New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-13
Harbor-Improvement--vote In Congress.

The Looos had tough time q It m the House
OF Representatives on Tuesday last The Balu-
more Convention bad passed resolution approx
ins the public acts OF JAMES X. POLK. One OF the
leading acts Of his Administration the veto Of
the River and Harbor bill. The third resolution
reported by Hon. WAsHINGToN HUNr to the
House from the Committee ON Commerce took
ground directly in opposition 70 the Baltimore APP
proval Of Mr. Polk. 1t reads as follows
Rssolred That the assigned by the President
In his Veto Message Of December u.s. 1871 for his re-
sa to approve and sgn the bin passed March 8 l-fI,
making appropriations for the Improvement OF certain
harbOrs and rivers deemed insufficient and unsat
isiactory
To vote for that resolution was 20 vote against
the Baltimore Loco-Foco platform. The Loco
Convention had approved all the public acts Of
JAMES X. Polk and Gen. Cas-, had endorsed the
platform OF the Convention. OF course, on the
adoption Of the resolution, there was great dodg
ing. We give the Yeas and Nays ON It's adoption
YEAs-sfessrs Abbot. Adams BLANCHARD Bots Boy
den. Brady. Buckncr Csbel Candy, Chapman, Cngman,
Cooke, Cousmer, Conger Oransion, Cfshraf IioWeA'
crozitr, Dlckey, Dickinson, Dixon. Donneil Osneu,
Dlacan Dunn Embfee. Alexander Evans, Nahsn Evans,
Fsrely, Fisher. Foumoy Freddy Fulton, Gayle, Gentry
Giddilk. 0oggln Cot, Gregory oruuel Nathan n hHl
james G. Hampton, Mo-es Hampton, Henry Elias B.
Holmes, John W. Houston. Hubbard Hudson. Hunt,
Joseph K lngefsoll. Irwin, John W. Jones, Kellogg,
anonAs baaeT hieg, pSas h9g M WaS Min
Neson Mes. Newell Outlaw Pelfrey. Pendeion Petit
Pollock, Preston Putnam julius Rockwell, John A. Rock
well Rose Root Ramsey, sheFri, Sylvester Singer and
Caleb B. smith, rmman smith, stephens, >uohm, Tai
msdge TSyior, IoinPkins Van Dyke, Vinson Warren
SAYs-Mess... Atkinson, Bayy, Bedinger, Bovdon,
Bowlin BOYD, Brosdhead. William q. Brown, Albert G..
Brown, Bun. Chase Franklin Clark, Beverley l. CLARK,
Howell Cobb Williamson 4, w. Cobb, Collins. Cusnmins,
ard p Hall Hsmmons. liaralson Harms Hl. George
Houston. iuge, Andrew johnson, james n Johnson
George W Jones, kaufnan, kennon, Lslnl Lyon, Lord
Lampko. Lyude, Maclay, McClerusnd, Mckay, MeLsne,
JOb Mann. Meade. Miller. NOTris. Peasec Peire, PryOr
Phelps, Pl.hury. Rhe,t Rchsy, Rockh, Sawyer, sunp
.on. Sine, Smart Thomas. jaime. Thompson, Robert A.
Thompson, NAism Thompson. Thurson Turner Nenahle
Wallace. Wiley, Williams WOodwsrd.-ll.
IL will be seen that nearly one third OF the menu
bers were absent, or lodged OF those the most
remarkable was Mr. Mc'CLFLLkNp, OF Michigan.
Where was he when the vote Of censure was to
be given TO the man who 50 richly merited the ia
dignaton of his constituents In fact, only
notice two or three Loco Focos in the affirmative.
The rest lodged, more honorably resolved open
y t. become traitors 70 their Constituencies and
slaves to the bidding OF the Executive. OF the
lsttes class we notice Mersrs. BowIlN OF =
Louis, FIcKLIN and McCLERNAND OF Illinois.
LINDK Of Milwaukee, MACLAY of this city SAW
YER OF Ohio, THOMPSON of Erie, Pennsylvania.
That executive patronage and power hsve worked
wonders, We know from sad experience. but that
Mr.. hNNns jast fresh from the people @; Nil
wankee and THOMPSON whose constituents live
on Jake Erie and others should face the music
snd dance down their own aud their constituent
cies' dearest principles at the nod u the Fxec,,.
tive. certainly exceeds our comprehension. Their
conduct however We consider more credtab.e to
themselves than that OF the Michigan entire dele.
gsrion-BINGHAN. MCCIELLANp and STUART.
Where were they What " circumstances put il
cut Of their power 10 be present O. Has Michigan
say 1aferest ia hsrbor Improvements. or IS she
totally unrepresentcd IN Congress