The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-11

provided with large supplies OF naval stores, WIN
powerful feet with depots OF coal, with slanons toi
I,ktling and repairing, and was prepared 10 oloch
sde the whole Of our southern coast. Not one o.
our yessels-of-war could have come out OF The gun
Without being taken. II We had squadron tnert
il could not have escaped, and there was no place
where any Of our vessels could have been repaired
in case Of injury. The extent Of our gulf coast was
increasing; we had but recently added hundreds OF
niles TO il. The time would soon come when the
whole shore would be ours, and II was therefore ne
eessary that preparations for naval defence IN ha'
quarter should be now made.
Mr.. L. B. KING remarked, that half Of our na'a
force ahoat was in the gulf of Mexico and there was
no place short Of Norfolk for the repair OF vessel
One ofouT vessels lately in imminent hazard OF De
ng lost for want OF dock at Pensacola, ara she Yves
lowed by the Princeton to Norfolk at great expense
and great hazard No nayy-yard could be com
pele without a drydock. Floating-docks, he be-
Eeyed. would supersede the stone-doeks, and would
answer all the purposes that were required lie
hoped that the proposition for dry-dock at Pensa'
sacola, al Portsmouth, and at PHILADELPHIA, would
b adopted, and that the kind Of dock would be de-
cided by commission composed Of civil engineers
and other competent officers.
The COUNTIES then Ross snd reported.
- mmx~srs1 6bSiA4sk BILL.
Mr. MCKAY, on leave gwen, from the Commit.
tee OF Ways and Means, to which was referred the
oil from the Senate, entitled "An act making sPpro-
pnaton for the current and contingent expenses o.
he Indian department and for fulfilling treaty suPu'
ATOMS with the various Indian tribes, for the year
ending the Both Of June, lS47," with the amend
ments Of the Senate thereto, reported the same
with amendments to the said Senate amendments.
Referred 10 the Committee Of the Whole on the
State Of the Union.
MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.
Mr. MCKAY on leave given, reported, from
the Committee Of Ways and Means, the following
Joint resolution; which was read twice:
"RsssIrsd by the Senate and House Of RsPr,TsHiaii's
~ 0al.S S s W. Ss snS h. SsTsSS authorized and
required TO refund out OF the appropriation made by the
Act providing for the prosecution Of the existing war De
tween the United states and the republic OF Mexico aP
proved the 18th day Of May ls46 TO the governors OF the
several states called upon BY General Taylor and General
ains. for volunteer and militia and also TO individuals
The amount Of the expenses by said States and In
viduas In fitting out and preparing said volunteers OF
militia to form the army under the command OF General
Taylor 10 be settled Just and equitable principles:
ppAd That nothing herein contained shall be construed
10 sanction or approve the conduct OF General P Gaines
in calling upon the executive Of any OF the States for vol
ualesrs militia in svying or raising troops or muster
z or receiving them the service Of the United States
appointment, Of officers therefor without authority Of
las"
Mr.. Mckay moved that the resolution be put
on its third reading.
Mr. RATHBUN raised the question Of commit.
ment.
The SPEAKER decided that commitment was
not necessary
The resolution (under the operation Of the pre-
vious question, demanded by Mr.. JACOB THoMr-
,oS, was ordered TO a third reading noto.
And having been read third time, and the ques-
tion being "Sha this joint resolution pass"
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON demanded the pre-
vious question; which was seconded
And the main question was ordered.
Mr.. RATHBUN asked the yeas and nays, which
we're refused
And then the joint resolution was passed.
Whereupon, the House ad journed.