Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-08-27

| numerous othor places In this way the estl-
luates for new works would swell future bills
TO enormous amounts. This system would OF
course he broken down. Instead of a million
and halt tor the whole country, five millions
would not suffice for the work on the lakes
| alone. Fifteen or twenty millions year would
be- required but the revenue would not meet it,
and even that amount would not, when scatter
ed over the country, construct any one work far
enough, III one year, TO withstand the storms of
a single winter The system would have to be
abandoned ! lie was for allowing the States to
| construct their own improvements, by tonnage
| duties, &c. Till that or some other system
was adopted, he would have to support the pre-
sent Inefficient one.
Mcssrs. Davis, Shields, Rusk, Cass and
| lIamlln continued the debate.
At 3 O'Clock Mr.. Mangun moved the post
poncmcnt OF the bill fer an executive session.
Lost, yeas 20, nays 90.
Mr.. Cass moved to strike out all appropria-
tons for specific surveys, and insert $500, 600
tor surveys at the discretion of the dcpar.-
mcu'.
The debate was renewed and continued till
haII-past 1, when Mr.. Hale moved an adjourn
mcnt. Lost.
Mr.. CasS's motion was rejected, yeas 2l-
nays y.
The Senate then adjourned.
IIouHt.
Nv oI'I "cc'tr'i'2 tnc w heehhT brlugc a
legal structure and post road, was taken up.
Mr' ''uS cohc'"ueu Ills remarks IN iaVor Oh
/ u'c p''
Mr. Bcalc moved to lay il on @ table. De
c'1e ,e nr5h'Ne'y yeas 80, nays ny,
-, "' nI'I 'sNro' yeas li'' nays ~.
MI Ntal'iy ia'''g ,lle moor on thc bIIl lor
""' " i'"'i '" "'"'H N'lO''it' !n'"cu Itto ''''
',"uS'on VINO 'I,o'cu 'hat the House 20 ilt"
'""'i"'ltcc l'r ''' purpose ol collSlucrlhg inc
navy appropriation pIII.
MF' nay'y 1laur question OF ord'r' conn"c-
yea WIN thc priority oi business. some time
S"cr' ne Saln' lhe rench SPoIlltion blIl was
icr'lNtd Iton lhc Hcnalc, ana ne wished |"
Know lis present cohnitlo'' as inc Snhlcct was
cNniung vast deal OF interest III lhc country.
i"c ',e"hHr IePI'eH' uic ollI III MS oPlhloh
lS W lc 4tl CldSS, ana VIII ne lhc 1lrSt business
IN order when t1at Glass shall be reached, and
"o, "''lV,N ~
"i. N"S"' iot u'r purpose oi lcSli"9 lIc
question:, moved mat thc House proceed to Tie
business on the Npca Acr table.
lhe Speaker sad Mr. 1iouatons motion was
hr>t I'D "raer'
Mr. a'sh demanded the yeas and nays
"'!ich were ordered.
Inc House, by yeas '3. nays VI, refused to
so mo committee.
Mr. WaISh renewed ms motion TO proceed
with the business on the Speakers table, and
IL was agreed TO- yeas ~, nays ~, but without
doing so the House went INTO Committee, yeas
o. nays oo'' ana resumed the consideration OF
thG Navy APPROPRIATION DILL
Mr- JohI'aon, OF ennessec, moved an amend
mcn'' TO 'hc chect that no member ol Congress
Shall nominate his own son, or son OF broth
er MEMBER as Mldshlpman IN the navy.
MI Johnson amendment was relected.-
various a'neho,heh'S were acted upon' ana dur
inT "coa'e ulucr Ihe HVc minutes luc, thc
oon',nlttcc o, ways ana Means were rather
'o"Sn'! Hon"'cu ny Sc'eral gehtielheh, lor cut
.i'S uoM tnc e''lI"tcs'
MI Day'y was unoerStooa TO say, tlat' oy so
uol"E' '"cy "o"'u '''o" tllo responsibility on
''e succteu''s ADMINISTRATION TO make up the
uct,C'ehcIcS'
AN, Mr' lheIPs' oil 'e NoIn'n'ttee OF ways and