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should now vote; he thought perhaps he would
not vote at all He would vote to take up the re-
solution and allow the Senator to speak, II time
would admit of suitable reply; this. however,
could not be had He supposed the Senator in .
| tended some hing more than the mere making of
a speech, rhetorical display, by introducing this
ution; it had doubt the dignity Of purpose.
The Senator's speech was intended to have an
! effect and would have one; and therefore there
ought to be discussion Of the subject, and ample
| opportunity for reply.
Mr.. BORLAND followed in opposition to taking
up the resolution.
! ther debate the Senate would decide whether the
| resolution should be taken upor not.
The question was then taken. and the motion
ss Dodge of
| consin, Foot Hamlip, Seward, Shields, Sumner,
| Upham, and Wade-lo.
| NAyS.-Messrs. Borland, Brodbead, Brooke.
Cass, Charlton, Clemens, Desaussure, Dodge Of
| Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Fetch, Fish, Geyer, Gwin,
Hunter, King, Mallory, Mangum, Mason, Merri-
| wether, Miller, Morton, Norris, pearce. Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Smith, Soule, Spruance, Touccy.
| and Weller-32.
TEHUANTEpEc RIGHT WAY.
message was received from the President OF
the United States, in answer to a resolution OF the
Senate Of the 18th instant, requesting the CORE
spondence between the Governments Of the United
states and that Of the Mexican republic respect
ing a right of way across the Isthmus of Tehua
pee, transmitting report from the Secretary Of
State and accompanying papers.
The message was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
| the Indian Appropriation bill.
The first amendment was on striking out an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 to satisfy the claims of
certain friendly Creek Indians for services during
| the late war
Mr. HUNTER opposed the appropriation.
Messrs. BELL, CHARLTON, and BORLAND
supported it,
And the motion to strike out was not agreed to.
| The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The bill for the relief of Cornelius Bogert. here
| tofore reported from the Committee on the Post
| Office and Post Roads, was passed.
OAKLAND AND OTTAWA RAILROAD.
| The SPEAKER announced the pending question
to be the motion to reconsider the vote by which
the House, several days since, laid upon the table
the bill granting to Michigan the right of way and
donation OF public lands, to aid in the construc
ton OF the oakland and Ottawa railroad, com
| mencing at Pontiac and terminating at the navi-
gable waters of Lake Michigan.
On motion Of Mr.. STUART, there was call of
the House when
The question taken on reconsidering the
vote by which the bill laid upon the table, and
decided in the afhrmative-yeas rs. nays "A.
The question then required on the motion to lay
| the bill upon the table; pending which
The House resolved itself into Committee OF
| the Whole on the state of the Unon-Mr. Obs in
| the chair-and resumed the consideration OF the
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
| Mr.. MILLER moved to strike out the item of
$3.50 900 for the improvement of the navigation
| of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, and Arkansas
rivers, and inserting in lieu thereof specific APP
| preparation for each Of them, together with the
illinois, Tennessee, and Cumber and rivers
amounting, in all, to about $3l4,OOO He said,
| among other things, In the course Of his advocacy
OF the amendment, that the clause, as reported by
the Committee on Commerce, was inadequate 10
the wants OF the western rivers. In this bill $500
| a mile was appropriated for the Hudson river, and
only $50 mile for the western waters. There
have not been as many losses on the former for
the las, fifty years as ON the latter since the month
of January last.
Mr.. CLEVELAND opposed the amendment;
| when the question was taken, and the amendment
rejected.
Mr.. CLING MAN proposed to increase the ap-
| preparation for the western rivers to 1855 900
| the amount given to the Collins line of steamers
| being of opinion that the sum proposed $780,
| OO0) s too small for the improvement of the Mis-
| sissppi and its tributaries, which, according to
| Lieutenant Marry, embrace twenty thousand
miles of navig able waters, and are in the neigh
| borhood Of fifteen States of the Union. The
| Treasury now has a surplus of ten fifteen mil
lions OF dollars; and, considering those States
directly interested, and the people Of the West
have always literally contributed to the revenue,
| and to the defence of the country in time of war,
and that little nothing has been appropriated
|
the amendment now proposed ought to be adopted.
The question was then taken, and it was reject
| ed-ayes So, noes IS.
Mr.. CASKIE offered an amendment, appropriate
ing $45 900 for the improvement of the James
| and Appomatox rivers, in Virginia. He had hopes
OF its success 1t was, he said, mistake 20 sup
pose that the people of that State Indifferent
10 the subject. The City Councils oi Richmond had
repeatedly acted upon it, and the Commercial
Convention which assembled in September, 1851 ,
BY solemn resolution declared the Importance of
the removal OF the bars in those rivers. Notwith-
| standing what had been said by the chairman Of
the Committee on Commerce, they have been sur
| veyed.
Mr.. DUNCAN opposed the amendment, on the
ground. mainly, that the subject had not been
brought to the attention OF that committee, either by
the representatives from Virginia or by the bust.
ness men of Richmond
The debate was continued under the fve-nin
utes ru!e-and, during the discusson-
| Mr.. ORR said, if the House ia going to adjourn
on the thirty first of August. they must finish this
bill to day.
| The question was taken, and the amendment was
| agreed to-ayes SO, noes As
| Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE moved an amendment,
appropriating $l5O,00O for continuing the i'm
! provements Of the Kentucky river. This, he sad,
| runs through a single State, like the James river
During the early part Of the discussion the bill was
discussed because OF the principles involved; but
| within the last three days there seemed to be a
| scramble for appropriations of money in the va
rious Congressional districts, just he bad seen
| boys scramble over gingerbread or apples. There
fore, in this state of the case, he thought it proper
to come in and AJAX Tor appropriation for his dis
| trict.
Mr. WALSH opposed the amendment; and,
after further debate
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE remark that the object
which he had in view accomplished. II was
to show that localities from which the members
composing the Committee on Commerce come
amply provided, while other localities not.
This was one Of the curses connected with the
| whole systcm.
The amendment of the gentleman was then re-
jected-
MIR. ROBINSON offered an amendment, max
ing appropriation for the Mississippi river and
its tributaries, largely exceeding the Gum proposed
for those waters in the bill, and directing how the
money shall be expended. The amendment wns
| rcjected-ayes 81, noes not counted
! Various other amendments were offered, de-
| ba,cd, and voted down; when
| Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, said the House had
been for some days engaged in The consideration Of
this bill without coming to a conclusion upon it;
| and now, with view OF testing the sense OF the
committee, and endeavoring to get at something
| in which progress could be made, he moved that
the bill be laid aside. and that the committee take
up the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.