The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-14
MIR. Pierce and The Cumbe rland Road.

We have already placed before our readers
the official record of Mr. PIERcE's action while
member of Congress in opposition to a bill
appropriating large amounts for the improve
ment of harbors and rivers. We have shown
that by his constant antagonism To measure of
this character, Mr.. PIERCE did all he could do
to cripple the commerce and energies of the
States adjoining the great chain of northern
lakes. OF more than one of the seaboard States,
and Of all the States watered by the Ohio,
Mississippi, and Missouri rivers.
la perfect consistency with his proceedings
upon this measure, and with the principle Of
hostility to internal Improvements for which
Mr.. ORR, Of South Carolina, votes to him the
particular thanks Of the Democracy, Mr..
PIERCE figures IN the Congressional votes as
the opponent of bill to continue the Cum
berand road in the States Of Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois," The Congressional Globe furnishes
the following history OF the progress of the bill
through its last stage in the Honse Of Repre-
sentatiyes, on the 10Th Of June, 1886:
The House then proceeded TO the consideration
of the ''bll to continue the Cumberland road in the
States of Ohio Indiana, and Illinois' the question
being on its passage
MIR. McCARrr entered at some length into
view Of the provisions Of the bill, and urged bis
objections against itin its present shape lie then
moved to recominit it, with the following instruc-
tons:
Strike out from the provisional clause in the
fret section to the end Of the sccon and strike
out the second section, and insert the following:
"SrcTioN 2. And be II further enacted, That the
| IN he linn ,T
said road in Indiana and Ohio shall be applied to
the graduation aud bridging; the same TO be let
out in contracts aud sections, upon public notice,
! TO the lowest bidders, by such superintendent or
! suporntcnacnts, engineer or engineers, rs may
have charge Of said road under the direction Of the
Secretary Of War: Prorided, The said Secretary Of
| War may direct 80 much Of the appropriation for
the continuation Of the road in Ohio may be
ccssary for the completion thereof cast OF Spring
! field, to be applied to that purpose: drd prouded
That not more than twenty thousand dollars Of the
amount thus appropriated for the continuation Of
| the road in Indiana, shall be applied in the collec
| ton Of materials Tor the bridge tho Wabash"
! After few words from Messrs. a. MASH, T.
! WErsTER, and Boos-
MIR VAEpERpoEL moved the previous question,
but the House refused 10 sccond itayes Gt, noes 90
! Aner some remarks 10y Mr. r. WgBsrEs--
TO strike from tho bill every thing in relation to
| bridge across the Wabash river.
] Mr.. LAsE said il was not his object H. detain the
! House by a speech, md more especially not to
make a speoch againat the bill or TO submit mo.
ton, by which, If ADOPTED, would Of necessity
suit in ts defeat on the contrary TO insure its pos
| sage by asking the previous quoston which was
seconded by the House-nycs rs, noes 20
Mr.. McCARry called for tho yeas and nays on
ordering the main question; which were ordered,
and were-yeas lOl, nays 74-as follows:
YsAs.- Mcssrs. Ash, Ashley, Barton. Beale,
! Beam Boon, Brown, Buchanan, Burns, Cambre-
ieng, Carr Casey, Clancy, Chaplin, Clark, Common,
! Corwin, Craig, Cramer, Cushman, Darlington,
! Davis, Dcberry, Dickerson, Doubleday, Fairfield,
4 Farlin, William X Fuller, Galbraiih, Janice Gar.
land, Gillet, Jlseph Hall, iamer, Samuel S. IIar
rison, Albert G.. Harrison, Haynes, Henderson,
! II bley, Huntington, Iiuntsmon, lngcrsol, Jarvis,
Joseph Johnson, Richard NJ johnson, Cave John.
sen, Henry johnson, John w Jones, Benjamin
| Jnncs, JudsOn, kcnnon, KiIgofe, KinDard, Lane,
! Lansing. Lay, Gideon Lee, Thomas Lee Leonard
Logan, Lucas, Abijah Mann, job Mann, William
| Mason, Moses Mason, Sampson Mason May, Me
! Comas, McKennhn, Mckeon, Mckim, McLene,
! Miller, Morgan, Owens, Page, Parks. Patterson,
Franklin Pierce, Dutee J Pesrce, Phelps, John
Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds, Ripley, Roane, Rus
sell, sohenck, Seymour, Shinn Smith, speight
Sutherland, Taylor, John Thomson, Toucoy
Towns, Turner, vanderpoc, Warrington, Elisha
whitucsey, aud Thomas r whiulcsey-lOl.
NAYs-Mossrs John q Adams, Chiffon Allan
Hcmbn Alien Bailey, Beaumont Bockce, Bond
Briggs Bunch, John Calhoon, William -. Cal
houn, Campbell, Carter, Gcorgo Chambers, John
Chambers, John +. ~. Claiborne, Coles. Grain, Ev
erett, Forester, French, Fry, Granger, Grnyson
Grcnncil, Griffin, flanagan, Harlan, Harper
Ho~cs, HAWKING IIcister, lIonr, Hopkins, Howard