Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-29


ial friends, which know that incur also. But ensst
the Senate pause and this strife, utterly useless
and Improbable and dangerous them proceed
to the regular business Of Congress Let employ the few
waning hours which left in uansscng that necss-
sary business which ID duty to perfect We have done
enough fix the responsibility Of the failure Of the river and
hsrbor bill if il ID 70 be fixed upon party the other.
Let discharge remaining duty to the country and
keep the Government in motion. move to lay the bill
upon the table. tB
The question was taken upon the motion to lay the
YEAs-Ms.sr. Atehison, Bradbury. Butler. Clemens.
Houston Hunter, King. Mason. Morton Norris, Pearse,
NAYs-Me.srs. Badger BALDWIN, Bell BorIand Bright.
Cass Chase Clarke Clay, Cooper, Davis Of
M.nsS% he Phelps P. Ras
tou Sebastian Seward Shields Smith, spruanse Under
wood Upham, Wales, Walker. and Whitcomb-ss.
30 the motion not agreed to. st
MI. sOULE had not concluded my remarks. ! uD-
derand the question has been decided upon tho subeca
Of having the report read.
The question then taken, the motion to suspend
the further reading Of the documens, with the following
.ii YEAS -Ms.9s Badger, BALDWIN, Bea, uaasr. CO.,
Dodge, Of Iowa. Ewing. Feeh, Greene, Hamiin, Jones'
Miller. Phelps. Pratt, Rantoul Sebastian Seward Smith
| comb-T.
NAYs-MesTs. A.ehi.on, Butler, Clemens. Davis, o.
Mason, Morton, Norris Rhet Rusk, Souie Sturgeon Tnr-
ney, and Yulee-l9 6st
! So the further reading dispensed with.
Mr. SOULE. When the reading of the report was suDL
pended there remained but three pages be gone hrough
those three pages contained the conclusions drawn from
the facts established in what preceded Among other thngs
in them expenditure Of hundred and
thirty thousand dollars, which the learned and sku engineer
considered would be amply sufficient to enable the Govern
purchase the necessary machines and beats to be used
the prosecution the work. and to complete the first deep
enng An annual expenditure Of forty thousand dollars would
then be required keep the open and to srd chan
al If
will not insist longer this Topic had announced,
upon introducing my amendment that Iwoud confns myself
the reading Of the report now redeem my pledge ana
consent that be- taken without any further remark
from
Mr.. DOWNS have sbstained through this day from
taking up any of the time of the Senate wish to avoid it,
possible but inasmuch seems TO be attempted both
sides Of this struggle TO show where the responsibility
h and the experience of the last days shows that we
do business but talk think It is just well
that should talk Others therefore depart from that rule
which have pursued this day. and during the discussion
this subject and wish to offer remarks on this amend
ment do ii because think the amendment just and pro-
per; and, in addition that do because think il is fair
subject illustrate the character Of this BILL and the manner
in which is to be carried through i#
Mr. FOOTE. do not rise to make speech, but to say
that shall the principle which has guided my conduct
to-day and for several days heretofore and endeavor far
possbe not to any time In useless debate This
important proposition and embraces the interests Of the
State Of Mississippi well Of the State Of Louisiana We
live very the mouth Of the river and happens that
although for the State Of Louisiana considerable approps
ton has been made yet in this bill not single appropra-
ton is made for the State Of Mississippi Any who will
look The map will that there is better watered State
than Mississippi The Yazoo the Taahache the Big Black,
the Yaabusha and other rivers navgabe for many hun
dtsd miles by steamboats, It that those who framed
this bill looked at the map Of the State OF Mississippi
They have wholly neglected her rivers and her claims. In
the muncence Of the Government treated with cool
contempt and expected bargain interest in he
era funds of the Government for what may be called mess
sissipp river. If were in attitude to be bought Up,
this appropriation is surely too small to accomplish that OBJ
ect But believe may say for my constituents that they
not in such attitudes they cannot be induced either by
appropriations Of land money to violate their sense OF
pey and the principles which have been so long endeared 10
them. s.' T.
did feel liberty say less than this and will
say more, because unwilling the time Of the
Senate unnecessarily do hope that after while the friends
Of the bill will become little reasonable and yielding the
exgencies Of the momen will act on the appropriation bills
and the various important treaties before us.
The question being taken on Mr. SoULK's amendment By
yeas and nays, resulted as follows: .a,
YEAS-Messrs Berrien, Clemens, Davis, Of Mississippi,
Dawson Downs, Fooe Houston King Morton, Rusk soue,
NAYs-Messr, A,ehson, Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Bor-
a ss % Dkia.aa Dodge q W.soa.a Dodge q
Iowa, Ewing Fech, Greene, Hamln, Jones, Miller Norris
se. and
SO the amendment was rejected. 3ft tt &
The honorable Senator from Kentucky to suppose il
unfair pesumpuous what he calls the minority
pose this bill against the majority. But admitting thas
there majority in favor Of this BILL which DO not admit,
still The minority have rights They have iightto be heard
they have right express the why they object
this bill; and they have right endeavor to perfect
much possible, avoid the evils It. So far from being
unfair their part would be unfair for the majority II they
had the power to force through silently such BILL without
the minority having power oexpose the enormies Of the
bill itself That what want to do and ts what intend TO
do am inclined think is very strong argument against
the bill shows there is something in Il which will not
bear the test of scrutiny and examination something in
that friends willing to expose to the public gaze,
when they have absaned through long session, and have
waited until days Of the end Of the short session. and then
off other business and force upon anxious they
bring conclusion, with sort of mechanical power
When have proposed lay down this bi for the purpose
Of taking up others Of great importance which would aks
but few moments to compete they will not
that They will not permit the important postage blo
be considered for moment for the purpose Of concurrng in
the amendments sgeed 10 by the House. They win per-
NIT il, because they to have il all their way Lst
them have it, IL they will But Of thing will assure
hem that long there is so large minority this bill wild
but to oppose it. will il be passed until It's enormiies
during the little Of the session. II will not be our
We have repeatedly offered, and we now OFFER
you will permit these bills to be taken up to pass them
shortest possible ime they be read over and
then this bill after get the indispensable business
Of the session disposed Of But this proposition does not suit
the gentlemen they force through, and they want
the appropriation bills help force il through. tell hen
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