The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-19


suppose Al ali events, shs'eser may cost wsh hs
sk end Of day spn'ed the work, l. as far
as have any resPans biIy % incur am perfectly Wiling
Sir hope d the Wi be conducted
from the Potomac at the Great T. La uniess,and that
Nau mas there made fcies which will greatly abri'ge
the difficulty and expense OF erng ny seh g'eal
distance There Inc supply viii lsaya be ahund Mt ior
Of five hundred thousand people. sha vote for the
amendment with great pleasure, and feel no dircuiy
about taking the responsibility have been youos TOR APP
preparations OF thirty forty and my millions OF d,iaas
aud hope upon question of such magnitude this the
Importance of which part Of the Union hiss been
well aIaIed senator fro Georgia, Mr. DAWSON
IN whose renla entirely concur. snail have din
| Me BOaLaVo, Mr.. Pres dent est,mate as highly
any the imp Of having ihs Guy supplied
with good If e very deep personal interest ~ A.
have had bad he III, ever SINE been coming 10
Washington, and bell of the for II has
been the bad water when have been compelled drink
feel the necessity ~ change that respec
but II ad pt the plan propose that a., that
the shall directly The business of MAXI
works for Washington, think the whole matter
should be left the President of the United AMI he
should select the plan. satisfied he could select bet
ter than Congress could; bur do think the mode
proposed good do thnk IL will be likely Ia
mpsh the object speedily, WE'LL economically,
de iable. believe the bsle plan would be for pr-
enterprise ID do 1t and undrs thai Droposit
have e and that there resp ,nsde inuIv uals
ready go into enterprise OF the under act OF m
oratun and establish waterwo,ks supply the Guy,
and then have The government pay far apen 'a'ioh
the fo,p OF rate, lei the where
wafer supplied IN this way, Tor the of IT, nihk VIC
ought adopt such plan that. believe the work
would be accomplished sooner, believe il would be done
better, and very IL would be mach
| real 10 the government than ths present pan.
think sir that We have ,gI Of the manner IN
winch money expended when we unde.ka TO do public
work here the government directly Look at the two
| wings Of The Capitol We toll, the original
apo opriaon made, that the would COST ALTO
gt,er, ABOUT 81 500 900 We have already exptntei
81 900 0JU IN lyng the foundations. do not know how
much pfopos ID this bil for gong wi the work.
aid | Won d inquire of the senator from Virginia what
amount opposed in this bill to continue The extension Of
| Mr. HUNTER. believe it ia $500 900.
Mr. BORL AND. We nave already expended 81 900 :
600 and IL is proposed to expend 5000 900 for
| the foundation That, altogether, max more than the
original anouat mated and We have had begun the
work. thIs to show how lllte we re upon
winch made wnen The government self lakes
the place of individuals and the construction q"
8 lch works. estimated that should have ply
81 $1,000 for the Of the Capitol, and we have
Already paid 81 900 00 and is proposed TO give S6OOVOO
| more; and yet the NO has been barely begun
Mr. HUNTEA the esti nate more than Sc O0Oi-
0OD accounting u my reco ection
Mr. EORLAND. One plan, and the one which l supp sed
| adopted. way only niion and half.
Mr.. HUNFER. Walters plan was over two MD
Mr.. BORLAND Well, sir, tho work will eight
millions before done according TO the pan learn
that the male by the Commtee on Pubic Build
nss originality for me exeos9n Of the capitol, was a-
by Mr.. Walter was | do know; but we have seen
enough be lsied taking whB' has been done
taking the foundations y at nave
Of estimate thai SO QUO 900 as lue anybody can
suppose Will he required. say this without reteenfe 10
the in which the money has been tx ended. My
remark applies systen the g,verunant underak
iug take the place Of vate ind sduas and doing WORK
by Itself 1t is ai1ays sui cted imposition 10y contract
and always pays greatly increased COS over psae
individuals. Wherever can employ prvate individuals
with prospect OF accomplishing much good is GER
tsniy the Ill ato OF economy al least adopt such plan
While, crefore 10 anx ous To see gobd water
established IN Washington tian and VII 10 no
] OF Will 90 n /.
| plush it, | think sh uid be dom. wrong think
should be retadn the work and putt ny Oft 10
day the government eng Il; aud Ue ahoud linear
! expenses which Incapable of estimating
Taking a basis the Ca ilo anu oher works
II million aud half OF dollars the estlnate for these
fairly that the cost 10 the gov
en before they completed, vii be less thin
AK or millions. | satisfied far one-hi,
D rnap- one-ioutth annual expe this WI in
cole we sup lied by The private enterprise of
pauy which may be organized and Understand, Is or
| ganlzed, and ready {, undertake tue work..
Mr pRAfr MIR Pesde,h, sm entirely IN flv Of the
Appropriation, and the opect oil that appropriations 0ut It
me- aud make suggestion the senttor from
Virginia, whether would be proper amend the
amendment particular un Ter the report If the
gineers who directed msks survey o the ITacca-
by Of br ngng here believe have TO 20 out OF
the District Of Columbia for tre purpose Of making your
dams getting the water YIu obliged T. 90 'he
of the Ss Maryland for the purpose of supplying
District of Columbia. u he taken fcom the
tomic for the purp OF supplying this work
the State ~ Maryland deepiy ntereste' ani 10 not
think that wok ought be prosecuted except under
law and h fecpgny Ell by that STA for
the whole Potomac tie to he State of
Mary Wand az mark the Virginia sboe and
Tor the further that she has expended
| twelve millions Of dollars IA Woik requiring certain
peods of the year nearly all the waer ~ the Ptonac
uver-l The Chesapeake ami ONO nal. u the
amendment propos auth rLe the construction Of
TINS work work of int. nal the
of The federal CIV rnment, without The nt WITHOUT the
concurrence Of the Sta OF ~ land must ohect
though entirely favor of oiea aud for appo-
prauon for a. At 1t be e,tm ,tey carried out IL Is clear
that you cfnnot supply OF water tor the District o Co
umJe, going beyond D,c for that purpose.
Tue Sste Of Maryland would have possible objection 10
your using IN any please the wates OF too Rock
creek but believe ascerHined tbat they made
quaro. lou wi have therefore TO to the Potomac
have doubt that proper plans you get
sufficient quanuty OF water from the Potomac without do
Injury any of The works established there which
using that hope, therefore thu amend
WI be made so as TO make dependent upon the as
sent OF Maryland at to the mode III when the
work shall be oonstruc. ed 10 Maryland.
! Mr. HUN TER This subject referred TO the Com
mitee for the District of Columbia, but the Commute
finance believing be good object voted in the amend
the request Of the ehsnsn of the Commee for
the District Of Columbia, Mr. SHsLps, who not
present ~ for that COMMITTEES suggest the details,
they have IL was supposed, however, that " would
not be forward with the pan when
preliminary Appropriation made, because II the gov
Of the warcrwors IN possession
of the conduit, and Of The main could
pose what tel pleased the CITY Of Washington for
usng may hand them the city OF Washington
propose, eondI Of keeping the works IN
pair may charge slight tor the Of the
The VIII lie subject wll be ia cha &c of the govern
ment hereafter that nothing can be rss.d IN that regad
IL also ba presumed that the President ~ looking
Ia the plans, would have eye 10 the ut Maryland
/ If Iha he Siafc pfM arv bland mat