Mr. PATTERSON}. j Thad supposed, when this bill was under consideration a few days ago, that we then adopted a policy which was tohe carried out in respect to allappropriations in this bill and if the arguments of the Gentfrom Iowa [Mr. Kassou] and the Gentfrom NewYork [Mr. Rawosn] are worth anything, they are as forcible in favor of the appropriation for the purchase of Sea veys Island as they are in favor of the appropriations for the machines, sho s, buildings, and other materials in the NewYorknavy ard. Let me suggest to those gentlemen that urin the pendeney of the war the Government found it necessary to rent aportion of Seaveys island; and they sent down there over 100 may rines, for whom they put up barracks upon the island, for the defense of the inner harbor of Portsmouth and the Government is at this day paying a rent for thatportion of the island and the SecyNavy tells us in his report that the inner harbor of ortsmouth cannot be maintained agninst an enemy without Seaveys Island and fortifications put upon it for that purpose. The Gentfrom Iowa [Mr. KassoN] also tells us that NewYork is the great commercial center of this countr, and therefore the navy yard at NewYork should be maintained, and made a 1stclass navyyard. Now, in case of a war, I apprehend that the navyyardat Ports mouth would. have to protect as extended a coast as the navyyard at NewYork and the work of the Navy, accordin to the report of the SecyNavy, is done more cheaply at the Portsmouth navyard than it is done at the NewYork navy ar; so that every argument which holds in uvor of this:1 proriation for the NewYork navyyard woufdpho good in favor of the appropriation for the navyyard at Portsmouth. But the gentleman is o posed to that appropriation; and why? Simply because he does not understand the wants of that yard as well as he seems to understand the wants of the NewYork navyyard. Now, I believe that all the ComAppriat, with a single exception, were in ever of the appropriation of $105,000 for the purchase of Seaveys Island. I believe also that every member of this House from the States of Maine and NewHampshire who are familiar with the wants of that yard are in favor of that approriation. But the Gentfrom NewYorkli [Mr. Rariiosn] said that he had some doubt about the propriety of the a repriation, and thereforehevotedagainstit. ow, if we are to vote on our doubts, when those doubts have no foundation in fact, we might vote against all appropriations. I have serious doubts about the propriety of this appropriation for the NewYork, navyyard, and having those doubts, I shall be obligedto vote against it.