The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-21
House or ESlresrn-Etsves.
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WA-IusGToN, Sept ~. 1850
The House IN Comm ittee OF the Whole on tn. state u
tie Union resumed the consideration Of
the Shyr ANp APPROPRIATION NIL.
MI hcLANN remarked thst he was instructed by the
Committee Of Commcses to request that af5er the
Navy and Army bl!I cispos 4 Of the conraIttas
Will consider the River GDi iiaTb0r bill.
Mr. Ewivo (de,n) OF Tenn advocated the mail
steamer 81 stem and steamers ~ connection with The
Navy; an showed how they might be sd,.Dts 5soasiy
France o. Russia 80, aud the United States only az
steamship. He whed our county TO keep pace si1s
IFS necessities in this particular, eRi not lag ehaI
Tn, powers OF Europe. lt necessary to slfs.y
aud convenience IN tue mail service. IL nj.
yocata tor line o. steamers TO Africa. Many OF
the South weUd free their If .hey could send
tsem out OF the country tog"sber with the foe
groes and he wanted TO Girlize Africa far 10
could be done" while at the same time, IL would DO
beLeEting our own country.
Mr.. srutNCg (whis) % O3ic, alluded 10 thu forn1r
hobbit OF gentlemen and the points Of their attacks
Dow. IL the navy the safety vsIyo Through wlich
their surplus quantity Of 'tesm snd gas Is 20 ts
Thrown oil he vas prepared 20 vote fer t1a line OF
steamers 10 AfrcH aud entered into and defended
tho appropriation in the Bill say,as tA.s tareo mil
lions oE css, steamers, ana otler objects sot
properly chsrgeHblo 70 tho navy
Dir fiArnLEsroN, (ieui OF Mississippi opposed the
system OF sttamera the ebony line Included
b,cauie subvtrts ths loug estabisoed policy that
the poet Office shall susign itself; but ciLiaoss
residing h. seabosrd cities would be beuchttsd ~hr
those OF the interior cities snd toSus cannot Oh an
common mail facilities. ISenty-one or t@o millions OF
dollars would Ia required fos these ios- Tue ebony
line might Gerry nee negroes TO Africa ut t1"y would
b. principally those whc nave escaped from the south,
WHEN would be ccntn uslly drained of n-eroVs who
az BAy,r, (dem) o. virginia was perfectly ssAsa.i
that there ilr rrtrencho-Dt iu the bat
this cannot be done eG taero is thorough ~ nP.tty
ard cooperation between Congress AMI the Navy De-
psrtnaut and he ooubls ho proprrty OF st.cu Ptiss
rciotm 81 tbs lEc prrod %! M stsri"o Tbs .n'ans
10 "a bin large, tot The tor mitt-e OF Way- ssd
Means have csnSdcrat'y cut dosn tha estinat-s "
Ccrrral debate bayiu, ceA,ci NJ PpsLr,, (doro Of
Missouri moved - rsaooe the smouat Tor pay OF the
officers cay ing that drctwetbs u 70 ~ould 90 to those
VINO win Periorn no service during tue next Gseai
year.
the omenGm Mt. tie utterly opgo-.d 20 rsdasiay
tie expenditures OF this grra. department When ths
necessity exists tor increasing thum 10 va the dlty
OF governments 10 hsve tns Pacific coast weli armed
with steam vessels, elsr ia The eTcnt Of C.iornia
misht be vrested from
MIR rutLrs's amendment was objected 20.
Mr. hAufrM,-, (dem) % Ttsasi %. red aud aiVo-
Gated an sInendIa.at TO incorporate 'hrtet 9f;srs
VI the lat. Texas nav into tat Oi the IBtui
Mir. OLrytLkNn, (dem OF Conn -eicrt, IN - bavs
been bei al in voting ten pii~ns 70 Texas, and no~
sre asked 20 receive these men pensioners, whyn
there L. no Use on Goi's earth fcr them.
NJ. Hat. (wbigl Of Niss0ari, remarked tbs. ca,
supreme Court had decided that 10 the Annexation Of
Texss, the officers II her navy were not sua.Xed.
Mr. srANTos, (l~m Of Tennessee, did net sec ksr
the goVerD sent could avoid the Obligation TO receive
these officers.
Mr. CRorrit, Gree soD o. Ohio was sur risoi tia,
the proposition should te received Sh favor a. t-rs
wss no need fcr he services OF the ON GERS.
Mr. v,>snls, tden oi North Carolina, advooatei
the In corporation Of them iuto our navy.
Mr. CAErEH, dem uuhlo ssid that out Of our sixty
ei1h captains IN the nav ser'icr steven only AZ
and cut Of niuety eight CONN snasrs only trsnty
at aud the ratio of dispsrity exists
throughout this rotten brAnrh ~ the govern nsnt
ct While routcmcu larvb ga talking Ehoat ratr- oh
ncnt they propose 20 Increase ths burdens 90 tax psy
ets.
Mr.. Hov,ar, DEM 81 rexA. c9ntnndei that II was
one OF the articles ofhnnexaon that tho Texas usyy
should be received; sn1 according 60 Webster, thu
navy includes ships ana men As well might yos
call material the Army, without men as ships navy.
wit out
MIR Jon~ A KfvG, (whg) Of New York said tss. the
President ha- the poser % nominate enc Of
TIE rrvy which nominations Il T. fer the senate to
confirm. Therefore. the proposition before th-
miitco vould De merely tccommen i-tory. But b. v.s
opposed 20 10
furtbpr d,bs,e occurred whom Mr. ksuf1nans
amend cot Wa elected uyss 90, noes "a
Othsr Amendment ~ iiitlc imPortsncs we're sst-s
on when the committee rose, aud the House al
lourned