The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-27
In THE SENATE or U. STATES.
SATURDAY. MARCH 40, 1883.
:EsoLuTioNs ADOPTED.


On motion by MIR BADGER the Senate proceeded 10
the consideration OF the following resolution which was
submitted by him Ihe l7th instant:
Rs.oesd That the Secretary Of the Navy be directed TO
Of the United States establish naval depot at or
the town Of Beaufort, in North Caroline and that he
report TO the Senate at Its next session,
The question being taken upon the resolution, il was
agreed 10.
On motion by Mr.. JONES. of Iowa. the Senate pro.
ceeded 70 inc consideration OF the following resolution,
which was submitted by him on the 7th instant:
Rssoivsd That the Secretary OF the Senat. nav The
amount which may be allowed by the Commtee 10 Audit
expenses during the last session in repairing and
hng for two rooms in the basement of The Capitol
The question being taken upon the resolution, il was
agreed TO-
PuRsER WEIGH.
Mr.: COOPER. Mr.. President. in the course OF the
exclamation before the committee OF which the hon0ra-
Bile senator from Texas is chairman. who appointed
to investigate certain frauds, Sc. there some tes
mony given by the late Secretary OF the Navy in relation
to Purser Welch in which there word or two that
seemed TO reflect upon that gentleman. The committee
has closed It's abors and made report and
the additional testimony which hold in my hand can
not be made part OF the report OF that committee but
IN justice 70 The party against whom there was some i'm
piled censure, desire that the from Mr. Kennedy
explaining his testimony, may be read and that il may
40 upon the journal. will make no further remarks
the subject @S and merely ask the reading Of the letter
iden il is proper that should say that in the inves-
CATION oil what are considered abuses which have pre-
vailed in Washington with regard to the passing of bills
through Congress and obtaining claims from the govern
men, the testimony which given by the late Secre-
ary OF The Navy, MIR Kennedy, contained express
sions which seemed al first to reflect unfavoraby upon
the conduct OF Purser WEIGH of the navy. The commit
tee in the examination OF that case, however, to
the conclusion that this officer had done nothing which
culpable in itself, which was intended to be So
The letter from the Secretary OF the Navy, which is
submitted confirms the view which was taken by the
committee. and explains more fully some expressions
used in his testimony before them. Ii sent TO me
yesterday by Purser WEIGH, with the request that it
should be Incorporated into the testimony given before
the committee This would have been done but for the
fact that the committee had already reported. and were
discharged from all further consideration of that matter
think II proper, in justice TO Mr. WEIGH. that this
should be made public, and that the letter which is now
submitted should out 10 the country connexion with
the former testimony OF the Secretary of the Navy.
The Secretary then read the letter, which is fol-
lows t
BALTIMORE, March "a, 1853.
DEAR In my testimony before the committee Of the
Senate, In reference TO the which collected
by Purser WEIGH from the officers and Of the Vim
procurement Of the California law passed the first
sion OF the last Congress-, took that
from my examination Of The case that Mr.
gaded bis agency in The matter eprebensble only for
the effect such practice might have the character of
the service and one which lead great abuses and
therefore that ought TO be checked in future
persuaded that he acted in this affair solely from motives
Of friendship and without consideration the hazard
to which might expose him of being misePresened and
censured for bis participation in it, told him this in
interviews with him, and / strongly impressed by
everything that occurred at ,hese thu he was
entirely free from other share in the agency than that
of disintereoted purpose Of serving friend.
make this statement with view to guard Mr. WEIGH
against any inference that he had any other in the
transaction than that which have mentioned and desire
that it be received addition the testimony
which have already given
Very truly, my dear sir, yours, 49,, -
Hon SCION BoRIAsD
FRO BE Continued