The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-22
TWENTY,ElGHTH CONGRESS,
SATURDAY APRIL 30, 1914.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FIRST SESSION.

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Mr.. WENT ORTIZ asked leave to explain
concerning his remarks made yesterday upon the
Western harbor BILL The report represented
him as saying "By God / feel ashamed thai
such charge should be made" Mr.. w. de-
cared that he was misunderstood he said
"My God"
Mr.. STEPHENS presented resolutions of the
Legislature of Georgia, counter to those of Mas
sachusetts, on the subject of amending the Con-
sttution Mr.. s. wished them referred to the
Select Committee of nine, but this was refused,
and they were laid on the table and ordered to be
printed a5.I5, +,
Reports were then called from committees.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK, from the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, reported bill appropri-
atng sS2SOOO for repairing the Avenue from the
Capitol to the Presidents House, $4,000 from
18th street west to the bridge over Rock Creek,
and $4,000 for the road from the Capitol gate to
the Congressional burying ground, and the navy
yard.
Mr.. PETIT, of Ia said that the House had
already decided against similar proposition he
therefore moved to lay this on the table.
MIR. BARNARD, of N. Y, demanded the yeas
and nays, which were ordered and were yeas
"a, nays 3d. The bill was then referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
The Committee on Roads and Canals asked to
be di charged from the further consideration of
resolutions directing them to inquire into the ex-
pediency of a proposed survey for the continuance
of the Cumberland road. A motion was submit
ted to lay this report on the table, and the yeas
and nays were taken, and were yeas Ito, nays CO.
Mr.. MCKAY moved to go into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union, and the
yeas and nays were again called, and the motion
was rejected by 81 to 80.
The yeas and nays (profitless business) were
again called on motion to take up the Western
tiarbor bill. The rules were suspended by the
close vote of 100 to SO.
The House was addressed by Messrs. TIB-
BATS, of Ky, CULLOM, of Tennessee, and
DANIEL, of NC.
The changes were rung again upon General
Jackson, Internal Improvement, the Constitution,
aud the Democratic party, with occasional alu
sions to Thomas Jefferson
Mr.. MCDOWELL, of Ohio, next obtained the
floor, and moved the previous question; which
was seconded.
The question was then taken by yeas and NAYS
upon the motion to amend, by striking out the
Illinois river from the bill. The amendment to
strike out prevailed by ll8 to 40.
The question was then upon ordering the bill
to be engrossed, and the yeas and nays were
again called. The bill was ordered to be en-.
crossed by ITO to Is.
Here followed general confusion. 1t was
desired by some to have the bill read third
time, with view to its passage, but the bill, as
ordered to be engrossed, was not on the Clerks
desk.
Mr.. WHITE proposed suspension of the
rule which requires the bill to be engrossed be-
fore it is read third time. The confusion be-
came SO knotty, that to get rid of the entangle-
ment, Mr.. SCHENCK moved an adjournment.
The yeas and nays were called on this motion,
and it was rejected
The engrossed bill having been brought in,
Mr. WHITE withdrew his motion, and the bill
was then read third time and passed.
motion to reconsider was then submitted,
pending which,
The House adjourned.