The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-26

for the recent operations on the Rio drande.
The resolution, he hoped, would occupy but
moment.
Mr.. HARALsoN suggested the propriety of
delaying action Cd tie resolution until the House
should have received las probably 1t would do IA
the course Of the day. communication from the
President Of the United States covering copies OF
the dispatches recently forwarded 10 the government
from the army of occupation. The House could
then act understandingly on the whole subject, and
give proper direction 70 IT, He trusted 1t was well
known that he had disposition to delay action on
this matter. All he Wished was that the House
should have the papers before ii.
Mr.. BRlNKERHOFF waived his motion for the
present.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The committee resumed the consideration Of the
bill making appropriations for the civil and dipe-
matte expenses Of government for the year ending
the SOth day Of June, lS47, and for other pur-
poses.'
The pending question was on the motion of Mr..
BorD TO amend the following item, to Wit:
For the erection and completion Of the marine hospitals
at PittsbuTg, Louisville, and Cleveland fifty thousand
dollars"
By inserting after the word Louisville" the
word "Padueah."
Tellers were ordered.
Mr.. CRoHIER indicated his intention To give to
the amendment his hearty support, expressing the
hope that il would be adopted, and that il would
prove 10 be an entering wedge 10 that appIopra-
uon for the Tennessee river, which he had moved
at an earlier period of the session
Mr. G. now proceeded to arraign the course Of
several members This colleagues and others) in
aton TO his proposition on the river and haTbor
bill, making an appropriation for the removal Of
distractions round the Muscle shoals in the Tennes-
river
Mr.. G s. HOUSTON replied to such Of the re-
marks Of Mr. G. had bearing upon his own
obi oh h. ID and MIN
In relation TO the immedists question before the
House, he gave notice that, if no other member did
SO, he should, after the amendments had been dis
posed Of, move to strike out the appropriation for
the whole hospital system. He believed the system
was going altogether too far.
Mr.. STANTON, not deeming il necessary (he
said) to say word in relation to the proposition
Immediately before the committee, replied TO the at
tack of Mr.. CRozER ESQ far as the remarks OF that
gentleman applied to himself,) and rerdted it. He
thought that the subject had been very inappropri
ately brought in.
Mr.. CRoZlER made some further remarks, to
which
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON rejoined.
The discussion was now brought back to the
question before the committee by
Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS, who adyertsd to the
fact that the amendment which he had Yesterday
proposed, 10 insert the word "Natchez ~ had been
rejected. Opposition had been made to il upon the
was not perfected. And he now explained that the
title was complete, and that the money had been
paid. He urged the superior claims of the location.
The title being complete, he presumed the only OBJ
stacle in the way removed, except that high con-
stitutional objection which applied alike to all these
works. He had not introduced the system, nor did
he stand here to advocate it. But If il was to be
carried out he submitted that this point had higher
claims than any other. He asked the consent of
the committee TO allow the amendment under The
statement he had made to be reinstated.
The motion not being in order
Mr.. DAVIS gave notice that he would again pro-
pose the amendment after the pending question
should have been disposed Of
Mr.. WENTWORTH said there ought to be
more marine hospitals established; but the main diff
hcuty seemed to be in ascertaining the proper loca-
ton for them. He spoke Of the great necessity Of
more hospitals upon the lakes as we'll as the rivers
and more particularly upon Lake Michigan. The
sailors there had been paying hospital money for
many years, and yet it was impossible for them to
get one cents advantage. There being no port
of entry on Lake Michigan, there was no one au-
thorized to collect and dsburse this money. Con-
sequenty it not unfrequently happened that sailors
who had paid hospital money all their lives
were at last, left to the charities Of the world or
sent to die in a poor house. He thought govern
ment should be more liberal in making hospitals
or il should cease extorting money from the sailors
As no new appropriation would be in order in this
OIL, nc nOpcu the CHAIR WOuu ucClue IL IN 10
allow proposition inserted for board of commits
soners to report the best practicable point for
hospital on the Ohio, on the Mississippi, and Lake
Michigan giving estimates for each one The ex-
pense Of hospital at Chicago would be very email,
as government already owned very good site and
there are always large number Of sailors in that
port
Mr. G. DAVIS thought that there would be no
good sense in abandoning the expenditures already
made on these various sites; and commended that no
man acquainted with the western waters could doubt
the expediency and necessity Of a hospital at Padu-
cab. Gentlemen had objected to this site, that Ken
lucky would thus have two hospitals. Nominally
that would be the case. Paducah was within the ge-
ographcal limits of Kentucky, but in its local and
business relations; it in fact in part Tennessee
hospital.
The question was then taken on the amendment
OF Mr.. BoYD Ito insert the word Paducah,) and, by
ayes 50, noes As, it was agreed TO.
Mr. DARRAGH indicated an amendment, in
creasng the appropriation from $50 900 to SIS 000
but postponed the motion until it should have been
ascertaned whether the of any other place be-
sides Paducah should be inserted
Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS now moved to insert
''Natchez," whose claims he again urged upon the
consideration Of the committee.
The amendment, by ayes So, noes 81, was agreed
Mr.. FARAN proposed an amendment, appropri-
ating $4,000 for enlarging the Commercial Hospi-
tai (as the reporter undeTstood) at Cincinnati.
After an explanation by Mr.. F. to the object of
the amendment, and brief conversation with Mr..
MCKAY
The CHAIR ruled the amendment out Of order,
under the rule which declared that mo appropriation
shall be reported in such general appropriation bills,
or be in order amendment thereto, for any ex-
penditure not previously authorized by law" &c.
So the amendment was not entertained.
Mr.. BOWLIN offered the following amendment,
to come in at the end of the 439th line:
For the purchase of site site and buildings the
President Of the United States may deem best for marine
hospital at the city Of St Louis Missouri the
of thousand four hundred and sixty eight dollars
ing the heretofore appropriated for like purpose
by the act of Congress- approved August 2oh 1896 and
veng to the treasury without being applied the purposes
for which it was appropriated"
Mr.. DROMGOOLE raised the question that the
amendment was not in order, not being authorized
by law.
Mr.. BoWLIN spoke briefly to the point of or
der, contending that, under the law which had been
passed, the amendment was in order. Beyond that
question he would not now go. But if it should be
overrued, he would be able to demonstrate the vast
importance of this location over any other that had
been designated.