Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-14

amended in committee and proposed to be amended by
Mr.. BADGER.
and would require the mature consideration Of the Senate
1t involved very heav expenditure of money besides
having other features that did commend themselves
his favorable consideration He could not conceive why
marine barracks was necessary in California, or that
marine railway and basin would be required costing from
million to million and half Of dollars, and that would
take years to complete.
Mr. GWIN would take up the time of the Senate by
making speech the OCCASION but would content him.
self with stating that the bill with the amendment had
ceived the unanimous consent of the Naval Committee
and as there report in the case which would
all the objections Of the Senator from Pennsyl he
would ask to have it read
The report having been read setting forth the reasons
in detail
Mr.. BRODHEAD rose and smoke At some LENGTH ae-
carng that the report by no means satisfied him Of the
necessity OF erecting marine barracks and still less of
the policy OF constructing marine railway and basin
He denied that they in accordance with recommen-
dations of the Navy Department but in direct contrac
ton Of the views OF the Secretary Of the Navy and read
letter from that functionary to sustain his assertion
lie could see no reason for the law to authorize the APP
pointment of board Of officers to make the selection Of
the site required by the bill they already had engineers
which the Secretary could employ; and yet here was a
proposition for board Of officers who be allowed
double pay during the time they employed in add
ton to the contractors He pointed the number of ma
rne barracks already in existence and conrased them
with the limited marine force Of the country and to the
enormous cost Of these floating docks which had been
built Dy contract in different portions of the country, and
read from statistical tables the subject which he had
had prepared
The ground assumed by some gentlemen in favor Of
these establishments that they necessary in time
OF war We had fought the battles Of the Revolution when
we had population Of three millions and had done very
well in the war Of 1872 when floating docks and marine
railways and basins heard Of He thought there
was little danger OF war; unless intended become
and tell the world if they did adopt
political principles we would cut their throats There
was no danger from without but there might be from
within. He admitted that navy yard might be neces-
sary, but denied that board of officers with double
amount of pay marine railway and basn were called
for either by the exgencies of the times the service
Mr. GWIN considered it Of duty reply at once
to the objections offered by the Senator from Pennsylva
nia and would do if it the will of the Senate
but he did not desire interfere with the business set
apart for this day. He would therefore that the
subject be postponed until Monday when if he did not
leave the Senator without any ground to stand on then
he would be much mistaken The motion agreed to.
The folowngb bill was then read third time and pass
ed, Mr.. CHASE having withdrawn his objection
The bill to amend act entitled "An act to authorize
noaries public to take and certify oaths armations and
in certain cases"
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
After brief discussion to which bill had priority,
the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill for
the relief Of Jno. W. Smonton which, after having been
defended by MIR. MALLORY, and opposed by Mr. BAY
ARD was postponed; and the Senate adjourned to Mon
day. with view to give time to the committees for an in
vestigaton of the various subjects before them.