The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-23

Reconsider the vote on the passage Of the biIl.
rscommit 1t to the Committee of Ways and Means let
minutes leaving out the single item for the Savannah
river Only by your power Mr. Speaker has this item
been retained in the bill (The one man poVer) Yes
The SpEAKrR-The vote was cast In accordance With
the ru's Of the House. 1t was not Extraordinary
MIR Mckay repeated that he desired this bin TO be
recommitted for the purpose stated.
IMPORTANT REvELATIoNs
MT. HuDsoN-The gentleman the other side (N1r
Mckay has told US this that the whole proceeding
was very extraordinary In s character and asks the
Chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and Means (.fr
Vinton) to point out precedent. have not been
here as long az The gentle has and therefore nv
experience will not correspond with his It s very ex-
hso dbory that we have but nominal majority when
the minority the particular nds of the admins
tistion. have never before seen a minority throw
h,mseves in solid pbaanx against an appropriation
bill which they know must be passed to carry on the
government.
Mr.: stuart, Of Michiean-I hope the gentleman win
qualify his mark. voted for this bill and againat
the motion to lay the table the oton TO reoo1sider
the vote by which the bill WAS rejected.
MIR HuDsoN-l spoke Of the other side as party
Several II those on the Committee WAYS and Means
gave their votes with the majority While the gentle
man from North Carolina was chairman Of that CON-
aee, IN spproppa1on bs hsp bsS % genera, chat
since the establishment of the government I know
that during the present session, he has been
cote OF the same policy He bas gone be yond those
Who have gene the farthest lie has provso
after proviso.
MI NChhy-Ihe OBJECT OF every proviso introdu ed
in msny Of the appropriation bills when was at the
head a the committee TO limit regulate the ex
pen diture Of public money
Mr., BuDsoN--I am informed that not only on this
bill hut On the navy appropriation BILL gentlemen
on the other side purtued similar course ard voted
sghiptt THAT bill The gentleman from North Caro-
lima curing he last Congress, when he WAS hartman
Il TIE Committee OF Ways and Means on a copferenc 10,
agreed 10 introduce into The civil and diplomatic ap-
pIoJrston bill s30O0,000 10 buy pace with Mexico.
which foreign TO that opration bill ms an
sme Moment in ths for the removal Of distractions
The savannah river If II be constitutional to pur.
chase territory in Mexico, think that IL IL equally
constitutional TO remove distractions In one OF our
own rivers.
Mr.. McKAY-The 5000 900 was not proposed in con-
fJrDce at all; IL was IN separate bill.
Mr. HuDsor-I know all the fncts | know that the
appropriation passed with what he wanted to get rid
o the Wimot proyso) lie wanted to put IL into the
cvl and diplomatic appropriation bill, to get rid of
The proyiso. IL WINS 20 be sDupged through in that
bill
Mir. MckAr-Do understand the gentleman as
charging that wac party to q fraud
Mr. HuDsor-l must be understood ~ I repeated to
The House FAY IL was agreed TO by the committee;
and u was said that " the appropriation was put
there the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill I'D
be lost. bsve been told so by two members.
MIR McKAy-Who are the me mbers!
Nr Hvpssu-I know the tact Is Il true'