The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-20


por the said canal mails troops arms, and camp equip
age, free Of toll forever and hat they be abolyed from all
BY Mr. BRODHEAD
For the improvement ofthe navigation of the Delaware
river above Philadelphia, the sum OF thirty thousand dol
lars. .
By Mr. j. A. ROCKWELL:
For the continuation of the Improvements of The river
Thames in The State OF Connecticut N nccordnnee win
the War Department, ten thousand dollars.
BY Mr. GENTRY:
For improvement of the navigation of the Cumber
land river fhy thousand dolars--tweny thousand dollars
be expended below Nashville, and twenty-five thousand
above Nashville.
By Mr. HAMPTON;
For commencing breakwater Crow Shoa, in the
river Delaware, hundred and hly thousand dollars
By Mr. J. p. MARTINI
For the Improvement of the Cumberland river and clear
ing the ob.tructions Smiths Shoals said river, fifty
thousand dollars.
By Mr. NJ l.. MARTIN:
For the harbor at Sheboygan Lake Michigan, five
thousand dollars. ... .I.
By Mr.. w. G. BROWN
For the improvement of the Monongahela river in the
States OF Pennsylvania and Virginia, hundred thousand
dollars.
By Mr. ABBOTT
For the improvement in the harbor Newburyporl, OF
the navigation OF the Mermack river, twenty-five thou
By Mr. SEVERANCE: 5... %
For the improvement of the kennebec river fifteen thou
sand dollars.
By Mr.. HOLMES, of New York
provement the mouth OF the Genese RIVER Lake On
tario, in the State of New York.
By Mr. WHITE:
Additional appropriation for improvement OF the Hudson
river, fifty thousand dollars.
By Mr.. HAMPTON:
For completing road from cohamey ghhouse New
By Mr.. J. T.. HUBBARD:
For the improvement of the habor the mouth of the
Hoaionic river in the State of Connecticut ten thousand
dollars. tt.,. "..
Rv Mr. KAITFMAN.
For the improvement the harbor Sabine Pass ten
thousand dollars
By Mr.. VANCE:
For the improvement of the Maumce river below the city
of Alirmee thirty thousand dollars.
By Mr.. NEWTON:
And that in addition to the appropriation for the i'm
provement OF Red river OF the boats OF the gov
shall be constantly kept in said river 10 remove the
raft as il accunulaes.
Mr.. HOUGH moved the following a substitute for
the bill:
That of money be, and the is hereby appro-
priaed to be paid out OF any unappropated money in the
For the continuation of the breakwaer structure at Bur
ngton, on Lake Champan, ten thousand dollars for the
Lake Champ thousand dollars for the repairs and
working OF the steam dredge ON Lake Champain, nine
thousand dollars; for the Improvement the harbor
Port Ontario, Lake ontaro, thousand dollars for
the improvement of the arbor at Oswego ON Lake Onta
RIO twenty-five thousand dollars for the improvement of
Big Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario five thousand dollars for
the improvement of the harbor the mouth OF Genesee
river on Lake Ontario ten thousand dollars for the inn
provemen of the Oak Orchard hasbo State of New York,
five thousand dollars Tor the construction Of dredge boat
for Lake Ontario, twenty thousand dollars repairing
the habor Buffalo, Lake Erie, and the continuation OF
the seawa for the protection Of the same forty thousand
dollars for improving the habor at Dunkirk on Lake
Erie, ten thousand dollars; for improving the harbor at
Erie on Lake Erie twenty h s md dollars Hs for mPr0
lars for improving the habor Cleveland, Lake Erie
dusty city, on Lake Erie ten thousand dollars for i'm.
proving the river Raisn harbo ON Lake Erie, eight thou
Lake Erie twenty thousand dollars improving the har-
Dor ST. Joseph Lake Michigan tenthousand dollars
Milwaukee, Lake Michigan ten thousand dollars for
twelve thousand dollars; for constructing dredgeboa
be used Lake Michigan, twenty thousand doars for
tor improving the harbor at Bridgeport Connecticut
thousand dollars for survey and examination of the har
completing the Delaware breakwaer, fifty thousand dol
lars for improving the habor at Baltimore city, fifteen
Charleston city, South Carolina, twenty thousand dollars
improvement of Savannah harbor, and the naval an
chomge Fort Pulaski forty thousand dollars for
pairs and preservation of harbor works heretofore
struced the Atlantic coast, twenty thousand dollars
This amendment also rejected
By Mr.. BIGGS:
For the improvement of Roanoke Inlet, Nays
Head the State of North Carolina, hundred thousand
dollars.
Mr. BOYD moved the insertion of an item of $4,000
for the erection OF Marine hospital at Paducah Ken
Mr. SAWYER moved to amend the bill by adding the
Wmot pr0vso: rejected, [amid roars OF laughter
Mr.. SCHENCK moved the insertion OF an item OF
$25O,OOO for the completion of the Cumberland road ;
which amendment was agreed to-
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to amend the bill by inserting an
item OF $4,000 for the Improvement OF the harbor OF
Newark bay, New Jersey; which amendment was agreed
No further amendments being offered, the committee
rose, and reported the bill with the two amendments
agreed TO.
The House proceeded the consideration Of the said
bill, the question being on agreeing the amendments
reported from the Committee of the Whole
separate vote being called for upon the item appro
road, said item rejected, division, by yeas 81,
nays 81.
The other items in said bill and the amendment were
ordered to be engrossed and read third time to-day and
being engrossed the bill accordingly read the third
time, and the question stated, "Shall pass " when
The yeas and nays ordered, and being taken, re-
sulted-yeas So nays 70, as follows;
| YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Arnold, Ashmun, Blanchard,
Bowln, Burlington William w. Campbell, Carroll, Cath
cart, Coamer, Cranson Darragh, Garrett Davis, Delano
De Mott, Douglass, Edsa Ellsworth, Faran, Foot, Foster
Giddngs Giles Goody Order, Grinne Hale, Hampton
John w. Houston, Samuel ID. Hubbard, Hudson, Hun
gertord, Washington Hunt, James b. Hunt Joseph K
ngersoll, Jenkins. Daniel p, King, Thomas Butler King
Letter Lewis Long McCeland, Mcdaniel Joseph j. Me-
Dowell, McHenry, McIlvaine, Marsh Miller, Morris,
Moseey, Newton, Pollock, Relic, Ripley, Julius Rock
well, John A. Rockwell, Root, Runk Russell, Seaman,
Smith Stewart, ST. John, Strohm, Sykes, Thibodeanx
Thomasson, Benjamin Thompson James ThonlPson lib
baus, rden, Tnlmbo Vance, Vnton, Wentworth White
Winthrop, Wright and Yoong-S9
Bell Benton, Biggs James Black James A. Black, Bow
don Boyd Brockenbrogh Brodhead, Milton Brown, VIII
liam g. Brown, Burt, Reuben Chapman, Cobb Cooke,
Crozier, Culon, Cunningham, Dillingham;, Dobbn, Dock
Grover Haanson, billiard, G. s. Houston, e. w Hubbard,
james II, Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Andrew Johnson,