The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-19

Mf sTETSON rejoinsJ, and advocated tho ne
oessity OF the anendiuenl proposed.
Mr. HAMMErT advocated the proposed amend
ment, because bs believed II wa nsoe.saIy iof the
protection OF the county, and which would prevent
a repetition Of the scenes which occurred ON Lake
Champaign during the late war, and particularly TOO
whom there was probability OF war WIN urea'
Britain
Tho question then REQUIRED upon tho amendment
and teilers were called for and ordered.
Messs PEYTON and WINTHROP were APP
printed teers who reported IS in the affirmative, and
So in the negative. No quorum voting.
A motion was made that the committee rise and
IL WAS decided IN the affirmative
MIR CAVE JOHNSON then reported that the
Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union
had had the Union generally under consideration
and particularly the bill making appropriation
los certain Notifications; and that they had come TO
no conclusion thereon for the want Of quorum.
Mr. DROMGOOLE moved call of the House.
MIR. WELLEB moved that the House adjourn.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON demanded the yeas and
NAYS which were ordered.
The Clerk called the roll and the following is the
result: Yeas Al, nays I'll.
So the Housr refusec TO adj urn.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE withdrew his motion for a
call Of the House.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNLON again tohk the Chair, and
the question REQUIRED on the amendment OF MIR
Stetson, and tellers called for and ordered.
Messrs. Winthrop and HARRISON were appointed
tellers, who reported so in the affirmative and &C IN
the negative.
So the amendment was rejected.
The CLERK then proceeded 10 read the bill by sec
tins, AMI when he arrived at the section making
appropriation for the harbor Of New York,
MIR. HARRISON offered an amendment, but
withdrew H.
The CLERK again read the bill until he came to the
section making an appropriation for the Pea Patch,
in the Delaware, when
Mr. j. r. INGERSOLL said the amount pro-
posed to be appropriated too low, being only
$40 900, when the estimates called for SSl OO0 which
he proposed as an amendment.
Mr.. MCKAY said, that while the tile 10 the
island in dispute the committee did not think il
prudent to make larger appropriation, until the
title should be settled. He said there a bill now
pending ia the Senate, and while that pending
was unnecessary, but the committee had to re-
duce all appropriations in the present deficit state
Messrs j. Il. INGERsOLL and ELMER con-
tended that larger appropriation was necessary or
was use to make an appropriation at all.
Mr.. ELMER suggested as modification $50 900,
which was accepted by Mr. IngersoIl.
The question required on the amendment, and it
The Clerk read the bill until he arrived at the
ton making an appropriation for the harbor OF Sa-
ysnnah when
Mr.. HARRISON moved to strike out $4,000
and insert S2JUOO ana advocated IL upon the grounn
Of necessity for the defence OF the coast OF Georgia
but modified it to $4,000.
Mr.. Mckay opposed it, and said that the COM
Utee had reduced all appropriations.
The question required upon the adoption oil The
amendment; and, upon division, no quorum voted.
Tellers were called for and ordered and Messrs
WINTHROP and BURKE were appointed teers,
who reported 81 in the affirmative, and 81 in the
negative.
SO the amendment was rejected.
The Clerk continued ard read the bill until he came
to the section making appropriation for Fort jack
son, Louisiana, when
Mr.. SLIDELL offered amendments, and read a
letter from Col Toen in favor of increasing the ap-
preparations.
just after having rejected all Of the other amendments
to adopt this.
Mr.. SLIDELL rejoined and defended the amend
ments proposed by him.
The question required upon the amendments, and
they rejected
Mr.. HARRISON offered amendment, and j,
was rejected.
A motion then made that the Committee rise,
and upon a division the Committee rose, there being
quorum.
sir. CAVE JOHNSON, the Chairman reported
the fact 10 the House.
motion was then made that the House adjourn.
And the House adjourned.
G.. A Caldwell presented the petition and
proof in the case of John Owens, Of Pulaski County
ny, asking compensation for horse lost in tho u.
s. service. Referred to the Committee on Reyou-
tionary Clans.
Mr.. BlDLACK presented the memorial of large
number of the citizens Of Columbia county, Penn
in favor Of the TariT law Of 1912, and asking Con-
gre-s not TO alter 1t at present
Also, like memorial from citizens OF Lunerne Co.
Pennsy lvanis.