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

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Philadelphia did the expectation, he was al lib
erty abrogae much OF the authorized tho
erection Of the basin and railway and then pay for The dry
dock alone That exactly the state OF the tcts Now,
what isthe mDdment? 1t until now, and do
not understand IL. Itis;
Towards the continuance protection and preservation
OF the drydock and yyard California AID the basin
and railway connected herewith for thar purpose The
If Sl50000"
What! $4,000 towards the continuance Of this dock
basin, and railway San Fracsco towards the contnu-
ence OF ~ Towards the prote and preservation of
That Is all that is said h,rel far have read
Will read the whole of II gentlemen wish It. What Is
ioeant by the continuance OF Ii The thing there IL will
continue OF itself. IL wants repairs, express IL What
protection does it want IL il wants protection against
the waves say What preservation does it wanti Ii
il be preserved from any hing which may de-
aroy H. say So But here is The language OF the amend
ment
Towards the continuance, protection, and preserva-
ton OF the dry.dock At the navy-yad at San Francisco,
and the basu and raa connected herewith for that
purpose the sum of Sl50,O00."
What ncxt9
And the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized
and directed to into with the paentees
for the construction of he basin and railway as built by
them at Philadelphia, Kery and Pensacola navy yards,
70 complete ana protect from danger the foans-dock
the navy-yard"
Why enter into il the contract is already
made The Secretary reported 1850 that he made
contract at 81, 45O O0Oa the whole work.
dock, basin, and Iawayand here again the Secretary
directed a contract to construct the basin
and railway. l understood the contact was made in
1850, and whatever opinion entertained at that time,
because made at stated price, il sanctioned
and now here is proposition 10 give Sl50000 10
nnue, and protect ana preserve, The work and another
proposition 10 authorize the secretary
tract to make IT. And what further
Propiaed, That be done such price that the
of the basin and railway shall exceed the estimate
70 be made by the navy department OF the probable cost
thereof being built by the government said basin and rail-
way TO be constructed according TO the plans and specfca
tons approved by the department: find propded further
That the of said for the Of their
patent their soperntendencc, and responsibility shall
exceed fesn per upon said Of department
for the construction of the basin and railway.
Now as understand the thing il is this In 1885, Con-
authorized drydock, basin and railway be made
The Secretary contracted with the contractors at the price o!
81 000 but reserved to himself the light to abrogae
much of provided for the basin and railway
unless the experiment ct Philadelphia should be satisfactory
say then, TO the Senate as understand it, the contract is
for given nuaerO, a5U0O0 and unless The
Naval Committee will bring before The Senate statement
from the department let know whether is abrogated
much of the related the basin and
railway, and Why it abrogated it, will not vote for any
thing additional for the purpose TO enter into new contract
But If the Secretary Of the Navy comes and That
he has not abrogated H. but that further appropriation
necessary, let him give his reasons and then will y
whether will agree il. The contract with
power 10 abrogae that portion oft and want the nfor-
nation from the department 10 what has been done.
My honorable friend from California, from
pre- have fallen from him. may The opi-
ion that the Senate disposed 10 give this appropriation TO
California Sir the appropriations for California
cessve and extraordinary We called upon few
hours ago TO vote than SO 600 TO build blacksmith
shop California; and more than $50 QUO for carpenters
shop. Seventy thousand dollars for black shop,
and sixty Thousand dola for carpenters shop do
know how they reason in California but | know how we
in the quarter from which Seventy thous-
and dollars is the value Of large estate there ia esta
ted thai would s37 600 build home and they
add than dollars for build it California
do not at all say that the prices in California
high, but do say that while prices that
there justified in expendiog the public money
in this way Sir, while there is such Of things
ing in that country puts everything exorbinn pr
ces, JUSTIFIED voting the public put
up these buildings there these exorban prices cannot
for it. have uEkind feeling any State in this
Unon but have feeling and COMEDIES alton the
ry and while such state of things exists IN California
not justified IN voting such amounts. Now, the
particular amendment which we have before which pro-
for bas and railway say that
contract Is made and made for specific end the
be held to that The secretary wer
shrogate IT, lf he has abogatej IL let him say Ifhe
has not ebrogaed H. and he money let that he
said and let nielligertly and kno vingly
Mr. GWlN. | ask the Senate take on h,s
proposition, and will say another word about it. Gem
emen may talk here by the hour about CALIFORNIA; bot
the navy apppr alton bill acted upon All that has
been estimated FOR oy the department. except that connected
with Csfora has been acted upon without debss and
want this acted upon
MIR. BRoDuEAD. | will not occupy three minutes
Mr. President, (Mr BApGsR occupying the char you
piled TO The few remarks which made this SUBJECT You
asserted ht this ought be granted because the Seeray
Of the Navy his recommended A. admit tina, the present
Secretary Of the Navy has recommended II but his pre-
decessors' reports against it. See rsary Mason
against It; Secretary Graham against It, have Two
against one, and consequently there is anything be
gathered from opinion If the Secre aries upon the
subject The authority with Nov, sir, look at this
amendment:
For the continuance protection and preservation Of the
dry-dock at The navy-yard at California"
Read the law Of session. ard You will find that Con.
authorized the dock lie leased Ii leased ~ the
contractors at profit the from Rhode island Mr.
C-ARKIl says of some $4,000 Are to exterd some
$500 900 make the basin and railway connected With
when III within the keeping and custody and for the ben
eft Of the conacors' They bound by the exiting law
keep in repair They bound by the pre-
the dock "Towards continuance prote on and
preservation Of the dry-dock" Why, according TO my
recollection Of the law Is the saiuebook these
essees the contractors bound protect and preserve
this dock
f stranger had come into this hall Tor the last few years,
about this Of the night at the close OF every session. he
would hear somethng about these docks know very well
that when they first started some eight years ego,
these geusmep came forward md side sad they would
contract for $3.50 900 s3O0O0 and the other side said
ina, II would not answer-that theirs good dock.
Finally they went togehcr and they cot about 100000 for
e,cb,ne at Kuery, aud Philadelphia and one At
pcpsncoa and they have received s6O 600 FOR
the dock in California. IL that enough You have
dock California. They have got Il leased Tn. mercnp-
tile marine can be accommodated there do hope the
amendmentw will not be agreed to-
Mr.. HALE. viii occupy but moment or two of the
Senate and do II oT regard for tie contraeors lis
tened TO the remarks Of the honorable senator Rhode
Island, Mr. CLARKE, and though Of way by which
he might b. answered and IN looking The Congress
sonsi Glove, find that he is answered y Mr. CLasrr
himself will read from his speech, made the 3J,h Of
August, 1852, on this proposition:
As regards the basin and railway in Caforns have
simply TO that doubt would be OF very great
importance TO the bay Of SIN Francisco, and may be