Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-06-19

! He4rf . rzHfsf = hittss X VT TIE ni'ih-
on that ~ business mig', te finished by
he .0,h 4 - manth. which = did not
believe 70 Be correct lie wished the re-
port n lie ap5n ihe table.
Mr.. Nelson .sked Il the report could be
ar.ended
Mr.Prkiu though, 4 ought = iie upon the
table anl be pF.a,ed. and made motion TO
amend
The srrsxxa. The motion that the re-
port lie upon the table. suPersedss motion
10 amend.
Mr.. Dana remarked that !, could never
be proper for legislative body To declare
that il would do NJ OTHER rtsIsEss than
such as shoaia he stated Al particular mo-
ment-sarne years ago Information of the
Ioss Of the frigsie Philadelphia was reoeis-
ed. near tie eless of the session. and lsw
was passed, "a, ng an additional duty o. 2
IL per cent On all imported gopsis paying
duties al vslo,errs. which was called the
Mediterranean Fund. How absurd would
such a regulation - his have been at tina,
time
The motion Was adopted, G. to "a
Mr.. P,tkin observed that the President.
N his message, bad left to the wisdom of
Congress such notifications Of the military
and naval establishments as might be deem
ed proper, AID had stated that the gun
boats were lad up in ordinary. except a
few at Esw-orleans. II gentlemen would
attend 70 the report Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury. they would see the propriety
+, IL not necessity Of making some reductions
in the expenditures Of those departments.
II is stated that > losn Of three millions
will soon be necessary. In 1910 the amouns
OF expenditures is calculated At sixteen
millions. and it IS not supposed that the a.
mount of net revenue will much exceed ten
millions. Mr.. Z. expressed an OPINION,
that, from the changes in the oommsccial
state Of the world. and other causes. the
revenue. for several years subsequent to
1910. could not safely be calculated at more
than Is millions. and concluded BY moving
the following resolution
ResOlpel, That the committee 10 whom
Gas referred so m.eh of the Presidents
Message as relates to the naval establish
men,, ne instructed TO inquire into the ex.
pedieney ,f selling such Of the gun-boa,s
belonging to the United States a. are not
necessary to BE- employed in actual ser.
| wee.
Mr.. Cuts suggested the pronriety Of
referring the subject to select committee.
Mr.. Dana, in a very pleasant and humor-
Gus manner, stated some doubts whether
the gun-boats could be considered part Of
the saeai ssfa5i,shm~sf. and TO the chairman
Of the Naval Committee (Mr. cu,ts) seem
ed to hint that they were not in his depart
men,, it might be proper to appoint select
committee.
Mr.. Lyon said he had never been gsa-
boar man, but As the cvRREsr was now
turning against then, he was not disposed
to fall in with il TO an snre asolpble extent,
He had always supposed tina, they might be
useful as species Of floating batteries, and
If they were ONO use as sea-yessels. which
seemed now to he settled point, who
would buy them, and what could VIC get
for them
MIR. Randolph wondered that Il had es.
capped the sagacityo of the intelligent gentle
man from Connecticut. 80 to frame his mo.
ton, that. if the gun-boats could not be ssx
they should be gwen quay He would not
promise such An amendment, bu. spprehen-
ded that il would be found absolutely ne.
ssssary. These machines might be eonsid-
cred as q species Of amphi5ious armament,
between military and naval systems. and be
presumed they belonged to the TrpRApix
prPARrsESr. Mr.. r. spoke ., length in
opposition to the policy Of making either
naval or military preparations for war in
this country, other than the accumulation
ofimplements Of war, such as arms and am
munition.'
Mr.. Macon moved to amend the motion
by inserting the words "public armed ves-
sells and" before "gun.boats"
The resolution was adopted as amended.
A bill from the Senate. fixing the next
meeting a Congress on the fourth Monday
or November next, was committed to a
coumittee ofthe whole for tomorrow.
Wednesday. June7.
Although the joint committee have repor.
ted in favour Of an adjournment on the Doth
ofthis month, i, is not supposed that Con-
gress can adjourn SO soon. Its generally
thought that the session will be eiossd on
one Of the three first days ofJuiy. so that
those Of the members who think proper may
Il celehra the A nnixers AIRY &C Inde ne ndeu..