The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-09
'rtvENTY-EIGHrH CONGRESS,
FIRST ssION.
House or Representatives.

House or Representatives
WASHINGTON, April 9th.
motion made by Mr. OWES to insert the Wabash
River in the second section Of the Bill aiter 'he worn
Arkansas" This carried-I0 TO az
Two motions then made to insert me tennessee
they might have part of saa3ooo Both were reject
Mr. Vance moved to appropriate $4,000 for the Maui
Mr. Tvcxrn moved to insert 5000 each for the Yazoo
and Big ssk nss Sr
River and its tributaries and that Knoxville Tennessee,
Baas.ap moved to insert for the Hudson River
Lost-ayes 90, noes 10. lJ.. ~. gf4l
Cnoss moved $4,000 for Red River. Lost
SrEENRop moved that the Committee rise.
Mr. HENLEY moved that $4,000 (oulof the 100000 ap-
propraed for the Ohio River above the Fals be confined
ana side Lost
The Bill as published by you yesterday then read
The following amendments were then offered and all
rejected ,u .I
by RoGEns-s5oOO for Whitehall Harbor
PArrERsoN-S2o0 900 instead of $4,000, for Genessee
River .f.-I ...
srnEss5o 900 for removing from the Savannah River
the distractions let there in the Revolutionary
HuBBELL, of N.Y-S20 900 Tor the Susquehanna River
from Bath N. r. to the Ocean. -
w. IIuSr-s $4,000 for Is Mile Creek Harbor Lost
vANcE-$is50o each for Kalamazoo and Red River
Harbors, Michigan. Lost
plA motion that the Committee rise again lost
b now Nn,urs BRIDGE IN Virginia.
$50 900 for mprovn the OF Salt River for the
benefit of large number Of politicians who will soon be
en- route in that quarter. (Roars of laughter9
The question then put pira and the ayes evil
IDENTIFY had it. though the Chair decided otherwise
motion then made to strike ont all the Bill after
the enacting clause This lost without division.
Mr.. RopSEY then offered long amendment, which in
cuded aggregate appropriation OF for various
harbors the board, breakwaters &c. including
100000 orhe Delaware Breakwater and 900 for the
Hudson River The Chairman decided this to be virtual
ly Bill and therefore out Of order at the present
time. From this decision Messrs Barnard and Rodney
Appealed and the Chair sustained by the Committee
Ayes 10 Noes, SD. H
Mr. moved to insert $4,000 instead Of $40 600
the last clause OF the Bill for various harbors not
named hut where repairs had been begun This shared
the fate Of all the other amendments and eced
Mr. SIMoSs moved to insert $4,000 for the harbor oil
Bridgeport Conn. Lost
Mr. WELLER moved to insert $4,000 each for the
spectve States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, "a total OF
S225 OGO for the continuance Of the Cumberland Road
through those States Rejected without division
Mr. moved TO insert $4,000 for the erection
OF bridge over the Ohio at Wheeling, &c. Lost
Mr. JAMESON moved $500 900 for the continuance of the
Cumberland Road through Jefferson City the capital OF
Missouri Lost.
Mr. HOLMES moved to insert So 900 900 for the
ofthe Cumberland Road The Rocky Mountains TO Oregon
Lost Ayes, % Noes, H.
1t moved to insert $4,000 for Sandy Creek Harbor
NY Rejected.
Mr. PARMEnrEa moved to strike all after the tive
Arkansas as to leave only 100000 for the Ohio
$22S 900 for the Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers.
This was decided to be out Of order.
Mr. PAnMENrER then moved to strike out all after h,
enacting clause, and insert substitute for the whole
bill the following
For the Ohio above the Falls :. 500 oO(
DO below the Falls and for the Mis- ,,, M,
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