Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-21
RIVERS AND HARBORS.

The bill before the House OF Representatives mas leo
much debate and considerable excitement We fear that II
will passhe only cha for its righteous defeat that the
tariff men, who defeat pass may find to be their
policy let the bill go through the Committee of the whole
and be reported to the House, but then keep it on the
Speakers table until the amendments be proposed Mr.
Hunters Senate BILL in regard appraisers shall have been
proposed and voted upon In this calculation there is
danger lest both The bill for the modification of the Tariff
and the River and Harbor bill may through by species
of og-rong egerdemain The fate of the latter
hang on that OF the former.
We have not room the interesting debate the
menous and dangerous question of Internal Improvements
by the General Government We clip few remarks here
and thee-conainng sound views Of Virginia members OF
Congress-and pass Of wit between Mr. Bayly and Mr..
Clarke hard free soil "case" from New York. Mr. B.
only obtained decided advantage in the hts-but he also
fully vndca,ed his course, Chairman of the Com
mt,ee of Ways and Means in earnestly urging the House
fix special days for the many important appropriation bills
which the wheels of government eyoye and which have
not yet been touched by the House
Mr. vENABLE said that he had made motion TO rise
and would do il again.
Mr. BAYLY wished to the interrogatory of the
gentleman from Massachusetts 1t asked whether the
motions that the committee rise did from the De-
mocratic side OF the House. He believed they did But
did the gentleman know that the disposition originated
in violating rules House; and by overriding them
TO bring in this BILL Oh no., "oh! yes which was not
necessary carry the Government He wished 10 Say
Mr. DCER observed that the remarks Of the gentleman
nigh, have tendency injurious the BILL He must have
the general consent of the committee TO proceed.
Mr.. BAYLY assured his friends that his remarks would
late, tina, the committee rise, when he would offer resol
on that the House hereafter meet at ii o'clock Ii this
should be agreed to- he would directly after he got the floor
move that the House again 20 into committee
MIR. WENTWORTH. Move the resolution when we get
through the bill
Mr. Baylys motion was disagreed to.
Eario offered. voted down
he by Mr. Burr, strike out the appropriation Of
600 for the improvement Of the channel Of the harbor at
Charleston South Carolina.
MIR. McMULLEN, pending amendment, said that II
evident the majority intend pass the BILL Let the
sponsibity a their shoulders He begged gentlemen TO
remember and particularly the other side OF the House,
all the appropriation bills yet 10 be disposed Of
they defeated the fault would lie at their door, not his
He be permitted express his surprise at the
pursued by the chairman of the committee commerce,
M McLASE who had been represented to him. before he
(Mr McMrtLES) came here as number one Democrat II
the gentleman had given true exposition OF The principles OF
the Democratic party, he did not belong to it, He beg
sed gentlemen from the North before they passed the BILL TO
remember that the Southern people are yet sensitive on the
SUBJECT OF Northern agitation If the bill pass will take
two millions of dollars from the treasury and the
must be filled up He did blame the high tariff for
voting for this BILL bt must express his surprise that De-
mocrats should vote for the bill He appealed to the
mttee to dispose Of the subject before hem and go
into the legislation of the country
Mr.. CALDWELL, Of Kentucky moved an amendment TO
the effect that the money proposed by The bill shall not be
expended unless there be surplus in The treasury
thlrtietn OF tie
show that the expenditures would exceed the receipts
Mr.. CLARKE moved an amendmcn,-to appropriate
10000 for the Improvement of Sackes harbor and TO
move and for the removal Of ship of tho United States
Navy sunk there He pressed the amendment and said that
merely for the United States single act of us
tice and restore the harbor TO its original condition
Mr. BAYLY had seen no proposition which demonstrated
more clearly than that of the gentleman object of such
appropriations He had some curiosity to look the maps
in the possession of the gentleman He knew something
about harbor and he undertook TO say tha, the thing the
gentleman complains of has improved the harbor al The
place designated in tho amendment Laughterl The OBJ
ec is the expenditure OF money If the bar had been
made by nature gentleman would have been here asking
for breakwaer. Laughter The gentleman perfect
y right in saying that this Is kind OF closed corporation
cret of the matter and has had chance Therefore he
(M b. would advise the committee that this was Joint
corporation into which but those in the secret can be
admitted He thought that after this exPanahon hey had
better 60 against the whole OF II.
Mr. CLARKE remarked that Mr.. BAYLY stands higher In
his boots than any gentleman and wears ms on
his nose greater precision and ponposty The gentle
man said that he had examined the maps and knew some
thing of harbos and that the BAR which Is in front OF the
improves the harbor He Mr C asked to De permitted 10
say presence of those who would deal usy and pre-
fer rdcue that the improvement tne gen
teman suggested rendered difficult for vessels 10 gel IN
and out OF the harbor except when the wind is In particular
direction and this subjects the owners Of the vessels 10 loss
He asked whether the gentleman thought 1t was becoming
10 say that he was here seeking for expenditure OF money
merely for the purpose of expendurel Was there any ne
ce.sity warrant for this? Was il becoming ana Kna 10
person younger than himself 10 indulge in ridcue aug
hter He appealed the gencmans magnanlty, coming
she did from (yrgina which produced great
:, en- Excessive laughter
Mr. BAYLY sod he should be very much inclined to :e
spond TO the appeal of his youthful friend from New York,
augh,er it for the ungsnerous fling which me
gentleman had made at him. He speaks remarked Mr. 81
Of my standing high my boots, and of my wearing my
spectaces on my The gentleman wears his on his
head ILaughter) wear mine for use should Think but
for remarks about uveny that his spectaces are worn
on his head ornament As for standing high in my boos
came here six feet but do not eproach the gentleman
who measures only FIVE feet four Laughter in all parts OF
the hail. the galleries included.
When the confusion subsded the amendment was disa
greed TO.
Further proceedings took place and at fifteen minutes past
o'clock the committee rose, without coming TO eonclu
sion.
P sLas evenings mail brings the news Of the passage