Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-15

or military aud by authority law such tribunal or
bunss established and that he furnish the House with
copy Of the proceedings In such case
HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The House then proceeded consider the report and
companyng resolutions reported by Mr. HUST from the Com
mitee Commerce, the subject OF the message Of the
President stating his for not approving the and
harbor bill Of session. the memorial of the Chicago Con-
yenon relation to harbor and river improvements and
various other memorials on the same subject.
The previous question these resolutions moved and
seconded DAYS snce and under its operation the first
solution then agned to- as follows
Resolved That the constitution of the United States vests
Congress the TO appropriate open and Inn
prove hbors and obsructons from navgabe rivers
in al where such improvements necessary the
protection and facility Of commerce with foreign the
commerce among the States
The SPEAKER stated the question be agreeing
to the second Of said resolutions, VIZ
Resoed That the interests Of our national the
common defence and welfare Of the United States re-
qure judicious exercise Of the foregoing powers.
Mr. WENTWORTH called for the yeas and nays ON
agreeing this resolution they ordered and taken, and
resulted as follows:
Blanchard Botts Bowdon, Bowo, Boyden, Brady Candy,
Chapman Cngman Cooke, Collamer Collins Conger, Gran
Crs6eld Crowel Crozier Darling Diekey Dickinson,
Dixon Donnei Garnett Duncan Dunn, Embree A. Evans N
Evans Farrey, Fisher Flournoy Freedcy French Fulton,
Gentry GiddiQgs, Goggn, Got Gregory, Grinne Nathan
Elias Holmes. JaSn Houston HasSard Hudson Hunt
Charles ngersol r. Ingersol Iryin jenkins, John W.
jones' Kellogg, T. B. King, d. P. King William 7. Law
Clelland Manu. Marsh, Marvin Morehead Norris Mnll,
Nelson Nes Newell, Ncoll, Outlaw, Palfrey Peck, Pendle
wel ohm A. Rockwell Rose. Root Rumsey Sawyer Shir-
rel Sylvester, Sngerand, Caleb b. Smith, Stanon Stark
weather, Stephens Charles E. Stuart, Strohn Tamadge
TAYLOR, Thbodaux, ]. Thompson, VIM. Thompson Thur
ston, Van Dyke, Vinon, Warren, Wentworth, Whe-1le.
NAys-Messrs. Atkinson, Bayly, Bocock, Boyd Brod-
head, William G. Brown, Albert g. Brown Burt, Chase
Franklin Clark b. l.. Clark, Howell Cobb Williamson r.
W. Cobb Cummns, Faran, Fiskn, Fries, Green, Willard
Hall. Ha%mons, Harason Harris ii George s. Houston,
Kennon, Ligon, Lord, Lnmpkn, McClernand Mckay. Nc
Lane Meade. Miller peaslee Phelps, Pilsbury, Rhett
4 venable Wallace, Wiley, Williams. Woodward-5S.
i The question stated on The third resolution, viz:
Res0d That the assigned BY the President in his
sign passed March s. iS47 making appropriations
for the improvement of certain habors and rivers deem
ed insufficient and unsatisfactory.
The yeas and nays ordered and taken agreeing TO
the third resolution and resulted as follows :.
4 YEAS-Messrs Abbot Adams, Blanchard, Bots Boydon,
Brady Buckner Cabe Canby Chapman Clingman, Cooke,
Coamer Conger Cranston, Crisfeld, Crowe, Crozier,
Dickey Dickinson Dixon Donnel, Garneu Duncan, Dunn
Embree, Alexander Evans Nathan Evans, Farrey Fisher,
Flournoy Freedey, Fulton, Gayle Gentry Giddings Cog
Hampton, Moses Hampton, Henry, Elias B. Holiness John
w Houston, Hubbard Hudson, Hunt Joseph K. Ingersoll
Irwin, John w. jones' Kellogg, Thomas Butler King Daniel
p King William T. Lawrence Levin, Lincoln Marsh, Mar
vim, Morehead, Muin Neson Nes, Newell, Outlaw Pal
frey, PendIeton, Petit, Pollock, Preston Putnam Julius
Rockwell John A. Rockwell Rose, Root Rumsey, Sheriff.
