The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-03-05
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WEDNESDAY,, MARCH5 ., 1851.
The River and Harbor Dill.-pebate in
the Senate.


and llarLor Bill. In its main features this
ill is the same as one that has occupied the
attention of Congress, at several previous
sessions Tho proposed improvements are
all Of them, it is believed, ,'f strictly nation
al importance, and almost Indispensable to
our internal commerce. AS none will spc- |
ciallv serve the interests Of any particular |
STATE, no single State ought 10 be compelled |
20 bear the burden of any one OF them. by
tAe constitution, two or more States arc de- |
r,rivcl of the tight to combipc for any such |
vl.icct: hence it bocomcs necessary hat these
works should be taken in hand by the tcdcr'
al government The country at large dP
manls the necessary appropriations for this
purpose the popular branch Of Con4ress
decided to make it {; and the Senate have
= had talk " on the subject, which we re-
gard, in more respects than ono, as par'icu-
laly interesting.
Mr. Foofo wanted TO postpone action.
There were several treaties that required
immediate attention That was Foote'S plan
for defeating the bill. Mr. Hunter had great
anxiety about the Civil aid Dipomaic bill
feared it was in great danger, if not acted
on at once; Mr. Rusk had important busi-
ness to report from the Post Office Commit
tee and so on Mr.. Turncy now vcn'ured
TO move 20 lay it on the table; lost-yoas
30, nays So
l. Ii hattnrpr a.
"considercd the bill bill of cnorm'ies in
its present shape it must be greatly A.
mendcd to receive his approval. Mr., Clay
Aoped tic friends ef Ike Till ro"l insist o"
its consideration nop. L rus ao'c % accer
Mr. Douglass woull vote 10 take up the bill
in order to explain in wha! shape it mus be
put 10 secure his vote, and On what grounds
he would support it, When thus modified.
/ vas taken op, by the following vote:
YrAs-Badeer Baldwin. Bel, Borland.
Bright, Cass Chase, Clay, Cooper, John TX
Wis ia, ton, Dickinson, Dolse OF VISION
sin. Dolcc Of Iowa, Dcagias>, Ewing. fclch
Green, Jones, Miller, Phelps, Pint, Ran
tout Sebastian, Seward. SAITH Underwood
Upham, W alcs Walker, Whi'tomb-
NAYs--Aichison, Bradbury, Butler,
Clarke, Clemens, jefferson Davis. Dawson
Downs, Foo,c, Gwin, Hale, lamlin, llou'-
ton, Hunter, King Mason. Morton, Norris
Pearcc, Rheit. kusk, Sou'c, Sturgeon, Fur
ncy. Iulee-25.
"IIoncsl John Davis led of in favor Of
the bill. lie said it contained appropriations
spread over all parts Of the country, and d
mounting to over 50, 500 600. 1t contained
appropriations for improvements on the sea
coast and lakes. and most Of them applied to
works already commenced and out OF repair.
Mr.. Clemens and Mr. Footc were for slr.k-
ing out the appropriation. for improvements
in Tennessee river; Mr. Bright would strike
out all that related TO Tennessee, Arkansas.
and Illinois rivers Mr.. Iiamlin went into
Mysteries over the peril of the Civil and D.
plomatc, the Army and the Navy bills, and
would leave out AL appropriations for the
Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois. ana Rio
Cran}e rivers.
Mr.. Clay said that therc wcro different
ways to defeat the bl-to vote it down, or
to mend il SO as to make Objectionable to IFS
own friends. lie cqHcd on at tiicndy ofMe
bill 10 s,dnd ji,n,, qad whh hda rote do,ra al
amendments. lie examined the question Of
nationality in such works, and maintained
that the improvement Of the great western
waters was the greatest national work con.
ccjyable.
NJ D.,tl.,- Il. I