The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-23
$4,000
JOSEPH q. TOTTEN

Mr.. MALLORY. | offered an amendment the oiher
day which conceived TO be purely national in its char
acer. II was to improve the harbor OF Appalachicoa
city which stands, rather city representing diaice
which stands SIKH the list in commercial point OF
view in this country The exports from that city laS
year amounted 10 100000 bales Of cotton alone, and
this year they will amount to 100000 bales But that
amendment not agreed to- Ii could suppose 1t all
that body of this kind could act inconssenty. should
have cone to such determination then The Senate
could not have reflected that the amendment was foT
harbor OF great importance supposed then that would
offer other amendment 10 this bill but the hour u
lae. and gentlemen hand in their amendmeuts
and have them acted upon, have offered this have
been requested TO do so by citizen OF St. AugustiDes
whom can rely and who familiar with the facts,
and who has shown me the importance OF the measure.
This seawall was built by the United States some yen
prevent the harbor from encroachng upon the ey
An open space was left behind the wall now Propoes
TO appropriate for lIing II in understand orgi-
nay designed TO be done but has been done The
amendment IS in accordance with estimate from the
War Department. and amounts to only $1,000
The amendment agreed 10.
Mr. BRADBURY. | move 10 amend the bill byin-
serting
,he Uni,sd States arsenal wharf, in Augusta Aains 70
l. lyejoy's Narrows, $4,000"
desire to say that IN 1898 survey and estimate
made under the direction OF the typographical bu-
for removing the distractions in this ver and the
total cost put down at about $22 000 The govafn.
nent. however, did prosecute the work The city OF
Augusta after that time raised $4,000 and hes removed
the distractions for about nall the distance The
val OF these distinctions would improve the navigation
. AuEu0y4.
The report OF the survey which made under t6s d.
rection OF Colonel Long, recommends the work Ia the
strongest terms The citizens living the river have
already expended one-ha the sum sufficient to complete
the whole work, and probably with this sght sppropr
alton OF $4,000 the whole will be accomplished We
have in the State OF Maine coast OF three
hundred miles, and, probably, with the indentatons,
apout thousand miles, with something like between
500 900 and 100000 tons OF shipping think this pre-
senis case as strong as any which can be presented
Mr. RUSk. was in hopes that we should have got
through with the bill as in commee o the whole, and
have reported 10 the Senate tonight. but zee amend
ment after amendment offered. Do gentlemen reflect that
these amendments all be gone again n the Sss-
ate intended when rose TO move an adjournment, but
will allow vote to be taken on this amendment. and
hen II any other amendments be offered beors the bill
be reported to the Senaie shall make motion 70 Cd
journ
Mr. MASON. We were told some three or four days
probably be overloaded that II would sink OF lie
weight. In my judgment, it has attained that Pc
rod now; and by way OF testing IT, move 10 lay The
bill the table, and on that motion call Tor the yeas
and nays.
The yeasand nays were ordered; and being taken. rs-
sulted-yeas ~, nays 27-as follow; 48tE
YEAs-Mes.rs. Alchi.on, Brodhead, Brooke. Batter.
ter, Mason, and MeIiwether-l2.
Cas-, Chase. Clarke Davis, Dodge Of lows. poaslss.
sgs Gw9 1s I0ss' % e ss R.s' smiley,
Underwood Wade, aud Wslkcr-T.
So the motion not agreed to.
The PRESIDENT. The question now rccurs on the
Mr. CLARKE. think that is one OF the most ussri-
orious amendments that have been offered the bill
IL seems that estimate made that about Gao 900
would be necessary to the obstructonn 10 tn
navigation OF the kennebec river. The citxsns OF Au-
gusla raised $4,000, and expended that for The
Improvement OF The river, and il simply ask ID that
we shall appropriate s. 900 for the purpose hops
the amendment will be adopted without division
Mr.. BROOKE. ! move to amend the amendment BY
adding ton
Fo survey. Of river: the States Of Georgia. Aiabsma.
n nj
on that amendment to the amendment call ios the
yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were not ordered
Mr.. BRADBURY hope each will stand on its own
footing.
The amendment to the amendment was rejected
Mr., MASON. Before the question 10 put On the
amendment OF the senator from Maine, wish 10 knOw
whether he has had any estimate from the bureau of 10
biographical engineers. t
made 1898, after careful survey. and that The ell
$4,000 Subsequent to that time the cilineoe
OF the place raised $4,000 and accomplished somsthing
like than half the work, and We nov Al ouly
g.. 900 TO complete IT,
The amendment not agreed 10 thera boin~ nm d.
vision-ayes 49, noes 10.
Mr.. GEYER. have an amendment to o6sr. which y
10 insert;
"For The removal OF distractions and the Of
the harbor OF ~. Louis, Missouri, $4,000. tt
Mr.. RUsk. l, must be evident that We cannot get
through with the amendments tonight II 10 useIe~ 70
now adjourn.
The motion agreed to there being, oa divsr
llon-ayesl4, noes not counted.
Mr. GEYER ! will no, occupy the tano a The 9oa-
% the amendment Tnis improvement iaclsaed n ths
fexHiar estimates OF the department ao0g with tho hos-
Dor oil Dubuque The estimate o6ooQ loe tho hoTbos
OF ST. Louis and $4,000 for the habcr Of DsbaqsA An