Sylvester, Singerand, Caleb B. Smith, Truman smith, Ste
phens, Srohm, Tallmadge Taylor, Tompkns, Van DYKE
eNAYS-Messrs. Atkinson Bayly, Bedinger, Bowdon,
Bowin, Boyd Broadhead, William g. Brown, Albert G.
Brown Burt Ghsse Fra1slT ~ Clark lark Bssy a,;;a Z Clark
Darling Feaheron, Fiekln, French Fries Green, Wilard
p Hail. Hammons, fiaraison, Harris, Hl George s. Hous-
Jones, kaufman, Kennon, Lahm, Lyon Lord, LumPkin
Lynde, Macay, Mcclernand, Mckay, McIane, job Manu.
ss ss H RRs M hsss Rsss ssr, r rsp s%
Smart, Thomas, James Thompson, Robert A. Thompson
William Thompson, Thurston, Turner Venable Wallace,
Wiley, Williams, Woodwmd-71.
The question was stated on the fourth resolution,
Resolved That it would be inexpedent and contrary to
the principles of the constitutions to give the general consent
position tonnage duties by the several States OF
improving the ports aud habor which such duties may be
levied.
The yeas and nays ordered and taken agreeing
thereto, and resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Adams Barringer, Bingham,
Birdsal Blanchard, Bowlin, Boyden Brady, Buckner Ca
tea Crisseld, crowe croser, Dekey Dickinson Dixon,
Donnen Daniel Duncan, Dunn, Edsl Edwards, Embree,
Alexander Evans Nathan Evans Farey Fisher, FreeIey,
French Fulton, Gaines, Gentry Giddings Goggn, Got,
Gregory Grnncil, Nathan X. Hall, Hsmmons James G.
Hampton, Moses Hampton, Henry, EIas d. Holmes John
W. Houston Hubbard Hudson Hunt j. r. Ingerso, Irwin.
Jenkins John W. jones' Keogs t. b King, ID. p. King,
Lahm, W. T. Lawrence, Sidney Lawrence Lincoln, McCay,
Meclel,1d H. Mann Marsh M1'in Morsasaa hprs' $
Pendleon Pollock, Preston Putnam Julius Rock WE'LL John
A. Rockwell Rose Root Rumsey, sehenck Sheriff. silyes-
Stanton, STEPHENS, Charles T. Stuart Strohm Tslimadge,
Taylor, John B. Thompson, William Thompson Thurston,
Tompkius Van Dyke, yinton, Warren, Wentworth, and
Whte-i09.
NAYS--Messrs. Atkinson, Bsyly Bednger, Bocock,
Bowdon Boyd, William G. brown, Albert G. Brown, Burt
Chase, Franklin Clark, Beverly l. Clark Howell Cobb,
Williamson r. w. Cobb, Cummins Daniel, Featherston
Fckn, Fries, Harason Harris George s. Houston, Inge
Charles j. Ingerso, verson Andrew Johnson, James H.
Johnson George w. jones' Kaufman, kennon, Lyon, Lord
Lumpkin, MeCernsnd, Mckay, McIane Job Mann, Meade
Miller. Peasee. Petit, Phelps, Psbury Rhett, Richardson
Riehey, Sawyer, Simpson, SIMS Thomas James Thompson
Robert A. Thompson, Turner, Venabe, Wallace, Wiley,
Williams and Woodw srd-59.
The last resolution agreed wilhou~a division IL is
as follows
Resolved That the report the Committee Commerce
on the memorial OF the Chicago Convention respecting har
Dor river improvements the Presidents message Of De-
cember IS is47 subject and the bill referred to
Said committee in relation dutie with the minori-
v report the subject be printed and that the Com
mttee Printing be directed inquire nto the expedency
Of printing extra copies Of said report
DIsBANDING OFFICERS OF THE ARMY.
Mr. B0TTS, from the Committee on Military Affairs 70
which referred the amendments Of the Senate to the bill
Of the House amend act entitled An act supplemental
providing for the prosecution Of the existing warbe
tween the United States and the Republic Of Mexico and
for other purposes reported the same back to the House with
amendments.
The House proceeded consider the said amendments
Mr. BOTTS said he did not know that there was any
cessy for him offer any explanations II any member
should desire them upon any proposition, he would bold him
self in readiness TO make them He would barely remark
that the Committee Military Affairs insisted on the original