The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-26


structcd for = 500, 900.
IThe reply Of the Secretary Of the Navy to a
RESOLUTION Of the House was read In relation 70 the
M. TOoMBs said that no contract had bean en-
tered into and he repeated that the Secretary of
the Navy can procure dry dock structure at ONE
third the price proposed by the persona whose
names have been mentioned. alss.s ..a
Mr. STANTON remarked he had received infor-
nation that, after the Department had made the
Offer and II was accepted that the Department then
ordered the contract to be drawn II was alter this
that the resolution Of the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs was introduced.
Mr. TOOMBS said that the contract had not
been concluded When the Secretary informs the
House that dock can be made for four or five
hundred thousand dolars, 10 give Messrs. Dskin,
Gilbert s. Co. million and q half Of dollars would
be most extravagant. He MIR. To was willing that
the matter should stand over and no action taken;
and he alluded to the motion of Mr.. SrAsros TO
supprcss debate on the report of the committee.
Mr.. STANTON said that, when he moved the
previous question, he did not intend to suppress
fair and full examination into this matter, in all its
parts. He felt it to be incumbent on him 70 yndi-
cate the character Of tho transaction, and the fair
ness and business Of the contract, Notwithstanding
the earnest assertions OF the gentleman from Geor-
million of dollars on contract which has been
fairly made by the Secretary OF the Navy, in pur-
suance of . law deliberately passed. The gentle.
two millions of dollars and which will not perform
onetenth the service that this combina ton Of sruc
lures on the Pacific coast at two thirds of the cost,
will. He did not hesitate 70 say that permanent
stone. dock on the Pacific coast could not be con-
structed within five or ten years, and could not
coat less than seven or ten millions Of dollars, and
could not perform tenth Of the service that the
bic Of performing. One would suppose, from the
remarks Of the gentlemnn from Georgia, that some
great enormity and fraud had been perpetrated
and that the contractors would make something
like million of dollars. Now, he (Mr. So bad
t.ken occasion to ro to the Department and ex
anime the propositions which had been made, and
the estimates Of the bureaus, and he had been in
formed there that the contractors had entered into
the contract at less rate than the work could be
performed Henry M Weston, competitor for
the Contract, he was proceeding 10 show, had crea
ted ali the difficulty, when the morning hour ex-
nred
The House then resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole on the state Of the Union and took up
the
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