The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-26
THIRTY SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
THuAspAY. March %, 1852.

Thursday. March %, 1882.
SENATE.
| POSTAGE.
MIR. SUMNER presented petitions from Boston
and Worcester, Massachusetts, in favor of cheap
ocean postage.
SoS-INTERvxNrioN.
Mr. FISH presented three petitions from the city
| oil New York, numerously and respectfully signed
| by persons Of all parties, urging that Congress
should stand firm by the principles and policy of
Washington; and urging that It is inexpedient,
even ifpracticable, to leave our own to stand on
| foreign ground
LAND RAILROADS.
| Mr.. BROOKE introduced bill granting land to
the States OF Mississippi and Louisiana to aid in the
| construction of certain railroads in those States
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS IN OHIO.
| On motion by Mr.. WADE, the Senate proceed
| cd to the considerable of the bill to divide the
! State OF Ohio into two judicial districts, and to
provide Tor holding the district and circuit courts
| OF the United States therein And the same
| ordered to be engrossed.
IMPORTATION From THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
The resolution submitted by Mr.. SUMNER, calling
upon the Postmaster General to furnish in his
annual report certain statistical information
corning letters and newspapers, was taken up and
| agreed to.
CHARGES AGAINST THE BOUNDARY coMMIssIoNER
The resolution submitted by Mr. WELLER, call
nents against the United States commissioner to
run the Mexican boundary, taken up and
agreed to-
NAVY YARD IN CALIFORNIA.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF the bill &c establish navy yard and depot on the
| bay of San Francisco.
The following amendment proposed by the
Committee on Naval Affairs
SIC. 8. And be it. further enacted. That in the Sc
lection of the site for the navy yard and depot by
the board of officers provided for by this act, re-
gard shall be paid to its adaptation for the con-
struction OF a basin and railway, and the location
OF the sectional floating dry-dock now in course of
construction (; and that when the site shall have
| been secured, and soon thereafter as it shall
have been asccrtained, to the satisfaction of the
President of the United States, that the basn and
railway now being constructed ut the navy yard
at Philadelphia or Kittery, in full and
iu operation, he, the President Of the United
States, be, and he hereby is authorized to make
| such arrangements as may be necessary for the
! to procure such materials, and cause to be con.
| structed, upon the most approved plan, basin
and railway connected with said navy yard and
| depot, and that he cause the said sectional dry.
| dock to be located in connection Herewith.
SEC. q. And be it further enacted, That the Presi.
dent Of the United States be and he hereby is au.
thorized to allow additional compensation, not ex-
ceeding double the amount OF their present pay, to
| the officers whom he may select appoint under
the fret section Of this act, and to allow or reirn
burse to them the actual amount Of their expenses
der this act, and in conformity with such instruc-
tons as they may receive from the President of
the United States in pursuance thereof: PROVIDED.
That they shall not receive such additional COM
pensation Tor longer period than they shall DO
actually engaged in the performance Of the duty
required of them by this act.
Which Mr.. BADGER moved to amend, BY
striking out all after the word Cooperation" in the
third section, and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
"The Secretary Of the Navy be- and he hereby
ID, authorised and directed to enter into q contract
with the patentees for the construction of a basin
and railway in the most approved form, connected
with the said navy yard and depot su antially
upon the basis Of the agreement made with the IN
under the act Of September thirtieth eighteen hun
bred and fifty, as stated in his report TO the House
OF Representatives, dated January twentieth, eigh-
teen hundred and fifty one: PROVIDED, That the
said contractors shall procure in California all the
materials appropriate for said work, that can be
obtained and prepared there at an expense not ex.
ceeding the coat Of procuring, preparing, and
transporting them from the Atlantic seabOard to
California"
Mr. BRODHEAD resumed his remarks com.
menced on Tuesday, in opposition to the construc-
ton OF the floating dock. basin, and railway.
lie was for placing the whole matter Of dock
building under the direction of the Navy De-
partment. During his remarks he declared the
dock now constructing at Philadelphia to be a
nuisance. He was in favor Of the construction OF
R1eri
struction of pier and stone dock would cost at
least 100000; the floating dock, basin, and rail.
way, Ss4 .0O0 The latter, he argued, was nsces-
cary and proper for. and demanded, by the require
ments of the national and commercial marine.
The construction OF pier would lead 10 endless
appropriations for its repairs He moreover argued
that contract had been agreed upon. though it
was not signed or completed, but nevertheless il
was morally binding upon the good faith and
honor OF the country, and should now be carried
out by the Government
The question was taken, and Mr.. BApoKR's
The amendment OF the committee amended
was then agreed to.
Mr.. BRODHEAD submitted a substitute for
the bill, which, on motion was ordered TO be
printed
And then the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. HOUSTON moved that the House resolve
isef into Committee Of the w hole on the state of
the Union on the Deficiency bill.
Mr.. JONES, OF Tennessee, asked the gentleman
to withdraw the motion, that another might be
made. He said that quite a number OF Senate bills
have accumulated on the Speakers table. He
asked consent to move that they be taken up, and
that such Of them to which there 10 objection be
referred to The appropriate committees.
Mr.. HOUSTON said he himself had made an
Intellectual effort TO have these bills referred.
Mr.. JONES replied that he proposed to take up
only those to which there is no objection.
Mr.. STANLY wished to know If the motion |
should be agreed to, how much time would be thus
consumed
Mr.. JONES said, about thirty minutes.
Mr.. sTANLY had no objection to that, but he
did not want the Deficiency bill to be indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. CLlNGMAN wished to know whether this
motion would include bills on their engrossment
and those on which the previous question has been
moved.
Mr.. HOUSTON said that it would; land the call
ing OF the yeas and nays would occupy the half
hour.
Mr.. JONES remarked that there lie no bill on
the table in which be had interest but he wished
to facilitate the public business.
Objection was made to the motion
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the |
Whole on the state Of the Union. (Mr. sruAnr in
the chair.) and resumed the consideration Of the
bili supplying dehciencies in the appropriations
for the hscal year ending June 80, 1852.
MIR. BROOKS moved to amend the section ap- |
propratng 5000 for compensation to three spe.
cial agents and four interpreters for the Indian
tribes OF Texas, and for the purchase OF presents,
by adding proviso that one OF these special arents