The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-02


dieon securedand necessary 10 have the basin and
railway, would withdraw my objection 10 il.
Inc very ground OF my argument is, IN the first
place, mat We have got certain place TO put IT, You
nave not goi any security Of te security OF jurisdiction
And thenext place. there evidence that
except the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy
and what is that desire 10 say what think about that
The Secretary of the Navy, whether he will be the
the incoming administration has been of preceding
Is generally man of some legal TALENT but know that
he has sense than YOU and have exeept
Mr. President (Mr BADGER in the ehar) when YOU were
Secretary of the Navy then agree that was supe-
nority that had not been and will be found again.
Laughter
The Secretary of the Navy is WHAT WHY, sir most
generally lawyer. What does lawyer know about
ship-of war! lie does not know the from the stern
and II was the counsellor and friend of the incoming
President, would say 10 him, take practical man who
knows something, rather than VINO has had reputa-
uon al The bar or upon the forum or stump, who knows
nothing about naval affairs The Secretary of the Navy
knows nothing more than any other individual the
navy He has got certain bureaus about him and let
me tell you that the heads Of those bureaus much in
fear Of certain things that they dare speak what they
would and they dare have their for what
they wished should be used The whole of this thing
state of surveillance. do discredt The pres
ent Secretary of the Navy able gentleman do not
mean to dscredit any Secretary of the Navy. go back
even TO The time when you Secretary of the Navy
20 back 10 that and wish my heart that you had been
secretary OF me Navy up 70 this time l-aughterl do
to discedt any them but that lawyer taken
from the arguing Of cases before the Supreme Court
from the seat OF Justice OF court Of his State should
come here and undertake tell what should be done the
navy OF the United States preposteous Does he know
anything about the construction Of ship Does he know
whether should be the proportion OF three hundred feet
long, 10 twentyseven, wenyegh hlrtytwo feet wide
Does he know anything about whether the ship should
side-whees propeller in the stern He knows nothing
about II; he knows nothing of the sails, nothing of the
duck nothing Of the canvass, nothing Of the rigging and
about as Little of those who go aboard of her.
Now under the circumstances, do say that all this
ferrag of things the head of department does
know any about them than any individual the cham
be works of supereogaton and what they
III / hay
gentleman IN my eye now whose practical skill whose
TALENT whose mechanical skill and engineering, would
able him to dictate any Secretary of the Navy who has
ever heen in that position since have been here. Your
navy to-day absolutely inferior any navy Of large
commercial power in the world Put civilians the drec
ton of affairs and what do they dor Why, sir they 60
on and build you steamer and then, which will sail
seven or eight miles hour and chroncled wonder
full Look the Princeton she came Baltimore 10 get
her boiler and then she went to Norfolk and laid up
Mr.. WELLER. What is the application
Mr. CLARKE. 1t is that you do not put practical men,
men that understand the thing the head OF the service
You take gentleman Of professional reputation and put
him into your high Office who does understand the
business for which he is to be employed That is the fact
Take my honorable friend from Virginia, Mr. HUNTER
ne that stands with his counteuance and his
heart and his heart much than his counenance
and pat him with his financial talent the Treasury De-
partmen and you would have millions upon millions
hsaped up. II would be impossible exhaust the treasury
under his administration; would be blessing the
country he would accept that high and important post
but he will not go there. He stays with and endesvors
10 protect YOU and he takes my side this question:
that no such exorban allowance SHOULD be made pro-
posed in the amendment,
have say only that so far as regard. nv re-
marks, which the honorable from New Hampshire
who 10 freesole has dug up of the earth in which
they buried, other would have exhumed them
no other man but he who the soil he
wants to turn over the institutions of the country
would have thought Of bringing such thing light after
had been buried and forgotten But the done
It, commend HIM for ! commend him for that expo-
ration tha, into the bowels Of the earth well that
active energy which upon the surface CRATE.
full TO him, that he has thought proper bring what lit
lie might have said former occasion. say again
that whenever the has been selected California
whenever We have place put the basin and railway and
whenever necessary have willing TO go for it.
But sir let me say that if belonged to California to-day
do believe in my heart would repudiae every such appo
pration. Give stone dock in California which worms
cannot consume-canno touch. Give dock which
will stand the test OF time and tide and all the cissudes
and encroschments that belong IT, Give that
dock, and SIR you have given something that will last
and be yaluabe but give this little basin and railway,
which will sink under to-day tomorrow and The ne
day will have ask for ething more Upon m word
belonged to California, would repudae such propo-
sltion, and wait until the moment should when The
United States would be ready give the uodcum OF
preparation 10 build such things should be lasting
would endure forever.
Mr.. WELLER. hope the Senate will proceed now to
take a vote upon this amendment
DEFICIENCY BILL
Mr.. HUNTER, by unanimous consent, from the commit
of conference the dsagreeng Of the two houses
the bill supply deficiencies the appropriations for the
service of the fiscal year ending the Both Of June 1854
ported
That they have met, and after full and free conference
have agreed to recommend and do recommend the
specive houses, follows:
That the House Of Representatives do recede from tia
disagreement to the fourth and eighth amendments the
Senate that the Senate recede from its ninth amendment
that the Senate the amendments Of the House Of
Representative to the fs third fifth eleventh. and four
eenh amendments of the Senate that the House recede
from It's disagreement To the provision contained the
twenty fourth line Of the tenth amendment Of the Senate
and that the Senate tho other additional amend
mens OF The House 70 the said tenth amendment Of the
Senate that the Senate recede from its FIRST second nh
eighth and twentieth clauses Of its thirteenth amendment
and that the House reoede from It's disagreement to the
twenty clause Of the thirteenth amendment OF the
Senate that the Senate the amendment Of the
House TO the sixth and wentythrd clauses thirteenth
amendment that the Senate ngree the House amend
ment To the twelfth clause Of its thirteenth amendment
that the Senate agree TO the House amendment the
teenth clause of its thirteenth amendments that the Senate
rccede from much Of its fifteenth amendment as is con-
taned in the 9Th section that the HOUSE recede from it's
disagreement to so much Of the fifteenth amendment Of the
Senate as Is contained in the 9th secon and that the Sem
ate concur an the House amendment much of d., fit
teesth amendment Is contained in the 4h section tina,
the Senate concur IN the Houec amendment 30 mush Of
the fifteenth amendment Of the Senate ns is contained in
nine and Of said House amendment and add at the end
the words "snd said entitled An act anenda,ory OF
the existing laws relative the dollar half dollar quarter
dollar, dime, and half dime shall take effect and be in fu
force from and after the first day of April 1859 anything
contained therein to the contrary Notwithstanding
Pending the reading Of the above report
Mr. WELLER shall be compelled 10 ask the chairman
o. hs COMMITTEE Finance give more explanation OF
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