The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-09


a new thing 10 hear Of splendid projects by which
the federal government was to be made rich, When
he came there there was a project for filling the
Golfers Of the government by boiling salt water.
Then there was the scheme OF raising live oak in
Florida; and he fss0llected making calculation al the
time that for every foot Of live oak they put into their
ships they would pay cubic foot ofsiver orgold
he did not Tssollsst what, nor Gid ne cafe which
he would stuck To the gold. Now they were to get
rich - e9rrer mines. When the morus fia.iesu-
LIS fever ragged, he expected every day to see d
project announced by which the government would
be enriched by the morus muteauis seheme But
il died away. Now they were 10 get iich by ear
rying letters. Already they were bankrupt by
carrying letters at home but the carrying of letters
TO Europe was To enrich them beyond all calcula-
ton Certainly 1t was one of the duties of the fed.
eral government to carry letters at heme but il had
been money.loslng, and not a none making
business. The wise men who established the gov
eminent never entertained the morus mutcaus idea
Of msking money by carrying letters. He wished
IL to be remembered that on that day he gave il as
his opinion that this project would turn cut TO be
morus multicaulis business. But they were thus
to supply themselves with ships of war Well, in
other days, men had come there with heads on their
shoulders, and after some reflection, had set about
the establishment of nayy-yards, with proper work
men, and all necessary arrangements were made for
procuring and preparing the timber and other
materials FOR constructing ships Of war. But now
all Of a sudden, that system was to be superseded
by scheme Of getting the ships built by kind OF
partnership. II reminded him very much of the
memorable business transaction Of Moses, in the
Vicar OF Wakefield. Blind, spawned and wind.
broken, they were to buy the horse at an appraisal
and they to do all this because forsoOth Grea
Britain had done so! Great Britain ran line
where To Halifax. For whrt purpose To com
muncate with the Canadian possessions. Ard 81
II was with her steam line TO the West Indies She
went TO her own dominions, continental and insuar
which she meant to retain. There was no question
as 10 the British policy. But there was no analogy
between her policy and that now contemplated by
this project. The whosthing was absurd As wei
might II be contended that this nation should be in
voyed IN debt OF nine hundred millions sterling
because the national debt Of Great Britain amounted
to that sum- as propose TO establish steam lines be-
cause Great Britain had done so. We had heard OF
many wild prolects-this was one Of the widest
The government was committed TO nothing in this
matter; and II il were, he would violate the oblga.
ton at all hazards, rather than embark in such an
enterprise He had spoken on two or three occa.
sions during the session because he could not hello
it. He now spoke willingly, because he wished to
express his entire dlsapprobaton of this whole
scheme
Mr.. DAVIS thought that the views Of the senator
from Missouri Just expressed, were not as liberal as
those which were usually presented by him. He
MIR. ID } considered 1t an open question. IL was
fair view TO represent this a SPECULATION for
making money by conveying letters, That was
not the object Of the policy. The object was to az
ford additional means Of commercial intercourse
Who did not acknowledge the great advantages now
flowing from the speed and regularity Of the steam
navigation Of the Atlantic? During the last four
years, the arrivals Of the steamers at the port OF
Boston in the month Of May, had not varied twelve
hours. Great Britain received more than the bonus
Of ninety thousand pounds annually, which she paid
TO the steam lines.
Here motion was made to adjourn, as il was
now late in the afternoon.
Mr. SPEECH ] called for the yeas and nays The
call seconded and the question was about 10 be
put, when
Mr.. CSITT NDEN desired to offer resolution.
he expected TO be absent for few days from the
city, and he hoped that the senator from Mississippi
would accommodate bun.
Mr.. SPEIGHT. am willing to do anything to
accommodate the gentleman if he is going to leave
the city. A laugh
Some conversation took place on the poini Of
order.
Mr.. BERRlEN hoped that the senator from
Kentucky would be allowed TO offer his resolution
He had Teen patiently awaiting on his feet an op-
portunty TO do 81, since the lion to al joun was
made.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN. Yes; ever snce.
MI. DEhhlEN earnestly nOpcQ That such meek
would not be suffered TO 90 without its re-
ward.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN then introduced the follow
ing resolution; which was agreed to:
Rssoirsd, That the Committee on Military Affairs be in
structed to inquire into the expedency of such arpropra
tons may be necessary TO carry into effect contract
made the part OF the government with j. B.
Peugee Ferbau for the purchase of the island at the
confluence Of the rivers St. Peters and Mississippi
Mr.. SEWER then offered Joint resolution cor.
recting clerical error in bill passed the other
day.
message was received from the House of Rep.
resentatives, announcing that said House do insist
upon their amendment in the bill making alterations
in the pay department of the army, and asking the
appointment Of committee on the part of the Sen.
ate to confer with similar committee of the House
Also announcing that said House had passed the
House bill to authorize the President of the Uni
ted States to sell the reserved mineral lands in the
States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories Of
Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead
ore
And then at a late hour, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved
THE COMMITTEE ON THE TERRITORIES.
Mr. BOYD, in pursuance Of the request yesterday
made, and for the reasons then stated by him, was
excused from further service on the Committee on
the Territories,
And Mr.. KAUFMAN was announced as having
been appointed in his place.
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