The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-16
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Passars 81 as Ssa1t'r Amendments % l,e
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Custom Houss--lnprusrmei Of Western
Rirsrs--Prefessor EspB
The business il Congress to-day was Fery
simple. Cost johnson made q speech n llyor
q hn great pltn ior issuing t2o0'0O0O0Q Of
Government Stock bun Is yon q short time
since discussed thisfily, u Al able editorial. !
shall not now take up your time and space with
the subject The House took up the Army
Bal, as il came from the Senate, with an
amendmen, 70 give sl50l0O0 % improve The
Western Rivers, and passed i. The Senate
refused 10 20 on discussing Mf. kiTess plopo-
sitious relative 10 the assumption Of State
Debts, and consumed the balance Of their
time in discussing General Jackson's Fine.
The first queslionin the House, was on The
motion le print 10000 copies oflngersolfs re-
port against Cost Johnson's bin.
Mr.. Cost Johnson said that memorials from
thousands upon thousands Of people were ponr-
ing into both Houses daily, asking Congress
70 pass a law issuing S200,OO0000 Of govern
ment stock for relief Of the States. A great r.
sue e now before the country--relisf or rcpu-
diafion! Gentlemen must choose between
one and the Other. They can't avoid it,
} They may try to dodge the question Bot
the country will force il upon them. The
press may abuse the plan; bu. even the press
Is forced 10 take notice Of i and discuss it,
! The people are daily crying ior some relief Of
this kind, and il Is question which the people
viii press into the consideration Of the next
I Presidential question. One wing olthe Com.
Z mit,ee Of Ways and Means had told the peo.
pie, that although il would give relief yet Il
! gas mexpedient TO graft i, and they mus
? bring no more petitions on tie subject 10 thi,
{ House. The other wing Of the COMMITTEES
! said that II the plan was adopted, il w0ul.
! probably dissolve the Union, and the nullifica
{ ton bugbear was brought up against H. why
: sir, al the last session. when ] brought for
G ward this proposition, the House called fur tel
: lers in derision, to show now few were is ad
Q vocates, and really then thought, sir, that
should haYe 10 stand alone. But even my gal
= LIANT friend from Tennessee (Gentry) like
!, proud knight 10 the proudest days Of chiyalr
I would not stand by, sir and see this buttOo
}, my arm, and solitary and alone wo walked u
il the aisle together (great laughter) looking Tx
2 two pilgrims, sir.
1 Wise. Like pilgrims going 10 Mecca
. (Laughterj
u Another Member Or the Holy Land
J. (Laughler)
i Another. Oriotakea drink.
i MKeon. " hlch Of the two boiled th
:, meas before he put EN- inlohis shoes (Grc.
laughler)
4 Voice--(singing in an under tone)--
aOh, il was an ancient gallant knight
Set out for Palestine.
Il was Bill Jones iht fisherman.
7 Was bound for Sandy Hook"
!. Juhnson. And, sir, as I walked up this aisl
| certainly felt myself sr--l ray il without ar
dsreEpeci, and with all due reverence 10 n
ercesliagiy moral aad rclgioas House pr
" much as Lot felt when be walked FOR Il
y last time through streets o. Sodom an
Z, Gumorrsh (Roars ofhughier) Aliprti,
Z then tried 10 silfe this question and near
= al papers But the immortal people have q
J, ken il up, and all parties will have 10 DO
"a 10 H. Tie Committee vii be scattered 10 q
four winds Of Heaven, but the people "a
v immortal people ofthis great country, sill COZ
tinue to march steadily on 10 this House WI
their petitions rolling over that Commit,
and al other opposition, ull they gam the
wishes.
n The Army Appropriation Bll was then 4
Or ken I'd. The Senate amendment propOs,
OF 10 spend $4,000 IN the next 10 mnnths
"A improve the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, az
Arkansas Rivers. This was because Of Il
IL great destruction Of steamboats, there eve
year
q priate 81 100000 for improving rivers al
= barbors in the west, and The Cumberland Roa
10 lie also moved for s2OOO0 to build brtd
- over the Ohio al Wheeling. lost--Gl 70
Mr.. Brockway moved TO include certa
harbors down cast ia tie Improvements.
az Iost-4j 10 90.
ID NJ. Howard moved to improve tic lar5
tic in Michigan--Lost.
Sir. Bolts moved for $4,000, to impro
James River-Iost.
Mr.. Irwin moved to give $4,000 or bull
inr Marine Hospitals, one al Nalchez, N
polaon (Ark.l st. LOUIS, Paducah, l-oulsvll
~ Memphis, Pittsburgh, and Cleyel ind--Lost.
81. The amendment Of the Senate to g.
ie, sl50.O00 for the Western Rivers was th
r. lost, SO 10 % noes.
re So all these, and several other amendmen
Oh were rejected in Lommiliee Of the Whole.
ial The biz uas then tasfH into he House Il
oi- vote was again taken % improving me Cul
us berand road---lost. 65 70 l27 Also on {
TO- barbors lost ~ to 1872
The rots lcds again taken IN improving
Mississippi and Ohio rivers, and uotlng Sl5
Ike 600 for hat purpose and passed, I05 70 50.
he Several a tempts were made to get an a
10. preparation to improve the Hud 'on river, 3
I'd TO no effect.
ns The House then agrced TO the Senate
no mendment appointing Espy professor
as storms, and giving him $1,000 year, ay
las l03, noes SO.
re This was al thai was done in the House
Ills day.
lat In the Senate, that body passed a resouti
Re. that YES .els Of the United States could u
nd and must not, be employed on Revenue S
pc vice.
th Mr.. RAes tried 70 gel up the discussion
his resolutions again. Lost by Tie iollowi
I'M voie
Of YEAs-Messfs Allen, Arthur, Bagby b.
fe ton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Cuthberi, FuliS
lot King, Linn, McRoberis, Rives, Sewer, SIN
We Of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappah, Walk
in Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright a
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