The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-03
CONGR ESSIONAL
rh,rty-anh congressional session.
TUESDAY, MARCH /, 1859


the amendment proposed by Mr. HAMMOND to the naval
appropriation BILL increasing the appropriations for navy
yards, was further discussed
MIR. CRl1rENDEN urged against the amendment that
the navy -yasds had been made the means OF corrupy
controlling the elections by employing TO vote, and
10 work The bcraIity and confidence OF Congress
had been abused and the purity of the haIotbox
sailed Recent disclosures had let doubt OF this He
last winter advertisement in New York paper
sh,melesly calling upon members of Congress 10 make
their nominations of workmen 1t time that Con
gtcss should rciukc this barefaccd corruption.
Mr.. HAMMOND said il was perfectly certain that
there a vast deal OF corruption and extr,vagant
pcnditurc in the navy yards though he not ready to
acknowledge that his party in fault than any
other But let them REFORM not rcyolutionize for he
took it that tho bill as it from the House rev.
olution, and revolution which would be followed by
reaction bringing up the appropriations for the navy
yards TO the old standard.
Mr.. BR0DERlCk said they had better adjourn now
and here with full Senate prepared to
meet this revolution which the House sad have
naugurated He wanted to hear the bill and the amend
ncnts read, for he confessed he knew nothing about
them.
Mr. HAMMOND said the revolution he referred to was
q revolution of the navy not Of the government
Mr. FREDERICK moved that the Senate adjourn ;
which not agreed to-yels H. nays rs.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. HAMMOND was then
agreed TO- as follows
cssrs Allen nayard ucll Chestnut Clark Davis rcsscn
don, izpales Green, Gwlu, Hale Hammond Hunter
NAYS Nssars Bge Chandler cay Clngman critenden Doc
n,e pakee Foot Foster Harlan johnson of Tennessee, pugh,
i'eia' STUART i0O"os, WAGES anu "'''on-h
Mr.. DooLrrrLE offered an amendment directing the
Secretary Of the Navy to indemnify Commodore Hiram
Paulding for any expense or costs OF dciendipg suits
brought against him by reason OF his capture of William
Walker ana ms communal III December 1891, under the
authority OF the government OF the United States. il
apparent to everybody now Mr.. d. said that Conmo
dore tau'dihg ma acted IN go9d hsi' whoever else
might have been to blame, and he ought to be pro
tcctcd.
Mr. pIIGN denounced the act Of Commodore P,,d;no
II that officer had acted in good faith he should be in
demhed pe'sol put there ought 70 be some way OF
bringing nus s,'Pe,iors 20 account
= Alter some lui'ucr u'clSSo', q. snc rclues. OF MI
HUNTER the amchumeht was withutawn.
Mr. HALE offered an amendment providing that no
Inther Pomouo'is 20 to rank Oh captain III the navy
oi the United ot'es shaii DO made Vii inc number OF
COMMISSIONS shal DC reduced 10 MY winch was agreed
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