The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-22

The State OF Georgia aud ior The Improvement Of the
same and TO reimburse The city council OF Savannah fol
such sums said city authorities may have heretofore
expended for that purpose read twice. and referred
10 The Committee on Commerce.
Also. bill TO authorize the establishing of a navy
yard and depot the coast OF Georgia, at the city OF
Brunswick in Glynn county, read twice. and referred 10
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
RAILWAY IN ALABAMA
Mr. DOWDELL, on leave. introduced bill for grant
Ing the right OF way 10 the State OF Alabama, aud por-
ion OF The public lands. 70 aid in the construction Of
railroad from Selma on The Alabama river, TO Gadsden
on the Coosa river IN said State read twice. and referred
TO The COMMITTEE on Public Lands
RIVER AND HARsoR IMPROVEMENTS
Mr. PHILIPS submitted the following resolution:
Rssoved, That the Committee on Commerce be instruct
cd 10 inquire into the proprey OF continuing and com
peung sneh lss and hsibo Mere ap
ION OF the committee. within The constitutional powers
Of this government and are OF general interest and I'm
poIance aud that they report at early day Of the ses-
sion, by bill OF otherwise.
Mr. p. moved the previous question pending which,
Mr.. MCDONALD moved that the resolution be laid
upon the table.
The question being put was negatived-yeas IS, nays
49,
The question Of agreeing to the resolution was then
put and aftmed-yeas Ill, nays 81.
Mr.. DUNHAM moved 10 reconsider the last vote. on
the ground that the duties Of the Committee on Com
confined to matters OF commerce itself, ard
the channels of commerce. which subject properly
belonged to the Committee Roads and Canals aud
ferred TO the rules OF the House proof of his position
To remove question from the committee 10 which il
rightly belonged to another, indicated (alhough he did
not know that was so in!ended) want OF confidence
IN that committee
Mr.. YATES inquired whether the Committee on Com
merce had not always been concerned in river and harbo
bills
MIR. DUNHAM replied that he believed that the Com
mltlee on Commerce had reported bills for the improve
men OF canals and harbors but was inclined to think in
no case had bill been referred to the Committee
Roads and Canals but that they had repored ii and
even that committee had not done their daty formerly
was no reason why the present one, composed OF
members, should not He thought the subject should be
referred to the Committee Roads and Canals and If
that committee did not do lite duty, the House would then
a NJ, ne clp SMMpsBE Fl Tsm o Ohio v
Mr.. JONES, OF Tennessee, rose to question of or
der, believing that was contrary TO rule Tor Mr. Dun
HAM to yield the floor, except for explanation.
Mr.. DUNHAM was willing to yield The floor
Mr.. CAMPBELL did not know that this great ques-
ton OF the harhor improvements would find sufficient
number Of friends in the House TO carry any bill but
whether or not, il was certainly due to the friends of
that great system OF Improvement that the sujec should
have proper direction on the outset II was hardly 10
be presumed that the Committee on Commerce would be
well informed on this subjects and of the repre-
senatives OF the great West he would ask whether it
not due 10 The representatives of such system
that such reference should be made!
Mr. PHILIPS explained that it was not from any
favor that he anticipated from The Committee on Com
merce, or any dsiavor from the Committee on Roads
anu Canals that he had moved the resolution But
the former committee had commenced the work during
the last session OF Congress- be thought it right that the
question 10 the continuance OF the works should be
referred TO the same committee now.
MIR. CLlNGMAN rose to a question OF order as 10
the right of member to debate the motion 10 recon.
sde the upon the resolution having been taken un-
der The S opPsssratWo no Of The previous question
exhausted itself by the upon the resolution and tha,
conseq ueny the motion TO reconsider was debateable
but subsequently,, after further debate upon the question
In al hat ~
question OF debating the present motion, he OF opin-
that under the rule which prohibits debate upon
utions ION the very day OF their being presented" be
should not have permitted the debate progress Here
after, in similar he should hold but otherwise
(as in his decision when the question of order was
raised) in the OF motions 10 reconsider generally.
He then stated that the question before he House was
on agreeing to the said motion TO reconsider.
Mr. ORR moved the previous question pending
which,
On motion OF Mr. WENTWORTH, the motion TO re
consider was laid upon the table.
MESSAGE IRON THE SENATE
The following message from the Senate, by Mr. Ma
chem their chief clerk, was read during the above de-
bate:
the relief OF the owners of the brig skate Boyd in
which | am directed to ask the concurrence OF the
House.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, the House then resolved
itself into COMMITTEES OF the Whole on the state OF the
Ulon anu proceeded MI ORR IN the cna) 10 cOnsder
portion OF the Presidents annual message.
Mr.. DEAN referred To his resolutions of thanks 10
Captain Ing raham, and remarked that when he offered
them, he had stated that he hoped they would not give
rise TO any debate but be regretted that almost mme
dately afterwards wheR the House went into Committee
Of the Whole, his colleague [Mr. GERRrr Smith had
referred directly 10 the subject, and in party aspect,
The question did not refer any party but 10 the
duet of the administration in sustaining Captain Ingra-
ham in that act; and he believed the whole American
people, and not party were represented by the conduct
OF the government in that particular.
In reply TO Mr.. GERRTT SMITHS mputation that Amer
ca a more cruel oppressor than Austria, he read
quotations from the proclamation OF Haynau in Isse
and referred to the facts that the press in Austria
iree and that the Emperor who bad supreme CONTROL bad
prevented the electric telegraph from being used TO
veg the intelligence OF the victories OF the Turks Ii
not TO goriiy Captain ingraham but simply to do
act oil justice 10 the that be had proposed those
resolutions. and TO proclaim the world that great prin-
cple oil American aw-that a man can select lis own
place Tor living in, matter where he may have hap
pened 10 be born. II was to show, also, that American
citizenship was worth having, and that koszia en,i-
tied TO be a cilIzen OF the United States
Mr. GlDblNGS replied at considerable length, defend
ing Mr. GERKu SMITH from mputalions OF his colleague,
Mr. DEAs, and afterwards referring to the ArmIsted
ease.
Mr.. BAYLY, OF Virginia, replied that Mr. GiDp,Nos's
speech was full OF flaws and defects.
After which, the floor successvey taken by Messrs
CHANDLER and MIKE WALSH.
On Mr.. WRcHr, OF Pennsy lvana. taking the floor,
on the motion OF Mr.. RIDDLE, the committee rose and
The House adjourned AT half past three.
PETITIONS, Erc UNDER
By Mr. FLORENCE, The petition OF Jonas w. Nye,
aging com ensaiion the of carrya
furnished by him for the OF the postmaster the House
OF Representatives, and Tor damages while thus