The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-27

met proposed by Dir BADGERio strike out 10 The eighh
and ninth lines OF the amendment page three, the words
President OF the United Siaes and insert Secretary
OF the Navy" and the amendment was agreed TO.
The question then stated to be on the amendment
proposed by MIR BADoERlo insert III page four, section
four OF the amendment at the fourth ine between the
words present" and "pay," the words "sea-sevce; !"
and the amendment was agreed TO-
The question then on the last amendment OF Mi
BADGER-to add to the bill the following section;
Sso Had bs further enacted That for the purpose Of
effect the provisions OF this act, the OF five hundred
thousand dollars be, and the hereby s appropriated
to bead out OF any money in the treasury not Otherwise
appropriated"
The amendment was agreed 10.
The question then required upon the adoption of the
Mr. BRoD iGHtS Mr. Mr. fg the ossis Of the
amendment which now propose TO offer as a substitute
for the bill can very briefly state IN Offering This bill
as substitute have modified It IN two or three parlic
uars In the first place, sir
Mr.. BADGER, lin his seat) We would better have it
p Mr.. BRoDHEAD will ask to have il read at this
time or it be printed il it is thought necessary
think the Senate will understand il, have made but
little change will state, If II is the desire OF the SEN
ate. in what particulars have changed the bill il il is
their desire to have printed by TO morning. and
then taken up have no objection to the adoption OF that
| course.
Mr. GWIN Tomorrow is prvate-bill day,
| Mr.. BRODHEAD. Very well, sir. ! am quite will
ling it should be acted upon to-day have made this
alteration: la 1850, joint commission made their re-
port fixing the site at Mare island, where there 40
feet of water. The present Secretary OF the Navy,
understand. has sent another commission That may
be all proper, SIR Now, have left it optional for the
Secretary OF the Navy with both OF these reports before
him. TO choose between them That is the FIRST import
ant amendment.
Then, sir, have provided that this work shall 60
and also direct and authorize the Secretary OF the Navy
to proceed and establish the pier and the main question
is between the pier and the basin and railway ask the
reading OF the substitute.
The PRESIDENT The question will first be taken
upon the amendment reported by the committee as
amended and it will then be in the power Of the sena-
tor 10 strike out and insert proposed As now
in committee Of the whole the first question is upon the
| Mr.. GWlN. Mr. President, the senator from Penn
sylyania has, on two occasions alluded to this JOINT
commission whose acts, he says conclusive IN the
case He doubt supposes they Now. Sir, let me
tell him what that joint commission did. They selected
this site at Mare island ID true but they did not select
because there forty feet OF water there, Tor they
did not know how much water there was there Subse-
queny the coast survey has been here and has been
ascertaned that although OF the best points upon
the coast there is not water enough and the Secretary
of the Navy, in order that there should be mistake
there has been in Philadelphia, with regard TO this ques
ton, has sent board OF commissioners 10 examine the
location, with particular reference 10 the depth OF water
Nobody opposes the selection, sir and this subsequent
board LAS been sent there with a view to ascertain
whether there is water enough for the working
of the dock The dock has been ordered. That is not
the question under consideration and they going
to make this examination order that such mistake
may again occurred al Philadelphia. At the To-
cation chosen by the recommendation oil the former
board it was subsequently represented that there was not
water enough and the object now is ascertain whether
there is other better location, one equally
| good, with sufficient depth OF water.
Thequeson being then taken on the amendment OF the
committee as amended it was agreed to.
The question was then stated TO be the amendment
proposed by Mr. BRoDHEAD-to strike out all after the
| enaciing clause, and insert substitute.
Mr. ATCHISON moved that the reading of the amend
ment be dispensed WITH and that il be printed which
was agreed 10.
| On motion, the Senate then adjourned.