Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-24

now hey could be made and how they wouid pest
Lhe PusPvs~ l--is@sd Now Ella @~ah~st was not has
these improvements could be made, but which sector
should receive the largest amount Of money would
also have another eecit would put the tax Tor these
improvements upon those who would receive the Denen
| Of them.
Mr.. sTANLY. I am opposed to that amendment.
should like the gentleman from Georgia to tell me wha
he means by the Republican party 7?
| Mr. JOHNSON, Of Georgia The Republican party are
those who contend that this Government has powers
except those clearly grated in the Constitution, and such
as incidental and necessary to carry out the powers
/ granted.
Mr.. STANLY. That is, sensible men of both parties.
| Then are all republicans.
Mr.. JOHNSON. In the party to which recently be-
ionged-the Democratic party know there is as much
lautudinous construction as there is in any other
Mr.. STANLY. The party to which the gentleman re-
Gently Belonged May ask him to what party he now
belongs?
Mr.. JOHNSON. now belong to the Independent order
OF outsiders. Laughter.
The question was then taken on the amendment of Mr..
JOHNSON, and it was rejected.
Mr., MILLSON submitted few remarks against the
bill.
Mr. HOWARD said that he had one objection to the
bill, and to him it insuperabe 1t was, that
1t was sectional in its character much he thought
TO command the votes of majority Of the House; GER
tainy too much to command his VOTE Whoever would
examine the bill would that it gave appropriations
the great centres where the voting DONE and left out
all other sections without reference the claims they
could present to the consideration of Congress.
tending that the bill fair it could be made.
Mr. BlSSELL remarked that before he could vote for
the Dill 1t must undergo very essential modification.
Without going into the details of the BILL he would call
the attention OF Western especially to particu
Lar which it contained which, in his judgment should 60
very far towards inducing them to vote against it. He
found IN the bill an item appropratng 5000 for con-
tnuing the Improvement of the navigation of the Hudson
river above and below Albany. He believed that that
river was navigable for about hundred and fifty miles,
and that along its banks there admirable railroad
which ran the distance in three hours and half Now
the bill appropriated but 900 for the improvement Of
the navigation Of the Mississippi river below the rapids
the Ohio river including the repair of the dam at Cum
berland island and the Missouri and Arkansas rivers
Here extent of navgable rivers upon which
boats of than thousand miles, and yet but
$26, 900 was appropriated for their improvement.
Mr. CASKIE moved to add in the bill an item appropr-
atng for the improvement Of the James and APP
pomaox rivers below the cities of Richmond and Peters
burg and submitted few remarks in support of the
amendment
Mr.. DUNCAN opposed the appropriation when
The amendment was rejected: Ayes g. noes 60.
Mr. COBB moved to amend the bill by inserting therein
an item appropriatng $500 for the survey and inn
of the Tennessee river below and $50
its survey and improvement above Muscle Shoals.
Several amendments offered this item but be-
fore disposing of the subject
The committee rose and reported progress.
Mr.. HOUSTON asked the unanimous consent of the
fixing the day of adjournment returned from the Senate
with an amendment.
Objection was made.
Mr.. BISSELL asked the unanimous consent of the
House to take up the bill authorizing the Pres
dent to place in the hands of the citizens the frontier
arms with which to protect themselves.
Objection was made, and the House adjourned