Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-04

bill should DC brought in conformabIy ),
Iihe resolution. -
heseeon5 resolution proposed An ar
preparation fol buiIdirg a cereaip r;.T,,h sp !.
OF guns boats. The reason Of prelrrsnes
by the ccmTi,;se Of this mode Of oslso,.
was, that il was the Only defence ,ha, co,,li
be provided ip a Short time. IYowrs.r
geaslemsn might ditfsrin opinion with re-
spers 10 : naval force, al! wculd agree that
) II this siIa they had not means or ,ir,e -
provide any therdefenee han ll.a, psopu,.
ed by the committee. j was nsopbsess -
cree. 1873 additicnal gun boats which vitE
the nonber already ouilt. would amooas
10 2G7, Me nnmbsr rya.osed as .LfH len,
Tor the pnrpose cf Gsience. Ihe srcreta.
ny OF war, who wa cot called apcn j.,
forra TO give Information to tic oa r,,,,ee,
was requested to call On the, commute.
aud converse with them GO The spbircf
sud he sub,ranc, Of h. ansxers was roos
ttained 10 paper which Mr.. 3. held IN
his hand, bot which the colnmittee did no,
propose should be submitted to the hons,
at present as il might contain ma,er pos
proper for disclosure. lie would ru,itio.
10 the hands Of the clerk who nigh, real,
such parts of. as would shew whs. were
the views of The secretary Of war On the
subject; snch as gave entire satisfaction
TO the committee, ADD such as ih5y hope
would be satisfactory The house. With
these observations, ard one o.her, gbas
these forliheatiops were Dor cou.em.
plated 10 be Of q fx.d or expensive kind.
but principally heavy artillery mounted on
,rayslliag carriages, ,ha, might be moved
from place to place, he would submhlhe
subject to the consideration Of the Gem.
mittee.
Mr.. Dana eEquired if there was any
statemens ofthe balance remaining uoex-
pended Of former appropriations.
z. Mr.. Rlount said there was no. disiinct
statement, nor wa, it in the power of the
secretary to give it, but il was upwardsof
100000 dollars, which la addi,ioa to
$50 600 dollars, would make about 874ooa
dollars.
Mr.. quincy wished to koow Of the chair.
maa eftEe committee, whether This money
was 10 be appropriated exclusively TO erece
new Qualifications or TO repair old ooes, or
Cor both.
Mr.. BLourt said the sum Of $4,000
was considered sufi :ient to complete such
Notifications as have been erected on pro.
per scites, and 10 cree, such Others as mighc
be necessary 10 aid OF gun boats. The Sc.
eretary Of the navy could not state the
particular suD that each place would res
auire. Pasr experience had shewn that
such express appropriations could not b:
made. It was the wish Of the com ii.ee
to afford 10 the president The power OF az. 4,
plying these sums to suoh places as he
should ihink bss..
Mr., quincy wished to know whether
the terms OF the resolution expressed the
intention. He conceived that this SUN OF
money should be placed IN the hands OF
the president Of the u. S. no. DOLLY TO cree.
Dew Notifications, but to repair old ones
where necessary. As he understood the
resolution the president was to apply the
whole sum 10 new Notifications. aud could
Dot appropriate it, without niSapallcauon'
10 repair old ones.
MIR. Blunt said the objtS. Of the COM
miitee was 20 put SO much money az Iba
disposal of the president, as TO answer
both the purposes Of repair aod erecnoa"
IF the words did not express that senses
he should Cneertuljy acQuiesce 10 any a.
nendment which might be made.
As amendment was offered by M. W.
"a, but afterwards Withdrawn, TO make
way for one offered byMr. crozvniashiesa
10 the same effect; by which the rssoa'
ion was amended 10 read SIS follows
Rescued, That IL is exptdieat 10 su'
hofise the president Of the o. S 70 cause
,uch fortifica,ious to be repaired aaa e. s
.actSA an xv,i yyith fhr Assistance OF Hua-i n;