The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-08
House or Representatives.
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The BIZ To LnDrOpe HnrbOrS and Rif.ey

WASHINGTON, Saturday, April q.
The BIZ TO Improve HarbOrS and RirOs.
To the honor of all concerned, after the journal
was read this morning, both parties agreed 10 stop
the party debate that sprung up yesterday the
above bill, and to turn their attention TO the bill IT.
self.
Mr.. TDBATrs moved TO suspend the rules They
were suspended. He then offered resolution that
all debate on the above bill should cease this day
at 2 o'clock.
This was carried.
The House then resolved itself into committee
Of the. whole, and took up the above bill, Mr.
BOYD in the chair
sent you an outline of the bill yesterday.
The motion TO Increase the appropriation for the
Ohio River below the Falls the Illinois, the Mis-
souri,, Mississippi and Arkansas rivers from $50
600 to Ss223 900 was carried.
MIR. OWEN said that if the Illinois river was re-
tanned in the BILL he should move also to include
the Wabash river This last was very important
river, and was boundary between two States. He
could not see upon what grounds the Arkansas ri
yer got into the bill
Mr.. CRoss said the Arkansas was highly I'M
portant river, much so any in the country, OF
would be so IN the course of time. 1t was strange
that whilst so much money spent in other parts
oil the country, none could be spared for Arkansas.
Mr. CULLoM moved TO insert $s25 900 tor the I'M
pTTovement Of the Cumberland river. That was
also valuable river. and ought to be improved -
1t was as much national concern as any CT the
other Ilvers-the Arkansas or Illinois rivers,
MIR, CHAPMAN moved to insert $50 900 for lmprov-
ing the Tennessee river. That was also very
valuable river, and ought to be improved: il eX-
tended to Alabama and all through Tennessee to
North Carolina ..=-a
Mr. BLACKWELL advocated this amendment also
and insisted that some moneyought to be expended
on these two lastrivers.
Mr. RHErr opposed the whole bill. At the COM
mencement of the session the Western men had
asked for 1000 only now they asked for $780,
600 and II seemed from the way they were
moving various amendments that it would require
50, 100000. IL was all unconstitutional Where
were they to get the money from! How were they
to pay the taxes
Mr.. THOMPSON said that no amendment could be
put into the Bill that would induce the Southern
men 10 vote for the Bill. Therefore it was idle to
talk about it.
Messrs. JAMESON, WENTWORTH, &c. accused the
other gentlemen of trying TO kill the Bill by ping
these amendments upon It, Let every measure
stand upon its own bottoms let there be no log
rolling on this bill
Mr.. HENLEY insisted that 49,, 600 should be con-
fined in improving the Falls of the Ohio on the In
diana side.
Mr. WELLER and Mr. ScuENck insisted that an
appropriation for the Cumberland Road should be
inserted. --
At two o'clock, the vote was taken and the
amendments 10 insert $4,000 for the Cumberland
River, and $55, 900 for the Tennessee River
both rejected sc TO 80 and 7S to i5.
Mr.. M'DowELL moved to strike out the Illinois
River from the last section This was lost ayes
Al, noes TO-