New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-19
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uoIrSr OE REpRFSF

The House met this morning al 10 o'clock. and
resumed the discussion of the River and Harbor BILL
Mr.. WOODWORK from s. C. being entitled TO the
floor, made forty bale" speech against the bill.
Mr.. BowLIS Of Mo- supported the BILL and advo-
Gated its passage with particular reference to the I'M
provement of the harbor of ST. Louis and in this
connection he illustrated the folly of the construction
of the Constitution contended for by the forty bale
men, in contending that all improvements in Rivers
and Harbors can only be made by the legal auihor-
ties.
The city of St. Louis had appropriated money for
that purpose but were interrupted in the execution
of the work by the authorities Of Illinois. upon the
plea that in endeavoring to improve their own har-
Dor they were detracting from the advantages
which would accrue TO the ports on the Illinois
shore by the distractions TO those the Missouri
They were thus in the position in which they could
no. act under State authority and the power being
denied to the General Government 10 make these
improvements, they could not be made at all.
Mr.. TIBBATTs supported the bill and defended its
consttutonality and its agreement with democratic
principle and practice and he instanced approprla-
tions made TO every River contained in the bill dur
ing every year ofthe administrations of Gen. JACK
sos and Mr.. VAN buren,, go long as there was any
surplus in the Treasury.
Mr. McCLERNASD interrupted Mr.. Tibbatts to in
quire of him who he voted for in 80 and SO, to
which Mr.. Tibbatts replied he did not recollect. Mr..
Nice. then asked him if he no in favor OF U. s.
Bank, to which Mr.. 7. replied in the Affirmative
These interrogations were put with view to prove
that Mr.. 7. was not good Democrat, that gentleman
having charged Mr.. Nice. with opposing the bill in
contempt of The entire Democratic sentiment Of the
State which he in part represented, Illinois.
Mr.. Cooke of Tenn. followed and he stirred up
the =" forty bale" men and made them grow terribly
by holding up TO view their Inconsistencies and alb
surdites. He poked one here, and another there,
and for the most part, during his speech, kept two
or three of them on the floor roaring for an oppor-
tunity to explain.
Mr. KING of Mass. supported the bill.
Mr.. HOLMES ofN. Y. moved an amendment max,
ing appropriation for the improvement Of the har-
Dor at Sandy Creek on Lake Ontario.
Mr.. BELL of KY. commenced speech in which
he was short by the arrival of the hour, P M.
at which the debate was 10 cease.
The Committee then proceeded to progress with
the reading Of the bill and to various amend
ments, which were submitted-some of them Of a
very ridiculous character-such as a million of dol
lars for the construction Of Canal from the Allan
tic TO the Pacific two millions for the improveme nj
of harbors and rivers in Texas; City thousand for
the improvement Of the mouth of the Columbia, &c.
&c. but no amendments that were not moved under
instructions of the Committee that reported the bill
were adopted.
The bill was not taken out OF Committee when
the House adjourned.