The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-18

1 Mr. THOMPSON, Of Indiana, submitted an
amendment To the amendment, ~ substance The OH
Of the Committee Of Ways and Means, appropri-
aling in the aggregate SAG GO for the improve
ment OF harbors and rivers, and for the continuation
| OF the Cumberland road; and he spoke in its de-
fence, and in favor Of internal Improvements by the
| General Government, in the West particularly.
Mr.. SPRIGG deprecated the amendment Il Mr..
Thompson, for the reason that IT, together with the
speech Of that gentleman, would have tendency TO
defeat the proposition from the Senate which he
was anxious should be concurred in by the House.
lie would not ssk for the appropriation if he did not
know that lives and property were endangered by
the distractions in these rivers.
II being now halfpast two o'clock, all debate
ceased, IN accordance with the resolution adopted
this morning.
Mr.. THOMPSON modified his amendment by
adding that 100000 shall be appropriated for
STRUGGLING bridge over the Ohio, at Wheeling,
Virginia
MIR BROCKWAY submitted an amendment to the
amendment Of the gentleman from Indiana, for the
improvement Of certain harbors.
Mr.. THOMPSON raised the question that the
amendment of the gentleman from Connecticut was
not In order
The CHAIR overrued the objection; and Mr..
Brockway's amendment was then rejected-ayes IS,
noes 81.
Mr.. HOWARD proposed an amendment making
appropriations for improvements of harbors in Mich
gan; but 1t was rejected
Mr.. BOLTS submitted an amendment TO appro-
pirate $50 900 for the removal of the oDstrucions In
James river, Virginia. and il was rejected.
Mr.. w. w. IRWIN offered the following amend
ment to the amendment Of MIR. Thompson of Ind-
ana
.dnd be further enacted, That the following sums
be, and the same hereby, appropriated, to be
pended under the direction of Tho Secretary of War,
for the construction of marine hospitals, upon the
sites selected and purchased for that purpose at the
following places upon the Western waters:
For the construction of marine hospital al Match
e1 in the State of Mississippi, ten thousand dollars.
For the cons ructiOn of marine hospital at Ma
poleon, in the State Of Arkansas, ten thousand dol
lars
For the construction of a marine hospital at St.
Louis in the State of Missouri, ten thousand dol
lars.
For the construction OF marine hospital at Pa
ducah, in the State of Kentucky, ten thousand dol
For the construction Of marine hospital at Lou
isville, State Of Kentucky, ten thousand dollars.
For the purchase of site, and the construction Of
q marine hospital at Memphis, in the State of Ten
nessee, ten thousand dollars.
For the construction of marine hospital at Pitts
burg in the State of Pennsy lvana, ten thousand dol
lars.
For the construction of marine hospital at Cleye-
land, in the State Of Ohio, ten thousand dollars.
The amendment was rejected.
Several other amendments were offered, and met
with similar fate among which was that of Mr..
Thompson, of Indiana, which was rejected by vote
of ayes 81, noes 96.
The question then required on concurring in the
amendment of the Senate, approprating $780, 900 for
the removal of the distractions in the Missouri Mis-
sssippi, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers; and deci-
ded IN the negative-ayes 90, noes SO.
The amendment of the Senate that ten Cadets
may be appointed at large, without reference to the
restriction that each Congressional district, Terrific
ry and the District of Columbia shall be entitled to
one Cadet was mons oncurred n--ayes 40, noes not
counted.
The committee rose and
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Indiana, again submitted the
amendment, which was rejected in Committee of the
Whole; and he moved the previous question, which
was seconded.
The question then taken much of the
amendment related TO the appropriation for har-
bors Excluding that for the Cumberland road) The
result was-yeas a. nays 1872
The second part of the amendment-for the con-
tnuation of the Cumberland road through the States
Of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, disagreed to-
yeas Is, nays 1877,
The amendment Of the committee TO strike out the
Senate amendment appropriating 81, 900 for nine
ralogical observations at the military posts was de-
cided in the negatiye-ayes 81, noes 1903.
The vote by which the committee non-concurred
in the amendment Of the Senate appropratIng $780,
600 for the removal of distractions in the Missouri,
Mississippi, and Arkansas rivers was reversed-yeas
l05 nays SO.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPRoPRi ALTON BILL.
Mr. FILLMORE, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, reported bill making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses OF the Govern
ment which was referred to the Committee of the
Whole the state OF the Union, and ordered TO be
printed.
And the House al ourned