Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-27

not venture to attempt sketch Of his remarks
After some remarks from MIR. WISE,
Mr.. BIDLACK would inquire of the honorable
gentleman rMr. Wise whether these appropriations
for the present wants of the navy and then provide
for nv thing that might be expeden or necessary be
yond that in the bill for the reorganization of the navy
which he proposed should be next taken up
Mr. WISE replied in the negative.
Mr. BlDLACK would further ask the gentleman
whether he had read the article in this mornings Ma
dsonian which led to the inference that there were
some apprehensons of a with England: Did INF
gentleman know whether anything had transpIred II
regard TO the egoliaons in progress which woult
| authorize such inference !?
Mr.. WISE replied that lie had not seen the article
the gentleman referred TO, and this was the first time
he had heard ANYTHING about it.
Mr. FILLMORE said he would submit few re
marks in relation Of The items in the bill. Fo
the construction of the dry dock al New York. the es
innate sent in was SlS2,G00 and the Committee o
Ways and Means had reduced the same 10 Sl20, 100
with proviso requiring that the site should besnryey
ed the title made good, and the location reapproved b.
the President and Secretary of the Navy.
| Mr. McKEON said he had called upon thu, Nav
Commissioned relation 10 this work, and had leaEa
ed from them that, out Of $4,000 previouslE apPf0
prated towards this work. S47 900 had been e1pended
or under contract. An engineer had been appoint
ed, aud The work was in progress
| Mr. FILLMORE held, TINT though the work nigh
be IN the progress oil construction, yet " snould no
90 on if it shown that its position disadvon
tagoous He read from The report of The Secretary t
show that the location now proposed was bad-no
enough land in front, and private property adjoining
Especially turpentine mandatory, which woult
render the public property in danger from fire.
After some remarks from Messrs McKEON ant
AYCRlGG,
Mr. FILLMORE stated the reasons for the item o
$50 097 for naval stores md ordnance on the lakes.
for the purpose of protecting that part of the
try which so liable 10 aggression.
MIR. CARUTHERS was understood to inquire whe
Their there was greater number of vessels thar
usual on The Northern lakes.
Mr.. FILLMORE answered, that, according to tn
Convention Of 1917 there two vessels the up
per- and one on the lower lakes At present, he under
stood from documents in his possession, that the Br
fish had on the lakes vessel of twenty guns two 0
six, and three misunderstanding in all six armed YES
sells, where we had none. There was another fact
which he would mention. Our vessels could only b
used upon the lakes where they built; there wa
no means by which they could pass the falls. Thu
British vessels, on The contrary, could pass them o.
means OF the ship canal on the Canada side.
Mr.. MERlWETHER inquired whether The Secre
tary of the Navy had sent in the estimate for ordnance
also, whether The Of $685. 900 not appropriate
tor that object the extra session.
Mr. FILLMOREsad the estimate not subntte,
BY The Secretary Of the Navy, the item having been in