Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania. The House will observe my disposition to yield to my distinguished and able friendfrom Ohio, [Mr. SPxLDixo] who differs from me in regard to the measure before the House. That enerosit sprang from entire confidence in the fact that any argument that the gentleman might be able to make adverse to the rop position which I am about to defend cond be overturned., I may as well dispose of his argument as well as I can at once. The gentleman has raised the bugbear of public expense at this time. Now, my distinguished friend well knows that from the beginning of this session, and during a period of the last conas, I followed him as closely as I knew how in every dispOsition to save ever dollaiiI could to the Government. But in that disposition there is sometimes exhibited here a plan which is s okeu of as “penny wise and pound foolish.’ Sir, if the gentleman had clearly informed himself is on this subject he would have seen, not only that this transfer of the navy yard from Philadel phia to League Island would not be an expense to the Government, but that it would in the end absolutely supply money to the Government. The portion which the city of Philadelphia desires shall be vacated has a wharf front of the most valuable property in the city. It embraces several squares. It gives us 2 squares of front on Prime, 2 on Federal, 2 on Wharton, and 2 on Reed street. It is estimated that the property will bring from a million to a million and a half dollars. This mornin a competent man and a man of means called on me and‘iiuthorized me to state here that he would, for the land which was vacated, cheerfully make a contract to put League Island in a condition for a navy yard for iron clads such as the Navy Dept might prescribe in every particular, and he further said he believed he would make money by the operation. Now, Mr. Speaker, I doubt whether I can add much to what has been so well said by my distinguished friendfrom Ohio, [Mr. LeBlON‘D] a gentleman who from locality is certainly disinterested, and whose opinion, formed as it is from information obtained by much industry and the devotion of a great length of time to the subject, is worthy of great consideration. That gentleman yesterdayin the most clear and masterly manner touched the prac tical plan and the common sense paints of the argument. He comes before this House not governed by any motives other than n regard to the public good. I myself do not inquire into other person’s motives. thut belongs not to me. I confess that I am not free from local pride, neither do I expect to see an absence of local pride on the part of the Gentfrom Connecticut. On the contrary, I think it not only not reprehensible but most commendable, and I congratulate, saving his polities, that the citizens of his district are so well represented on this floor. 7