Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-23
HoU Sc OF REPRESENTATIVES

the report aud accom- documents ordered to be
printed.
MIR. wamough asked leave to notify the House that.
with their permission, he desired TO bnug the bill for
consideration Tuesday next.
MIR. Pinckney, from the Commi tee On Commerce. re-
porieda bill in ADDITION TO act passed the S0ih OF Ju
y 1882 concerning the Tonnage duty ON Spanish vessels
Read twice committed to the Comnittee Of the Whole
on the state Of the Union. and with the report, ordered
be printed.
The Chair stated the question before the House. ieh
undecided yesterday, the motion Of the gentle
oil his motion 10 re consider the vote by which the House
postponed till the 29h ins the consideration OF the
luton for the adjournment Of Congress.
MIR. Thomson modified the motion, so TO postpone
the consideration oil the motion u Thursday.
Mr. Boon being in favor. he said, OF the immediate
consideration OF the subject asked Tor the yeas and nays
and they were ordered
Mr. Evans said We had spent much time in the con.
Iteration of this subject, and had be en- decided nv large
majority As we were now likely to spend two or ,bree
hours upon il. he moved to lay the motion table
Mr. Briggs asked The yeas and nays ON the motion to
lay on the table, and ,hey were ordered
The question being taken, il determined in the
negatiye--Yeas n, nays 81.
SO the House refused TO lay the motion the table.
Mr. Thomson said, as 1t was evident tina. much time
would be occupied by the subject he would Withdraw the
motion to re- consider.
MI H. NJ johnson rose TO point of order. Can
member, he asked, who had moved a re .consideraon
IN which other members are interested, and which
Ton other members would have made, rise up and with
draw L.?
The, The Chair He can, sir member may modify or
withdraw his motion until the House amends il, which
takes II out OF The power Of the member.
Mr. Johnson Is in order Tor any other member
new the motion
The Chair. No. The time has passed
On motion of Mr.. Mercer. the joint resolution giving
to the Winchester Railroad Company the right Of way
through the United States land AT Harper's Ferry was
taken up amended and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Hubbard, the House wentino Com
mittee OF the Whole the state oil the Union the
Dor hill.
MIR. j. O. Adams in the Chair
Mr. Denny moved to amend the bill by providing an
appropriation OF 250O0 dollars Tor the Improvement
navigation of the Ohio from Louisville Pittsburg and
advocated the motion some length.
Mr. Ashley, after remarks, suggested modj6ca-
ton OF the amendment, providing that 10000 dollars OF
the shall be expended in the of distractions
from the harbor OF ST. Louis.
After some discussion, in which Messrs. Mercer Hub.
bard, Vinton, aud Pope took part,
Mr. Denny modified his amendment. by providing that
The Secretary oil War should eXpend such the sum
OF $4,000, appropriated the OF the nsvi-
CATION of the Mississippi Missouri, aud Ohio rivers as he
the harbor OF st. Louis
The debate was continued by Messrs. Reed, Pope.
MIR. Denny withdrew the modification Of his amend
ment. in relation to the ha,bor OF st. Louis.
The question was then taken OH Mr. Denny's amend
Mr. Sewer moved an additional clause. approprating
$4,000 Tor the improvement OF the navigation of the Ar
Mr. Milligan asked information from the committee
who reported the BILL why the bill did not appropriate
the Delaware hreaSwater the whole sum which
commended by the War Department.
Mr. Hubbard REPLIED that the department recon-
mended am appropriation OF $3.50 000 but the committee
cum which appropriated last year; they believed
that larger sum than 27O, 7OO the sum appropriated
would not be necessary Tor carrying the work during
After lew remarks from Messrs. Millgan, Sutherland
and Hubbard,
MIR Milligan moved to strike ont 1910 600 and inssr,
$3S0,000.
Mr. H,rper of Pennsylvania supported the amend.
ment lie had been told by the superintendent he said,
that half million of dollars year might be advantage.
ousy expend on the work; and lac urged the policy of
finishing the work speedily as possible both IN refer
10 he fet Oi IL
stated that the work would be completed an expense
within Tie amount OF The original expense, which was
two millions, million Of which had been expended
Nj wardwell wished, he said. the report on the
resolution calling for Information the manner in which
the large appropriated for this work had been ex
pended.
Mr. Chiffon Allan would, he said iake hint in favor
OF eeohomy'in application this subject, from the gem
teman who had just voted against appropriation of
26,OOO dollars, for the Western The amendment
rejected.
Mr.. Ashley moved nd the following clause: (or
Improving the navigation OF the Ohio, Missouri, and
Mississippi rivers, hiy thousand dollars,
follows:
For improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri
ana Mississippi rivers, seveDtyGve thousand dollars in.
Guiding the improvement Of the hdT6Or Of 81 Louis.
he amendment was rejected
Mr. Huntington moved to add clause to the bill ap.
Propraing $4,000 dollars for improving the navigation OF
Rejected
Mr. Huntington moved to amend by inserting the
clause following For the Improvement Of The Iarbor OF
Westbrook, in Connectcuf 20 900 dollars. Lost.
Mr. White OF Louisiana, moved TO add 20 900 dollars
the appropriation OF 1000 dollars for the OF
the navigation of Red river.
Mr Ashley was sorry that the gentleman had moi NOV
ed hundred thousand dollars The removal of the raft
from the Red river would improve the health Of e coun-
try, facilitate its settlement, and ise amount OF
the sales OF the public lands millions One hundred
thousand dollars appropriated once would remove
the obstruction, but il appropriated smaller sum
yearly, II would cost The raft which was coll
lection oil Trees &c. extending for hundred and fifty
miles, was every Increasing lie moved oincrease
the appropriation to bundled thousand dollars.
Alter remarks from Messrs. Mercer Sewer
Kinney, Hubbard, aud Garland, the amendment was
adopted, Ayes 68, Noes Sc.
Mr.. Wamough moved TO add 81 10 900 for tlle erection
oil piers at Delaware city, the river Deaware which
negatved.
for the survey OF White River in Indiana
Mr.. Ewing explained the meHdIneHt
The question taken and the amendment was lost
MIR. Carr moved an amendment appropriate 1925 coo
to improve the Indian Chute through the falls OF the Ohio
river
Mr.. Carr explained the object Of the amendmen which
he regarded as extremely important TO the navgauon
Alter few remarks in opposition it by Mr. Mercer
the question was taken and the amendment was mega
lived o
The bill laid asde and ordered 10 be reported with
the amendments.
FoRTIFfCATIoN BILL.
Mr.. Polk moved that the Committee take I'D fine bill
making appropriations for certain Notifications Tor the
year 1884.
MIR Polk moved strike out 1874 no for the preserva
ton Castle Island and repair Fort Independence and
insert $17 50l.
Mr. Polk explained That the SUN proposed was proposed
the ground that the work was not 10 be re
but repaired, and was believed 10 be sufficient for that