The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-31
CONGRESS-.
sE.NcfzE OF THE TX SE;arEs:.
JANuARY IS.

A Nte
two Houses, IN relation &c thebiil, entitled
IN dct authorizing Mc ahhointmenl
dnd fn;ftoy0scnt o. an additional nun,-
Ger Of nary officers, Se0nen and ma
rfneS." made the following report:
Thatthey have met the conterees on the
part OF tho House Of Representatives., and
have had I free conference on the subject OF
the disagreement bctwcen the two houses,
and regret that it has not been in their pow
er to compromise the disagreement. They
submit to the Senate certain propositions
mace by tiletl TO the coafcrecs from the o.
thcr House, as evidence of their earnest dc
sire to have accommodated all differences,
and a justification of their conduct to the ma
ton they subjoin the letter from the super
intendant OF the navy yard, in the absence
OF the Secretary of the navy, that the stale
OF the frigates might. be fully known. They
are compelled to say, tfey found no DISPOSE
ton on the part OF the other conferees, to de-
part in the least respect from the bill, as
passed By the House of Representatives, or
III any manner 10 wish any accommodation.
short OF the Senate receding, in every in
stance from Observation-Disclosures. They there
fore unani mously recommend to the Senate,
to adhere to their amendments.
ProhoSifons' qcith the Snbjoined letter. com
7iaficatedt 10 the coaJereeS on the tart of
h Housco Of Representatives.
"The confereeS from the Senate, on the
disagreement between the two Houses, in
relation to the amendments made BY the Sc
nate 10 the bill, entitled ".du act au,hori-
NnS thr afhointn,ent and emh2ovmcnt of
an additional number Of naUy officers, sea
men and n,u,ines." being sincerely DESTROYS
to accommodate all differences between the
two Houses, do propose to the cOnferees,
from the House Of Representatives, a mid
die course, which will impose little, if anv
additional burdens OH the nation !; the four
frigates being at present III a state of repair,
as they are informed, can very soon be e.
9uIpped tor actual service /; they presume,
from the known liberality and spirit of ac-
Communications, which has SO uniformly mark
ed the proceedings of both Houses of Con-
yress, hat they will readily Concur therein,
TO wit:
ITO amend the first amendment made by
the Senate, 10 read as follows:
"Ihat in addition to the frigates now en-
pioycd in actual service, there be fitted out,
of-cered and manned as soon as may be, the
four following frigatcs, to wit The. United
States, EsSer, Tim .4dafnS and President 4:
and moreover, the President of the United
States is hereby authorized and empowered
toequIp, man and empleI in actual service,
SO many of the other pubic armed vessels
now Laid UP in ordinary. and gun boats, as
in his Judgment the pubic service may vc-
qairc and to cause the frigatcs and other
armed vessels, when prepared for actual
service, respectively, tobc stationed at such
ports and places on the sea coast, as he NAV
deem most expedient, or to cruize on any
part of the coast of the United States or ter
ritorics thereof, and -
And so modify the second amendment of
the senate, that i'll lieu of the words three
hunGrfd and mr." insert three hundred"
And SO modify the third amendment of
the Senate, that in lieu c. four thousand
fur hundreG and f~ortyaeyen,'' insert the
words, three thousand six hundred.''
And to recommend to the Senate, to re-
ccde from their two last amendments made
To the second section Of the bill.
And to amend the title to read,
can act authorizing the employment of
an additional naval force"
oubjoihedis a letter from captain Tingey,
superintendent of the navy yard, showing
the state OF their frigates.
Navy YARD, WAsHINGToN,
2Oh JajtuaTy 1909.
SIR,
have the horror to state i'm reply to
your note OF this morning that the frlgatcs
Uaited STATES, ESacr and lain .4dQmS, are
now in as good order in their hulls as on the
Tdy they were laubCncQ, anu can be rlpgeC
IL a few weeks if SO ordered, and suitable APP
preparations made.
Ihe frigates "CongrcSs and Edams,"
might also proceed TO a station in the mouths
uf any OF our bays or halbors, but ] donot
consider tbeir hulls in q situation lit to bear
the sea in heavy weather..
The srigltes Constellation and New York.
! consider as unfit to proceed from this yard,
uuti. they shall have had a thorough repair,
and the remaining frigate, the Prcsiacat,
IS now progressing under a thorough repair,
and may, l p:esume, be ready FOR sea in
MAY next, with The numbcG OF carpenters
now employed here.
IhaVe the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Sin, yolir obedient servant,
THOMAS IINGEY.
7cu. Stehhcn Il. Bra@Ley.
JANUARY "a.
The bin making appropriations to com
rletc tie forGiCationS commenced for the Sc
cu;ily 81 the seaport towns and harboTs OF
The L .. and 20 desray the expcnccs of deep
cni1g and extending to the river MissisSip
III. thc canal of CAr@ndelet, was passed.
4it bul appropriate d4a, 600 dollars.
n mes5sae was received from the Presi-
dci. transmitting thc Information requested
1cspeGting tie c%Ccnton Of the act Of Feb.
Il 1906. aDDrUlriatinE two millions for To-