Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-21

been done to the South The appropriations for that section,
for oil purposes from the Of The Government
rub out and begin again. as, i 4t 4,N
Mr.. D. said that he had intended to have gone further into
the subject and to read sundy statements and statistics which
he had prepared but the hour late he would not
and he then passed Texas and Oregon and spoke
in relation to the annexation Of the and to the claim Of the
United States to the other Mr. d. after this returned the
bill, and deprecated its policy leading consolidation in
the Government and the destruction of the independence
the States He reverted to the appropriation for the harbor
St. Louis which he considered would be useless waste
money
Here motion for the committee rse il was found
that quorum present; and after many Intellectual
efforts have call Of the House, adjournment place,
TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1916.
On motion of Mr. TIBBATTS, the House resolved itself
into Committee Of the Whole the of the Unon Mr.
Thomas Smith in the chair and resumed the consideration
Of the bill reported by the Committee Commerce, making
appropriations for the improvement Of the navigation Of certain
n Mr.. WOODWARD, Of South Carolina, who was entitled
to the floor from yesterday, and delivered speech entire
confined to argument against the power OF Congress-
under the Constitution Of the United State to make appo
paons for internal improvements He had not concluded
his argument when his hour expired. ss4
Mr.. BOWLIN said he should not have troubled the
mtee if it had not been for the attack the unexpected and
ungcous attack which had been made in this debate the
harbor Of ST. Louis This item it not only his duty but
his pleasure defend Alter few words in relation to this
haror Mr. b. said he must turn his attention TO charge
which had been made against the Western people Of being
public punderers The Western people public plunderers
What punderers Of the public Treasury No. said
Mr. B. II is the West that is yearly yes yearly pundered
enrich the East Every dollar in the West is raked up to
pay for lands and sent off TO the East to be squanered there
Upon what the public money expended squandered He
said he could tell the House More than millions
nuay for the navy five millions for the army
millions for Notifications, lighthouses and other objects along
the coast besides splendid and expensive civil list all OF
the rcsIa nf
country Northern gentlemen have had their scrupes raised
(sad Mr.. b. and find in their consciences to pay
for dragging sag out Of the mississippi river Where do
they find the authority to pay their fishing bounes and other
unknown expenditures for the benefit of trade navigation,
the East and North Millions upon millions spent along
the Atlantic coast for lighthouses Where do you derive the
authority for this Hundreds of thousands Of dollars
nua spent for the survey Of the coast Where do you fnd
authority for this expenditure One years appropriation for
this would draw all the snags Of the Mississippi
Mr. b. then glanced OF the arguments which have
been made against the of Congress under the Cons
tuition improve rivers and harbos and answered those
guments in short and graphic He then went into
examination OF the claims of the West expenditures such
contemplated by the BILL and he set forth those claims
and advocated them in very Jealous and animated manner
Mr. b. said time precious, the debate was by order OF
the House. to terminate in few hours and he the great
anxiety of many members speak to the BILL He would
therefore leave the general subject and turn his attention for
few the item interesting to him and to those
he represented well to the commerce Of the West in
genera-the for the habor of St. Louis He then went
to show proprety and the necessity of the appropra
ton for the improvement of that harbo Among the facts
which he adduced in support of its claims the favor Of the
Government he stated that ST. Louis the third city in
the Union in tonnage, fact probably unknown to
Of the members of Congress She numbered 23 first rate
steamboats, amounting AZ, 900 tons, according to measure
ment These 2l3 boats with others which entered the har
Dor the Of the year. repeated voyages gave
Tonnage entering that hsrbor during the last year Of $685.
TONS according measurement but the tonnage by
suement was not half the actual tonnage, might be est
mated thathe amount of tonnage which entered the
Dor OF st Louis during the last at least tons
Mr. B. then gave statistical of the that
city the quantity of merchandise and its amount in value
He could ascertain the why, out
of the great number of items Of which the bill composed
the harbor of St. Louis the selected object of attack II
the people of st. Louis alone (sad Mr. B who
interested in this appropriation All the people Of the
United States in fact interested there citizens in
section Of the Union who deeply concerned in the
Of that great and rising city But his astonish
increased beyond what he could well express at
seeing Western members engaged in this attack. How could
it be possible that they could oppose such appropriation
He advised them to beware Of what they were doing They
would have reckon with the West and with their constu
and might be difficult with Of them make that
reckoning He returned to the charge against the West Of
punderng the public Treasury This charge he again ndg
nantly denounced and took his seat
Mr.. TIBBATTS said that he had not originally con
tenpaed speaking the subject, should he have
risen but for the extraordinary turn which the debate had
ken, and the opposition the bill had met with, and the quar-
tiers from which this opposition had, in part, He then
defended the bill against the attacks made by gentleman
from Alabama, M PArSE) in speech which that gentle
man delivered soon after the debate commenced.
Mr. t. then turned TO the o-repeated charge which had
been made in this debate Of log rolling" and repealed the
charge He said he had foundation Whatsoever
There nothing TO sustain it, So far he concerned
there ground whatever for IT, There not item
in the bill located himself his constituents To protect
the committee from this charge he would take the liberty
state that the only item in which he felt personal interest,"
when before the committee voted down by the casting
vote Of the chairman.
Mr. T. spoke Of what had been said about the Portland and
Louisville Canals and, in few remarks defended that item
from the assaults which had been made upon it. But he
begged permission the time that his desire
this canal purchased by the Government and given up
to commerce. free Of TOLL did from any personal feel
ing interest He actuated solely from considerations
for the public good He did reside within hundred and
fifty miles Of Louisville.
Mr. T. said that many members Of this House, who were
not familiar with the great West could have idea Of that
part Of the country, It's and fertility, the length,
breadth, and importance Of its water and he not
therefore, very much surprised at the opposition which
from those gentlemen TO appropriations for the benefit Of the
West But he could find words express the astonsh
ment he felt the opposition which manifested against
the bill in this House yesterday by Western member. He
repeated he could sufficiently express the establishment he
felt at the opposition of Western member representative
Of the West That gentleman certainly did represent the
sentiments Of the Democracy Of Illinois
Mr.. McCLERNAND here and inquired IL the alusion
to him
Mr.. TIBBATTS answered in the affirmative.
Mr.. McCLERNAND made few observations not heard Of
the Reporters table but understood say that the gen.
eman from Kentucky did not understand the facts which
he alluded
Mr. TIBBATTs said that would appear from the reading
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