The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-20
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.
FNDAr, MARCH 20, 1886.
The Senate did not sitto-day. fr .
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV

Mr.. WHEATON, from the Committee on En-
> rolled Fills, made report.
D The SPEAKER announced the unfinished bust
ness TO be the river and harbor bill.
sHlPs Ut. LAwAEscE AND NEW YORK.
Mr.. BAYLY asked the general consent OF the
House TO submit motion, that a communication
from the Navy Department in relation 70 the ships
y L.wi.n &c AND S a.i, ,0 sna &c printed. ~
The SPEAKER said there was no such eommu-
ncAtion before the House. ..
Mr.. BAYLY said il was a communication which
had been returned some Time since.
The motion entertained and agreed 10.
The SPEAKER, by consent, laid before the
House letter from the Secretary Of War, trans
hitting, in answer TO 3 resolution Of the House OF
the 18th of January, le45, report Of Capt. J
Allen of the first regiment of dragoons of his ex-
pediuoD during the past summer 20 the heads Of the
rivers Desmoines, Blue Earth, DC, in the north.
west; which letter and report were laid upon the
table. ....-....
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The House resumed the consideration Of the bill
making appropriations for the improvement of GER
ain harbors and rivers.
j, When the House adjourned last evening" a sep
srats question had been demanded on the following
item Of appropriation for
| HOG ISLAND CHANNEL.
"For improving Hog Island channel at Charleston
city, 8. C., twenty five thousand dollars"
separate question, and the yeas and nays were
now ordered ...
And the question, "shall this item be sngrossed'"
| was taken.
When the clerk had called the roll
Mr.. RHETT rose and addressed the chair.
The SPEAKER put the usual question, "Was
The gentleman within the bar when his name was
oaledin
Mr.. RHETT was understood to say, he was not
quite certain Of the fact but that this was APP
preparation for Charleston harbor, he hoped the
House would allow him to record his vote.
No objection having been made
The clerk called the name Of X. BARswKLL
RHErr, who, (voiing under a misapprehension Of
| the form OF the question said SAY"
Much merriment ensued.
Mr.. RHETr (beng appraised Of the error) said
l 81 thought the question on striking out the
item IL as now understand, it is on engrossing il,
vote 'No.'n
The vote was accordingly so recorded.
Aud the result was then announced as follows:
IEAs-sisssr. Abbott John @ Adams, Arnold, Ash.
nun Blanchard Bowlin. Brinkerhon. VIM. W. Campbell,
Cooke. Crsnston. croner. Cummins. Cunningham. Oar
nyh Garrett Davis, De Mott, Dixon, pocksry Douglass
Foot Fries: Gentry, oes, Order orinnsl Harper. Her.
mex John W Houston, samuel D. Hubbard Washington
Hunt HINT Ss,s, lnss0 Joseph IFs;0
Mcdowell, Mcilvans, Marsh Miller, Moseey, Nven,
'r.A r,adston Pollock. Ramsey, Rsife julia, Rockwell
Smith. Caleb B. Smith Robert Smith, Stanton. Stark.
weather. o. John, strong sykes Thomasson, BENJAMIN
Thompson, James Thompson, Thurman, Tibbsts, Tden,
xnson, Wentworth, Winthrop, Woodwork, Wright, and
SI7s-M.,,rs. stephen Adams, Anderson, Atkinson,
Bsyly Bednser, Bell Benton Bggs, James Black, James
/ A Black, Boyd. peterborough. Milton Brown, William
Gallon. Culver Daniel Jsrsr,on Davis DsIanO billing.
ham, Dobbin, Erdmsn, Fickln, Oddngs. Graham, Gro
yer H. mi Hillard Hopkins, HOagh; oeOrgs Hou,'
Joseph Johnson. Andrew johnson, George w. Jones,
Lake, Lewis, Lyon, LemPkin Maclay, MCLEAN Me.
osughsy Mckay, Barclay Martin Moulton, Owen Payne
rsrll Phelps, Reid. Rhstt Ritter, Roberts sswtse saw
Yer scanmon seaman, Seldom, Alexander D. sims Leon.
/ ard H. Sims, simpson, Thomas smith, strohm, Jacob
Thompson, Tredwsy, Trumbo, Wheaton Wick, williams
Wood, Woodward, Tell, Young and Yost-s6.
So the House decided that the item should not be
snsrossed. ..h
/ 10, .. HARpoR OF SAVANNAH.
Mr.. TIeBATrs asked separate question on
the following item; which. was ordered:
"For the improvement of Savannah harbor, and
the naval anchorage near Fort Pulaski, fifty thou
sand doIlars.n o..
