Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-14

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Fif:. 40 new coP2erei in one of the dry
slocks N England for lsis money than
|ihc could be copperei in the United
NS.ates, ow'ng to the want of a dry dock
il this corriry. AS fone Of our ihips
|,aua fOon want repairing, he thought
LIZ ofthc utmot Importance that mea,
|fure of this kind ihould be fpeedily
dopt=i, as ne believed thar rhs repair
cfa ingle chip would cot the govern
msnt more than the contribution Of fuch
dock,
Ii Gen. S. Smas made fomc rema' ks up
on the advantages Of the ituation at
. Warrington for the erection of fuch a
II WORK as that propolsd by the pref dent,
but he thought this not the trrciJs time
for undertaking. it.-Rs c0nE.Asred fbe
sssry as On Tx eos Of e0ar, and tho't
that whatever money could Be fpared
ought 70 be expended in making pre-
psIa5ion for that event.
After few other obfervations, from
different gentlemen, the committee rofe,
reported progrsis and obtained leave to
fit again.
This day the houfe again went into
committee of the whole upon the fame
fnhjea, and adopted the fre refoldiion
and appropriated $1,000 dollars for the
] purpoir.
The fseond refolution coming under
confederation, Gen. S. Smith moved
that the com mittee rife.
After dilcu(lion of few minutes,
The committee rofe, reported their agree
Inens TO the fra reiolution and 2iked
leave to fit again upon the fecond.
Gen. S. Smith hoped that leave would
not be given. He had before ita;ed
that be did not think, in he fr5l:af ftua
lion offbe country that it was proper
time for aaing upon a proiea of that
kind. He hoped il would be allowed
10 pafs off for the prefsnt-
Mr.. Grif5p0H hoped the CO n mit;ee
would have leave 10 fit again. The
pre6dent of the Unitcd States, at the
opening Of The ieiiion, had informed the
houfe, t" another year has come around,
and finds us ltIl bleaei with pace and
FRIENDSHIP ABROAD, law, order and re-
ligion at home, good aft aion ani
harmony with our Indian neighbours,
and burdens lishSened I; yet in:ome,
faficieat for the public wants, and the
produce of the year great beyond ex
ample" MIR Grif0oli fad, II change
had f1cs taken flIes, and OF coniequence
We mut eth he IN the fam. happy Gtu
a'ion " bleG.d with psa-s ana friend
jG;3 abroad" Thi,, then, he thought
the propsr time 10 al upon a fu5Jetf
Of that nAtore A time OF peace and
frtendihip abroad is tie Only time in
which Improvements upon our national
fyiem can readily be made.
The qnsllion was then taken, and
leave for the com nittee 10 TT again
was unaniuinulr retatd.
Mr.. Mitchell then offered the follow.
log refolntion
Rc,6ivfa, That COMMITTEES be aP
pointed to inquire into the uiefuloef;
and prop1;,ty Of contributing dry
dock at ether of the public navy yards
for he building ant repairing of the
public Il p, OF war, and to report by
bill ar otherwifc.
Mr. Euais declared himfelf in ia
vor Of the refoluiion.
Mr.. Tbsfebsr thought it would be
better no, to limitlhe inquiry of the
committee TO the navy yards, but TO
make tn. refolution general, 70 that
The Commute. might be at liberty TO Tx
upoa fucl place as, in their opinion,
would be mott advantageous For this
purpoie, he moved to amend the reto-
luton. BY inicrting after the words "ns
py yard" the words 50 or sJe1Obre IN
tie United Statei." The amendment
was adopted.
Mr.. GodAard moved TO amend the
refolution by triking out the word "dry,"
and inferting after the word " d0fk"
the words q or docks" F. as to make
the refolu;ion read I" tbr probristy Of
r0ajlruaizg dack ar dOck5," &c.
The amendmeDs was carred-and alter
fomefa,her converiation, not material to the
queaicn, the refolution was adopted and
Committee appointed.
w ri eY.. az.