The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-06
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, Is4s.
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In the House the Senate bill for the relief of Mai
James NJ Scantand put upon its passage, and carried
Mr. Stewart moved suspension of the rules to J.
able him offer resolution calling upon the Secretary
Of the Treasury for the vouchers authorizing the several
amounts of pay received by General Cass specify
ing the several items; which was lostyeas 81, nays Oh
twohirds not voting in the affirmative.
Mr. Thompson of Indiana made an Intellectual motion
TO take up out of order, from the Speakers table, the
Senate bill to compensate Col r. M Johnson for the con-
stTucuon of buildings for the Choctaw Academy
Mr. Cobb of Georgia also made an Intellectual motion
TO proceed the consideration of the Presidents peace
and boundary messages, and other business upon the
Speakers table--yeas 100, nays 10.
On motion of Mr. Vinton, the House then resolved
into Committee of the Whole the state of the Union
(Ir Ashmun in the chair,) and resumed the consdera
ton the bill for the support of the army for the current
fiscal year.
The chairman stated the question TO be on the adop-
ton OF the amendment of Mr.. McClernand as amended
by Mr. Dckey having relation to the construction of an
armory and two foundres upon which question teers
had been ordered
Mr. Burt moved to amend by giving the charge of
this business into the hands of the Secretary of War;
under the direction of the President and prescribing that
the selection of said sites shall be made within two wears
He addressed the committee in favor OF the location of
the armoy at Fort Massac and demonstrated the i'm
porance OF the establishment of the proposed national
oundres for the manufacture of ordnance and then he
withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. Bowin renewed it, pro lorna, and advocated
the appointment of commission to locate the site
Of the amory-settng forth the advantages of ST. Louis
for that location.
Mr. McClcrnand, under the same formal motion, con-
tended that the selection already made and that Fort
Massac was the point
MIR. HARRISON (under pro forma motion opposed the
amendment for the reason that would unsee the Sc
lection of the site at Fort Massac He was in favor of
all the works proposed and desired that they should be
commenced at once
Mr. Taylor Genewing the pro torma motion) expressed
his approval of Mr. Dckeys amendment regarding several
other points for the armoy combining superior advan-
ages TO those of Fort Massac
Mr.. Evans of Maryland (renewing the pro fornaa
moton) expressed his dissent from the whole PROPOSE
ton. The necessity for the manufacture of arms had
not been exhibited The only contest about the To-
cation for the works We were the best armed people in
the world Bowie knives and revovers upon nearly
every mans person. and ordnance plenty that they
might De planted at the of the streets
Mr. Burts amendment then adopted.
Mr. Duncan of Ohio opposed the appropriation under
a formal amendment
Mr. Boyd (under a pro lorna motion) called for the
reading of extracts from the report OF the commissioners
selecting Fort Massac for the site of the armory.
Mr. Crozer (under pro lorna moton) spoke in favor
OF location OF the armory at Chattanooga, in the State
Of Tennessee.
Mr. Brown of Pennsylvania (under a pro forn,a mo-
ton) spoke against the amendment and asserted that the
capabllity OF our two national armores amply sut
cient for the wants of the government.
Mr. Hampton OF Pennsylvania (under pro forn'a mo-
on) said it all right when item for the appropria
tons of hundreds of thousands for the Atlantic States
was proposed, but opposition raised
proposition started for any public work in the west
MIR. Houston OF Alabama (under pro lorna motion)
suggested the advantages OF Florence, in the State of
Alabama for the site of the armory and under the same
notion successfully proposed and withdrawn, brief
plantations made by Mr. Dckey, Mr. Brodhead, Mr.,
lnge, Mr. Cooke, Mr.. Marvin, and Mr.. Roman.
The question then taken Mr. Dckey's amend
amended and it decided in the negative by
report OF telers-atirmatve SIS, negative 80. So the
amendment was rejected
Mr.. Bowlin then proposed item of $4,000 for the
expenses OF commission for the location of an ar
mory; which was rejected.
Mr. Burt proposed item of 25 900 for the establish
of arsenal OF construction Atlanta in the State
of Georgia: lost.
Some discussion followed upon proposition to strike
out the appropriation of 35 900 for the purchase of site
at Frankfort, Pennsylvania, and erecting the necessary
works thereon for the manufacture of percu caps
the object of the appropriation being to separate this
manufacture from all the other arsenals because of the
danger of explosions. The motion to strike out was
agreed to-attmauve 81 negative 81. No quorum vo-
ting the names OF the absenees were reported to the
House; and upon second vote being taken, the teers
reported-airmative 10l negative not counted.
Mr. Dckey proposed to strike out the item of $4,000
for the purchase OF additional ground for the armoy at
Springfield, in the State of Massachusetts, and insert
provision to abolish the two armores at Springfield and
Harper's Ferry: rejected
Mr.. HARRISON proposed merely to strike out the item
Mr.. Ashmun (under formal amendment explained
the of the propration-showng that the sale
of the property already owned by the United States at
Springfield, which the proposed purchase of ground
would enable them to dispose of, will amount 10 much
more than this entire appropriation.
Mr.. Bowlin opposed the item, offering formal amend
men for the purpose.
MIR. Vinton (renewing the formal amendmenD ex-
planned the account of which the item
commended by the War Department.
Further explanations (under the notion were
made by Mr.. HARRISON, Mr. Vinton, and Mr. Hudson.
Mr. Haralsons motion to strike out then rejected
MIR. HARRISON proposed item authorizing the Presi-
dent to select two sites for national foundres for the
manufacture of ordnance and proceed to their erection
He submitted few considerations upon the importance
possible under the contract system.
Mr.. Ashmun supported the propositions and he was
followed by Mr. Bowlin, who proposed to qualify the
amendment so to require of the foundres to be
located west of the Alegany mountains.
Mr. Burt considered that the proposition should be
gaded with reference to the public interest alone and be
restricted to no lines whatever
Mr. Bowlin's amendment then rejected
Mr.. McClernand proposed to amend the amendment
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