Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-22


Mr.. BRADBURY. think the amendment to the amend
men as il worded destroys the Of M hope the Sc
nator will withdraw it. Ae ~
Mr.. CLARKE withdraw it.
/ The PRESIDENT. II can only be Withdrawn bv mani
nous consent the yeas and nays have been ordered
There being no objection, the amendment the uaendncn
| was Withdrawn. 49,
! Mr.. BRADBURY called for the yeas and nav, on N,
amendment and they ordered and being taken resulted
| as follows: tk F9
YEAs-Messrs Atehison Bsrrien Bradbury, Bright But
Downs, FoOe. amn, Honston. Hunter, King Mason Nor.
tom Norris, Pearse Rhe Rusk, Soue, Sturgeon TurneY
Walker Whitoomb, and Yuses3a,
Chase Clarke Clay Cooper, Davis OF Massachusetts Dodge
Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa Ewing Felsh Greene, Hale,
jones' Mangum, Miller Pratt, Rantoul, Sebastian, Sc
ward, Shields Smith, Spruanse, Underwood, Upham and
/ Wales-29.
! So the amendment was rejected
Mr.. CASS wish to put myself right this subject
opposed to tho increase of the public debt the i'm
position of taxes, and intended to offer IN amendment
which would enable for the proposition. BY mis-
understanding the of the question have os the oppor
unity, and desire to state my views, and the change
deem necessary.
repeat that am in favor Of the great principle Of keeping
the expenditures within the receipts, and prepared
support it, the deficiency thrown equally upon ali the OBJ
jecs of expenditure which in the circumstances
agree that the authorized and usual expenses Of the Govern
menhose sanctioned by existing laws and the private
claims which have become acknowledged debts by egs
laion-shOuld be first We avoid these without
moral duty But cannot extend this immunity any fur
Their than existing obligations cannot that all
exces should be thrown upon the river and harbor sppro
patons II 10 not just There variety Of objects
for which providing with railroad rapidi and amid
railroad noise and conusion, which are far inferior in
real Importance and utility to many Of those contemplated by
this bill Among them appropriations made anticipated
for the Capitol for mins tomhousss post Offices steam
boat lines and booksno uncomfortable Of expense
and many other purposes all of which may be delayed and
many of which may be omitted without injury to tho public
service repeat sir is unjust agranily So to throw all
the deficiencies upon the and harbor BILL and leave every
thing else to 60 money money propose to the
Senator from Maine accept amendment which will carry
out this view, and will then vote for bis proposition
Mr.. BRADBURY. My amendment has been voted upon
but an amendment be framed including my amendment
and the amendment of the honorable Senstor. 81
The. PRESIDENT. The Senator had better prepare his
amendment. s#f
Nh. CAss Nobody can read it if do
Mr.. BUTLER So much the better.
Mr.. CAss and Mr.. BRADBURY being in consultation
Mr.. BERRIEN rose and said: While the Senator from
Michigan is preparing his amendment desire to take the
sense OF the Senate upon proposition which wish to Offer
Will the Senator yield the floor for that purpose
Mr.. CASS. Certainly.
Mr. bERRlEN. move to strike ont the clause " for
removing the distractions in the Rio Grande river Texas
to say that the boundary between the United States and Next
co is the middle Of the river Rio Gande and that this appro
Paton IS IN terms an appropriation Of money be expended
beyond the limits of the United States that it interferes with
United States, in which this Government has no right to in
terfee in any way which may affect the interests Of Mexico
without the consent of that Government do not raise this
objection, make this proposition for the purpose con-
Stunning the time of the Senate Having stated the grounds
on which the amendment is offered simply content myself
with asking for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays ordered. i
Mr.. RUsK. have but word to say. The expenditure
made by this bill to be under the control of the Executive
Government If any collision, such the Senator from
Georgia apprehends in improving the Rio Grane
matter OF course will not be done unless by UNDER
standing with the Mexican Government ia relation 10 H.
however, that is not the have half the river and
does follow that the Mexican Government can prevent
improving it If it Does the same argument would
prevent our using at ALL This Of the national OBJ
jecs in the bill This river is the frontier between the limited
States and Mexico and is navgae for some seven or eight
hundred miles, In addition to that it very important
the commerce of the southwestern section of the country
which upwards of five millions last year, and according
to my apprehension will be ten millions in the course Of
year or two.
The motion to strike out was not agreed to:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Berren, Borland. Bright Gle
sos'., Sturgeon, TuTney, W5lteonb, Yalss-ss.
Clay, Cooper Davis Dodge, Of wisconsin,
Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas Ewing Fech, Greene Hale Hous-
ton Jones' Mangum Miller Pratt, Rantou Ru,k Sebastian,
Wales, and Walker-31.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi I move to amend the l52d
line by striking out the word repa" and insert the word
+" removal" so as TO make it read Ea
"For the removal Of the dam the head of Cumberland
island, in the Ohioriver, $50 OO0." f~@ @ |
Mr.. President former OCCASION when an appropra-
ton was asked for this purpose addressed remarks
the Senate in favor Of it. held then, now that the work
which had been made by the Government the United States
was an obstruction to the navigation, and constituted nu
sance an infringement Of the right of all persons to navigate
that national highway and that duty was to abate the
nuisance believed then it could be done easily by
pairing the dam than by removing it. then voted for re-
pairing it. Since that time have had favorable opport,
nifty Of seeing the obstruction, and have become convinced
that can be more easily removed than repaired 80 as to
swer the purpose. It is known many that hear me that
the dam was constructed with view throw the waters
from the Kentucky side that they should run down by the
mouth OF the Cumberland river. think there has been
change IN the bearing of the and do not believe
that now any engineer go the ground to deter
mine the question whether the obstruction should be thrown
the channel there would be found one who would
pose to close the channel wha DAM The are
very different from what they when the work was com
menced The channel has been filling up ever since and At
low water very difficult get the bar In view Of
these circumstances think the true mode would be To re-
move portion Of the right end of the DAM which would
open passway into the below. trust the Senate
will adopt the amendment. #- ~
The amendment rejected.
Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa. move to strike ont in the 64tb
line the word fifty, and insert the words one hundred"
to make the clause read 49,,
For the improvement of the upper and lower rapds Of the
Mississippi river, 500, O00." ma
Because Of the great favor with which all have
been met and knowing the very great anxiety OF tie Senate
to adopt this amendment will call the yeas and nays
make speech. nE#H afI
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