Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-10-14

nays I2s-Mr. Pierce voting in the affir
native, Vide House Journal, Cd session
23d Congress, p. 444;) after while {
motion to lay the bill on the table, which
also failed by vote of 80 yeas to l34
nays. Mr.. Pierce, as before, voting ir
the affirmative, wide House Journal, %
session. 23d Congress, p. 45S;) until a
length (the efforts of Mr.. p. and others
proving unavailing) the bill passed as a.
bove stated, and was approved by Gen.
eral Jackson, who had no high opinion
of either Polk stalks or Pierce stalks,
and therefore was right on this subject.
The act of July Cd, 1888. also on the
same subject, was ordered in the House
June 2sth) to third reaGing-yeas
l25, nays 63-Mr. Pierce voting in the
negative, and passed without division.
Wide House Journal, lst session, 24lh
Congress, p. ll26 This was good
bill and provided for old works, viz: for
the improvement of the Mississippi, O.
hio, Missouri, Arkansas, and Cumber-
land rivers; also for some harbors and
rivers, both north and south on The At
lanlic side. Mr.. Wise, as usual, moved
to strike out the enacting clause, which
failed-yeas SO, nays l33- Mr.. Pierce,
as usual, voting in the affirmative. Wide
House Journal, lst session, 24th Con
gress. p. ll24.) An effort was made by
Mr.. Pierce and others to exclude an ap.
preparation for the Hudson. but that fail
ing the bill passed, and General Jackson
(who was no hair spliller) approved it.
Another act, July 4th 1896, providing
for other harbors and rivers (being new
works. in Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, .Louisiana,
and several northern and western States,
passed the House Of Representatives
June 2sih, but Mr.. Piercc's name does
not appear in the list OF yeas and nays,
though he figured in a prior stage OF the
bill by voting yea on a motion to strike
out the enac,ing clause General Jack.
son approved the bill at the date above.
Act of March Sd, 1897, being san
act to provide for certain aarbors and for
the removal of distractions in and al the
mouth of certain rivers, and for other
purposes, during the year 1877
FRANKLIN PIERCE, nay! ANDREW JACK
sus, yea! Tor approved.) wide House
Journal, 2i session, 24lh Congress, p.
546) What pity il is that the would
be successor Of "Old Hickory" could
not agree with him on the very, last day
of his term!
Act of July 7, 1898, being San act to
provide for certain harbors and for the
removal of distractions in and at the
mouth of certain rivers, and for other
purposes, during the year 1885,
FRANKLIN PIERCE, noy, MARTIN VAN
buren,, yea, (or approved.) wide SEN
ate Journal, 2d session, 25;h Congress,
p. $50
Then followed a long interval when
nothing was done for the cause of river
and harbor improvement, but on the Sd
of March, lS43, john TYLER (who now
goes for PIERCE approved small act,
entitled san act for the protection of
commerce on Lake Michigan" June
llth, 1874, he approved an act of con-
siderable breadth, including the Missis-
sippi river and other important objects;
also, June 18Th, 1914, two small bills
for single object each; also, March Sd,
lS45, another of the same character, and
here all harbor and river Improvements
have been arrested.
Mr.. Polk vetoed, August Sd, 1916, a
bill which passed the two Houses, first
session 29lh Congress; and next we
have a veto by Senatorial faction at the
last session, 3lst Congress, and if the
people Of the west, northwest, and south
west, and when we have an overflow wing
Treasury, desire to elect FRANKLIN
PIERCE President to apply an unrelent-
ing veto to every river and harbor bill
which Congress can pass, we do not
know that other parts of the country
should object. When their steamboats,
and other river craft come TO be Pierced
with snags, and thousands of lives and
millions Of property sacrificed, they will
have themselves alone to blame. They
can in no event cast the responsibility
on the friends of Winfield Scott. Veri-
y! Mr.. Pierce would seem to belong
TO the class who think this Government
is constituted to take money out of the
pockets of the people to provide for of.
fice-holders, and no. to guard The lives
and advance the welfare Of the toiling
millions.
Aci June 30th, 1894. "making appro.
pria.ions for building lighthouses. light
boats, beacons, and monuments for the
year 1894" This act contains appro.
priations for Delaware, Maryland, Vir.
ginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Louisi.
ana, Mississippi, Florida, and for other
Atlantic States north, as well as States
on the Lakes. Ii was very impor,an
bill, and by referring to record (Jour. III
Rep, lsl ses., 23d Congress, p. $780,
We find it passed the House June 9Th
yeas LOG, nays SO, Franklin Pierce 20,
ting IN the negatiue, but on its being pre-.
sented at the White House "Old Hicko
ry" had no difficulty in adding the ap
propriate yea.
We regard this as very remarka5l,
vote, and as indicating species Of des
peration on the part Of Mr.. Pierce, il
his opposition to any provision whateve
| IN prntact tho l,voo of b;o follo,y ,,,anI