The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-17

gether as suggested By the senator from Florida |
would be equally bad policy to pursue its construction
would not answer for the construction OF the dock
Some accident other was constantly happening. The
whele cost originally estimated AT about So00,U0O
1t was now found that would about 81 100000
The engineer himself, who had been before the commit
tee, bad stated What the committee proposed, was tc
enable the department 10 fulfil all existing contracts and
which would determine whether the work ought to 20 or
or not The chief of the Bureau of Docks and Yards
thought the dock could be done within the time an cos
specified.
The amendment to the amendment was then agreed to
and the question then required upon agreeing to the
! Mr. WEBSTER was inclined to vote against the
amendment He did not think it expedient to enact by
law that the work should be done by such time OF al
such cost, else be abandoned and thus tie up Their
own hands and those of their successors. He for
going BY the estimates Of the department. ua, . 81
4 Blr. HUNTINGTON thought that if it was the inten-
ton of Congress that the work should be finished
it was necessary pass this amendment The work was
first authorized in 1885, and yet not single stone had
been laid to this day
TON, WEBSTER, EVANS, and DIX. the question was
taken upon agreeing to the amendment amended, and
| il was decided in the negative as follows: ysai
YEAS--Messrs Archer Atchson, Berrien, Butler, Cal
houn, Evans Hsnnegan, Huntington, johnson Of Iouis,
Morehead, Miles, Turney, Wesico Woodbridge, and
NAYS-Messrs Allen Ashley Atherton, Badger, Bagby,
Breese Bright, Cameron, Cas-, Chalmers Cey Thomas
Clayton, John NJ Clayton, Corwin Dayton, Dickinson,
Dix, Fairfield Houston, Jamngin, Nangun. Miller,
Pearce, Rusk, Sewer, Simmons, Soule, Sturgeon, and
Webster-29 700 tl5a.af - "a
| The next question was upon agreeing to the first
amendment strike out of the first section commencing
at line lOl, the following:
Thatthe Secretary Navy hereby directed
to be constructed each of the yards Kery Phla
ephia and Pensacola floating dry dock for ships of the
line with basin and railways at philadepha and refer,
preferred by the Secretary OF the Navy the said dock at
the sa o @ G dollars hereby
towards said dock at kttey fifty Thousand dollars towards
nS said os 0 al and %
any money in the treasury otherwise approprated
Mr. CAMERON explained that the effect of this amend
men would be to deprive Philadelphia OF the drydock
authorized be constructed that place. while the other
two Kittery and Pensacola to be provided for in
an additional section 1t would be act of great nus-
tce TO Philadelphia and he hoped the amendment would
After some debate, in which Messrs. j. M. CLAYTON
CAMERON, HUNTINGTON, and others took part, the
question taken upon agreeing to the amendment and
decided in the negative as follows; i'a 9.h
YEAs-Messrs Ashley, Butler Evans, Huntington, Niles
Pearce, and Yulee-7. -
ger, Bagby. Benien, Breese Bright Cameron, Cas- Cha
mers, Ciey Thomas Clayton, John NJ Clayton, Coquitt
field flanagan, Houston, Jarnagin johnson, Of Louis
ana, Mangim. Miller, Rusk,, Sewer. Simmons, Soule
bridgeess ''F'' f'''' ~
The further consideration of the bill them on mo
ton OF Mr.. SEWER, postponed until to- morrow
| THE THREE MILLION BILL.
! On motion by Mr. SEWER, the Senate resumed The
consideration. in committee of the whole of the bill
making further appropriation to bring the existing wal
with Mexico to speedy and honorable conclusion. vi
] Mr. BADGER addressed the Senate in a speech o.
about two hours and half in length; pretty large por
ton Of which devoted to animal diversions upon thu
of the editors OF the Union as in cennexion witt
the administration. se ,i.l L, .aels5.7 3.,. las+
| When Mr.. B. had concluded y
Mr.. CHALMERS took the floor and moved an adjourn
ment The motion was withdrawn, however, at the re
quest Of 4C as-i la,s5,a7
Mr. PEARCE, who made few remarks Calculating
Of points touched upon by the senator from Norf
Carolina regard to abstract proposition to the
action of government in relation to territory claimed by
| it while in possession of foreign power rlaa
Mr.! CASS also made some remarks in relation to the
| same topic
| EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration OF exc
cutive business, and after time spent therein The
doors opened and
| The Senate adjourned.