The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-16

Texas 5,7OO
South Carolina $4,000
| Total amount l.62s.s7S
There is another clause Of miscellaneous appropria-
tons which affect different States in greater less de-
gree The first is fora
Dredge-boar on Lake Champain $4,000
Michigan Me- sS. SSo
Survey OF the N. W. lakes rs 900
| Repairs OF harboTs on Atlantic coast $4,000
| Ohio river. above Louisville $4,000
Mississippi below the rapds, Ohio below The
| falls al Louisville, and the Missouri and Ar
illinois and Tennessee rivers $50 900 each> 100000
| Upper and lower rapids, Mississippi $4,000
Mississippi river survey of above ST. Anho-
Dredge boats for Mississippi, Ohio. Missouri.
| Arkansas and western 10000
Ohio river, Cumberland dam $4,000
Sis. 900
which, when added the specific appropriations the
States ihEt have already enumerated makes the
total in the bill OF ~ BAL 1910.
A single word OF remark in relation 10 the appropra-
tons in the various States The fact that they To-
Gated in particular State does not show the importance
of the work 10 the particular State in which they
| located single illustration will show what may be
exhibited in nearly every Appropriations are made
habor at Reedy island at Port Penn Delaware river
which located in the State OF Delaware; but yet it is
10 facilitate the that has it's connexion with The
State of Pennsy lvania at Philadelphia that these works
are constructed vastly more than for any purpose OF
benehung the State OF Delaware SO II is in relation to
all these works at their various localities. Their ben
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cannot be if they are national in their character
Still the particular locations OF the appropriations are
ma in the States 10 correspond TO the several amounts
which have read Ii is also true that the miscellaneous
collection OF items to which have invited the attention
of the Senate, for dredgeboats upon the lakes and the
improvements upon the great rivers can have no parlic-
ular locality because The various lakes not limited
by any single State and these great rivers stretching
through great number OF the States conseq uenty in
this classification OF the works. il will be at single
glance that they cannot be made strictly local IN their
application TO the States
Another fact in relation to this bill There are this
bill twenty nine new works have not time 10 go into
an enumeration of them all. should feel hat was
unnecessarily consuming the time OF the Senate were to
do so. wish, however, 10 say that, ~ my judgment,
every single Appropriation made Tor the construction OF
any work in that bill, ought 10 be in separate and dis
inct bill Such was my opinion IN the committee. My
attempt to produce that result failed should vote with
great for that class of appropriations this
bill coming within that line but | cannot, will not.
vote for works which to Objectionable, when they
come within that limitation which laid down for my
self. There are, then, twentynlne works. There
is another subdivision besides that OF separate bills Tor
each work and ii may be for the prosecution OF all old
works in one BILL and the commencement OF all new IN
another; but majority OF The committee did not deem
that course expedient, and consequently find them in
the bill as it is, il TO US from the House, all
grouped together-old works, new works. works survey
ing and estimates made for them, and works without any
surveys at all There are have already stated, TWEEN
tynine works. OF that number there is considera
bic porion-some ten, at least-for which ! canaot
find that estimate has been made from any
department. There others where there have
been surveys either by the head OF the Typographical
department or by the coast survey; and will not offer
now 10 draw distinction between those two surveys.
The surveys OF most OF hoee works must necessarily be
prosecuted in considerable degree by the navy and,
far as the survey OF that bureau goes, give TO II as
much Importance, perhaps, as | would 10 that OF the
Typographical bureau; but there are works in this bill
which embrace surveys by neither Of these bureaus and
estimates from nobody Now, by what rule is il that we
Judge OF the necessity, the proprety the expe
diency OF such works as these Make your commence
men,, and your work is to be completed We all under
stand that II is only necessary 10 commence work in
order TO insure subsequent appropriations There ought
certainly to be limitation laid down by this bodyin
my judgment, within which il should conhne its action.
am certainly unwilling to step out OF that line which
includes reports from both OF the bureaus the coast
vey, and the Typographical department think may
say that this very appropriation which we are now DIS
cussng Is one OF them ntlmated 10 the Char alter
vote should be taken upon the amendment now pending,
and Offered by the senator from Alabama, Mr. CLENEss
that should 10 exclude those two rivers from the
bill, because there has been survey by any ofceI oil
the government OF these rivers No appropriation has
been made. by my consent, by the government, OF
single dollar for either OF those rivers True, The gov
eminent has made appropriation IN land 10 the Stale
and the United States have made improve ments,
think. But all understand here how lands given
10 the States done with railroad speed upon every
bill for the incorporation OF railroads in States We
witness II here Why, Mr. President, when senator
gets up: " This is little bill which approprlates
little land" il operates like charm in this Senate, and
all opposition is hushed into silence and the bill passes
through here with astonishing rapidty. and is hurried OF
down TO The lower House. That's the way in which
these appropriations are made IN TINS BODY Tor canals anu
railroads States, when they only ask for little
andand some of the bills call twenty millions OF acres
little land-and very considerable part OF that land
thus given TO the States finds It's way into the pockets OF
individuals
WELL sir there is the Colorado river, in the State OF
Texas, running believe, wholly within the Slate oil
Tcxas-cerianly far as it is navgabe-has apPro-
prialon of fifty thousand dollars, with survey iron
any under the government, and with recon-.
mendation from any department think the Rio GIande
occupies precisely the position with this distinctions
As has obs ell hp bu1
tween us and another government; and, in military
point oil view, we may be required TO strengthen H.
There may be some why appropriation should
be made for that river, thongh II might not come within
the rule have laid down. Upon that however, do mol
desire TO express opinion. Here other appropra
tons upon The lakes and other appropriations upon the
rivers, OF which have not word from either OF the
aiion-if appropriation ia to be made upon the in.
dlvdua representation OF a member--you commence
work which must be concluded, and you open door to
that system which must end in the destruction of the
OF this whole country These the reasons which
induced me TO oppose the bill in its present shape, and
will compel me to vote against the bill if il shall remain
in its present shape.
have here upon my table recommendation from
Colonel Albert, oil the typographical bureau, in relation
TO three four different points that are certainly OF
national character stretching along coast, in which
he not only makes an estimate, but recommendation IN
favor OF the Appropriation. The majority OF the com.
Diltee thought ft 10 exclude them, and IN committee
they were voted down. | shall deem il my duty to offer
them here for the consideration OF the Senate, and for
their disposition. do not believe in the justice OF ex
GLIDING If you rely at all upon the departments
there s certainly some safety in them-a certain class