The daily union., 1852-08-31

s natural that they should do So and do not think my
honorable friend should take exception 10 the fact tha
he eiizens OF the District OF Columbia who are de
srous 10 have this survey made should have applied
another source when they found that the Committee for
he Dstrlet OF Columbia were unfayorable 10 granting
their application.
This application, as understand it, is simply for the
appropriation OF sufficient money make the survey and
estimate OF the cost OF the work Ii is not desired
sure, by the people of the District that the government
should appropriate hereafter cent towards the
pleiion OF the work II will not be necessary. The
honorable chairman of the committee Mr.. HUNrERl
correctly says That company easily be formed to
his work. charging the government for the use
OF the waller That is introduced. in the that
Is done IN other ces,ha is, charge the individuals
VINO use II company be readily found. and
money can be obtained without the assistance of this
government at all to complete the work k-only the gov
ernment will have 10 be charged individuals are for
the use OF the water The application. therefore, have
his survey made IS SIMPLY an application through the
means OF the typographical bureau oil the gneer's de-
parment TO have correct estimate Of what will be the
| cost OF this work.
My friend from Arkansas Mr. BoRLAxpl says tha,
hls CITY has Increased some hundred per cent in three
Mr. BORLAND A hundred per cent year
| Mr. PRATT A hundred per cent. a year for three
years pas lie says that this increase caused by the
natural advantages which this city enjoys but in conse-
quence OF the seat OF government being here which has
caused great outlay of expenditure of the public
money Why, sir the people here because the gov.
ernment IS here OF course You bring your government
nere and you bring tile people here TO odae the
government So, them The OF my honorable friend
is, that having brought the people here there being no
commerce 10 support them, you to let them perish for
want OF waller You have brought them here, and you
refuse to supply them with the necessary OF
e-good. wholesome water. hope, Mr. President, that
ne sps m en w pass to make the survey and
pay one cent for the purpose OF completing this work.
Mr.. HUNTER There seems to be some feeling which
regard as personal the part of the senator from lii.
nois, Mr. SHIELDs,] and wish to explain in reference
TO this matter The Committee Finance certainly in.
tended no dlscourtesy to any other committee but acted
a Hnnan atapu ha,a k,I
perence IN this or the other House When was in the
House OF Representatives | was during one session,
chairman OF the COMMITTEES of Ways and Means and yet
that committee invariably put in the amendments, be-
cause II could be done in that way with more certainty,
and they could be acted upon with more despatch had
some conversation with the senator from Illinois in rea
ton TO this project, and think we had agreed upon it,
think took hls idea in relation it, and certainly un-
derstood from MN that he would prefer that the amend
ment should come into the bill recommended by the Com
mittee on Finance. The Committee on Finance has
done SO; but if had had the least idea tha, the gentle
man desired to see The estimates that sent al
though we would not have been bound 10 do il, il would
have given me great pleasure to show them him. and
had his views in relation TO them.
But in relation to this particular item, perhaps neither
The Secretary OF the Interior the people OF this District
are the cause OF it, the imagine The
estimate was directed TO me- the chairman OF the Com
mlttee on Public Buildings being absent, in relation
bringing water from this hill beyond the Capitol, at an
expense OF forty or fifty thousand dollars but il sug
gesied itself 10 me that had better have estimate
or survey oil The various sources from which 1t might
be practicable TO bring water in order 10 know what il
would cost and believe out OF that arose the faci that
an estimate was sent TO me in relation to this item.
word or two as 10 the plan that is 10 be furnished.
The Committee on Finance did propose 10 say word
as TO the plan that was 10 be left to the Committee for
the District OF Columbia. We only proposed to obtain
surveys and plan from The Typographical bureau in or
der that the Committee Tor the District OF Columbia
might act upon it; and If we had known that that
mit,ee designed 10 offer such amendment has been
described by the senator from Illinois, sure we
should not have taken the trouble to offer this The
honorable chairman of the committee knows that there
in fpla IN thn nd I
think spoke to him the other day, and suggested that
they had better come from the Committee for the District
oil Columbia who had understood these schemes and
projects, and knew something about them Certainly
nothing was further from my intention than To offer dis.
courtesy to any committee In reference 10 the appro-
pralons for The army and navy we do not consult the
Military Naval Committee, believing that it Is not ne.
cessary Estimates made and us for the cur
rent services OF the year, and is usual for the Commit
them.
Mr.. SHIELDS. I may have been exceedingly unfor.
tunate IN the manner in which stated this matter this
msrning, for see that ! have been misunderstood by
both The senators who have spoken Ii was the fur
thest thing IN the world from my intention 10 express
anything that would look like unworthy jealousy be-
tween the committee OF which | have the honor TO be
Chairman aud the committee OF which the honorable
gentleman from Virginia is chairman. Sir, IL were 10
select from this whole body one honorable senator who
believed would devote himself with fidelity than
another 10 this business 1t wold be the honorable sena-
tor at the head OF that committee. There is for
whom entertain higher respect than that SENATOR
whose labors, usefulness, and fidelity. both a member
OF this body and as member OF The Committee on Fl.
nance more highly appreciate. would not even pre-.
tend to compare myself in these respects with hmno
at all.
did speak in reference to the committee; but this
Is what alluded to- Gentlemen who are interested in the
improvements OF this cty have come to the Committee
Tor the District OF Colu nba on some occasions, and
when they have found that that committee would not
compsh their objects, they then 20 other committees
Now will give case IN point We coming to an
amendment approprang 81 900 for the repairs OF the
Potomac bridge brought IN that amendment while
ago. aod my honorable friend from North Carolina Mr.
BADGER well recollects, his nvinclbe logic demol.
shed in fifteen minutes, Laughter; and only brought
u IN for $4,000 upon estimate made by a competent
engineer; while here in appropriation OF SIS,
900 for the object, and II sweeping along, and
doubt whether my honorable friend would have noticed
il at all.
Mr.. BADGER. hope to be able to demosh that, too,
Mr.. SHIELDS | mention that, not at all with the in.
enon OF rejecting upon the Committee on Finance, but
only as an instance OF the in which business is
managed IN these appropriation bills.
Mr.. BRIGHT. | share whatever blame attaches in
consequence OF the Committee Finance having recon-
mended this amendment, though | dsclam having any
OF Columbia had been approached by persons upon this
subject myself have not heard the amendment recon.
mended by any resident OF the city. | favor OF il
upon general grounds believing that the convenience OF
the public here would be promoted by making some proys
ion for supply OF water in this city, and believing that IS
the duty OF the general government TO make provision ior
the city, and being unwilling give TO any pr
yaie company privilege power OF furnishing so I'm
portant necessary OF life, and selling out at any pnce
they may exact am unwilling give TO any corporate
body that power and hence am IN favor OF the amend