The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-22

offer HE amendment wish to state 10 the Senate that
this appropriation passed this body at this session in
separate bill
The question being taken by yeas and nays on the
amendment, resulted-yeas "a, nays l7--as follow;
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Borland Brooke, Cas-
PIss 81 Zone Of o@ Mon Rak
Smith, SrIuance, Sumner, Underwood, Wade and Walk
| NAYs-Messrs. Bayard, Bradbury, Bright. Brodhead
Charlton: Clarke, Davis Dawson, Desaqssure, Hunter
Mason, Meriwe.heI, Pearce, Pratt, Shields, Soue, and
Upham--l7.
So the amendment agreed 10.
Mr.. BROOKE offer the following amendment
"For surveys Of the Yazoo Peah, and Tombgbee rivers
in the Stale OF Mississippi, $4,000 each"
The amendment not agreed TO- there being,
division--ayes IS. noes Is.
Mr.. DAW SON am now about TO present an amend
ment TO the Senate, which ! hope will be adopted
put il upon foundation which | think is correct II
this system OF internal improvements is to prevail,
wish TO obtain for my State the benefit OF it. If
majority sustain the principle OF the BILL wish TO have
IFS benefits extended TO the State oil Georgia. My amend
men Is 10 insert;
"That the Secretary OF The Treasury be
ned and surveyed the river Savannah, from the city Of
Savannah high up as the city OF Augusta the Oemu-
gee, high up Macon; the Flint up TO Albany the
Chattahoochee up Columbus in the State Of Georgia
and report Congress The amount of money which may
be necessary any distractions in their navg
on and that the OF $40 900 be appropriated for that
| purpose"
beg 10 state that in the city of Augusta, on the Sa-
vannah river there three railroads termnangone
TO Savannah, Charleston and the other TO Chalta
sides trade from Augusta down the river directly to the
board, at Savannah, which, think, al least two
hundred thousand bales OF cotton transported besides
the merchandise shipped from that point by various routes
Then, as TO Macon there are no less than tour railroads
crossing and cenng in that point; and there is steam
boat navigation the Ocmulgee that far Albany is the
point OF steamboat navigation on the River Flint Colum-
bus is the point OF steamboat navigation on the Chata-
houchee, That is stream between the States OF Geor-
ga and Alabama; and it empties into the Gulf OF Mex
leo at Appaachicola, where great number OF bales OF
cotton shipped These great points but owing
to the peculiar of the public mind upon the subject
of internal improvements, and doubt the power OF
Congress consttntlonay TO make these appropriations
State has been kept Tor many years IRON partlcl
patton in these improvements calculated 10 benefit the
whole county But when the surplus funds OF the gov
ernmen' were divided among the States and placed
der the control of the several States internal improvement
was greatly observed by the State of Georgia. Her
present elevation and position IN relation to her internal
improvements has grown partly out OF her own funds,
and partly of the funds thus deposited with her by
the United States Now. if there be any State in this
Union not even excepting New York, tiled to these
appropriations, upon the ground OF the quantity OF CON-
merce furnished TOR the purpose OF carrying the great
export trade OF this country, no State IN the Union Is more
entitled Than Georgia
beg TO state that have put this amendment a
principle about which there be no doubt My friend
from Michigan proposed $50 600 for surveys generally,
but that was refused propose now $4,000, not Tor
the purpose OF removing distractions but merely for the
purpose OF surveying these various streams which have
never yet been surveyed call upon the Treasury De-
partment to that those surveys made and that
ports presented 10 Congress- that If the system is
TO go Georgia may present herself here not on the
recommendation OF The Typographical bureau, but
by absolute survey-a practice which, if persisted in
will prevent the probability OF any imposition upon the
government. honestly intend this amendment for the
purpose of laying the foundation Tor the State OF Geor
ga in the event OF the system being adopted 10 come IN
justaby and understandngly before the whole nation
and participate in lis benefits.
MIR. RUSk. This whole day has been consumed In
speeches mostly by those who profess be the pc
culiar friends of this bull We getting largely
into the night wish the senator from Georgia under
sta uul N
the position which he occupies and intend TO vote for
his amendment if he will modify il 10 my views. |
think he has put the too large and he has placed the
matter under the wrong department These appropria
tons always made under the War Department They
have control Of the officers OF the Typographical eng
neers who make The surveys
MT. DAWSON. | accept the suggestion. | considered
that the subject under the commercial powell and
therefore thought proper matter 10 be under the
troll OF The Secretary OF the Treasury; but will modify
my amendment by saying Secretary of War;" instead
OF Secretary OF the Treasury !" and willing
duce the SUN TO any reasonable amount My object is
Mr. RUSK Say $4,000.
| Mr. DAWSON. Then | modify my amendment in
Mr. RUSK We are now going through the amend
mens 10 committee of the whole made an appeal in
the early part OF this discussion gentlemen who desired
TO otter amendments to wait until the bill should be re-
ported 10 the Senate. and then should have but
vote on them Do senators know that all these amend
ments which we acting have TO be gone over
again in the Senate II seems 10 that II would be a
saving OF time forbear Offering them until the bill shall
be reported to the Senate We have before important
bills occupy me and have arrived al that Stage
of the session when II IS important TO time much
as we possibly can. have few amendments 10 offer,
bn do mol intend 10 ober them until the bill is reported
| to the Senate
lhink | pretty well acquainted with many Of the
localities mentioned by the honorable senator from
Georgia. and from the extent OF the upon those
rivers think they richly deserve to be surveyed, al
least any other MYERS and surveys TO be for the
purpose OF getting the necessary information without
which Congress do net ac'.
The amendment OF MIR. DAWSON modified was
agreed to, there being a dvision-ayes 81, noes l2
MIR. BOkLAND. | move TO amend the bill by in
creasng the appropriation for removing the raft OF Red
river from $4,000 TO SlO0.0O0 Fifty thousand dollars
will do great deal OF useful work upon the raft but
the amount is not sufficient to remove IL But from the
estimates OF persons in whose Judgment and whose per-
feet knowledge OF the raft and that region OF the country
have entire confidence, am assured that SIC 900 will
great importance both 10 the three States through which
the Red river runs, and TO the government OF The United
States, as government, think the appropriation Of
500 900 is reasonable one. will state single fact
in regard 10 this matter The produce Of the country
above the raft Is very heavily taxed. Some idea OF
the tax that has 10 be paid there may be formed when
state that upon all the cotton grown within the last two
years above the raft have had TO pay, in addition
the usual cost OF transportation 10 New Oeans from
three eight dollars bale and many thousands OF
bales Of cotton grown above the raft and have TO be
shipped 10 New Orleans
| | would remind the Senate OF another thing At the
time when most of the public lands above the raft OF Red
river were purchased from the government, il en-
gagged in The work OF clearing out the raft The lands
bought by persons under the impression that the
raft would be cleared out and that the lands would be