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once. on, in submitting for the bare fifty thousand, l defer to the apparent disnos;. eoh winch obtains to do things, l vill sio, say economically, but parsirnoniouslv. I idi m With the spirit of the times. have confined myselfto the very narrowest limits @iaci1 ii'y sense Of public duty would al- tir. ASHLEY confirmed this view, and insisted that the work was equally called for byy the interest off the Goyernraent and inc health of the inhabitants. He moved to increase the sum appropriated 10 Sl00,G0

 Mir. MERCER explained the manner in winch the raft was constantly accommodating ny floating trees from above, and showed that this must continue so long as any nart Of It remained, to stop the descending tim per. Il was therefore wise policy to go on and cut clear channel as soon as practi- cable. F''''''

 Mir. SEVER also supported this view of the subject, and gave his personal testimo- ny to the great value of the lands, and tleir annual increase and inundation. Lakes had been formed, eight or ten feet tleep.

 

 had been cultivated.

 The question was then taken, and the yeas were 60; the noes g. No quorum u Mr BlNNEY read from the report of Mir. SS5fhrcFe, ii support of the amendment.

 MT. HvBBARD briefly explained the grounds on which the committee had inser- ted the sum of $3o,000 in the blll.

 Mfr. GARLAND, of Louisiana, (in whose district this Raft is situated, went at length into full explanation of the whole subject, and, in very clear and animated speech, advocated tbe policy of making the larger appropriation, last moved.

 When the question being put, the amend ment of Mf. Ashley was agreed to. Ayes GS, noes 66.