New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-21
A PenciI-Shetch from the Gallery.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

This is n glorious day; bright with the beauties Of
reviving Spring The grass s growing green around
this Loco Foco Congress, as if lnanimate Nature
without sympathized with animated Nature within.
The birds are singing their sweetest hymns OF
thanksgiving that the free and balmy air of Heaven
is their horne. The flowers opening their beau
ties 10 delight the senses with their perfume and
gorgeous glory. The buds are unfolding themselves
TO coihe the winter beaten branches in suits of the
richest Kendall Green" Even The gold fish in the
reservoir around the Naval Monument are skim
ming the top of their liquid home, envyng the hap
piness of the jewellers On earth and IL air.
But these ideas too poeucal TO be properly
treated in Hall dedicated to the very unpoeiica
uses-or rather abuses-oi Loco ocosm. From
my seat among the ladies' therefore, note the fol-
lowing proceedings. They not of very much
importance for they consisted principally OF calling
the Yeas and Nays.
The House met a, ~ o'clock today, and went i'm
mcdstely into ,he consideration OF the River and
Harbor Bill. The question was upon concurring
with the Committee in the various things proposed
The question first before the House amend
ment to expend $50, coo on the Mississippi river
on the Upper Mississippi.
Upon this the yeas and nays were ordered-yeas
60, nays us. So the amendment was rejected.
The question was then on ordering the bill 10 be
engrOssed for third reading. The appropriations
TO which no objections were made, were read Ill!
they came TO the one appropriatng SO 600 for Little
Sodus Bay, on Lake Ontario. Upon this the yeas
aud nays were called by Mr.. BOYD ot Ky. and were
ordered-yeas 1903, nays 80.
The appropriation Of s. 600 for improving Oak
Orchard Harbor, on Lake Ontario, was then taken
up aud carried.
The appropriation OF $40 900 for the improvement
OF the ST.. Clair flats also carried.
The appropriation Of SO 600 for the Harbor Of
Michigan City MRS carried by SO TO 81.
The appropriation of SIS, 600 for the Improvement
of Racine Harbor on Lake Michigan was carried by
vote OF IS TO g.
The next on which the Yeas and Nays were called
was The appropriation Of $4,000 for ST. Louis Har-
bor-Yeas SO, Nays 60
Two or three amendments were then passed over
without objections, among which wes an eppropria-
ton of $4,000 for the harbor Of Bridgeport Conn.
The amendment appropriating $4,000 for. the
Improvement OF Newark Harbor was submitted 10
the test OF the Yeas and Nays-Yeas 81, Nays e5
The next amendment was for an appropriation OF
100000 for the improvement of Havre de Grace,
Md Yeas 100, Nays 20.
The next appropriation on which the Yeas and
Nays were called was one Of $4,000 for improving
Hog Island channel at Charleston. s. c. This is
one OF the works OF Internal Improvement which II
is supposed the South considers constitutional, be-
cause the South wants il done. Several OF the more
Nouhery Members thought they would try the
Southern votes on this, and SO they called for the
Yeas and Nays.
Mr. JONES of Georgia rose and said that one of the
Senators from his State had child dead. The fu
neral was lake place this afternoon and he hoped
tue House would q O'Clock, P. NJ adjourn
This carried, and the House adjourned till to-
morrow at u clock.
The sky which has been brigh, To- day is now a /.
O'Clock. p. NJ overloaded. We shall probably
have another thunderstorm this evening. The
weather has been rather uncomfortably warm.
Nothing said to-day about the difficulty between
Mr.. Schcnck and Mr. Fries.
The House will probably get through with the
River and Harbor Bill TO morrow.