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of internal improvements this session. Let the amendment be got through with in committee, so that the bill might pass in the House without debate.

 Mir. Verplaaeck diselaimed all inten- ton to take advantage of tue absence of any gentleman. Those who were opposed to these appropriations oil con stitutional ground would have a fair op- portunlty to urge their objections when tho bill should come into the House. And as to the chairman, the very last words he had said to Mir. Y. at parting were directed to urge him 10 cali up this and other bills as soon as possible.

 MT. Foster again urged his objections 10 acting at this time. He again moved the rising of the committee, but once more withdrew his motion at the re- quest of

 Mr. SEWER, who expressed much regret that the amendment should be opposed. The chief part of the diff eulty had been overcome. The river extended six or eight hundred miles above the obstruction called the Raft, forming the southern boundary of the United States, and forming the direct means of communication with an im- portant military post. Should the na- vigation be opened, thes saving to the Government in the transportation of supplies would soon remunerate all that had been expended in this important and valuable improvement. Besides, the river would offer direct channel for the great operation of removing the Southern Indians 10 the West, by which thousands of dollars would be saved to the Govcrnment--thc Raft, if left to the operation of nature, would become more and more extensive every year. It had already ruined the most valuable improvements, causing a country of un- exampled fertility to be converted into swamps, and driving the settlers from their improvements. The longer the work was delayed, the more difficult and expensive it must become; and of such great improvement to the settle ment of the lands above, that an indi. vidual had offered to accomplish 1t at his own expense, if the Government would convey to him the land thus re- deemed from destruction.

 After some farther debate, Mir. Eos ter''s motion was negatived by a large majority; and the question being taken on Mir. Bullard's amendment, it was agreed to.