Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-25
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IN SENATE

cCHcSNGE, I/Ge ~, 1919
The Hon Richard NJ Johnson Vice President Of the
United States, ard President Of the Senate, and Mr.
Mou;on, Senator from the Slate OF Louisiana appeared
in their places in tie Senate.
Mr. Lunpkn presented the petition Of DR.. Boyd
Ry stating that he has invented apparatus for the
application Of steam ard medcacd vapor to Tie human
body that his invention has been introduced into the hos
pais Of the army and navy Of the Unied States with
great advantage; that he las expended considerable
portion o: his time and money in periecting his Invcn.
llon asking compensation In consideration thereof Mr.
l. then moved TO relcr the petition TO The Committee
Naval Affairs; which agreed to.
MIR Robinson from the Committee on the Post Office
aud Post Roads, which had been referred the Message
of the President and the Report of the Postmaster e
neral on The subject, reported bill regulating the trans
mission Of the mails upon raroads which read aud
ordered to q second reading.
Mr Riycs, iaom the Committee on Naval Affairs, to
which had been referred the bill regulating The pay Of
masters in The navy reported the same wiIhcu amend
ment
Nr r on lra:e, and in pursuance Of notice given,
introduced bill n Explain and amend The 9th secon Of
tie acl of 3Oth june lS3i for the better organization Of
the United States marine corps; which read twice
and referred Iii ..-..-
On motion of Mr. r several petitions and papers on
the files of the last session. were referred to appropriate
committees.
Mir Buchanan sad that in perusing the late re port of
the Secretary Of tie Navy he had been much plea
with lis brevity, we'll cleBrness. In respect
however he had been disappointed, and that that
the Secretary had not alluded to subject which
occupied much attention in both France ard England hs
referred TO steam vessels of II the accounts which
we had received from both these countries were to be
credited, these vessels must eventually, in considera
Die degree, superscte all others in naval warfare. 1t
woud seem that lie Governments Of these two coun.
tries en,ertaned Ibis opinion, there appeared recently
t. have been emulation between them which should
construct and employ The greatest number Of these
sells in tie shortest lime Mr. B. Gid not profess 10 be
competent judge in this question but ii q
such importance 10 demand the serious consider
of those who ea; and il solely for the purpose OF
directing pntlc attention, well that OF The Com
mee Naval Affairs, 10 this subject. that he had Of
ieed the resolution &C seamy ships of should prove
be efficient for attack and defence they
presented be- both in French and English publications
our country would be placed in most unfortunate
don in OF with either Of those two nations
We must advance tie world advances aud it would
be signal disgrace that who we're the Grs success
fully 10 apply seam in properg commercial vessels
should suffer by being Tie last in using it vesses
war MIR b. hoped, tina, If the Committee Nsva
Auirs should satisfy themselves Of the utility of steam
vessels for wafkc purposes, should not close thin
session. without providing for The construction Of one
more Of them Even the skiiful officers Of navy
would require much experience, he presumed, before
they could become we'll qualified 10 command and
mage Steam vessel. The FreDs and the English we've
both at this very romen,, raitkng their naval officers
in this important service on board Of such vessels.
Mir Is then submitted The following resolution, which
was read: