The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-19
TWENTY-FIVE CONGRESS-.
FIRST SSION.
House OF Repre- sentatives.

NV NONUA@6SSs
FIRST SESSION.
House OF Repre- sentatives.
WASHINGTON, April IL, 1874.
As soon as the journal read,
Mr.. ADAMS presented the memorial OF the Ma
tonal Institute asking for assistance from govern
ment. Laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed.
The orders of the day were called for.
Mr. MCKAY reported bill making approprla-
tons for The Post Office Department for the ensu-
ing fiscal year,
alton Bill dlsagreeing to the Senate amendments
thereto
Mr. JOHN w. DAVIS from Committee on Public
Lands, asked 10 be discharged from the consldera-
ton of the resolutions OF The Legislature OF Alaba-
ma relative to the graduation and reduction OF the
of public lands, as they reported bill to that
elect some time ago.
Mr. CoLGAMER presented resolution asking to
print 10 900 copies OF the report OF the Com
mittee Manufactures.
Mr.. g. j. lNGERsorL moved to amend this by
printing 10000 extra copies OF the reported on the
Amstad
A great deal o. souabbng ensued it was all de-
clared to be OIL # ol and was rassed over.
Slr CAVE JoHNsoN B. ... ing OF two large me.
morals; what they Ould not learn, as he
spoke SO indisncty, back to the reporters.
The printing agreed 70
Th. bill to fix Northern Boundary line of Ohio
read third time.
and to protest against the passage of the bill now. He
moved to refer it the Committee fthe Whole Agreed
A., p..- ronor,od q roso,rt;or from, Tho Naval
Committee asking be discharged from the consideration
il being provided for In the Army Bil
Mr. = r. ISaraso,, renortei n hill making apnronra
+;ons If r., ooo fr snopt'g commissoners TO axann
ali claims relative to French spoations prior to 1901 and
report in full on all the claims
has II paid 81 600 to Jerem,Ih smith which vas
ed him by the last Congress. Agreed to-
joint resolution was passed to provide for printing
and tributing an extra number of copies OF the Jour
na &C. Of .oh houses to distribute among the several
states
Mr. DUNCAN moved to take up his bill to fix the time OF
election oi president Withdrawn
had lain over under the rules agreed to- that the
Harbor Bills might be taken up once.
Mr. Porter OF Ohio moved that at half past IL every
day should call the roll of the msmhsra
mark the list of ahsente and their pay should be de-
order oil the Housa. This reform Congress refused 10
agree TO-
The question then came up on ,he haioor Ds ana an
sense was perpetrated. At last .
Mr. R.rHnosE said he hoped That gentlemen would not
all get down into the area IN front OF the Speakers chair
and do their talking SO that members at little distance OIL
could not hear anything that was said either by the mem
bers the Speaker, the Clerk, or any body else
SPEAKER-House Will come to order-gentlemen please
take their seats daughter and noise)
MI DOUGLASS SAID ne nal peen SICK, ana pegsedto be
allowed to say few words IN favor OF improving the
western waters, &c He contended, that although On
Jackson opposed the Maysve Road Bill md the bill TO
improve the Wabash and opposed to appropriations
for private roads and canals yet he thought was judi
improve harbors light houses the great western
rivers. sc, and in this he did than done by
Washington, Madison and Munroe
MIR. RHETr asked If he meant to say that any money
was expended by ths oenerai Government during any OF
those three administrations 10 improve any harbors
rivers?
Mr. GIppNGs calling across the house) saidThe first
appropriation ever made by Congress Tor improving rivers
&c was made by the very frat Congress Tor improving
the piers and harbor OF Delaware river
MIR. DOUGLASS asked how they could reconcile it that
the Improvement OF the MISSISSIPPI rverwas unconstitu
tonal and the Improvement oil Charleston harbor was
constitutional
Mr. T M saiu .hey We're Doth uncohsttiuonai
MT, Dou9Lss sad ~ was very singular that gentle,
man (Ar Homes) could make an argument IN iavor OF
the consu'ionaity OF improving 'he mississippi, ana yet
conid IninR the iilhois iuVer improvements were IN
constitutohai' 40, -
MT HOLMES reped that the proprietary right oil the
E.siSsiPPi was III tne oniteu o'a,es ,
MI. DOUGLASS sa,u .Ia oeh 'aeAoh sum ,he nc. oi
had never been Questioned or disputed Inc illinois was
ahauonai riVer-H was always three egh'hs OF nan
mie wioS ana WeVe 10 nteeh lee, ueePj no shags OF
rocks taee only lew SAND oars tna could % remov'
Tor the work And by means oil the Illinois river canal
we could take ships up from the Gull OF Mexico to defend
the northern lakes England could In twenty-five days
by means oil the Welland and other oil her canals
ne lakes with her ships oil wars and we ought TO improve
the nos so as 10 De able 10 take our ships up to defend
he lake frontier.
Mr. HHErr SAID That upon the same ground that Mr..
douglass argued, mat we could improve the Wabash
other river IN the country Tor the purposes OF regulating
commerce. ana so also Tor TINS purpose and that OF national
defence we wou also go on and improve all the railroads
IN the countryIor they We're inseparahy connected with
commerce ana ne-~hs aeence But with the gentleman
rairoads were no. sd rivers were. If this
system was 70 ~ Ss'ie OUT mere would be general
corrupt oisg acsus .'1pe oa ths moor TO see which
coaa ge ne sraS sca bat Ds have ana we should
see mere on scae wha we nave ls'ey seen here
smaller scale Al coutu unuersna these TWO iiarbcr
biis-tne nor,n sn1 ~es so'nS oge.er anu the whole