The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-18

Mr. HAMLIN / desire only 10 say one word in relation
70 the amendment to tue amendment and that IN answe
10 the suggestion OF the senator from Texas The question
Q marine hospitals has not been matter Of discussion be
fore the Committee Commerce this session but still
believe that every embraced in the amendment pro
posed by the senator from Iowa has been at previous
SONS Investigated BY that committees and do not hesi
tate as member oft to say that there Is no appropria
ton in that amendment speak not with reference 20 III
oonnexion with this blltha is not in itself just proper
and appropriate They all recommended by the de
parmen under whose supervision the whole marine sub
ject is, and do not think any Of them is improper
Mr. DODGE of Iowa. The remarks made by the sena-
or from Texas would be excellent and TO the point II the
bill had not been already amended But sir IT has been
Iamended-amended in important particulars, and to the
amount OF hundreds Of thousands OF dollars One amend
ment To the amount of half mil ion of dollars has been
put it. That being the case submit to the senator
whether in justice TO my constituents, sit silently by
and see appropriations of that sort made in this BILL while
my section of country is entirely overlooked in refer
10 these matters has been My friend from Ken
lucky referred the fact that railroad bills had been passed
for the benefit States 1t is true that many have
passed the Senate but not acre of land for railroad
purposes has yet been granted by the House
Now, sir, in regard to this seat Of government; have
listened all that has been sd in regard TO the improve
ments for IT, We are now introducing water into it and
no knows the amount OF appropriations which are TO
be made for these magnificent waterworks Would any
man have said, at the time the seat of government was
about TO be located at Washington located here by
promise Of sectional and other interests that the people OF
distant Iowa and of California to be taxed to pay,
only for the necessary buildings necessary grant
you they are carry the governmental operations OF
the republic buildings of which they proud and Of
which every senator must be proudbut in addition to
this that they should be called upon to make extraordinary
Appropriations Of money for other purposes and tor
other schemes which not 50 indispensable? Sir make
ST Louis the heart and centre of this republic the seat Of
government; give Cincinnati the seat of government and
she win make her watcr-woks she will pave her
streets she will attend to her municipal concerns,
she viii provide for her officers to attend to her police mat
ters She will spuate that she will only ask of you to
erect the buildings essential for the transaction of your
own business and the accommodation of your own Of
fcers
But sir look at the appropriations which making
for this city and for Georgetown. For one wish to take
my stand upon this matter We called upon to intro
duce water into the city for the purpose of putting out re
in the library and protecting our public buildings from
fire We asked to appropriate large of money to
be expended in reservoir to supply water to protect these
buildings Sir, we might build one out here somewhere
for $4,000 100000 which would supply the water for
that purpose. Not only called upon to have the
buildings made freproo and to exercise sufficient vigil
to protect them from fire but we are called upon to
make appropriations to protect them by water. !
recommend then that reservoir be built out here and
fre-engine provided for these buildings TO protect them
am willing enough water all the library and all
the other portions Of the Capitol il gets on fire.
and with each of the public buildings, but DO mol
| want TO adopt this enormous scheme
But the amendment has been put in the bill and 1t has
been done by the votes of gentlemen in whom have the
most entire confidence while may doubt and distrus my
but maintain my opinions as honestly as DO the
who entertain opposite views The appropriation
is in the bill The appropriations which now propose to
add by of amendment necessary for the men who
are engaged upon the RATS and steamboats, upon our west
ern rivers whose bodies being wasted under the ma
laa and who, when attacked by sickness ought TO be
conveyed of these hospitals that they may be cared
for and cured and they are necessary TO protect the west
from the terrible of the Aatc cholera
which often visits them almost to become indigenous
the river during certain of the No appro-
praon could commend itself more strongly TO eludgment
Of this body These appropriations are in strict
with the estimates of the Secretary Of the Treasury and
submit my friend, that since the other amendment has
gone on the bill will gain strength in the other house by
having these inserted These appropriations must be made
The question is simply Of time as to when they shall
be made and though would have preferred that the bill
should pass without having so many amendments Attached
to IT, vet IL has been amended in the manner which
have mentioned feel it to be my duty TO submit this
amendment believing that it viii strengthen the bill IN lis
\ Mr. FITZPATRICK / desire 70 add remarks 10
those which have already submitted to the proety
Of amending this BILL and as to my course on inc pendng
amendments II is perhaps necessary for me to explain
further the position which occupy. II understand II
this is essentially deficiency bill The demands OF the
government require that the act Of Congress making the
should be prompt so as enable the gov
ernment TO carry its operations desire TO expedite
/ the bill ascertaned that the amendment submitted by
the senator from Kentucky embraces appropriation for
the cnsol-house in the city of Mobile That would COM
mend the amendment TO my favorable consideration NO
member this floor could be more anxious to obtain an
appropriation for that work than myself and my colleague
because We believe the appropriation ought TO he made
but aborng under the impression as do-tor am cer7
tanly impressed with the beef-hat all these amend
mens hazard the bill and perhaps win TO some extent stop
the operations Of the government announced my oppos-
ton 10 the amendment all know II was these amend
which led TO the defeat OF the nfst bl IN te uousc
1 Of Representatives.
But with what understanding can or any senator upon
this floor unless he has charged himself investigate into
the matter vote for the amendment Of the senator from
Iowa Nv regard for that SENATOR my implicit confidence
in his good and uniform correctness upon particular
questions involving constitutional law and the expenditure
of public money commend any measure that he submits
10 The consideration Of the body my favorable judgment;
but can we in this hurried investigate all these
estimates whether they legitimate estimates to be
adopted by this body not2 II seems to me clearly not
There are many estimates made by the Secretary OF the
Treasury and il TO that before act upon them
they should undergo the scrutiny of committee OF this
body and they should before in the legitimate
form Of report from committee. The appropriations
now proposed have not been reported TO us from com
mttee. know that committee IN the other house re-
ported upon the cusomhouse appropriations but when
they came here they should have been referred TO proper
committees and should have undergone the scrutiny OF
receive am sure the favorable consideration of the great
majority of the body.
The great pretext for supporting these amendments seems
TO be the Of the honorable chairman Of the Committee
4 on Finance Mr. HUSTER for the appropriation Of half
million Of dollars for the introduction of water into the
city Of Washington. very frankly say that voted
ngainst that appropriation thought improperly placed
there said nothing against it, for content 10 give
quiet vote presume that If the senator had foreseen
the criticism which his vote has ELECTED he would have
been willing TO have dispensed with the appropriation
think it unfortunately put in the bill Another mat
ter ngaed yesterday which of no kindred char
acer to the bill Sti not disposed to make that m
excuse for introducing other matters into the bill which
are not proper TO be put there
But the leading reason for the making Of the remarks
X G,sxrt Tim.