The New York herald., 1846-03-22
TWENTY.NiNTH CONGRESS-.
House or Representatives.

The House took up the bill making appropra tons for
rivers and harbors By rule of the House, recently
adopted the engrossmen of any bill making appro-
priations Of money for works Of internal improvement
member to call for division of the question: 80 as 10
take separate vote of the House upon each item Of i'm
such items ssparatey and others collectively the
member making the call may specify and if one -0fth
of the speakerto make such divisions Of the question
and to put them to vote accordingly Therefore, many
the mode pointed out by the ruls.
The CLERK read the item in the bill, "for improving
Hog Island channel at Charleston city South Carolina
One6h Of the members asking for the yeas and nays
they were ordered Alter the roll had been called.
of answering to his narns (not having heard when it
called
Mr. RHsrT-Aye
The House was Immediately convused with laugh.
sr In IL, % Of such after
Mr. RHErr. Immediately said, thought the question
Mr. RHErr-Then l vote. No.
The House refused to order the item to be engrossed
by vote Of yeas 80, nays SO.
In addition to the items given in Yesterday proceed
ings the following were to-day ordered engross.
For the Improvement Of Savannah harbor and thu ns
val anchorage near Fort Pulaski, $50 900.
For the Improvement Of Great Wood hsrbor, Massa.
For continuing the improvement Of the navigation Of
the Hudson river, above and below Albany. New ork
The vote was-yeas loa, nays 7o
For ths Improvement Of the Ohio river above the
For the improvement. Of the Ohio river. below the
falls =. Lonsv: .sd q 5 Of the Mississippi Missouri and
For removing the raft Of Red river, and for the i'm
provement Of the river, $50 00o
fore constructed on the Atlantic coast, $4,000.
The House refused BY vote ofyeas Sc. nays 49, to
ths residue OF the stock held by individual
in he Louisville and Portland Canal Company sum
as may be necessary which stock the President of the
United hereby authorized to purchase il can
be obtained on such terms as he shall deem fair and
price for the purpose Of relieving the nav
canal FREQ from tolls
Mr.. HrLLrARp moved to reconsider tho vote by which
the House refused to order the clause making an an
preparation for Hog Island channel, to be engros.ei
The question was decided the negative-yeas 73,
The bill was read a third time
Mr. WEyrwoRrH, moved that the bill, be put on it's
passage and also moved the previous question: which
Mir Josrs, Of Tennessee, said it was not in order In
point Of fact the bill was not engrossed. '-'
The srEAEsR respectfully said the bi was engrosssd
JoSEs then called for tho reading sngrosed
Mr.. Houston, of Alabama, inquired whether II would
be in order to move to lay the bill on the table
Tho SsEAxER said II wouid.
Mr. HOUSTON mado that otion and asked for tha
| and nays.
The srE.xEn requested as many gentlemen as were
there cries of sit down. "sit down" have
test vote on the passage !; and down, down How.
The yeas and nays were ordered
A voicE-Mr. Speaker, what 10 the question:
The SPEAKEK-To lay on the table,
The Clerk called the reu and and the result WAS
ayes IS, nays l09
so the bill not laid on the table
The SPEAKER stated the question Ia be shaf IN. h;l,
passl
Mr. JoSr, of Tennessee, called for the reading of the
bill as engrossed voice: E" Oh, no don't insist on
it ! it will take too much time.'1
Inres OF four gentlemen at the same moment, called
lot the yeas and nays They taken, and the bill
Is, a nd INV
THE TITLE o. THE BILL.
crying oS fro" their
and he proposed an amendment 10 the tsle q" Sii
m:as m:a.s wsn Ss for works Of internal
The prsviou: question moved and seconded and
Mr.. WEsrwoarH to ask question, whether II
would be in order to move to lay the amendment Of Mr.
fns srnaHss response was mot heard .o 10 Srss
the confusion that prevailed He raped with his ham
mer and requested gentleman the asles to take their
Tho cLrRK read the title of the bill as reported BY
COMMITTEES on Commerce, as follows: "A bif making
spProprs.ons for the improvement Of certain harbors
Mr.. LE.x. proposed a modiacatstion of the amend.
ment of Mr. Payne. lCries, read it, read it"l
be in order.
The srsAxEn said it would not. the previous question
The yeas, and nays were ordered, and
The srEAxss directed the clerk to proceed With the
The CLERK essayed to do So but the noise being 80
great, he paused.
The SrsAKEs-t is useless to attempt to call the yeas
and nays amid much confusion Gentlemen will
have the goodness to take their seats. And rap rap
rap went the hammer1 -
The CLERK called a few names, and suddenly
there was pause Of at least O minute.
Inc srsAxxs-When order IL restored, the Clerk will
House. ~ "e'''a"' siAinB sh ovor tne
Inc srE.xss-The House will have the roodp sss 10
tSs,r that the Clerk may hear the answ err to
was called s'' enu "nany the last name
m. rs,u was snnounced-ysas 81 nays ll7-and
MI LsAss inquired whether il would be ip rdsr IA
title stand. In voice Lot the
The title, as originally reported was than ....a.
MI TissArrs moved to reconsider the vote Ne -S,st
the bill was passed, and the House reusea N AZ my"
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