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ny calf snd other skias. there appeared C
be no doubt. The writer has 90 Futeres
whHtevsr in the diseovsry. cod IL this in
iOrmNiion is Of any bens6i to SIR. How'd
he Il welcome TO 10.
The fOllowins -rsmarAss made by Mr. KiEo o
Georgia. when the bali making appropriation
for Home Squadron was undsI discussion i
the House Of Representatives,. viii be read viii
much Interests
Dir. K. said be had no objection. 10 ID,
emendmsnt suggeSlsd by The genIlemsI
from North Carolina as 10 rendering IN,
objects Of the appropriation more specific
aud, Ut The proper time. should 80 amend
ment be moved to that effect. be uoulc
vote for IL. 10 reply TO wbst that eentle
maG had said touching The power OF Con
grsss 10 create home Squsdroa 10 be re.
taIaed upon our own coast, the gsntleman
seemed to forget bis oSn doctrine Of spe.
ei6c appropriations. Congress gave tbil
money they would give Il for q specific
object. and II they did, the President, tho
be was commander in-chief. could moi
apply II 10 any thing else. The gentle.
man ssid the ball was. really, GoF an 10
crease Of the Navy. So il sas; he I'D.
mitted u was so designed 20 be, END he
hoped 10 show that the Navy might be
thus ineressed without iransce ding The
ordinary avsrags 10 past years foe nAYal
purposes. The reasOus for the proposed
increase had been stated 10 the report OF
the Seereisry, and were familiar 10 the
mind Of every gentleman. Mr.. K. would
therefore. mol reespilUIsie them. He had
prepared from 80 authentic return table
showing what had been done ia past wear,
by way Of appropriation, aud what had
been the comparative results in differen,
years. He would not trouble the House
by reading the whole. but would invite
their attention 10 three OF four items osly.
10 1896 there was appropriated SIGH.
O00 aud we had 462 guns sHoat.
la lS3Tthere was appropriated S., 1856. .
TlO and We had 654 guns sfloat.
Ia 1888 there was appropriated IS, 702. .
40 sud We bed go guns s6oat.
10 1880 there vss appropriated So, 264, !.
$50 aud ws had 500 Koas aaoat.
IN 1870 there was appropriated So, l65,
40 asd We had $50 guns aliost.
10 1871 there vas appropriated IS d.
7e0. 02T.
The present bill Increased this BY S7s9 :
3i0; besides which there we're other bills
reported. ~bieh made together an sppro-
pris,ion Of SI.6530I6 Tor this session.
snd going TO make or grand aRarega,s
Of SJy333 ot3 lSF the year; zhich was
leSs, BY . miIlioa and . half than VIA,
vss appropriated 10 1886 Itwas propo,.
ed 20 sdd lO7 more guns 10 the service.
making The whole number I.070 aaoal
alter the enuea, year, instead Of 462.
uhieh was the nambsr 10 l636.
tTbsse ststlsIies sfs reported By she ear sloas.
AID may NOT in every case be strictly eoueeil
hr. x. said be hsd gone into this con.
Paraiivo statement 10 show that the Con.
mIilse On Naval Affairs had no, transcend.
ed the amouBa y bich 10 fosmer ysafs had
besa dssmed FsasonsbIs and tfober Al.
though the eouH,ry bad bat hsli the nuu, d.
Der Of ShlPs % ths service, og II Cons
aaoat. which u would have duriae the
piessnt yssf.
M. X had heard much about the sbuse
snd missPplseslion Of money sppToFsIsted
tor the Navy, aud be bshsved u eli 10 be-
tue. TO iliuslfals the ifuia Of she charge.
be Rouid refer 70 ,hs guhle already quoted
showing on one haud he appropriation
made, and on the other The rrsoit iksfsbv
oblainsd. ln 1900 there hsd been "a
appropriation d e2 79l. les, sod We bad
thee SO suns ud0si; whils iu 1893. 9Th
ga sppfDpiitii0a ~ a7.0il .o55. We he'd
bui ej3 guns u1oat o. iSnf. with a.
appropriation q lille ossFftfss daliianf
We hsd eiB gees adoai End 10 1888
uith 90 uppfopfiaiiou over eight faliiforr
so hsd but 65f guna uaoal These lsem
were sei8cisHt 20 shoe hou sanrmnus
musi bave btea he stresses soasa uhsfe
iis ifusled shsl noe ihe iinsa ass rsa,s
end he men, cOae With q. ia uEirb
ecouomF. ksosisdas iuisFfiiy End ds.
voted Essi sug he gutiic ssFtics, h thsg
ID asi eugiah tis aciufi ausount rapsHd
81. eould 90 apPlg fhs uureg 90 via ne
seasa sum 90 saecis e. grssisf anisns,oo'
a ihs aaTai aslsucss a zee coaairy thso
bed bssa Niinesssd faf msug gssyt. Nf
X. uas nouizrelf in ward 30 fhe Maze.
ng uaaa haas Bees eHHsa q size \
maet larger sam caul ii hass hrru stsfl
80. 50 - sEfeai hsulng VITA &c zen.
eseais Eghtlsaaa fgom MamactnssffsfsEr
Assessed ltei ierisai 81 eve ser ssasr.ers
40 aus tar.fah,s ss1l as shoal3 hasf taas !
~ ahe ceosa Wts tsssUtuF aiia thefE
'nlzhiT eeFInss, fsriif psr.iaa ssct
citeg 81 sfefg eifseton. soias ~ tavsf
ihsy Iiilas y tiSfsgslS q wed ta5 usFss