The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-03-06


q solemn mockery upon legislation TO send the ap-
preparation bills to the Senate within the last few
hours Of the session. The Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill had not been acted upon for
want OF time another appropriation bill was still
In the House and another had not been reported
yet by the Committee Of Ways and Means. On
this bill he had been 10 the minority on the Com.
mittee on Commerce II had Objectionable features,
which he had endeayored 10 amend in committee,
and which would compel him to vote against the
bill IN its present shape. The bill in gross ap-
propriated S2,34l,000 for the improvement of /
rivers and harbors of this sum, s709 900 was an |
propriated on the Atlantic seacoast, and over
81 600 900 on the lakes and rivers thus showing
that there was more than twice the amount for inn
provements inland than there was for seacoast i'm
provements. This was not an objection 10 the bill
with him so much as other features in the bill IL
contained lightweight items Of appropriation. of
which twenty-nne were for new works which had
appropriated for them over half million of dol
lars.
The bill appropriated, in round numbers. with.
iu the several States, the following sums Maine,
S35 900; Vermont, 81 900; New York, 1856 OOO
Penpsy vania, s55, 600; Ohio, $500 ~; Michigan,
100000; Missouri, $780, 900; Illinois, s27 1000:
Wisconsin, sos 1000; Iowa 100000; Maryland,
$4,000 Massachusetts,, s55, 900; North Carroll
ma, sll7,000 Connecticut, s2l 600; Georgia,
$4,000 r. Island, $4,000; Delaware, $50, 900;
New Jersey, $4,000; Louisiana, sl05,OOO Ala
bama, $4,000; Virginia, $50 600; Texas, sos 900;
and South Carolina, $4,000 Then there were
miscellaneous appropriations which were not prop
erly belonging to any particular State There
were twenty nine new works appropriated for;
and these items, he contended, should not be
placed in this bill, but should be provided for by
a separate bill He would not vote for the bill II
these were retained in il. For many of them no
estimate had ever been furnished and Of other
proposed new works no surveys had ever been
made At the proper time he would move 10
strike out the appropriation for the Tennessee
and Illinois rivers
The debate was renewed in the evening, and
continued till twelve O'Clock at night, when Mr..
Cass observed that il was improper to sit longer.
as il was the Sabbath. So the Senate, from con-
scentious scruples, forbore to push vote on the
River and Harbor bill, and adjourned
The motion Of Mr.. Julian to suspend the rules
to allow him to Introduce a resolution of INQUIRY
into the charges made against Mr. Webster, com
ing up, it was decided in the negative, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Alberston, Allen, Bingham,
Booth, Brisbin, William j Brown, Joseph Cable,
Cartier, Cleveland, Daniel, Danner, Dimmick,
Durkee, Fitch, Gerry, Giddings, Gilbert, Harlan,
Howe, Hunter, Andrew Johnson, Julian, Little
field, Horace Mann, Job Mann, McLanahan, Nor
ris, Orr, Parker, Penn, Phelps, Potter, Robinson,
and Sweetzer-34.
Nsxas, AessrsA lA-r2as-, Ashsai7crsx Psy-
ly, Bell, Bocock, Bokee, Bowdou, Boyd, Breck,
Briggs, Brooks, Albert G. Brown, Buel, Burrows,
Burt, Butler, G. A. Caldwell Jos p. Caldwell,
Calvin, Casey, Chandler, Clingman, Williamson
r. w. Cobb, Cole, Conger, Deberry, Dixon, Doty,
Durham, Eliot, ~ Evans, Ewing, Featherston,
Freddy, Fuller, Gentry, Goodenow, German,
Gott Gould, Green, Hamilton, Hammond, Har-
alison, Isham G. Harris, Sampson w. Harris
Hebard, Henry, Hubbard, Hilliard, Hoagland
Holmes, Howard, Inge, Joseph w. Jackson, Will
liam T. Jackson, James l.. johnson, Robert W.
Johnson, jones' George G. King James G. King
John A, King, La Sere, Letter, Levin, Nc
Gaughey, Robert M McLane, Meacham, Meade
Peck, Phoenix, Putnam, Reed, Reynolds, Ris-
ley, Robbins, Rockwell, Rose, Ross, Rumsey
Sackett, Sawtelle Schenok, Schermerhorn, School
craft Seldom, Sylvester, Spalding. Sprague, Stan
ly, Fred. P. Stanton, Richard Fl. Stanton, Alex
III. Stephens, Stetson, Strong, Taylor, Thomas,
Jacob Thompson, James Thompson, Thurman,
Van Dyke, Venable, Vinton, Walden, Waldo,
Wallace, Watkins, Wellborn, White, Williams
Wright, and Youpg-ll9
Nearly seventy members were absent or re-
fused to vote
The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up
and was under consideration until late at night
when it was passed. Amendments for the estab-
lshment of lines Of mail steamers to Africa and
to Asia we're ruled out of order, and the Chair
was sustained in his decision.
Mr.. Potter moved to suspend the rules, with
view that he might report back, from the Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads, the bill
to reduce and modify the rates Of postage with
the Senate's amendment The motion was agreed
to. He then explained the amendments Of the
Senate, and themodifcstions thereto recommend
ed by the Post Office Committee of the House,
not, however, materially affecting che sssasu~c
returned from the Senate.
The amendments were concurred in and then,
at fifteen minutes past twelve o'clock, A. NJ,
The House adjourned.
Mr. CLEVELAND of Connecticut has been re-
nominated for Congress by the Democrats of his
district, on the seventh ballot. His competitor
for the nomination, Ia Hunker) at one time ran
ahead of him, but Mr. C.'s friends were invinci-
BILE.
Mr.. WALDO is also renominated, pledged. as
we understand it, to compromise measures and
the fugitive act.
Mr.. BooTH, the other Democratic Representa-
tive from Connecticut, man of sterling principle
and consistency, has been thrown overheard by
the Democrats Of bis District
The DEArH.PENALTY ABOLISHED The young
State of Iowa has just set her elder sisters no.
BILE example by abolishing the penalty Of death.
We have not the legislative proceedings, but the
fact is stated in several of the w estern papers
WISCONSIN has barely failed to abolish the
death-penalty this winter. A bill for that pur-
pose passed last session, but somehow failed TO
reach the Governor 80 as TO receive his signature
This year 1t has failed. await little longer
In MIcmoAN, repeated attempts to reensct the
death-penalty, abolished five years ago, have
been regularly defeated. Says the Rochester Dem
0cTat
1.-THE Detroit Tribune has an article against
such course and states that fragrant crimes of
all descriptions have decreased since the humane
law was adopted. There have been since lS46,
in population Of 397 900, but three indictments
for murder, and not one conviction; the jury not
being able TO agree 10 two instances, and the
other case being one Of confirmed insanity"
LAND LIMITATION IN WIscoNslN-A bill lin
ting TO Gao scres the area Of land which yny
person may hereafter acquire In Wisconsin, has
just passed to its engrossment In the popular
branch Of the Legislature by q vote Of thuy-nine
10 nmeteen or more than two to one. We trust
that IL is destined to become law. Nearly or
quite every adopted citizen In the House voted
yea. They know what land monopoly Ia, and
what ii leads TO-
We regret to see the leading Wing journal In
Wisconsin opposing this ssiutsry measure Of
preoaution against the master political evil Of
modern time-the source Of wrongs aud woes in
Vulnerable. We had hoped better things Of the
humane spirit snd progressive tendencies Of ito
editor. This limitation will harm no one, while
It will benefit millions. We hope that, even yet,
he will reconsider and modify bis opposition.
BY Telegraph TO the New York Tribune.