Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-06

save one day of the present session. he moved 70 SUI
pend the rules for the remainder of the session. setng
apart the morning hour for the consideration Of reports
and resolutions. 49,
The motion was no. agreed to-ayes l0l, 54 not
being two.thrds
The House resumed the consideratio OF the Army
BILL under motion 10 reconsider The vote ordering Inc
bill to a third reading.
After some remarks by nlessrs Thompson, Mercer,
Johnson of Louisiana, Mason Of Ohio, and Mckay,
MIR Grant said, that believing no good could possibly
mise from the further discussion OF this BILL and as 1t
was keepng back all the other public business he de-
manded the previous question on The motion TO recons
der; which was seconded-ayes lOO noes not counted;
and the main question being ordered thereon,
MIR Garland of Louisiana asked Tor The yeas and nays
which, being ordered, were-yeas "a: nays 10
SO the House REUSED TO reconsider.
GBefore the decision announced, Mr.. Ewing ask.
cd leave record his vote, stating that he was IN The
post office when his was called The request was
received with burst OF laughter and unanimously re-
fused
Tn. question then recurring upon the passage Of the
bill,
hlr. Bronson moved the previous question, which
seconded, IS TO 81.
Mr. R-ncher called for the yeas aud nays upon order
ing the main question to be put "hch being oroereo,
were-yeas lOl, nays 10
Mr. Carter asked for the and nays on the passage
of the bill, which ordered, and %eTe-yeas H.
NAYS 81.
So the bill was passed.
The title of the bill was follows can net to increase
the present military establishment OF the United SIae'
and for other purposes
Mr. Garland of Louisiana moved to amend the title
BY adding after the word States, the tollowing the pay
of The officers and pvates the patronage oil the EAecu
tive" and asked for the yeas and nays.
MIR Glsscock demanded the previous question, which
prevailed and the original title was agreed TO-
The bill TO confirm certain entries OF land IN Arkansas
permitted 10 be entered under the belief that they had
bee offered for sale, read third time, and passed
HARBoR BILL.
On motion Of Mr. Sergeant, the House went into com.
mittee of the whole the Union Mr. Mason OF Virginia
in the Chair.
Mr. S. moved 10 take up the harbor bill
Mr. Robertson moved 10 take up the bill to extend the
pension system.
The first motion prevailing, the House accordingly
took up the 'b provide for certain harbos, and TOR
the removal of distractions in and the mouths of GER
tain rivers and for other purposes during the year 1850
The bill having been read through by the Clerk, was
taken up by sections.
Mr. White of Indiana moved an amendment to the
item for the ha'bor Michigan city, Indiana, moved as
i modification of the plan laid down in the BILL
Mr.. Mercer objected TO it.
MI Sergeant Joined in the objection on the ground
lis ncongruity, and an innovation IN this bill
Mr. White reJoned but the time having arrived, the
House took its daily recess
Eren;ng Session.
The House met at the appointed time OF half past 8
o'clock, and went again INTO Vi uic "Hoie,
Mr. Mason of Virginia in the Chair, the subject under
consideration being the
HARpoR BILL.
TIE following amendment moved by Mr.. White
of Indiana to the item for Michigan CITY, and rejected
Insert the following $50 much of the act entitled AN
act making appropriations for the Improvement OF certain
harbors therein menrionet for the year one thousand
epht hundred and thlrty.sx, and for other purposes,
approved July A. 1885, prescrues the plan o SAID mar
boz be- and the same is hereby repealed, and the plan
If the same shall bs determined by the Secretary Of
War"
Mr. Crary proposed to increase the appropriation for
River Ran harbor to 3l 45O, and assigned his Iea-
sons therefor.
The amendment was disagreed to.
hlr. Lyon OF Alabama submitted The following:
For continuing the improvement of Dog river bar and
Cbnc,aw pass in Mobile haEbnr, S5OOOO.
Mr. L. explained al length the nature Of the improve
ment the amount heretofore appropriated for the work.
lis presrn, state, &c and urged that unless further
sum wasappropraled this session, the work would have
TO be discontinued before the next session he called
for the reading Of the report from the Engineer Depart
rDent upon WINCH the Improvement was authorized to
be made; and for the reading OF the memorial OF the
Cha mbcr Of Commerce of Mobile, setting forth the ne
cessy and importance Of the improvement proposed to
be made navigation Of the buy OF Mobile, by deep
ennp the channel Dog river bar and at Cbocaw
pass. He commented, also, upon what he supposed 10
be the why The committee OF ways aud means
had omitted recommend appropriation for contlnu.
ing the work in progress IN The habof OF Mobile,
and called upon the chairman oil The committee 10 stale
whe lher he had assigned the true cause.
He also appealed TO the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
GNlr Sergeant. having the present charge oil the e 10
saw whether the documents submitted by him To the
House did not authorize the appropriation he had asked
He accounted for the fact that the committee had lost
sight of The improvement IN tie bay OF Mobile, by re-
mIndinp the House that MIR. Mckim had charge OF the
Habor bill and he had brous the subject his notice,
and supposed It would have received attention ou. Tor
his death.
He urged the House to decide his amendment upon
its merits and not TO ec il because the had escap
ed the notice OF the committee aud SAID Il had not de-
cidrd against IT,
The question being taken the adoption of the
amendment, it decided in the affirmative.
This amendment debated al much length open.
ing the general merits of the BILL by Messrs Lyon,
Cambreleng, Adams, Foster, Sergeant, Grenne aler-
Ger, Cushman, Phillips, Sibley, and f. Whittlesey.
The amendment was then agreed to-
Mr.. Williams of Kentucky moved an item Of 5000.
for the improvement Of the Cumberland river above
Nashville.
Mr.. Boon moved TO amend The amendment BY appro.
pria,ng $50 900 for the improvement OF the Wabash,
from its juncture with the OHIO 10 Delphi
Mr. Is briefly addressed the committee in an earnest
support Of his amendment, and drew their attention to
that it had twice received the sanction OF both
branches Of Congress, and had only failed for want OF
the approval Of the Executive The Wabash was be-
coming Of the most important rivers OF the West,
winding through OF the most fertile valleys on this
continent, and its commerce was daily increasing.
The amendment was disagreed 10, and Mr. Williams
agreed to-GG to 62.
MIR. Martin moved an item Of SOC, 700 for completing
the canal round the Muscle shoals and after some re
marks from Mr.. M and Mr. Dawson,
Mr. Graves moved to amend by appropriating the
Government stock in the Louisville and Portland canr
10 purchase out the private stockholders, and making
that passage free of toll; which, after remarks by
Mr.. e.. NIessrs Martin, Sergeant, Cushman, Evans,
Bell, Garland Of La. and Pope; when
Mr. Mallory moved that the committee rise but no
quorum voting, the committee in consequence
thereof.
Mr. Mallory moved an adjournment
Mr. T. Whittiesey, asked tor The yeas and nays which
being ordered, were-yeas 81, nays II.
So the House refused TO adjourn, and quorum being
present, the House went again into committee.
The amendment was further discussed by Messrs,