HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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The SPEAKER said that the first subject for consideration
this morning was the amendment Offered by Mr. j. w. Hous-
to the resolution moved Ivy Mr. NiSToS yesterday


ResoJ,cd That the Committee on Commerce shall hercaf-
be called the Committee Commerce among the States
and shall have charge OF I'll questions touching the regulation
Of trade among the several States Of the Union There shall
also be added 70 the standing committees OF the House
mee, to be composed Of members whc shall be called
"the Committee Commerce with Foreign Nations" 1t
shall have charge Of all concerning the regulation
the trade OF the United States with ioreign nations


Mr. J. w. HousToS's amendmen, is as follows


ProtiGe That shall be the duty aud power OF the Com
mce on Commerce among the States 10 take into consder
tion All such petitions and matters and things touching The
preparation OF the public money for the Improvement o the
navigation Of rivers lakes harors bays and ne ~ upon
the seaboard and ia the Interior OF the said Committee
on Foreign Commerce.


Mr. VINTON said before the discussion resumed he
would moiy his resolution BY inserting aerhe word 'que
TONS whc'c they occur in the resolution, the words (which
may be referred"


The debate The resolution and amendment was then re-
surncd.


Mr. RHETr obtained the floor, AMI addressed the House
When objected (ad hcl the resolution Of the gentleman
from Ohio, (Nr VINroS, few days ago, il not with
any expectation that could policy which knew the
gentleman had much at heart Auy one who has been on
this floor for the last four years have known the progress
Of things in this direction Il has been certain and accun
atng and in the last Congress there less than Two
thirds Of the members Of this House. compchednp the whole
North with large portion Of the Wesl who in favor of
internal Improvements could hope, thcrcIore 10 arrest
IN 50 feeble form the resisting Of this resolution the fear
iu strides q 80 gigantic policy Bat my object Is, that in
the march Of this Government in cncroachug the powers
Of the Safes, my at east Representative on this
floor, should be distinctly known.


What y The proposition Of the gentleman from Ohiop He
has moved Tor the establishment of committee FIRST for the
purpose Of obtaining nomaonas understand statistical
information second, with view exercise power on the
basis u this information and third, the action Of this
mec and the statistics be subsidiary aud in themselves
productive Of a home department


Now first, as to the statistics of the gentleman from Ohio
My colleague (Mr HoLmEs) said need be alarmed that