The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-06

] be com leted at sum not excseding BY than
Tor the 6osrins dock basin. and galway s Pensacola
navyysd with he addition thereto Of what would b The
said of the said
has prepared and with the reservation ill works
Of ten per and the osus snre 10, the faithful
duty o. The Secretary OF the Navy an agree
with The said eoss.rssoss 4 they win keep ihs said
siven period Of years, free OF charge government
on ihet own account for repairing merchant ves.s when
not occupied by vessels OF the navy which precedence
shall al all times be given"
THE CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
A message from the House was received. announcing
that they had insisted their TO the amend
mens OF the Senate, and asking conference; and that
Messrs BArLY. VISTos. and JONES had been appointed
10 conduct such conference the part OF the House
| Mr.. DICKINSON moved that a committee OF confer
be appointed the part OF the Senate and the
Messrs Dickinson. SouLr. and BADGER were APP
pointed the coDferees.
UNITED STATES LAWS AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN cAusoR-
| MA
"A message received from the House, returning the
Senate bill TO extend the laws and judicial system OF the
United States to California, with sundry amendments
! THE NAVAL BILL.
| The Senate resumed the consideration OF this BILL
] Mr., YULEE. This amendment will save to the gov
ernment according 10 my calculation about 81 900 000
very unadvisedy inconsderaiey and hastily proposed
be expended by the bill from the other House
presume that If the Senate ving 10 make additions
they will al least be willing TO make dmnutions in the
with advantage TO the public interest The clause pro-
posed 70 be stricken out relates to sectional bal
ance floating dock basin, and railway" on the Pa
chic y makes modest appropriation TO begin with Of
500 900; but gentlemen will examine it's terms, they
will lind that the cost will certainly reach million and
half; and according TO my estimate, it fall short OF
Two millions This is done without any Recommendation
from any department; before prepared to locate
any such establishment there before the government
be placed therefore, before they ready decide what
kind Of dock will be best adapted to the purpose With
out OBTAINING the Senate. will send 10 the Chair letter
from the Secretary OF the Navy, which will show the
opinion OF that department upon the subject
i The letter was then read
MIR. GWIN Is that letter from the Secretary of the
Navy against dry.dock in California.
4 The PRESIDENT The senator has heard it read.
Mr.. GWiN. lam very sorry he should have opposed
modore Jones. who has been upon the coast for two
years. and will ask that it be read in opposition to what
the Secretary OF the Navy says.
1 The letter read.
Mr. GWIN Now, Mr. President, here is the tesimo
| ny of Com. Jones, who has been there for years
He says that it is indispensable to have dry dock there
now. know the fact that there three hundred
sells that coast that get around the Horn and
they need dry dock there to repair them The loss Of
one OF these vessels would be nearly equal to the ex
pense OF building adry-dock Il may be said that the
dydock is needed BY the commercial Of the Atlantic
coast There are those upon the Pacific who
esied in it. Hundreds and hundreds Of whaers would
go there for repairs if had dock there There is
some difference between the opinion of the Secretary OF
the Navy and that Of Com Jones as to The selection OF
should have made such report for Com. Jones only
selected that as the best site in the bay Of San Francisco
but requested the reservation Of the lands for that purpose
Mr. CASS suggested that the appropriation should lie
over until , The next session
Mr.. GWIN. Why. sir. We want il now. Here is the
report which the former Secretary of the Navy made
the beginning OF the session. He says
The condition Of public ships (as we'll as of our
numerous merchant ships engaged in rapidly extending
from the Atlantic cities, and the loog aud psrons
voyage around Cape Horn) renders adequate and
soutey necessary Whenever condition country
and The Of labor viii justify undertaking
tablsng OF anavyyad. and the construction oil dock
| are earnestly recommended"
do not understand the building of docks | am told
that these gentlemen have the PATENT and dock be
built except by them The government is compelled 10
employ them. There have been three docks, believe,
man who moved thus amendment, and TWO others Now,
sir, think the sooner the dock Is made, the better
will not deain the Senate, but hope the amendment will
Mr.. SEWARD No one. think, can deny thata dry
dock navy yard necessary, whenever one shall be
necessary upon Pacific coast II it be begun now, il
the necessities OF political events which will render
II necessary. assume, then, that drydock is TO be
built and hayward 70 oe ou.lt somswnere upon the
Then the only consideration remaining whether
there anything TO be saved BY posPonng this matter
there be any, must consist getting better terms at an.
other time. | know OF reason TO suppose that
that be done The delay will not be merely IRON this
time until the commencement OF the next session OF Con-
gress but by the experience have all had, know
tina, will be delay until the end of the session OF
Congress- because bills OF this class never pass until
ast at the close OF the session II will them be post
ponemen OF the commencement OF this operation from
now until next spring. We shall have lost nearly six
months.
In regard TO the location, any event. that Is 10 be de-
ermined by the Secretary Of War In regard TO the est.
OF construction, that, in any event, to be deter.
mined by his discretion, and not by the discretion OF Con-
gress This, then, refers TO him what must in any
event. be referred him. and anticipates IL possible the
period when may suffer for want OF dry dock upon
the Pacific coast why the appropriation
should not pass.
Mr.. YULEE. will make a few observations TO cor
rect misapprehensions should like TO know from
what information the from California POUNDS his
assertion that areport has from the board to which
he refers
Mr.. GWIN have seen il.
Mr.. YULEE The Secretary Of the Navy says in
very distinct terms:
"Ihave that joint board Of officers Of the army
and navy employed in surveying the and ha
bors OF the Pacific, with reference naval and military
deiences, and the most eligible position for navy
upon the coast has yet been sscertained."
lTo M Continued
HOSIERY, GLOVES, dc.-we a hne assert
III OF the above which invite the ladies call
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