New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-14
,,o,,nr. az REPREsENTATIVEs.

Al. RAYLY from the COMMITTEE on w ays aeu
.,s.n. reported 8 bill making appropriations Tor
shs Army for the year ending June io'~ r. So
tns M the Committee Of the Whole on the state
NJ the Union. .;Sa-otiop NJ tba
ih ,s.;on ysnorted Yesterday for the rehef OF
ssss Richie for losses sustained on account
lip.'.scuting the Congressional Pnnting'
OF xs.ssa.TJ coutended that the contract was
M. i,So,s an intention Of performing it. and
taken 49, ~ -e-rarks delivered yesterday by Mr..
replied 20 tne 'en"
horeneso NV .unported the resolution giving
Ell. OH, Ritcbie should be indemnihed
IT, Hon: decreed out OF order the amenament
nj Mr.. Crowel pending 10 inueunHy s r wy
Van Benthuysen, for iOsses !" p '"''"o IVA
Congress. .,,h,. I;.tIe n,ore than two weeks
Mr: az" - which 70 do public business
Temsl "a, Of the question had been heard, ana
"ss,,n;ne the minds ofgentlemen mad been niaue
pn he moved the previous question .,;oe
A. STEVENS moved 70 lay Mr.. hltcmes rele'
n MI on the table. Negatived-Yeas 9O
Nays 10; raso,ntion and re-
ferred 70 the fact that Mr. Rives before the 1nves
tisatipg Committee said that the printing cou1 uos
he done for less than deduction OF one tnlr1 Hou
she pr;ces established in 1919. Mr.. Wendal testl'
ga 90 bssore the Committee, taat his bid was two
third, less than those Of that year; that ne los.
e;ohteen thousand dollars By the contract ana tnas
6ftv.five and two.thirds per cent. less than tne
prices Of 1872 would indemnify MN - Gas
moved that Richie did bis work ten or hiLeen
per cent better than Wendah lac Tonu.,ssHo
nroposed 70 give Richie so per cent. less, as IN
demnity Mr. McWLLIE earnestly PLEADED LOT
Richie IL
The question was then taken, and the resolu-
lion for relief was recommitted to the Commlttee
on Printing, with instructions TO inquire ana re-
mort whether Richie has executed the puonc
M the X,
and 10 time, sgreeably TO the contract, and wnat
sum he has lost by the contract Yeas 10y, Nays
81. .r
On motion. the House went into Committee of
the Whole. Mr.. MEADE in the Char.
Mr. BAYLY moved that the Deficiency bill be
takenup.
Mr.. DUER moved to take up the River and Har.
Dor bill. There was much confusion and cries OF
question.
The CHAIRMAN decided that Mr.. Duer's motion
was out Of order.
Mr.. ScHEycK arose to the question, conteudng
that il was in order, being the first on the cal
endeT
Mr.. McLASE rose to the question that Duer's
motion was not in order, pending Bayly's mo-
fion.
notice that after that was disposed of he would
move 10 take up the River and HarbOr bill.
Mr.. BAYLY's motion was disagreed to-Ayes,
so; Noes, l0l.
Mr. BAYLY moved that the West Point Acad-
envy bill be taken up.
Various motions were made to rise, and amid
the noise Mr.. DUER moved to take up the River
and Harbor bill
The CHAIRMAN ruled the motion out of order.
Mr.. DUER appealed.
TbeRules were read and questions were raised.
The confusion continuing aud the question being
taken,the Committee refused to sustain the Chair
mans decision-Ayes 81 Noes, 1903.
Motions that the Committee rise were made
and voted down, and the River and Harbor bill
was then taken up-Ayes, 1909; Noes, 3. Some
gentlemen refused to vote, that the Committee
might be without quorum. The bill was read.
Mr. McLANE of Nd. was entitled to the floor.
but gave way for q motion, that Committee rise,
which did not prevail Ayes 80. Noes go.
Mr. MORSE asked Mr.. McLane, whether it was
his nteution to force the bill through without de-
bate.
Mr.. McLANE replied that if the Chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means would give him
till the fourth of March, he would with great
pleasure continue the debate-tlu that day. lie
would be willing to submit the matter to him
Mr.. BAILEY said, it seemed to him that the
House did not intend to give the committee o.
WAYS and Means day for the Appropriation
bills-until the fourth of March. Laughter
Mr. THOMAS asked whether the bill had been
printed He was not able to procure copy, and
none was to be had.
Mr. ScHENcK in his seat The gentleman mas
As soon as the noise partially subsidized. MI
MCLAHE said that according to the demonstra-
tions made with regard to taking up TINS oll
was of great interest and Importance. ne was
bound to assume that 1t demanded OF MN care
full explanation of its provisions 10 lnoues Tue
House to support it. The Committee would par
don him for suggesting that there Is no relation
between this aud a general system oil internal
improvements as known to the people ana the
public men, Of the country and the national pohcy,
no relation between the policy and specihc
appropriations for specified rivers ana harOors'
either for lighthouses, buoys piers, and the re-
moval Of distractions and general system OF
improvement The bill proposed to provide lor
public works indispensabiy necessary Tor laclllta'
ting commerce, as he proceeded to snow Mor9
than three.fourths OF the objects IN the olll hao
been adjusted and prepared by the proper Depart
ment, and had been approved by all the hepuOii,
can Presidents down to Polk. The bill was ossed
on grounds similar to those on which the Demo-
cratic party went into the canvass in 1885, 40 and
"a. He might be allowed to express some sur
prise at the heat OF opposition which had become
clamorous and factous in view OF the political
element alone. .
Mr. BURT, intemupting the gentleman-Would
be glad if the gentleman would say whether the
Democratic party, as party, At b altlmore or
elsewhere had made this the platform
Mr. MCLANE--I said nothing about internal I'M
provements / spoke Of Rivers and Hsrbors.
With great care and candor l presented my dis
finction to the Committee. What l said was
that the River and Harbor Bill is the type OF the
bill recommended to Congress by every RePubll-
can President and signed by every Republican
President.
Mr.. BURT find that jefferson, Monroe Jack
son and Polk held, that an amendment OF the
Constitution was necessary to make improve
ments of rivers.
Mr. MoLANE replied, that he did not say that
the persons named did not express an opinion
that IN amendment Of the Constitution was ne.
cessary, but that it was to be denied. What
said was that they signed the bills
MIR. BuRT-Did Jefersoni
Mr.. McLASE-l said they signed bills which
contained precisely similar items or character OF