The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

FaiDAY, July 6.
The first business in order the report Of the Com
mittee ON Foreign Affairs in relation to
Mr., ADAMS resumed and continued his remarks in
opposition thereto, until the expiration Of the hour.
STEAM BOILERS.
The Senate bill for preserving the lives Of passengers
on board steam vessels, amended by that BODY on
yesterday. After some debate the amendment was
agreed to, and the bill only awaits the signature Of the
President to become law.
~ MEDICAL SOCIETY.
The Senate bill for renewing, with amendments, the
charter of the Medical Society in the District Of CO.
lumha, was taken up, and after some debate read a
third time and passed.
The Senate hill for incorporating the Falmouth and
Alexandra Rail Road Company was, after debate,
laid on the table.
AT two o'clock the House took recess
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to take up the Harbor bill report
ed by hlm this morning from tho Committee on Com
merce, with several amendments This motion, being
opposed, was carried in the affirmative, follows
YEAS-Messrs Bayard, Clayton, Crtienden, Da.
Wis, Lyon Merrck Niles, Norvell, Robbins, Sewer.
Smith. Of Indiana, Southland, Talmadge Upton, Web
sier Williams, Wright--l7.
NAYS-Messrs, Brown, Clay OF Alabama Fulton,
Wall, White-II
Mr.. DAVIS gave brief and chiefly general explana-
ton Of the bill, stating that founded recon-
mendatons and estimates from the Departments that
the works contemplated had all been begun, the bill
merely aiming to prevent damage and loss; and that
81 100000 were appropriated, in ALL $685., 900 for
Western and $3.50, 900 for Atlantic works u.
The appropriation for Red river was stricken out
Mr.. PRESTON and Mr.. CLAY, Of Ala, spoke
against the bill.
Mr.. DAVIS earnestly supported the BILL
Mr.. PRESTON moved its indefinite posponement,
which was rejected Yeas Is, nays 81
An amendment from the committee for sea-raft at
Buffalo, was rejected. Yeas II, nays 81.
Mr.. WRIGHT then offered an additional section, as
proviso 10 the BILL precisely in the following words
And belt further enacted That it shall be the duty Of
the officers charged with the execution Of this act and
with the making OF contracts for the expenditures
horzed ny it, TO have particular regard the Of
the Treasury, and its ability meet the current ordinary
expenses OF the Government, well the calls which
may be made under the said contracts and under the
direction Of the President Of the United States to
arrange the said expenditures and the times aud amount
Of payment, far the Of the Treasury be
anticipated that The advances payments under this
shall not interfere with delay the payments under
the appropriations for the regular, ordinary annual
penscs Of the Government.
This amendment was advocated by Mr. Wright, Mr.
Benton, and Mr. Niles, and earnestly opposed by Mr..
Preston, Mr.. Webster, Mr., Crittenden Mr. Davis and
Mr.. Norve as vesting absolute and unconstitutional
power Of appropriation n the hands and at the dscre.
ton OF the Executive.
This amendment was agreed to by the following
vote:
YEAS-Messrs, Allen. Benton. Brown. Buchanan,
Clay, of Alabama, Fulton, Hubbard King, Mou,on,
Nicholas, Niles, Pierce, Roane, Sewer, Strange Trol-
ter Wall, Wright, Young-l9
NAYS-Messrs Bayard, Clay, Of Ky, Clayton,
Crltenden, Davis, Merrick, Norvel Rives Robbins,
Rugges, Smith Of Indiana Southland, TaIlnadge, Tip
ton. Webster. White-l6
The question recurring ordering the bill to a third
reading.
Mr.. CLAY, OF Kentucky, spoke with great earnest
ness against tho additional section to the BILL offered
above by Mr.. WRIGHT, altogether unparalleled in
legislation and expressed bis regret that it would COM
pei him to vote against the whole bill,
MIR. MERRICK also expressed his views to the same
effect
Mr.. WEBSTER also spoke in the deepest reproba-
ton Of the obnoxious section, but said he could per-
suade himself account OF it TO appear any way to
abandon system which he had supported for twelve
years s...' 81.
The question was now put ordering the bill to
third reading, and the vote resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Buchanan, Clayton, Davis,
Fulton. Hubbard, Lyon, Niles, Norvel Robbins, Sc
yier, Smith, OF Indiana Tslnadge, Upton, Wall,
Webster, Wright Young-ls.
/, NAYS-Messrs, Benton. Brown, Clay, Of Ala, Clay
OF Kentucky, Crttenden, King, Merick, Mouton Nj
cholas, Pierce, Preston, Rves, Roane, Rugges,
Strange, Tro,ter, White WIIIams-Is. ..
SO the Harbor bill was declared by the Chair to be
rejected
The Senate took up the Senate bill to remove the
surveyor generals office of the public lands from Gin
cinnati TO ST Joseph's, in Michigan with an amend
by the House. striking out !" St Joseph's" and
inserting Michigan City," in Indpna.
Mr.. Upton moved that the Senate concur in this
amendment