committee, was taken
up.-Mr. Sewer moved to amend it by
adding Sl5, 900 for tho Improvements Of
tho navigation Of Arkansas river, which
was adopted. Mr.. Ashley moved to a.
mend the clause by extending its pro-
visions up the Missouri and Mississip ppi
rivers above their confluence, which was
carried. Mr.. Denny moved to increase
and extend the appropriation up the
MonoDgahela river to Brownsville.
which. a discussion between Messrs
Denny. Dewart and Bell, was lost
Mr.. White, Of Louisiana. then moved
an amendment extending the provisions
Of the act Of 1924, for tho improvement
of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. to
the mouth of'ths latter. with q view to
remedy tho bar, which he advocated at
some length, and which was adopted
The amendment rs amended, was then
carried, nyes SO, noes 81. Several n
mendments proposed in Committee for
the construction Of roads were concurred
in. Mr.. Sewer moved an amendment
appropriating $4,000 for the construc-
ton ofcertain roads in Arkansas Terri
tory, which was agreed to. Mr.. Ashley,
moved an amendment for the continue
tion of the Cumberland Road, which,
after a discussion, in which Mcssrs.
Ashley, Vance, Duncan, McDuffie, Mer-
Ger, and Irwin took part, was lost, ayes
55, noes CD. Mr.. Vance then moved an
amendment appropriating s 900 for
the purchase.of Toll Bridge on the
Cumberland Road, across the Sciota
river at Columbus, which was lost. Mr..
Letchsr moved AN amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 for the improvement of
Cumberland river, which, after discuss
ion in which Messrs. ! etcher Ingersoll,
Blair, of Tennessee, Mercer, aud Lyon,
took part was lost, ayes 63, noes S0.-
MIR. Mercer then moved an amendment
relative to the improvement of the navi.
CATION Of Savannah river, on which,
from the lateness Of the hour. the queA-
ton was not taken. Mr.. c. C. Johnston
moved the reconsideration Of the vote on
Friday, rejecting the bill authorizing a
subscription OH the part Of the United
States, to . portion of the Stock Of tho
Alexandra Canal Company, which. on
motion Of Mr.. J. 8. Barbour, was post
poned to Friday next. The House then
adjourned
In the Senate Monday, May 7, a re-
solution was adopted calling upon the
Secretary Of the Treasury for state
ment Of the amount Of the duties which
will be repealed by the Tariff prepared
by him and by the bills reported from
the Committee Of Manufactures Of the
Senate. Several private bills were pas
sed. The bill establishing certain post
routes and disseminating others, was
taking up 1.-The question being on the
amendment ubolishing postage on news
papers. Mr.. Holmes resumed the
speech, in favor Of the amendment,
which he commenced on Friday last,
and, after speaking two hours and fif-
teen minuets without concluding, he gave
way to motion 10 adjourn.
In the House Of Representatives,
several petitions and memorials were
presented aud referred. Mr.. Cambrsl-
eng, from tho Committee on Commerce.
reported a bill making an appropriation
for Marine Hospital, at Portland, in
Main, which was read twice and COM
mitted to a Committee Of the Whole on
the state Of the Union. Mr.. Cambrel-
eng, from the same Committee, reported
a bill authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to permit wharf to be built
near the site Of the lighthouse at Start.
ford Point, Connecticut, which was read