The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-24
THE DAILY UNION

The SPEAKER put the question, and there was
clearly a majority voting against the motion, ana
the Speaker was so announcing when
Mr.. TlBBATTS demanded the yeas and Nays
which were ordered, and being taken resulted as
follows:
Bowlin ROyd BTinkerhon, BrOdhead, Milton Brown
William W Campbell JOhn Il, Campbell Carroll Csthcar
Minis, CHAM, Deiano, De MOtt, Dillingham;, Dun
lap, Edsall Ellsworth Erdmsn Isnn Foot Fries, Gar
ton, Harper Henley, Iierrck Elias B. Holmes, Hough
Hudson, HungerIoid, Washington Hunt, James Hunt
Johnson, seabOm ZONES, Kennedy, Thomas Butler
King, Leb, La sere, Lewis Levin, Lyon, McClelland'
Marsh, Miller, Morris Moselsy, owen, Pendlston
Perrl, Petit, Rathbuu, Relfe julius Rockwell John A.
Truman smith Albert smith. Thomas smith G. B. Smith
H. Smith, Stanton stephens 81 John, strohm, Thbodesux
Sstts Toonbs' Vance. Vinton. Wsnt~OTth White, Wick
Winthrop Woodruff, Wright, Yell, and Young-lo6
NAYs-M ssI, stephen Adams Adams Ander'SP Atkinson
A Black, BIockenbrough, Burlington, Burt, John @
Chapman, Reuben Chapman, Clarke, Cobb Cuilom' Dan
Gordon Graham, HAmlin, Harrison, Harmshson, billiard
Hoge Hopkins, George $. Houston Hunter, James II
Kiag, Preston King, Leske Lumfkn. McClssn. McClsr
hand. Mcdonald Barclay Martin, MOulton, Norris Par
sh, Payne Perry, Price. Reid, Rhett, Ritter. Robert'
Runk, Russell, seAmmon, ssddon, Alexander d. Sims
Leonard II. Sims Strong, sykes, Towns, TTumbo whoa
ton, woodward w0sdw orh. and Yoat-e'.
So the motion was agreed to.
Whereupon the House resolved itself into Com
mttee OF the Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr..
Thomas SaTH in the chair.
MIR. TlBBATrS moved that the committee pro.
coed TO the consideration Of the bill making an sp-
preparation for the improvement Of certain hsrbon
and rivers.
Mr.. RATHBUN moved that the committee take
up the 6il providing for the appointment of clerks
Mr.. HARRISON gave nouce that if the motion
Of the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. TlBBArrsl
should not prevail, he would move that the CON.
mitee take up the bill providing for the organize
ZION Of two regiments Of mounted rAemen.
Mr.. COBB TO Mr.. HAnALsoS.) Is yours an
Oregon bill
II any answer was made, tho reporter did not
hear it.
The question then taken by teIlers on the mo-
ton Of Mr. TBBArTs, and the vote stood-ayes 81,
noes 60.
So the motion was agreed to;
And the committee proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill making appropriations for certain hsrborS
and rivers.
The bill having been read through,
MIR. MCCONNELL, remarkng that the act was
born in sin and brought forth in inquiry remark
which he did not design to have any application to
the committee who reported t-moyod that it be
laid aside, and that the committee proceed TO the
consideration Of the bill IN relation to the appoint
ment Of clerks.
Mr.. COBB asked fD' a DIVISION Of the notion
which was ordered;
And the question on the motion that the bill be
laid aside was taken, an! ecided in the negative
ayes 90, noes 80.
So the committee decide that the bill should not
be laid aside.
Mr.. McCoNNELLt en- moved to strike out the
FIRST clause thereof
Mr.. McC. made few remarks which gave rise
to much merriment; but such was the uprosr in the
hall, that much Of what he said Lost at the re-
porter's desk. As far as heard, he said
| make this motion from the promptings Of ma.
ure, OF common homes y and Of justice To the con-
stituents have the nor TO represen; in this hall
There are no moneys that are deposited in the vaults
Of the treasury Of the United States, unless they
have come stained with the sweat Of honest industry
and laborous enterprise. There is one OF the sec
tons Of this bill which is reported The did not speak
unexpectedly of the committee who reported the
bill--the Committee on Commerce) which proposed
to appropriate 'for the purchase of the residue of
the stock held by individual stockholders in the
Louisville and Portland Canal Company, such sum
as u,ny be sEcEssARr"-it may be one million; it
may be iiroj 1t may be hfty il may be FIVE hundred
millions-ProviJed ibs .Presidept contract with
these stockholders and individual punderers, who
are lying in wait at all the commercial points
throughout our vast republic, to take advantage of
the laboring elasses- I PROF. against any action
upon this bill for this, il for no other reason
No member Of this House. no member of this
taken from the Treasury Of the United States TO
perfect and complete the contemplated object of this
bill. 1t ia fdsran and aupendow Outrage in my
opinion.
(By-the-by, contemplate at the earliest period
introducing bill, giving l60 acres of land to all the
lsboring classes-heads of families, widows, or
macs, If they will cultivate it, And as carving
out the idea of duty to God, our fellows, and our
country, this concern should not pass And if anv
man upon this floor can give his consent to this
blank appropriation This
bill would run round the globe. II was longer than
Long John" WENTWORTH himself
He protested against action being had; and he ap-
pealed to the House on the principles of common
sense, common justice, common right; and he in
voked them to have mercy upon a common con-
sttuency, that they would not rob and plumber US
for Notifications on Lake Michigan, or any other
lake, that is as long as the original John him
self. ...
give it up, sir.
The question was then taken on the amendment
Of Mr.. McCosNELL, and il was rejecied
Mr., RHETT inquired Of tho chair whether this
bill was debatabe at any stage on an amend
men. ...
The CHAIRMAN's reply could not be heard.
Mr.. RHETT suggested that the usual way had
been to to strike out the cnactng clause Of the
BILL and then to debate its merits. He was not
prepared to5ay 10y reason Of indsposition) to say
anything ~ the subject, but he should probably be
able to do SO tomorrow; and, IN the mean time, If
any gentleman desired to take the floor, he (Mr
R.) would yield it. g., s...
Some conversation followed the Chairman
stating that motion TO strike out the enacting
clause of the bill would not now be in order.
Mr.. RHET'T said, he wished 10 say to his west
ern friends to gentlemen in favor Of this bill that he
hoped they would assign some good reason why it
should PASS. NJ f." .-atI' ,.,,
The CHAIRMAN was understood to say
though the committee was in such state of conf1-
sion to render hearing very difficult atter) that
the gentleman must submit some motion before
proceeding with any remarks. .s.
Mr.. RHETT said that, in order that the debate
might be opened, he would move to strike out all
after the enacting clause, for the purpose OF bring
ing the matter before the committee and of thus en-
abling gentlemen TO discuss the merits or the
bill. .' .., ...E -. -
Mr.. r. then called attention to the item Of appro-
prIahon for the purchase Of the residue Of the
stock held by individual stockholders in the Louis.
vile and Portland Canal Company and an interest
ing conversation az to the value b that stock and the
amount that was required for its purchase followed
in which Messrs. RHETT, WENTWORTH, and