Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-02-22

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conclusion he referred the commerce of those yva.
and stated that Mobile the third exporting city in he
Union.
/ Mr.. STANLY. T. have single word to saw. I 40 No,
believe the gentleman from Alabama wants the appropriate
which be asks but he has offered the amendment under In
rule that he might make unkind and unpovoked fling
do not know what have done incur the gentle
mans dispeasure.
Mr.. INGE. merely stated facts and drew differences
Mr.. STANLY. The gentleman said that the spoia,iou
of the South could take place before she would hear warning
from The gentleman shows he has little and less
charity when he charges with being unfriendH 10 the
South repeat, am unconscious what unkndness have
done to provoke the gentleman.
Mr.. lNGE. did not hear the gentleman. VIII he be
good enough to repeat what he said
Mr. STANLY say you have little and less charity
| in charging with unfiendliness to the South.
Mr., INGE. say that that is ungentlemany and unpar-
liamentary, and comes from blackguard.
| Mr.. STANLY. Mr.. Chairman he charges me with being
blsckguad. He has just shown the House and to the
country that be is one
| The CHAIRMAN. Personalities are nos in order.
| Mr.. SrANLY. No; personalities not in order.
willing to let conduct be judged of by the public and
let them estimate his character and mine As my friend
ship for the South let the record and my conduct speak,
whether have not friendship for the So0h than those
noisy traitors who mpeach Others and seek fhe applause Of
the goghoPs at home their professions
Of DEVOTION and by crying etenaly, there is danger
danger to the South" Even those who voted with mso-
ry Of Northern members upon certain measures uncha
taby assaied.
conscious Of giving any provocaon The gentleman
the first stone, and he will make the Of what have
said shall hereafter treat remarks from that quarter with
the contempt they deserve.
The amendment of Mr. INsE was rejected.
Mr.. JNO. A. KING moved an amendment for the i'm
pIovemen of harbor in the State of New York. the name
Of which the reporter could not ascertain. Mr. support
ed the amendment by few remarks.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arksnsas urged the friends of the
measure to cease from proposing amendments.
The amendment offered by Mr.. KING then rejected.
Mr. BROWN, Of Mississippi, moved amendment for
the improvement of certain rivers in Mississippi and stated
that the character of the bill under consideration indicated
that appropriations not intended for his State because
her representatives hostile the system Of internal
provemens II was his intention to vote against the BILL
Mr. FITCH argued that the provisions the original bill
were recommended by the War Department. and said that
the charge of seconasm could justly attach 10 that quar-
ter whatever had been the influences that had prevailed with
the committee But gentlemen, in charging members with
being bbed to support the BILL because appropriations
made by it for works in which their constituents nte
rested, by implication laid themselves open the
charge
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. SCHENCk moved amendment appropriating five
thousand dollars for the extension Of the Cumberland road
from Springfield, Ohio, the boundaries Of the
State and urged the necessity Of this appropriation in few
remarks.
Mr.. TOOMBS said that nobody was to have the benefit
OF appropriations except those who by good luck lived
Georgia had built several hundred miles of
railroad, and paid million Of dollars the Government
of this to facilitate transportation on the Mississippi
river His constituents would be glad take the river,
snags and all. He regarded the wholesale sys-
tenn OF under and never expected any Of its support
again in this hall.
Mr.. WELLBORN proposed pro tovma amendment, and
commented on the inequality of the bill.
Mr. McLANE defended The Committee on Commerce from
the charge of inequality of the appropriations between the
North and South. He said that the appropriations for the
South were larger in the ratio Of population than the appro
Priaions for the North 100000 Of the two millions pro-
vided in the bill being for the Southern States.
Mr. STANTON, Of Tennessee disdained the charges Of
bribery and if consulting the interests Of their constituents
was bribery, he gloried in it.
Mr. STRONG opposed the bill and as an argument
against its referred to the condition Of the treasury
Mr.. CALDWELL, of Kentucky, moved to insert in the
bill an item approprang $780, 00G for the improvement Of
Cumberland river and made remarks, and the amend
ment then rejected.
Mr. McCLERNAND proposed an amendment providing
that if the expenditures already authorized be authorized
for the year ending June 1852 exclusive Of those authorized
by this act shall exceed fifty millions of dollars, then this
act shall not take effect
After debate BY Messrs. McCLERNAND and BURT, the
amendment was rejected-ayes 81, noes 75
Mr.. McMuLLEN moved to insert item appropra'ing
money for the improvement Of the North Forks of the Ho
stein river and referred to the unequal operation of this bill
He thought that the constituents Of the gentleman from Mary
land and the country generally would hold him responsible
for his departure from the democratic faith.
Mr. BRlSBIN then made few remarks, when the amend
men was rejected.
tanning appropriations for the Mississippi and Ohio
Messrs. ALBERTSON and FITCH debated the amend
men, and it was then disagreed to-
Mr.. MlLLERproposed an amendment, providing that the
act should not take effect the expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June Both, 1884, exclusive Of those named in
this act, should exceed the for that year which
amendment rejected.
Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky, moved amendment
approprang for the purpose Of testing the practical
by of Eets plan for the Improvement Of the Ohio river
He denounced the bill as cheat and fraud.
The amendment was rejected.
The question then taken the substitute Of Mr..
McLANE for the original bill, and agreed to-ayes
100, noes 81.
The committee then rose and reported their action the
House.
The question being on the substitute for the bill
The previous question then ordered and under the
operation thereof the substitute reported from the committee
was agreed to-yeas los, nays rs.
The question ordering the bill to be engrossed
ard read third time.
Mr. JONES asked that the might be taken separately
the engrosment of each provided by the rule
Mr. JONES then demanded separate the first four
items Of the bill which severaly taken and the items
agreed to. .
Mr. JONES said that he would give up, and call for no
separate votes.
The Clerk then read the bill by paragraphs during which
time several votes demanded and taken by
and nays, but Of the items stricken from the bill
The bill was then read the third time.
The question being the passage of the bill,
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved the previous question, which
seconded and under the operation thereof the bill
passed BY the following vote
YEAS-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Andrews,
Bennett Bingham, Bekee, Bowie Bowln, Breck, Briggs
Buell. Burro~s Butler, Calvin Campbell Chandler, Clarke