The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-19

appears from the note which was received BY the
gentleman from Pennsylvania that he has one } and
he would be ten times peaceful and happy as he
during the progress Of this battle for him and
against him. If there was nobody well qualified
as Mr.. Hassler, let Congress turn their attention TO
the subject aud persons 10 be instructed 10
be competent TO perform the business. But he wish
ed an appropriation made To improve the Western
waters. If any Of the honorable gentlemen should
visit them, pass along the shores and the wrecks
| of innumerabe boats lying the sand, they would
not long hesitate 10 remove the causes which resulted
IN so much destruction of property, and sometimes
loss OF life. The Atlantic could get along at present
without continuation of the survey The friends
of retrenchment and reform could not give their
sanction to the appropriation in the bill, until they
had full report from the Committee having charge
OF this particular subject.
MIR. TlLLINGHAST expressed his opinion that
| the scientific proceedings Of Mr. Hassler were en-
tirely accurate and that the work would be what il
| was intended to be, not only a monument TO the no
nor OF the country, but would prove beacon TO the
preservation of the lives of citizens and tend to
The preservation OF the property in which they
dealt
Mr. GILMER said that he did not see why the
scientific merits or the age of Mr. Hassler should be
involved IN this discussion. He not competent
to form proper estimate of that gentlemans qualif-
cations; and therefore it would lily become him to
speak of them, especially while doctors widely
disagreed A voice "And LAWYERS ~ Yes doc
tors and lawyers. A Taught He regarded this
question as one Of appropriation; and he was pre-
pared TO reduce every appropriation which would adj
init OF reduction and this the duty of Congress,
and 1t was imPerativey demanded by the interests of
the country Tie desired that the appropriation for this
survey should be curtaed until the state of the Trea-
sury would permit it to be extended for it was evil
dent that at the present time, expenditures ex-
| ceeded our receipts But he wished to reduce this
appropriation, and in making motion, he intended
to express no opinion with regard to Mr.. Hassler's
landing as gentleman or his qualifications q man
OF science. He then moved to reduce the appropria-
ton for the survey of the coast ETC., to $40 900
which amendment was accepted by Mr.. Aycrgg.
Mr. BURNELL obtained the floor; but gave way
for motion that the Committee rise which pre-
vailed; and the SPEAKER resumed the chair.
FLOATING DOCK AT BROOKLYN
Mr. WISE then submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be re-
questcd to report to this House what measures he has
taken, under the proviso of the act of the last session
of Congress making appropriations for the naval SER
wee ior The year 1872 which leaves it discretionary
with him to apply to the construction of a floating
dock, one hundred thousand dollars of the appropria-
ton to the Dry-dock at Brooklyn and that he also
submit such suggestions upon the subject as may
seem to him proper.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS.
On motion of Mr.. CUSHING, it was
Resolped, That the Committee Revolutionary
pensions be instructed to consider the expedency of
renewing the provisions Of the act of July Z, 1885,
in behalf of certain widows.
REPORTS FROM THE SECRETARY oE THE TREASURY.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the follow
ing communications, viz:
l. From the Treasury Department, trapsmittpg
an authenticated copy of documents presented to the
Register and Receiver at New Orleans, louisiana
in support Of certain land claims.
2. Also, from the Secretary of the Treasury in re.
ply to resolution of the 23d Of June to the num-
Der of vessels entering the ports Of the United States
and the number of cargoes Of salt.
BY reference to this report, it appears that the
whole number of vessels which entered all the ports
OF the United States during The year ending on the
Goth Of June, lS4l, was as follows