The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished BUSH
ness to be the river and harbor bill
Mr.. JAMES THOMPSON asked leave to pre-
sent memorial; and
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON asked leave to make
some reports.
The SPEAKER stated that the previous ques-
ton having been seconded, and the main question
dered on the bill above designated, it would not be
in order to entertain any other proposition.
RIVER, AND HARBoRs.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
making appropriations for the improvement Of GER
tain harbors and rivers, the pending question still
being concurring in the amendments reported
from the Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union and on ordering the bill to be engrossed for a
third reading
HUDSON RIVER.
The first question on concurring in the fol-
lowing amendment
Strike from the bill the following words:
"For keeping in repair and extending the public
works, and removing the distractions in the Hud-
son river between the cities Of Troy and Albany,
and below the latter place. to render accessible
the United States arsenal and depot situated between
said cities, S750O0,"
And insert
"For continuing the improvement in the naviga-
ton of the Hudson river, above and below Albany,
in the State Of New York, $4,000"
Mr.. G. w. JONES asked the yeas and nays,
which were refused;
And the amendment was concurred in
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSOURI
The next amendment was:
Add TO the following item: "For the improvement
Of the Ohio river below the falls Mt Louisville, and
of the, Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers,
S240, 000," the following words
"S50,0O0 thereof to be expended in the improve
ment Of the Mississippi above the mouth of the
Missouri"
Mr.. BOYD asked the yeas and nays; which were
ordered.
Mr.. BRINKERHOFF asked that the House
might be brought to order, and that the amendment
might be again read.
The SPEAKER said the House was engaged in
an important business and that if gentlemen wished
| to understand what was going on, they must take
their seats and come to order
The amendment was again read.
And the question, "Shall this amendment be con-
CURED np was taken, and decided in the negative
| as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Arnold, Ashmun, Bowlin, Cathcart
Culver. Cunningham Dauagh, Jefferson Davis, billing
| ham, Douglass, Dunlap Faran, Foot Giles, Grinneii
s% a'Tp hunt he 1ss. h'Ty la Holmes
La sere Lewis MCLEAN, McClellsnd, Joseph j. Me
powell Mc(laughey, John ?. Martin, Morris Moseley
owen Perrl Perry Pollock, Price, Ramsey, Rathhnn
Relfe Ritter, Roberts, sawtele, Sawyer scammon
Leonard H. Sims, Truman Smith, Robert Smith, Stark
weather, stewart 81. John, James Thompson Tibbaus
| wentworth Wheaton, Williams winthrop, Woodwork
and Wrght-G0.
NAYs2Messrs Abbott Anderson, Atkinson, Barringer
Bayiy Bednger Bell Benton, Bggs, James Black, Jame
A. black Boyd, Brinkerhoh, Brockenbrough, MioT
Brown William q. Brown, Burlington, Carroll John
Chapman Reuben Chapman, Chase, Clarke, Cobb Cooke
Collin Cranston, Crozier Cullom, Cummins Daniel Gar
rett Davis Delano, De Mott, Dixon Dohhin, Dockery
| Ellsworth Erdman, John II. Ewing Edwin H. Ewing
Foster Fries Garvin Gentry, Giddings, Goodyear Cor
don Graham Order, Grover, HARRISON, Herrck, Hi
lard Elias B. Holmes, Hopkins, George 5. Houston
Edmund W. Hubbard, Samuel D. Hubbard, Hungerford
Washington Hunt Hunter, Joseph X lngersoll James
| Johnson, Andrew Johnson George w Jones, seaborI
Jones Preston King Lawrence Leake Leib, Levin, II
gon, Msclay, McClernsnd, Mcdonnell James Mcdowell
McIvane Mckay Marsh Barclay Martin, Morse, Monlton
Niven Parish, Payne, Pendeton, Phelps Reid John
Rockwell, Russell schenck, Seaman Seldom, severance
simpson Albert Smith, Thomas Smith. Caleb b smith
Stanton, strohm, Strong, Thomasson, BENJAMIN Thomp
i son, Jacob Thompson, Tilden Tredway, Trumbo, Vim
ton, Wick, WilmOt, Woodward, Yancey Yell, Young sn'
Yost-llb.
| SO the amendment was not concurred in
| All the amendments having now been di sposec
Of
the engrossment Of the bill. 1T would be read BY