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 HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.

 -44as.s:! -4fss! s.-,Fhe House went into eone- mlttee of the whole on the state of the Union, and took up the bill making ap- propriations for certain works of inter- nal improvement.

 Mir. Bullord moved to amend the bill in the last clause, which contained an item of 2628 dollars, for improving the navigation of Red river, by adding the words "and the further sum of 10000 dollars"

 MT. BuRard explained in what man. ner the appropriation of last year had been expended in the improvement of the navigation of that river, under the appropriation made in 1928. About fifty miles had been opened of an ob- struction, extending in all 60 or TO miles; so that steamboat had passed, though not without some difficulty. Mir. B. referred toa report from the War Department, containing the detailed statement of the progress which had been made in this improvements, accom- panied with a recommendation from the Department for the appropriation which he had moved. He dwelt upon tte be- nett which must result to the commerce of all the Southern part of Arkansas from removing the Instructions in this river, through which navigation of 1000 miles from the Mississippi would be opened through one of the most fer tile countries in the world. The work was now on the eve of completion. It wanted but one short cut more to admit the passage of boats; and another for the Hoating off of drift wood. But if the work should now stop, all that had been done would be lost. The opening which had beenmade would soon close. the drift wood accumulate, and the ob- struction of the river become pernaa- nent and incurable.

 Mir. Mercer went into a brief expia- nation Of what had been done by the Committee on Internal Improvements in reference to this subject; the decided opinion of the War Department as to the facility of overcoming the obstacles to the navigation ofthe river; and urged the measure, as. calculated to bring into market vast amount of the public land that never would sell while the sait in the river remained. He com pared the expense of this improvement with road extending the same dis tance, and urged the amendment on the ground of economy.

 MT. Iastcr was opposed to acting on q measure which had been rejected by a majority of the Committee of Ways and Means, especially in the absence of the Chairman and of several other members of that Committee. He there fore moved that the committee rise, or that this bill be laid aside, and another taSen.up; but withdrew the motion at the request of

 Mir. Mercer, who strenuously remon- strated against suspending the action of the government until the return of the chairman; (Mr. McDuAie,) who had leave of the House to be absent till the Fist. He hoped this would be the last dsbate that would be had on the subject