The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-30

,h, wa NAV see what we are about when effect.
log this establishment think, as proceed 70 my TO-
marks upon this bill that The necessity % . sae viii no,
do 10 grope our way far in the dark 40 relation ~
these expensive establishments, when tnsy ae " NC
put ny State where the prices are SO hsh as hey ae
in California admit that what is necessary 70 DC done
ought TO be done and am willing 10 eonmen0o
establishment Of the navy yard IN Cailons. w.n
come proceed in the regular and authonleu oue,
when we can know what il is we are doing, wheh can
see the expenses 10 which we are 10 DC put anu "a"
limit them properly, precisely, ana aceulasyi Penn
In regard 10 the substitute OF the senator from eiin
sylvana lMr BRoDHEAD,I the hrst secuon In ieauon "
the commission TO examine and survey me pay " pau
Francisco believe 10 be proper one Indeed anohs,
has already been out there the rePor,
OF the first one probably not being suncehuy iu ar
do not know whether there is sufficient dep'h o. we
in the site selected to this foatngdock iheieoe'
the FIRST section think to be proper one Liz.
4 But there is provision in the second section winch
authorizes the Secretary OF the Navy
To appoint and assign such officers, according 70 law
sary establish navy-yaId and depot upon ne mo ap
proved and economical plan the size so oDialneu o.
officers eighteen hundred and hiy for the constructions
equipment and repair Of steamships ana ons .nnne 10
N be procured and deposited there the prope, engineers an
sans, and wokmen 70 be employed ano v na
and hospital Tor sick and disabled seamen and 70
be constructed together with such works ana arrangements
n for the the shall be deemed necessary
by The officers appointed to locate ms s,as ON"
I'd approved by the President oil the United o'a'os
Now, what estimates ana plan nave VIC III cieS
ltion OF these budingsl How do we know the amount
lof expenses to which shall have TO 60 ~ ORDER 10
make these establishments Where ae the plan anu es
p from the proper bureau oil the Navy Department.
: to enable act inellgibly upon this subject oe'
eve that site for the hayward ought TO 6e ooa'nea
. believe that there are certain buildings Wh'cn oush
now TO be put up-such as workshops Ioundnes, any
some other buildings But believe the expenses ough
be limited present 10 what is actually necessary AM
that we should go further than that believe SO be
expenses of this character are 80 enormously gIea
e in California now Ii TO me that we should post
pone all these public works that are not absolutely neces
sary Al this time until prices fall TO something like thu
usual rate and level elsewhere. find, from report
the acting quartermaster in California, in excusng BIZ
expenses to General Jesup that he estimates the cost
m building there at at least ten times as much as IL
e here find that he had to pay something like $500 pc
tihousani feet for New England lumber He says in hi
q report:
n 81 imagine that il would be very common public build
ing which, the Atlantic side, might cost $4,000 MAJ
W that building yet this only multiplying ny Ten inc cur
rem. rates in the relative , yspe Of labor wa, .sny At s.,
ch Francisco for $500 thousand Iee better qnay
lumber could be purchased in New York Tor Si2-in Maine
in SO The relative value in this important item appear
,il accordingyas to fifty Mechanics everywhee weI
me receiving Sll 10 SIG day-most commonly VIC
lie would ship than $50 per month apain Of steam
ers civil employment paid from 500 TO SloW pc
month, and the masters OF sailing vessels rom Soco
he And now while these prices exist
LIE MIR. GWIN. What are the prices now The price
mentioned in that report those oil two years since
in Mr. HUN FER do not know what they are nov !,
tat give them according 10 the latest report we nave
j." ot know whether they very high there now bu
he say that if they high we ought to postpone
lie buildings that not now actually needed unl,' the
reduced somewhat nearer TO the common lever else
where. :,
/ have obtained an estimate from the Navy DeparmeI
Of such buildings might be necessary TO start uPo
{ here now, as follows: