The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-27


bow VIII The committee stand with respect to that OF The
fiouse We are disarmed
Mf. HUNTER. The whole thing is open again.
sir SoULE II ,hs, be so. then have no objection.
nj hoNlER: Certainly. that is the
Mf. DAVIS. hope the motion may 90 10 the appoint.
meni OF committee merely, aud not 10 The appointment
Of new committee. and leave that question open.
SiL WALKER. do think the Senate will do them
selves great DJusiice II they comply with the request OF
the honorable chairman of the Committee on Finance in
me appointment OF this committee far he person
ally concerned think that The Senate has right 10
demand ha, he shall go upon that committee He knows
what the former House committee was willing TO assent
TO and he knows wha, IL objected TO- and what it was
that caused The principal Disagreement between the two
houses when the report OF the committee went back 10
them !, Tor one am unwilling 10 submit the subject 10
new committee and have the chairman OF the Finance
Commii,se lett OF. even at his own request.
Mr.. BRADBURY. | would inquire whether the ap-
pontment oil committee necessarily excludes all
The members OF The former committee
The PRESIDENT The Chair appoint the same
committee.
Mr. BRADBURY am willing to leave i, to the
Chair
Mr.. HUNTER | will explain this matter II will be
seen thai II is necessary 10 have a committee for
this reason III the committee should meet again,
the chances that will be less able agree the
ond time than the si. For that usual APP
point different committee at the second time. l am
willing 10 serve in any way that the Senate wish that
should Ice only reason why should go against send
ing the old committee is, thai believe committees
will be more apt 10 agree and besides that il appoint
the same committee, may thereby delay action upon
the passage OF the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr. GWlN. do not wish 10 lead down the chairman
OF the Finance Committee with extra labor; but these
questions, about which there is disagreement between
ihe two houses, such that nobody understand
them 30 well as himself, and nobody has more OF the
confidence OF the House and the Senate Nobody
explain these matters well as he, in my opinion,
satisfactorily 10 the committee the part of the
House think il is only necessary that he should be
the committee, and there will be agreement do
not wish 10 put TOO much labor upon him.
The PRESIDENT Does the senator from Massa-
dusetts insist on his notion
Mr. DAVIS | do no, abou, it. | am willing 10
tust the Chair.
The question being then taken on The motion 10 con-
in the request Of the House Of Representatives
resulied-yeas 43, nays 3-as follows:
TEAS-Messs Achison. Bayard, Bell, Bradbury, Bright,
Brodh-ad Builer Cass, Charlton, Chase, Cooper Davis
Dawson Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas Downs, Fish, Flzpat
Jones of Tennessee. Mason Miller. Morton. Pesrce Petit
Phelps Psar, Rnss, Sebastian smith, SOME, sprnance,
Sumner, Toucey, Underwood Wade, and Weler-4S
NAYS-Messrs Badger, Borand, and Norris-3.
So he mo,ion agreed TO-
The PRESIDENT. The Chair viii reappoin, The
members OF The former committee.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate then resumed The consideration OF The bill
making appropriations Tor the naval service OF The UNI
Ted States for the year ending the 30lh OF June, 1854
MIR BADGER. Mr.. President, | wish 10 offer an
amendment in relation TO the basin and railway in Cali
rnia but from any facous disposition, bring up
the question san which the Senate has decided. un-
dersland that The honorable from Virginia IMr
MASON, and Others voted against the amendment which
presented last night because IL dad not terms
pressly provide Tor carrying out former contract but
seemed 10 provide Tor new contract wish 10 submit
this amendment. which is specifically confined TO The
former and ask the OF the Senate
IL. submit II from The Committee on Naval Affairs
And the Secretary OF the Navy is hereby directed 70
complete and into the verbal
the floating drydock made by The late Secretary in
Of authority ol thar purpose given by the
Sc epember %, 1885, entitled "An making appropriation
Tor the naval service fo the ending the 3oh of
ISL and stated in the letter Of ssa Secretary ad
Representatives. and dated the 2ist OF January 1851 To-
wards the execution Of which $3.50 900 hereby appropr
ated Poridsd That In the judgment OF the Secretary
basin and railway necefssry and will be useful The
public service
Mr.. BRoDHEAD. Does the Char rule that amend
ment OF order
The PRESIDENT. No. sir no point OF order has
been tsised.
Mr. BRODHEAD Mr.. President. however much
this amendment may be disguised is The third fourth
application for the thing say there three de-
cislons OF this body against this very proposition
will be seen by reference 10 the record This is
quest for between $500 900 and S90O000 for basin and
railway California against which the Senate has three
times decided. as will show. Sir. in the navy ap-
preparation bin OF 1851 find this clause
FOR com pletng the dy-dock in California, sI5OooO
modify the contract alleged TO have been made the
7h oi January last as 10 eonhne the 70 the
suction Of hosiins COCK alone without The basin and
railway"
Here the Senate and the House Of Representatives de-
cded in 1851 thar the dock was sufficient in California
without the basin and railway and this law passed
pursuance OF the accommodation OF the then head OF
the Navy Department
That is one decision. At The last session this subjeci
was fully argued. This application for basin and rail-
way, for ssooOOo was renewed iuly discussed this
body, and voted down. The application than
once presented.
Mr. GwlN. |, was talked down a, the last session.
Mr. BR0DHEAD. | believe that vote was TAX en-
upon IL by yeas and nays
Mir GWlN Ii the senator will permit me 1 will
that the senator from Rhode Island Mr. CLARKsl
got up and showed great ple OF papers and documents
which he said he would refer 10 in The discussion
and the senator from North Cxoins and The other
friends OF the measure then gave up and let the ques-
ton be taken.
Mir BRODHEAD. The question was taken by yeas
and nays, according to my recollection, and il dis
cnssed during the hrst part OF The for ecoect
making three speeches myself and hsl ute enough
That the second decision in the Senate Whether
and am right therefore in saying there a decision
IN this body by the yeas and nays
The question was again presented last evening and
was again voted down And now, for the fourth time,
II - here How often TO have ii How .fen i
this body 10 be called upon decide whether they will
have basin and railway Ia California, in conneyoh
with this dock The dock is there. and il is now used
by the contractors under most favorable lease for three
years They using 1t for the benefit Of The
camille marine flbey not using Il, all know about
is they have taken The lease and the contract has
been sen, TO the Senate. will read the law under which
hey obtained that lease
"An1 said dock may be sed Tor all the purposes Of re-
pairing rnefehan shps. when In by govern
Inent, N such manner for sneh compensation, snd upon
such terms and conditions, shall be prescribed by the
Secretary Of ue Navy"