The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-15

II s not only proposed 10 reject these custom house ap
preparations for the large cities in the valley OF The M
sssipp, but they objected when proposed Tor Prov
ldence, Rhode Island, and for Wilmington Delaware.
hose cities are 10 small States The 'Bue Hens
Chickens, and little chicks OF that SORT 10 get
crumb or TO pick up anything but still you can appIo-
pirate your iw and three millions for bringing water into
his cay and YOU can vote away Two hundred millions
OF acres oil land in alternate sections for railroads S
you cannot complete custom houses which nave been
commenced al 81 Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati Whining
Ion, Bangor, and other places where they are NECESSARY
Tor The convenient transaction of the business oil The
government aud 10 enable the czens 10 get out their
clearances and manifess without delay Although The
commerce OF the country ~ largely interested IN having
proper accommodations, you cannot make Them these
little appropriations, not amounting 10 much you
have already voted as mere mite, 10 bring water into
the city Of Washington Is this Just! Is u fair'
MIR. PresdeRi, have such cold that speak TO day
with great difficulty but there some other matters TO
which wish 10 allnde, Here sits the senator from
Maine Mr.. FEssENDEN1 before me | know he desires
10 introduce amendment, for The very necessary pos-
pose oi rebuilding The customhouse ~ Portland. Uslch
has been burned down. shall vote for appropriation
10 rebuild that house whether fail in my pur
pose or not or whether il be tackled mine by way oi
an ameDdmeD not believe. also, that The senators
from California entitled TO- and ought 10 have, an ap.
preparation for the custom house al San francisco
have not however. included these, as have preferred
10 present the amendment Tor precisely such works as
have been estimated Tor by the department tse at The
commencement oil the session, as Deficiencies, DO the
House OF Representatives and the Senate intend 10 aban-
don the administration Has the administration made
these estimates 10 humbug BuRcombe Have these esi-
mates been made in order TO tell the people OF 81 Louis
and Louisville, " We will fool you; we will cheat you
by an exhibit OF purpose but as TO The cash you are
not 10 have dollar" want to know II this T. 10 be
done when YOU voting away millions for railroads
10 the shape OF public lands
Mr. JONES, OF Iowa | will against your
amendment. il you DO not let the railroads alone.
lLaughter1
Mr. THOMPSON, OF Kentucky | suppose shall
get votes enough against me- in all probability 10 kill my
proposition how, for there to be desire the
pari of some gentlemen TO vote il down But slr, look
The points in The valley OF the Mississippi ior which
propose these appropriations Look at ST. Louis. Look
at the vast commerce which centres there from Tennes
see Louisiana, and Mississippi, up TO Iowa and Wscon
sin Look at The vas, region interested ln the approp,i-
alton Tor the Louisville custom house Then look 10 the
disastrous caames 10 life and property which daily
and almost hourly occurring 10 the people OF that great
region, because you do not improve the navigation OF
their great streams Stll when they ask this poor boon,
tha, you should complete custom house which you
have commenced as convenience 10 their merchants
and 10 their boaimen. 10 them in their shipments
will lie senator from Iowa MIR JosEsl oppose il
think not he was born IN Indiana and raised IN Ken
tncky, aud be cannot, cure, vote against thus propo
ston But. further. tell yoa now and | shall do SO
more fully al another time, when you lavish your money
upon other portions OF the Union, and all over The
Try except there the people OF that section will feel that
III you releci This le boon they regarded like
side baTbaiian wi brought into Roman arena,
ana Their Interests are TO be slaughtered as those gada
tors were, for The amusement OF others VITO controlled
them.
The living along The Kentucky. the Wabash, The
Tennessee The Red rrer, and The Arkansas river want
merce They want conveniences for doing the business
which they have 10 transact the cus,omhouses Of the
country. You have iavished your millions every where
ese and yet, when ask for these appropriations, the
public policy and the public proprieiy OF them
garded entlled 10 consideration and weight Is
ihis 10 be laid at time when the party power this
House. aud the other branch of Congress, has large,
predominant ovefrung majority snfcient TO carry this
appropriation II iney will Will they not do ~ unop
the Recommendation OF lheir administration
think you have got honest, sensible Secretary OF ne
Treasury and lhlak rather cevefy Of suur Pfesden
You are in power here. You ovefrule as will
Ing vote for the custom houses that necessary in
California, in Maine, and in Delaware | ask gentle
men II, sIth their predominant party strength 10 both
houses bey will endangsr the b in the other branch OF
Congress by attaching 10 ihe estimates of their own
administration think there is no danger Of The bill
being os in the other house
suppose that alphabetically. and by way Of suppo-
sion, may sllute TO that House fourth Of The year
has gone by, and suppose the House Of Representa-
lives should continue, they have been doing, mol be-
cause they are ambitious Young gentlemen, cannot
hnd game high enough to hs hawk al bot suppose
they consume the other wo-ihrs OF the year. from con-
alterations o moral duty and the force OF PATRIOTISM in
answering speeches made IN Ibis wing Of the Capio are
you certain that you viii get any general appropriation
bill passedf II sou cannUi tack these appropriations
TO this bill for which they estimated, bow are you
10 get them into bill ioT which they not estma.
ted, and for which they were not recommended Not
only that but presume, has been The habit OF some
fora er Congresses this House has aiked about az
much as they see o. for economy and il they gel into
collision with The Senate they modest clever Young
~
say ing they were forced toto this.
II seems 10 me that simple, pure proposition 10 CON.
plete public works, which will suHer N the money Is not
appropriated soon, ought be adopted without difficulty
THIS administration Is not responsible iDT these works
but the Secretary o the Treasury from mere economy
and sense OF public duy has sdylsea 70 make The
appropriations 10 complete them. Wheu he has don't
that, Al " strange snd uar that those on this ,lde oi
the chamber have up and insist on sppfopslng
wha IS necessary for the exgenetes oi the public ser
vice, when might have been expected that We would
take exceptions 10 everything done by The administration
There may be mysterious and 0cc0h reasons OF Stale
why the other side should reject II. but have never
seen, and cannot perceive, and % nov discover,
srficehi ground Tor a. YoG have lacked on 10 the bl
almost everything proposed, wEether Eemane or not.
am willing 10 vote for the b according 10 the esti.
mates. have that much confidence in the government
that shoald have voted for the deficiency bill Just as ii
from the departments bot when you tack on every.
hing else. DO not Oh the men Of St Louis Louis
vile, Wilmington, Bah, and Cincinnati When you
have added loy collateral provisions. and pot in y ap
propraiions thought o before, from your public
printers down 10 your invalid pensioners why refuse
u bat y iair aud ugitS Sir, allow me 10 saw before
conclude, that 90 want the amendment smotbefed
10 death by various Other amendments, and 90 not want
Il talked 70 death. have sad what have Fay about
have paced ugon its intrinsic merits and the rec
onmendaOn o the IL parimen and the pfopriey Of the
measure Itself hope the amendment will be adopted
| Mr. HAhlLlN Mr. President. concur most eordi.
ally ~ what fell from the senator's ps just he took
his seal would have voted Tor the bill ias, il
irom The Committee on Faancs, and would have pfe.
TERED very much 70 vote oi Il IN that way bot hasmuch
they have added almost everything pertinent AZ well
as thai which ~ not 50. shall vote tor the amendment
which Is oheed by tie from Kentucky 10 this
bill And m ordrt that ne matter may be fairly ne