The daily union., 1852-09-15
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 49, 1852

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sKo =. Aad5s Il further enacted That the Secretary
OF the Navy be, and he is hereby auhoz and directed
70 complete the contract with the pstentees for the
for the basin and railway toe said navy-yaId in pur
saanee Of the agreement ade with lhe therefor and
the floating dock. under e Of September 28 $780,
January 20 1851 Ps0id.d, Ii be done for no.
0ooOo as agreed uponj and the sum OF 5000
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Mr.. GWlN This subject has been fully discussed
before the Senate. and suppose every understands
T. The proposition is to establish navy-yard. and
also basin and railway, in connexon with The floating
dock IN California. II was fully discussed at former
period OF this session, and il is not necessary TO 20
into any further discussion of the subject now. |
instructed by the Naval Committee offer il this bill
MIR. CLARKE With due Difference 10 the honor
not been fully discussed There proposition
made in the Senate TO add appropriation of this de-
scrp,ion to the deficiency bill, aud believe the sub
Ject was also brought up as separate BILL great
deal then said, and very ngeniousy and eloquent
y said by an honorable friend OF mine but there
not a very full discussion.
provide for navyyard and for all the appendages Of
navy.yard-everythng that be imagined that should
be attached TO avy,yaId-and in addition to that
basin and railway in California | wish my honorable
friends from California 10 understand that am not op
posed to any reasonable and proper appropriation for
California for the advance OF her interests and her con-
venence; but | am opposed to this of egsla
lion, which, alta late hour OF the session, when there is
no time to investigate The subject in ask for
an appropriation which WILL in the end, amount to more
than $3O00.0O0
| AS it regards the basin and railway for California, |
have simply to say now that the basin and railway is
great Improvement in many places the country and
perhaps would be very great Improvement in the Bay
OF San Francisco; and may be right aud proper thai
the government should construct basin and railway
there but We have now on its way to California
tiona dock, which believe il my memory serves me
rightly. three hundred and fifty feet long, and for which
the government of the United States have contracted
pay $4,000 That sectional dock has been prepared,
and is said to be shipped for California The contractors
notified the Secretary of the Navy that they should de-
mand OF the government demurrage and damages if The
arrival in California No site had been authorilatvey
selected for navyyard and there was no place to put
the sectional dock when arrived There was nothing
to which it could be attached. The consequence
that the Secretary OF the Navy compelled as sup
pose he would say, Notwithstanding provision pass
ed by the Senate, some two or three months since TO
lease this dock without any compensation whatever, 10
the contractors Tor three years. They 10 have the
benefit of the of The dock for three years after its
arrival, because the government of the United States
were in no condition TO receive ii.
There has been commission sent from this section OF
country 10 that TO select site for navy yard in the bay
OF San Francisco. Rumor says that they have made
selection but there Is official information that site
has been selected. There is no place Or sectional dock
when arrives The contractors have already received
100000 for it; and because the government has
place for it they are to- have The use OF il for
three years, the single condition, | under
stand from the report OF the Secretary Of the Ma
Wy, that il is 10 be returned in gcol order and
dllion. The basin and railway may be necessary here
after but is it necessary now Why in the great city
OF New York, the commercial emporium of the country
they have NOT as understand, basin and railway, but
they use the ciona dock and the floating dock There
is stone dock belonging to the government OF the Uni
ted States at Brooklyn and believe that or two
occasions the officers OF the government have allowed
that dock 10 be used for commercial purposes emegen
ces. The sectional dock in California u.s. apprehend
competent to do all that is required Tor the wants of the
Lon w thln the Raw SlnE Francisco Hmm hat
dock, which is three hundred and fifty feet length any
vessel OF the navy OF the United States may be lifted
and raised, and brought into sight, that persons
work upon it, have never thought that the govern.
ment bound TO supply docks for the commercial
rne Commercial men have usually supplied themselves
with docks until this thing has been done for the young
and thriving State OF California,
do not propose to go into the discussion al length.
am not about TO discuss this project to It's fullest extent
know that the time OF the Senate ought not To be
cupied now with the discussion. have before a
pile OF documents containing all the contracts that have
been made descriptions OF basin and railway with
sectional dock, and OF basin and railway with piers and
without piers. But If this question is TO be examined
upon this bill, and we are 10 20 into the subject shall
feel my duty TO go into the subject at length lei the
consequence be what it may. But as this proposition is
made as In committee oil the whole, and as ] am not
desrous OF nfiictng upon the Senate good or bad
have make am willing to lei the vote be taken but
II the amendment should be adopted by the Senate now
shall feel il 10 be my daty, after the bill shall be report
oil the Senate before the amendment is voted upon
there 10 discuss length But say to the friends OF this
measure, that II at the next session OF Congress- when
site for navyyard shall have been selected, when
shall have become satisfied that basin and way is
necessary whenever the Secretary OF the Navy shall
recommend Congress make appropriation for basin
and railway, will withdraw my opposition Al this
moment however cannot agree TO vote $40 900 for
basin and railway now, when you have no site for
navy.yard-wbeD you have loaned your sectional dock
Tor three years, because you had place to put H.
consider that II Is at this time unnecessary and humby
submit TO the Senate that il would be better TO reject the
amendment, unless the friends of the measure withdraw
it, shall make further observations now; but If the
amendment should be insisted upon after the bill shall
have been reported 10 the Senate, shall feel myself
bound 10 90 through with the whole subject.
MESSAGE rRoN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
message received from the House OF Represent.
aves by Mr. Hayes, ills Clerk informing the Senate that
the Speaker Of the House had signed sundry enrolled
bills which he had been directed bring to the Senate
for the signature of its President
The President then signed the following enrolled
/ bills:
An act making appropriations for the transportation OF
the United States mail by steamers and otherwise
during the fiscal year ending June go 1883 ac making
appropriations for the improvement Of certain rivers ana
harbors an act in addition TO act 10 promote the pro-
gfess OF the useful arts act 10 amend act entitled
"An act to provide Tor the better security OF the lives OF
passengers board of vessels propelled in whole or
| ln part by steam, and for other purposes
i Mr.. BADGER Mr.. President, we are placed in
peculiar situation with regard to this amendment am
not going to enter into any discussion to the propreiy
OF making IT, II has been heretofore determined unan-
mously by the Committee on Naval Afairs-and their
States had made valid contract, binding in honor with
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