The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-13
SATURDAY, June l3, 1886.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The Senate did not sit to-day
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvE
| The journal of yesterday was read, and (havlne
been amended, on motion of Mr.. DOBBlN, so az
to state the fact that the eDidence accompanying Mr.
SCHEEcK's report, was ordered TO be printed, as
well as the report ITSELF was approved
THE 10Th VOLUME
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished bust,
ness to be the resolution heretofore reported by
Mr.. GoRDoN, from the select committee on the sub
ject Of the distribution Of the laws of the United
! States.
AR. G. S. HOUSTON was entitled to the floor.
| Mr. Mckay asked him to yield it for the pur.
pose of enabling him Mr. MCKAY TO submit mo-
ton that the House resolve itself INTO Committee oil
! the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. HOUSTON indicated his Willingness to do
so; but the Speaker having stated that if Il member
yielded his right, he did so Internationally.
Mr.. II. declined to yield and added a few words
to those submitted by him yesterday IN opposition
to the resolution.
Mr. H. then moved that the House resolve itself
INTO Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Union.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Mr.. w HUNT inquired Of the Speaker whether
this was not day set apart by the rules for the
consideration of private bmIs.
The SPEAKER said it was; but it was neverthe-
less competent for the House, by majority VOTE to
90 into Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
| Union. The motion was always in order.
| Mr.. HUNT asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered; and, being taken, resulted as follows
YEAS-Nessrs stephen Adams, Atkinson Bell Biggs
James A. Black, BowIin Boyd Brinkerhof, W. @ Brown
Burt John II Campbell Reuben Chapman Chase, Clarke
| Collin Cuom, Dargan, Dillingham; Dohbln, Dromgoole
Dunlap Fickin, Giles Gordon, Harmanson Hoge, Isaac
| f. Holmes, Hopkins, George S. Houston, Edmund w
HUBBARD Hungerford Andrew Johnson, George W. Jones
seaborn Jones King Leake, La sere, Levin, LumPkin
Macay McClernand, Mcconnell, Joseph J. Mcdowell
Mckay Barclay Martin, Moulton, Parish Payne Perry
Reid Relic Ritter, Roberts sawtelle, Sawyer. Seaman
ST.
W. K, Wood, Woodward, Yancey, and Young-7o
NAYs-Messr,. Ashmun, James Black, Milton Brown
Culver Daniel Darragh, De Mott, Edsall Ellsworth Erd
man John II Ewing, Foot, Foster, Garvn, Gddngs
Hamlin Hampton, Harper John w. Houston, Samuel D
Hubbard Hudson Washington Hunt, Jenkins, James II
Johnson Daniel P King, Thomas Butler King, Lewis
Long NcGaughey Mcfienry, McIlvaiae. Marsh, Niven
Pendleon Pollock, Ramsey, Rahbun, julius Rockw ell
John A, Rockwell, Runk Russell Scammon. s"henck
severance Albert smith Caleb B. smith stephens Stew
art Strohm Strong Sykes, ThibodeauK ThOma.,on, Ben
jann Thompson, James Thompson, Trumbo, Wentworth
Wheaton, White, and Wilams-65,
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
So the House resolved itself into Committee o
the Whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr. HAMLn
of Maine in the chair,) and resumed the consdera
ton of the bill making appropriations for the nava
service of the United States for the year ending
the Both June, ls47 and of the amendments thereto
pending.
Mr.. NORRIS said he would occupy the attention
of the committee but very few minutes. ii
should not go into argument attempting to show
what was we'll known to every member OF the com
mittee-that every navy-yard which is Of sufhcen
national importance to be kept up for the purpose o
construction and equipment Of vessels of war should
be furnished with the most effective means Of over
hauling and repairing them, especially IN time o
war.
1t had been we'll observed that "the very name o
nap,,uards, employed in this country, is in othe
countries superseded by the term dock yards, indi
eating not ONLY that docks the constant, but tina
thew are the most important distinctive appendage
of those establishments" This conclusvely
shown from the single fact derived from our owl
naval statistics. These statistics show that sine
the organization Of our navy, the cost of construc
ton compared with that of repairs IS as twelve tt
twenty.
It seemed to him that moments reflection mus
convince every gentleman that, in time of war a
least every naval station should be furnished Will
| all the necessary means to make prompt and speed,
| repairs of our ships of war which may be crippled
in action or otherwise rendered inefficient, IN orde
to keep our naval force at all times as efficient as pos
| shle This position evident that no argumen
| can add strength to it.
With these brief remarks, then, upon the genera
| subject included in the amendment, he would pro-
coed to a short examination of the proposition EN-
| braced in the amendment to the amendment Offered
| by his friend from Maine Mr.. HAMLIN to maxi
an appropriation for dry-dock at Kittery, Maine
| In the harbor Of Portsmouth.
| This proposition was one in which large portion
of his (Mr, " 81 constituents felt deep and lively
interest That interest they have manifested by
sending here their memorial, signed by over twenty,
| six hundred citizens-some of them, indeed, arr
citizens of Maine, but most Of them of his owr
Snte--askng the establishment Of dry-dock al
the Portsmouth station, and setting forth its advan
ages and importance
This navy-yard was one of the Oldest IN the Uni
ted States and from it's location-beng the mos
easterly point in the Union which has the proper ad
vantages of naval station-and from its superlo
natural advantages-was one Of the most important
and INDISPENSABLE in the whole country in time o
war, and especially in a war with Great Britain.
This navy yard was situate on an island in Plsca
auua river, embraced within the limits of the owr
of Kittery, in the State of Maine, and cast of tn
main channel OF the river which separates 1t from
Portsmouth,, New Hampshire. This insuIar posi-
ton was considered of great importance as atordui
at all times much security to the public property
The station was a most excellent location not only
for the purposes Of construction and equipment o
vessels Of war, but for repairs. Here, at all times
not only the materials for construction and repair
abundant and of the very fret quality, but ship
builders, artisans, and mechanics Of the first orde
ready and DESTROYS of employment. 1t was a fac
that the labor at this station though Of equal quality
AT least ccosts much less than at either Boston
Brooklyn, or Norfolk
The following table would show the average pric,
Of labor at the Brooklyn, Boston, and Portsmouth
navy-y Yards for the last four years;
| Brooklyn. Boston. Portsmouth.
| 1910 Al 10 81 7s7 81 1854