Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-12

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Mr. SEWARD. / am alittle in that line
aud think the gentleman Mr.. LErcHER]
will have to migrate soon, or he will find
himself in bad company
Mr. LETCIIER. l am waiting for my
friend to explain what he is at.
Mr.. SEWARD | was going to say this
at the last session of Congress, money was
appropriated to do particular things : and !
allude to matter which was to be done in
my own State, and which the administration
men here ibis morning generally voted
against
Several DEMOCRATIC WEMBEgs. I ibid not
vote against it.
Mr.. SEWARD. am talking about some
; extreme southern mcn-thOse fixed, sedan
tary d. m Gratis, who never do anything but
oppose everything.
Mr.. >LETCfFER There must be very
few of them in this House, judging from
the way my friends from Ohio on the other
side talk. They say We are mahiag great
many improper appropriations; but the gen
tlcman from Georgia, fNsr. SEWARD, in con-
sequence Of the loss of that navy-yard down
at BruuswivR, thinks We are doing vc:,
liissdtcd business.
Mr. SEWARD. The gent crnan voted
an appropriation Of $2S5 $50 in the way 0,
an advance to Norfolk, while only asked
$500, 900 to continre work at Brunswick
Mr.. LETCH.1R. | do not think the
maynard at Brunswick is laid ous yet.
Mr.. SEWARD. The ecntleman is mis-.
taken.
1 Mr. LETCIIEE. l. il stakcd off and
surveyed?
MIR. SEW ARD. Yes, sir, it is surveyed.
Mr. LETCHER. All staked off and
surveyed? Has the gentleman had any
notice frcfn the Navy Department as to
where the building was to be located?
/ Mr.. SEWARD. Yes, sir naval Off
Ger was sent down there and reported; but
the misfortune is that the gentleman at the
head Of the Navy Department has lived so
long in Connecticut that he is frozen up,
and cannot be moved.
!. Mr.. LETCHER. Where is the report
of the naval officer who was sent down?
Mr.. SEWARD. 1t is in the Navy De-
partment; but [ neves go TO the depart
mcnt to hunt up these matters.
| Mr. LETCHER. / suppose that, if my
friend had gone to- hunt up that report and
brought it here and convinced us that it
was right, he would have stood very good
chance for bis $500, 600; but he did not
go to look after it, and how was the House
to know low to vote
Mr.. SEW ARD. TAe gentlcmaa does
not understand me. There was no recon-
mendation from the Navy Departments, ex-
cept in respect to particular navy yards,
which seem to be the special favorites Of
the Navy Department and the Treasury
Department and the administration through
out.
| Mr. LETCHER. Well, Mr.. Chairman,
do not know how that is. The NAVY
Department has sent US estimates for the
navy-yards scattered allsovcr the country
! North, South, East and West.
Mr.. SEW MID. { give tic gentleman
notice that if get the floor I will give Ivy
views generally on the whole subjeet.
| Mr.. LETCTIER. I am sure [ have no
objections 10 ny friend giving us his views
on the subject; but say that SO far as
the appropriations are concerned, so far as
they have come under my observation as a
meraber If the Committee of Ways and
Means, have not seen the first evidence
of scctionaE feeling or sectional prejudice in
the recommendations made for our oons..ta-
Grafton and, sir, it strikes me-T I am
not altogether mistaken-that there is still
$40, 900 of this Brunswick appropriation
unexpended.
I. Mr.. SEWARD. Yes; and that is What
| complain of that the administration, by
refusing to spend that money, while have
beeA urging them to do it for twelve
months, and applying their veto power to
it, have overridden the legislation Of Con-
gress.
! Mr. LETCHER. I do not know why
the Secretary Of TIE Navy has acted as my
friend says he has but if he would not
spend this $4,000, wifi my friend Be
good enough to tell me how he expected to-
get him to spend this $500, 900.
! Mr.. SEWARD. / wish to put that on
to him as weight to drag him along.
Mr. LETCIIER. Then you are going
to hitch the treasury to him, or him to the
treasury?
Mr.. SEWARD. God forbid. The trea-
sury has been ruined badly enough already,
without hitching it to such dead carcass
Mr. I.ErCHER. Then | am only sur
prised that my friend wanted to hitch on
two negative bodies.
One Or two words more, and then have
done. -
Mr.. LETTER. l hope, Mr.. Chairman,
that, by the interference of the gentleman
from Georgia, I have not lost the privilege
Of having little conversation with the
gentleman from Virginia
Mr.. LETCHER Go on; want to
know what it is.
Mr.. LETTER. want the gentleman
from Virginia 10 specify to this House
whsss the President, or the administration,
or The democratic party have paid any Ct
the public debit
! Mr.. LETCTIER. Why, sir, one Of the
very grounds Of complaint was that Gov
Cobb, when he came into Office, had taken
money to redeem the public debt which he
ought to have rcscryed for the expenditures
of the administration. That was the very
ground Of complaint when the treasury mote
bill was before US. He was commended for
it in the northern cities, while he was con-
demned here in the discussion.
Il Mr.. LETTER. He did it at just such q
nramium no vpopld rrin anu nam nnraund