The yeas and nays were ordered, and being taken,
resulted a. follows: u ~. ...... =.
YEAs-Msssrs Abbott, John Q. Adams, Arnold, Ash
mum. B.rringer, blanchard, Bowin Brinkerhon Milton
srSwS puaington. William W Campbell, John H. Camp
cronisr Culver cunningham Darpssh Garret pa
VS. Jefferson Davis. Delsno, be Mott, Dixon, Dockery,
Giddings. Giles, Goodyear Gordon, Order, Grnnel,
Hampton, Harper Henley, Herrck, Elias D. Holmes
Lirs, seaborn Jones, Daniel P. King Thomas Butler
ac5sushey Mcysn.' Marsh. Miller I Moselsy Siven
P'.ish Pendeton, Perry Pollock Price Ramsey Relfe
seaman. Severance, Truman smith, Albert smith, Caleb
l Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton Stewart 81. John
srohm Strong, Sykes, Thbodeaux Thomss,on BENJAMIN
Thompson, James Thompson, Thurman, Tibbas, Tilden
T,um6O. yinton; Wentworth, White, winthrop Wood
ws saa
4 Bl.sk, Boyd, BrocksnsrongS', william g. Brown,
Fickln, G.rvin Graham Grover, Hamiin HARRISON Har.
nqnd W. HaSari. Hunter, jaime. f H. Johnson. Joseph
y Johnson, Andrew Johnson George w. Jones, Leake
ecrsp jane. Mckay e Barclay
Martin. Mouon Owen. Payne, Perr Phelps Reid Ritter
Leonard Sins, simpson, TSe%a. smith s,srtW .aihe,
4 Jacob Thompson, Tredway, Wheaton, Wick, Williams
Woodward, Yell, and Yost-so
So the item was ordered to be engrossed.
GREAT WOOD HOLE HARBoR.
Mr.. BOYD asked a separate question on the fol-
lowing item, which was ordered:
"For the improvement Of Great Wood Hole har-
Dor, Massachusetts, four thousand four hundred and
fifty dollars" " ta, t-au ,.
The yeas and nays were asked and ordered, and
being taken, resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Abbot, John Quincy Adams. Arnold
Ashmun Baker, blanchard, Bowiin, BrinkerhoG Milton
Brown, Burlington VIM, w Campbell, John H. Campbell
Carroll, Cathcar John O. Chapman Chapman Constable
Cr.nston, Culver, Cunningham Darragk, Garrett Davis
Delano, De Mott, Dixon, Dunlap Ellsworth, John II
Living, Edwin H. living, Fsran, Foot, Fries, Old
Hampton; Hargsr. Henley, Herriek, Ella, D. Holmes
iugton Hunt James D. Hunt Charles j. ngersol Joseph
Ingerson, Jenkins, Daniel r, King, Thomas b. King
Lawrence Leib, Lewis Levin McCleland, Joseph J. Nc.
Dowell, McGaughey, McIlvaine, Marsh, Miller, Morris
Moseey, Niven Parish Pcndeton, Pollock Ramsey, Relic
Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell, Russell, sawtele
Sawyer, schenck, Seaman, Severance, Truman Smith
Aleer. Smith, Caleb smith, starkweather Stewart St
John, strohm Strong Sykes Thomasson Benjamin Thomp
son, James Thompson Tibbatts Tilden Trumbo, Vinon
Wentworth White Winthrop, Wright, and Young-I00.
NAYS--Messrs. Stephen Adams, Anderson, Atkinson
Barrnger, Bayy, Bedinger Bell Benton, Biggs, James
Black, James A. Black, Boyd, Brockenbrougb, William
q Brown, Burt, Reuben Chapman Chase, Clarke, Cobb
Cooke, Collin, Crorier, Culom. Cummins Daniel Jener
Davis, Dobbin Dockery Douglass, Erdman, Fickln
Garvin, Gordon, Graham Grover, HARRISON Hsmanson
billiard. Hopkins, @. Houston Edmund W. Hubard Hun
gerford Hunter, James n. Johnson Joseph Johnson An
drew Johnson George w. Jones, Seaborn Jones' Leake
La sere Lyon, Lumpkn, Msclay, Mcclellan, McCernan1
Mcconnell. McCrae, James Mcdowell Mckay, Barclay
Martin. Morse, Moulton, Owen, Payne, Perrl Perry
Phelps, Price Reid, Rhet Ritter Roberts scammon sed
dom Alexander d. Sims Leonard H. Sims, Simpson Tho
mas Smith, Stanton, Jacob Thompson Thurman Tired.
way Wheaton Williams, wilmot, Woodward Yancey
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