The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-25
or CALIFORNIA,


On e bill TO establish nsrysrd and depot on the ban Of
Ssn Francco delivered Ia The Senate, Tuesday, March 49,
1852.
The Senate proceeded the consideration OF the bill
Is. l3 to establish navyyard and depot the bay OF
San francisco, in California, 10 which Mr. BADGER had
Mr.. GWIN. Mr. President, the Committee on Naval
Affairs did not report this bill without full examination
OF the subject AT the last session OF Congress- the ne
cessity OF establishing hayward in California was
through resolution offered by me, brought to the notice
OF the committee The Secretary OF the Navy was con.
suited and recommended that appropriation should be
made TO commence the work, and the committee by a
unanimous vote, instructed the chairman TO propose
amendment for this object to the naval appropriation bill
II is wen known TO the Senate that the appropriation
bills being lost al the last session by pro-
trscted discussion on the nver and harbor bill When
the naval appropriation bill came up, and the chairman
OF the Naval Committee was on the floor proposing the
amendments he had been instructed to offer, the chairman
OF the Finance Committee Mr. HusTERl announced 10
the Senate that u another amendment was permitted 10
be offered TO the bill II would be lost and thus the sub
ject passed On the first day Of this session gave
notice that would offer bill establishing a navy yard
in California introduced il few days thereafter, ard had
II referred to the Naval Committee. II was amended so
a. 10 include the basin and railway for a dock, and
brought before the Senate in its presen, shape.
When the bill was called up on former occasion, The
passage for reasons which shall proceed to
inc He said. "r Is very important bl'' This is true
It's bill OF the greatest importance, as i lays the foun
dalton for national defence the Pacific coast OF the
United States Upon is fate depends the question OF de-
tending that coast or leaving lin ts present unprotected
position. But this is not the light in which the senator
locked upon as important He attached Importance TO
because i would cost money to establish these de-
fences The senator commenced his remarks upon The
bill with the skill OF an able iactician He struck at it's
weakest point Tor have learned from painful experience
in my short here that the necessity which exists
for enactng laws for the State Of California never has as
much weight with Congress the amount of money il,
will take 10 carry these laws into execution The sena
tor must be well aware OF this fact, and be ayas him.
self OF II in the very opening Of bis speech He Gays
The bill is mportant--and Why Because sit will in.
volve the necessity of an expenditure Of from 5000.
900 TO ~ 100000 Now, sir, this il bold assertion
and, ii sustained by proofs, will materially affect the
ton Of the Senate upon the bill undertake TO say that
the senator has estimate from any department Of the
government upon which he bases this assertion il
evidently random shoa statement made without due
consideration II based upon any calculation approach
ing 70 accuracy, he certainly would no, have left