The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-23

offered a ansndasns lsAe h,ves sns 1ssss ivy VA
Mr. BOWLS. Of Ml..oar. spoke 70 that portion eth.
bill in which his constituents have deep interest He
pies of certain gentlemen who seemed think that the
Constitution formed barrier 70 appropriations beyond
would vote 100000 TO be placed in the hands of
single person, yet they would not give $500 900 to
remove s1ags from the Western rivers The most magni
cent and exte nsive in the world and whose bosom
floats, annually, hundred millions OF dollars.
600 for the nn,cbsss Of snt I" w. ana
land Caoe at the Falls Of the Ohio ia order to relieve
the people from the tax Of $780, 900 annually for passing
through. The democrats Of the West make great pro-
LESSONS Of love for internal improvements when before
their constituents, but when they here they pur
sue different course
The halt hour to which the debate was limited EXPIRED
and the Committee voted on amendments
on concurrng in the amendment appropriating $3.50
900 for the Cumberland Road. 1t was reected-yess Oh
nays 81
The bill was then passed-yeas SO; NAYS 72-and APP
propriates as follows, viz =:
For the harbor of Milwaukee, six thousand dollars;
For the continuation OF the bieakwater structure at
Burlington, On lake Chsmplain six Thousand dollars
For the continuation of the breakwater structure at
Pla,tshurg on lake Chappain six thousand dollars;
For the repairs and working Of tae steam drsdge
lake Champlain five thousand dollars;
For the improvement of the harbor at Port Ontario
lake Ontario, three thousand dollars;
For the Improvement OF the harbor at Oswego on lake
! Ontario, ten thousand dollars;
For the improvement OF Big Sodus Bay, on lake Onta
| rio, four thousand dollars;
For the improvement Of the harbor at the mouth Of
|
For the provement of the Oak Orchard harbor State
! Of New York, three thousand dollars;
For the construction OF dredge boat for lake Ontario
| twelve thousand dollars;
Fer repairing the harbor at Buffalo, lake Erie and
the continuation OF the wall for the protection of the
same, twenty five Thousand dollars;
For improving the harbor at Dunkirk, on lake Erie,
Ave Thousand dollars;
For improving the harbor at Erie, lake Erie twelve
thousand dollars;
For improving Grand river harbor, on!Iake Erie, three
thousand dollars;
Fer owing the harbor at Cleveland, on lake Erie,
| ten thousand dollars;
For improving the harbor at Sandusky city, on lake
| Erie. six thousand dollars;
For improving the river Rasin srbor on lake Erie
! five thousand dollars;
! For constructing dredge boat TO be used Lake
| Erie, twelve thousand dollars;
For improving the harbor at St. Joseph, on Lake Mi.
! chjgan, thousand dollars;
For improving the harbor at Michigan city, on Lake
Michigan, twelve thousand dollars;
For improving the harbor ut Milwaukee, Oh Lake Mi
chigsn, six thousand dollars;
For improving the harbor at Chicago, on Lake Mich
gan, eight thousand dollars;
For constructing aTedge boat to be used on Lake Mi
cbIgan, twelve thousand dollarg
For constructing breakwater structure ut Stamford
ledge, Maine, six thousand dollars;
For improving the harbor at Boston, seventeen thou
sand dollars;
For improving the harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut
Six thousand dollars;
Fer survey and examination Of the hsrbor at New
ark. New Jersey tive thousand dollars;
For survey and xamination of the harbor at Prov
dence and Block Island Rhode Island, two thousand
dollars
For completing the Delaware breakwater, thirty thou
sand dollsrs
For improving the haibor at Baltimore city, ten thou
sand dollars;
For survey and examination of the harbo- at Havre.
de Grace Maryland, fifteen hundred dollars;
For improving Hog Island channel at Charleston city,
South Carolina, ten thousand dollars;
For the Improvement OF Savannah harbor, and naval
anchorage near Fort Pulaski twenty-five thousand dol
lars;
For survey and examination Of the harbor at Mobile,
Alabama, four thousand dollars;
For continuing the public works, and removing the
obsuuc tons in the Hudson river twentydv thousand
dollars;
For the Improvement Of the Ohio river above the falls
at Louisville forty thousand dollars;
For the Improvement Of the Ohio river below the falls
at Louisville and Of the Mssissppi, Missouri and Ar
kansas rivers, hundred and fifty thousand dollars
Provided, That Of this not to exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars may be applied to the Improvement Of
the Mississippi river at ST. Louis in the discretion of the
Secretary of War;
For removing the raft OF Red river and for the i'm
provemen Of said river, twenty five thousand doilaIs
For repairs and preservation of haibor works hereto
fore constructed the Atlantic coast ten thousand dol
lars;
For removing distractions in the harbor Of Newark
New Jersey ten thousand dollars.
The House then adjourned.