The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-12

documents relative TO defalcatons
The previous question was ordered, and the first
branch of the resolution was agreed TO, yeas ITO,
nays &c.
The second branch of the resolution, calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for all correspondence
concerning defalcatons which may have taken place
since October, 1887, was also agreed to, yeas 1885,
nays T.
DRY DOCK AT BROOKLYN.
The House went again into Committee of the
Whole on the state OF the Union, Mr.. Banks in the
Chair) upon the bill making appropriation TO
build dry dock at the navy yard, at Brooklyn, New
York.
Mr.. PAINTER moved, Yesterday, to amend the
BILL so as to appropriate 100000 for dry dock at
the navy yard at Philadelphia; and the question
pending was motion Of Mr.. Waddy Thompson 10
strike out all after the enacting clause of The BILL
and insert an appropriation of 100000 for dry
dock at the navy barracks.
Mr. EVANS, Of Maine, spoke the subject, and
upon the great importance of dry dock at Brooklyn.
At the same time, he did not doubt that would be
necessary at Pensacola and he would vote for it. He
answered the remarks made in the of the de-
bate upon the sectional scrambes for money. He de-
MED the assertion that the North had been cana-
for money from the Government than the South
The South, for years. murmured against the payment OF
duties, because the money, they said, not spent
with them He denied that money had been asked by
the North iorany sectional local advantage. There
had been petitions year after year, from Charleston for
naval depot there, and it put on the ground that
1t would give employment to their people The South
complained that they did not get their share of the mo-
ney expended OF what part of the expenditures did they
fail to get their share OF the civil list! or the army
appropriations OF the Notifications or the fifteen
millions spent on Notifications, eleven and half went
to the Sonth. Where had the army been employed
At the South The great part of the military appropr-
atoms went to the South
As 10 the expenditures for internal improvements
the South never asked for any appropriation that
was refused By Northern votes. The Southern men
went against those improvements and the North
could not help il. The Government tried for some
years to clear out the Savannah River bu, the State
OF South Carolina forbade il. The work was going
on well, when the commissioners were stopped by
the authorities of South Carolina, who refused to
give Them permission TO work in their territory As
10 The expenditures for the Navy, the South had its
lulI share. The site of Navy Yard however,
ust DE determined, not by sectional considerations
ny natural positions and by the facilities for OBJ
,arap sH'iu' and experienced mechanics and ma
enteriainod construction Strong doubts had been
Sontbarr N ~ 70 me possibility of maintaining a
I nou.neln navy Yard, without an enormous xnense
L,' - wv ln,o a Navy Yard to reft Won must
msters o nuunanu handS-calkers, rigeers, sail
these be maintained all the ye,r -, ', l fiuS'
vcrnment Tor the sake OF lew aav.' =, , '"e w
They have no private employment, ., ~ S men
pn uey cannon DC louhu al Charleston or Pensacola
arc thousands OF them together with eysrv oneLe
ment and material, and every kind Of nSor; "',e
necessary for equipping fleet, at shor, no,ice an5
cheaply 'ee' anu
If the South could provision feet why did Nov
moi take the contracts7 The contracts were omen -
ali But men were also wanted for the NAVY. The
wealth OF The south is employed in agriculture. II
Is me north and west that must furnish the sailors.
ne coastng rade,and the fisheries are reservoirs of
Scamen Suppose ship as large as the Pennsylya
ma be built at Pensacola. Every necessary mate
r'al' and all the workmen must be sent there, and
"en seamen must be sent to bring her away-for