The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-17
IN CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES.

purpose oil taking any paT ia the debate now further
than simply 10 stare es mEtlers ot fact listened win
Eteat pleasure 10 The speech OF the honorable senator
Iron fsxas Mr. Ru-x and also that Of the honofable
senator from Illinois. Mr. DoUuLAs The speech OF The
honorable senator from illinois does him much credit and
10 which will ready response IN tne hearts OF
more Than tive hundred hoasa mechanics IN this coan-
try But for the speech OF The honorable senator eier-
red TO- should deem my duty 10 90 fully into the sub
lect Tue speech OF thai senator endorse IN ta I'M
Dody0g my own sentiments.
Sir, il has been SAID here that influences have been
brought 10 bear upon US bat no influence has BEEN
brought 10 bear me, except the impulses OF own
heart Sir, claim higher Tile than thai OF MECHANIC
have worked with the mechanic al the forge, rave
worked with bim al The anvil al the athe al The engine,
and the workbench, and IN ali The departments OF ms pro-
fession, and while have seat this floor shall be
the advocate OF the mechanic. As class owe more
them than 10 any other class OF citizens in country
Should our country be invaded, they would rally 10 a
under flag, and cheerfuly submit all the hard
ships and dangers incident to military life and rule but
ciuzens in private iip, IN the legitimate occupations
and pursuits incident 10 their mechanical professions,
they will not submit TO military aictation.
In regard 10 the cost OF the muskei, as II urged in
The report, well known 10 the mechanics OF this
country thai the improvements made within the la, thir
teen years in the tools necessary make guns,
chney Of any kind, are such TO save one half the
manual abor and therefore all the facts that have been
brought here which have regard TO the cost OF
arms previous ls40, and subsequent ls4o, prove
nothing The question with me Is, with all the improve
of the day, up to tse present moment, who Is besI
qualified TO superniend mechanical operaonsthe pfac
tcal mechanic The military officer; In relation
pfovemenis made al the armore have none and in
The efficiency OF the musket, there has been no improve
neHi Tor The last hall century excepting the introduction
of the percussion lock Bul in The American rife II has
been far otherwise That has been left the hands
OF individual eniese and such has been the improye-
ment in it, that say the least five times eec-
tive now than II was twenty five years ago.
Sir, you may select any muskei out OF the three or
-four hundred thousand standing the Spring field
armory, and say here that, with my hands, will
make Improvement il, that will enable TO dis
charge more balls ia one hour than now be done
with i've such by any hve soldiers IN service that
viii FIRE those balls twice Tar, that they will pele-
tTale twice the depth These facts which know
and which almost every mechanic IN New Engla
knows Bot Will not deain the Senate longer, for the
reasons which have stated
Mr. HALE 1 would inquire il the moloa OF the
honorable senator from Massachusetts amend is d.
vishle-whelher can have vote upon that part oi
which psis The armoTies under the superintend-
a. beforeS
The PRESIDING OFFICER As it is molten to
strike oai and insert, il is not divishle,
Mr. HALE Let il not be eiyiribe, then. But de-
sire TO claim the of the Senate for mopent wan
10 suggest 10 the senator from Massachusetts, that The
part OF his amendment which relates the repeal OF The
Jaw pQiiG the armories under military superintendent
Is ealreIy nugaory, for this Prier 10 the pas
sage OF the sci OF ls42 the Precedent had the power
appointing military or civil superintendent Of The
rles, and had exercised H. There civil saperin
,sndeni appointed prios no The OF ls4l and April
lS4, the srnaio iron Tennessee, Mr Bell, then be
fug Secretary Of War, appointed military superin.
