The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-02

The PRESIDENT Ii will not be order 10 do 50.
Mr. BORLAND. OF cosTse but 1 desire only TO
make word OF reply q remark made by The senator
from New Jersey. me SrocKros The senator lays II
down principle 10 govern the action OF the Senate
that we have no night to LOOK behind contract we have
Mr. STOCKTON Without the consent Of the party
Mr. BORLAND. And yet here is the Collins line IL
cell that comes forward aud declares the Senate OF the
United States that il has violated its contract in every
particular and calls upon materially TO alter H. giving
notice thai il do not they cannot comply with the
The PRESIDENT The senator is not in order
M. BoRLAND- Tha. is ali have 10 say.
Mr.. WELLER. Mr. President----
The PRESIDENT. The enator viii bear in mind that
the Collins line is not now under discussion.
Mr.. WELLER. Certainly, do not wish TO discuss
that, though rejoice that made allusion to il. and
thereby provoked eloquent speech from the senator
from New Jersey, and only regret that there was not
more numerous audience TO listen 10 il.
did not say that the senator from New Jersey was
inconsistent ia voting for The Collins line and opposing
this proposition. ! said there was Inconsistency in his
argument, The pToposI'Ion is simply to authorize The
Secretary Of the Navy to permit the merchant marine 10
use The drydock whenever II Is not necessary 10 be oc
cupied by vessels OF war That is ALL there is no
partnership about H.
Now, whether there be partnership or mol between
this government and Mr. Collins for running this line oil
steamers, shall not now undertake 10 discuss, because
that not in order. The senator may think il
tract But the senator said the why he voted for
that was because the partnership formed long ago
There, admission OF partnership, and he voted
for continuation OF it, all the time affirming that was
hxed principle 10 his mind never 10 have partnership
Mr. SToCKIoN, How could you get nd o. il I
Mr.. WELLER. You could get md OF il in this way
the contractors said Unless you give money
will abandon This contract and il the senator is SO
much opposed 10 contracts between The government and
individuals, why did not he take them at their word and
suffer them TO lake the line oil
The remarks which the gentleman made n regard 10 the
discussion Of that subject do not apply had not
opened my mouth about it, ! perfectly satisfied
to record my vote against that which thought was
wrong in principle, and which calculated in practice
lead disastrous results But ask the senator
from New jersey il be true, he says that these dry
docks under the orders oil officers, what be the
objection to hls amendment proposed by The senator from
Maine! u IS simply declaring that thai shall hereafter
be legal which heretofore may have been considered by
some as Illegal That is all we ask-simply. ,ha, that
dry-dock may be used by marine vessels whenever
il not required 10 be used for naval purposes What
objection there that. The senator says it has always
been done heretofore Well, adopt the amendment, and
It will be done hereafter and upon such and cond
lions the head OF the department. the officer having
charge OF the naval forces OF your government shall
choose to prescribe
It question which part Of the State which
represent and therefore anxious that there should
be some arrangement made by which marine vessels
could be repaired on that coast II has been my practice
never to open my mouth in this Senae-and hope TO adj
here 70 il for time to come-nnless upon ques
ton in which my constituents directly interested
Mr.. DAVIS. The senator from New York DIR. SToCK.
ToNJ says, relation 10 the Collins line, that the deed
done" Well, submit 10 his judgment whether ii is not
done here in this case he had listened TO the remarks
of the honorable senator from North Carolina mr. BAD.
GERl be would have learned that the Secretary OF The
exercise this very authority Now will be within your
recollection, and that OF many other here, that
one Of the principal Arguments which pressed upon
the Senate, when this law passed. was
Mr.. MANGUNi. rise 10 question of order Ii is
said that there shall be end TO all earthly things"
hope the period is approaching when there will be
end to The discussion OF this deficiency bill and the point
oil order raise s that this discussion is wholly rree
want, ps esys sNs1sd over sI the Collins line
is not discussing the Collins line
Mr.. MANGUM. l thought he was answering the
gumeni made BY the senator from New Jersey, IMr.
Mr. DAVIS My friend from North Carolina is under
le misapprehenson IN regard TO the drill OF my agu
ment am sorry am not a little more Ineligible. ]
saying that when this law authorizing the consruc
ton OF this dry-dock passed the argument
pressed very earnestly upon The Senate, that OF It's
principal uses would be TO the civil marines and perhaps
that Argument was influential in carrying this bill
than any Other for the government bad very few ships in
the Pacific ocean ha; required repairs there The conse
quence that the clause which has been alluded 10 BY
my friend from Maine lMr BRADBURY was ipgrafied
upon the bill and the pog now exists at this moment
by virtue oil lhatla to do precisely what this amend
ment proposes to carry out little in detail that
power and that authority is now claimed BY the Secretary
Mr. mr. STOCKTON. was no, aware Of tina, fact. /
therefore withdraw all opposition the amendment in.
ssmuch as this will be the best thing TO remedy any de-
feet
Mr.. DAVIS. was abou, 10 add that though fell,
some objection at the time IL passed, thought
committed to this policy. and. being committed il,
were bound in good faith TO carry out, and that is the
reason why was IN fayor oil the amendment.
The question being taken by yeas and nays
curing in the amendment, resuliedyeas 50, nays 5as
follow
YEAS-Msssrs. Adams Borland, Bradbury Bright
Brodhcad Brooke, Cass, Chase Cooper Davis
Dodge of Wisconsin Downs. Fech, Flsb, Foot, Gsyer
Hale Msmlin. Houston, Hunter, King. Miller Norris
basap, Seward. Shields, Sah, Soue, Spruance, stock
ton Sumner Upham, Wade, and Weller.-3r
NAYs-Messrs. Badger Bell, Dawson, Msngum, and
Rusk-5.
So the amendment concuued in.
Mi. BORLAND. have an amendment which | wish
10 offer II is which | offered 10 committee OF the
whole early in the discussion OF this bill and nj the sug-
geeton Of senators | then withdrew IL temporarily |
now renew the amendment II is 10 insert:
That the selection OF newsps psrs the publication
the laws c the United States shall after the passage OF this
be made by tins Secretary OF State folio The
number selected shall he In each district
in each STATE one In each Territory, and fou the Dis
trict Of Columbia And the preference shall be given in
all pa per which ri the time OF selection shall
printed the lages, OF weekly Subscribers aud
tbose in the District OF Columbia which shalt have the
OF selection number OF weekly subscribers
in the United Stses the Of such nnmbcr OF cub
scrbers be asceraned by the AFFIDAVIT Of the publishers
respectively and by such additional evidence be
requisite establish the Iscrs In each 10 the sasac-
ton Of the postmaster whore office such papers respect
fvcly commence their clrculstiop.
drd be fsfhs, fnocfed That when IL shall be neces
70 publish public Advertisements, except sdver
tisenen's OF letters State, they shall be published IN
the two papers IN said State having the largest number oi
snbscrbers, provided In the preceding section Of this
act for the publication Of the laws the amount Of crcus.
the preceding section aforesaid.
+ "Aad be That public