Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-02-09
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,


FRIDAY, JAs. %, 1907.
"A bull to compensate Messrs. LEWIS.
CLARK, * Co. for their services, in cxplor-
ing the interior of Louisiana, was rcportel I.
F0RTYtTcATTORS!
The report on the subject Of foyffcati3r4,
was taken up, IN committee. Mr.. MUA-
FORD (Ner-lcrk) moved ali additional ap
preparation for the repair and maintenance Of
a Macy.
Mr.. CLINTON supported the amendment,
and Mr.. X. NELSON, opposed it. The
amendment toas lost.
When filing up the Blank appropriations
for harbour fortjfeatioas, Mr.. Cook moved
8 one million If dollars" This was mega
tived only 20 being in favor Of It.
Mr.. MUMFoRp asked If the language of
the house ought not to be, 50 Millions far
defense, not a cent far tribute 20 But motion
for . 100000 dollars" was lost, only So be-
ing in favor Of it
Mr.. NELSON said, il were better TO ou;t.
the seaports, for a season, if they are at.
tackes, than to fortify some, and after all
be yanquished. Mr.. Cook replied. The
argument was absurd-lt was telling for
eign nations when they please to send a
contribution, or burn our scaports. Ne will
not resist them
" 100000" was moved and lost. Sc to 81.
5OO,OU0 ditto, So to SO. $4,000"
ditto, 50 to 81. 100000" was proposed
SLOAN, of n j. (of Lamb Killing memo
ry) was willing 10 chine the carcase of the
natlon--but rather OH one side. He would
vote for 10000, not but he thought in his
own mind IN congruity with Mr.. Nelson,
that 1t was better for the people in the sea.
| ports, If attacked by the French or ENGLISH.
to take 10 their trouers than to STAY and be
STUCK IN the viuee or cut up into stakes and
Suskins" w
He SAYS, Though have never lived IN
| great city, yet WAS born and brought nm
near one, and have been very often IN #
have slways had particular feeling for
the mercantile interest and what | am about
to drop, though it may seem strange, is IN
tended for. their benefit, as well as that of
the union at large. / will explain myself
and show why am against anv sum more
than 10000 pretend to no prophetick
| spirit, and don't profess to know what lies
| IN the womb of futurity but cal. on the
| advocates OF these great sums to snow any
| nation with Notifications, which has gone
on and tiourished SO much, as these United
| States have done without Notifications.
Mr. y. WILLIAMS. We shall never do
any thing worthy tre dignity Of ibis house
until driven by some terrible disaster
Even IT we adopt the plan + AIayiard NIL
SON to run away when attacked, il would
be web to have power to keep tue enemy
| at Day long enough to collect our auts," To
scamper into the country The objections
TO defense would excite my ridicule if ut
tered by school-bo s-utteied n this hous
they excite nay grief Gentlemen from the
south may talk as they please. but the com
mercial spirit of the nation will not brook
this surpIneness
Mr., NELsos said. 100000 men, at least,
would be required TO man the Notifications
OF all our ports--and that this would be a
stepping stone to great and useless appro-
priations
Mr.. Cook. moved "20O 900 dollars
negatived SIS to 10. " 100000 neratiyed
on to 81. T" $4,000" was negatiyed 67 20
Sand an appropriation Of TWENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS 10 defend 1900
miles o. sea-coast, was carried 81 to 40!