teDdent A. who coRtiev~d until Is42, when ths ac
passed Now. It you pass this amendment IN this xay
10 repeei ", and provide that the armories shall be
uoder ibc superintendent lha; they prior
the Peseaxe OF The act oil iss2 what viii you dor Why
you destroy both OF them The superinleHdenre iis-
diaeiy preceding thai a military superintendeDce
and had been for eighteen months previously the
passage OF The ACT So III you require that The
teooence shall be the u before you passed
Thai act what have you got, then, but military supen
tencence 10 make the favorable statement o
H. right 10 pat either military CIVILIAN there
That Il The best that can be claimed for IL Bur, thea il
you repeal the iaw ii is now yor jus, pat back ex-
aciy 10 where the nom Massachusetts proposes
20 pat by the amendment because prior TO the passage
oi The law OF Iss2. we had military superintendent
who bad been appointed by General Harrsons Secretary
Of War, WHO held Office tor eighteen monh. under thai
Law which you propose 10 restore
Mr.. HOUSTON VIII the senator give way for mo-
nent 10 allow me 10 give sotice gave notice yeser-
day thar at oue O'Clock to-day would move 10 take az
ne resolutions submitted BY the honorable senator from
Mehrrzn 10 relation TO Cuba and colonization but 10
consequence Of the anxiety expressed by gentlemen the
chaIrmen OF several committees, who ANXIOUS and
urgen, TO brins the public business today and Try
dispose OF u, wll not call them now. bat give notice
that stSvse O'clock on Monday will move TO take up
those resolutions.
Mr. HALE. Having made that explanation, do
not mean 10 make speech but / want 10 say that
shall vote os the civil sup~rnfendence. Ii has al
ways bssa my feeling my conviction. my expresslon
and the only hesi'ancy which bad his, hat
connecied with personal charges against these officers
understand lsi 10 be disclamed entirely The thing
ls put upon Its merits and when put upon us meris
am for the evil suPeuneBdeuce. And now | want
that when The navy appropriation bill comes up shall
sndsavor 10 have ndmeni framed put the work
stops IN our naval yards under civil superintendent
90 not want yoar hlacksrnths there 10 have epaules
over them more ipsn al Springfield. want 10 be con
sisient want TO carry everything ought 10 be
% not mean 10 iinio the ground but to carry
out and have general emancipation OF mechanics
from military and naval desposm and want 10 abol-
ish white slavery thai far and have ihe principle
ung through all our departments. For these reasons /
20 fot esvh superinendeDcy. Bat. as sad would not
q xlll dos
The yeas ard nays were ordered and being taken re-
snfed-yeas p, nays 74-as follows
YEAS-Me.srs- Aichison, Badger, Rayard Ben. Bor.
land Bpfer Charlton, Clarke, Cooper, DAVIS Dawson
l~s.ussure, Fish Fitxpatrck, Foot Geyer Guin Jone.
q Ienness~~, Asngum, Mhlsr Morton, Pezrce Phelps
SEBASTIAN Shields, smith, spruancs, Underwood. and
NAYs-Me..r, Adams, Bright. Brodbead. Cas-. ch,..
H,op Houston. Hnnher. James Jooes of Iowa Mason
Norris. hn-k Seward, Soule, Sumner, Toucey Wade and
Meier-1
20 the amendment agreed 10.
WESTERN MILITARY ASYLUM
Mr. BRIGHT | desir. 70 submit an amendment sr.
FlAhaloff OF one which adopted yesterday pre-
aone heIs vii be ohlscion 10 H. Il il 10 insert al
~ snd q he provision IN regard TO the purchase Of
As io' 'hs western military asylum, the foliowing
Do' % he section Of the act approved
the army, shs be coa.sea ~ c ~ - ~ port 2,
the nlne Lack sprng he and. attached rher-to Ia
preference 70 any other ts 1890 -
ns merely carrying ont what was agreed 10 ysster
nnders,ood the amendment which va. ro,sa ~sg,r4 y.
duec The purchase Of ihe Blue Lick .prinvs a. ~, y;
preference 10 any other, every sspai,r ~, rs - y
sad. Certainly not" The amendment nsr,l, f,W ~
ne se. ms We 40 Hot direct the selection q ha
Mr. Jones. of Tennessee h,r. -.