Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-12

harbor improvements and they had by their perseyerinr e
or's induced many TO believe that such the Well
ne wings got into power and all anxiously expecting
TUG umen OF their promises but in his every other
ney totally failed to redeem their pledges He would
ASK me gentleman from Indiana mr. THomrsos who was
member IN 1912, and when the Wings had the power
why lhey dd not make appropriations for these Objects
mr.. THOMPSON said he had always been in favor Of Them
mr.. McCLELLAND. Yes, the gentleman personally,
mad oeen But his party had then large majority why
had NOT appropriations been made for the Lakes
Mr. THOMPSON said it was very hard to get an appro-
P.aon Of that kind because there no money in the
Mr.. McCLEILAND Exactly. and arc .s Ia, u Az,
now Is not the national debt far greater now than tben
but sll IN debt as were, Mr. Nee was for appropa
lions Tor such purposes and he believed he could show If t
the best interests of the country
lie objected to any effort to make the West believe that
none Were favorable to these appropriations but the Whig
party, while facts upon the record showed directly the con-
ary II the gentleman would look at the yeas and navs
for back he would readily perceive how the matter stood
when 1t came 10 voting.
Mr. McCLELLAND inquired Of the Wings wby. having
the majority they had not long passed the river and har
Mr. HUNT, Of New York, replied that bill had been re-
ported from the Committee Commerce for that purpose
Mr. McCLELLAND When how early in the session
Mr. HUNT On the Sd of February, and repeated efforts
had been made from time time since to get up and pass
hut the gentleman well knew that his party had de-
feated the motion
Mr. 9. J. INGERsOIL moved that the motion to recon-
slider be laid upon the table on which the yeas and NAYS
taken and resulted follows Yeas sI nays a.
$50 the House refused to lay the motion reconsider on
the table. After which the House adjourned
| MONDAY, AUGUST 7, lS48
The question before the House when it adjourned on Satur-
day last reconsderng the which the bill max
ing appropriations for the support Of the army for the wear
ending June 30h lS49 ordered to be engossed and ON
which Mr. KAUFMAN had moved tie previous question The
hain
tom
Mr.. HUNT appealed to Mr.. KAUFMAN to withdraw the
demand for the previous question for five minutes.
Mr.. KAUFMAN yielded to the appeal, condition that
the gentleman would occupy more than FIVE minutes and
on the pledge that he would renew the demand.
Mr. HUNT accepted the pledge and said he had risen
with view Of consuming the time of the House in any dis
cuson upon the motion to reconsider What he desired 10
say was that although in his opinion would have been
ey proper to have incorporated the provisions of the amend
ment Of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. THoMPsoS into
this bill when was originally reported, when under
the consideration Of the Committee of the Whole the
Of the Union he still of opinion that this stage Of the
sesson-he army appropriation bill having already been
crossed and being now at the point Of passaget
exPeden to facilitate the business Of the session by passing
the army bill through at once He considered that the amend
mens OF the gentleman strictly order the army BILL
the ground that the of rivers and harbors
necessary for the defence of the country and for the add
tona reason that all the expenditures proposed be
made under the direction of the War Department But as
this bill had been maured in Committee of the Whole the
state of the Union, and far advanced towards its
passage ne felt ndsposed TO ncumber it. take up the time
of the House in discussing the question Of habo and
improvements in connexion with this bill
He wished TO state to the House, moreover, that when the
army bill passed. he intended Immediately to 20
into Committee of the Whole the state of the Unon and
postpone previous orders for the purpose of taking up the
harbor and river bill. That bill had been reported long time
since by the Committee on Commerce, and ready
for the action of the committee, and might be passed in avery
short time the majority who in favor Of that system
In He
might be passed at after the army bill voted
In compliance with his pledge, he renewed the demand for
the previous question.
Mr. COBB, of Georgia. remarkng that it import
ant bill 10 be acted in thin House. moved call of
the House.
The yeas and nays taken ordering call, and
suited Yeas rs, nays s5.
So the House determined there should not be call.
The previous question then seconded, and the main
question ordered 10 be put viz Will the House
sder the vote by which the bill army appropriation billy
ordered to be engrossed The question decided in the
gatve by yeas and nays follows Yeas 81, nays liz.
The bill was then read third time and passed.