The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-07
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
In Senate.

wAsHIserov. Feb. 5, ls46.
Mr. SrEfoHr presented the credentials Of Joseph w.
Chalmers of Mississippi elected to I'LL the unexpired
term arising from the resignation Of Hon. r. J. walker
Mr.. c. was accordingly qualified.
MIR BErroS submitted paper in reference to brevet
and .tsf rank in the army. Various petitions pre-.
scented.
On motion of Mr. Mangum,
Resolved That the 47th rule of the Senate be so
amended as to admit to the floor OF the Senate, the ex.
This will admit Messrs. Gales, seaton, Blair and
Mr. YvIts submitted resolution inquiring Of the Sc
crsary of War the progress made, making the tor
tifcations at Key West, with estimates, sc.
ANNEXATION NAVY.
Mr. BAeBr introduced bill for this purpose; also pro:
vidng for the annexation of the Texan officers without
alton Of the gallant Commodore Moore whose services
In the Cult in the extrpaton ofthe Mexican navy were
OF incalculabe advantage TO the annexation Of Texas
STEAMERS.
The bill providing for addition 10 the navy Of ten
iron steamers Of to be built by contract and appro
priatng for this other collateral objects
was resumed from Thursday LAST with pending nd
Msn. ~ lot ten
the proceeds OF the pablo lands to deay the
sruction with another pending motion by Col Benton,
hrst in order for the postponement Of the bill the rss
Monday in May next
Mr.. Wrsrcorr took the floor He advocated the bill,
and the erection of the steamers while he resisted
argument that had Of necessity, any relation the
Oregon question: the notice. the formal occupation
the Northw est Territory. Mr.. Westcott stated that
he should not however, vote for any affirmative
upon the Oregon question: calculated to excite differ
ences OIL opinion 10 OF action,
such action preceded by tho organization Of at
least respectable naval peace establishment. He
ceived these steamers expedient England had at this
moment coded to us the whole Of Oregon, and Mexico
the whole OF California Nor did he want this increase
o. the navy to carry out the doctrine Of Anacharss
Coos Tor the protection defence, and security Of and
proPagandisri OF our principles the intestinal
Puhlics Of South America We should have enough to
do to take care OF enough The learn
ed Senator instituted comparison between the navies
Oh orea rtan and France the hand and of the
United states upon the other In $780, Great Britain had
n msaio andi IN ord
nary, OF 623 vessesof these there were as effective
war steamers and there 20 more in rand progress
Of 9ndlng ~ nsr sailing vessels, there were ships
buildng-7 OF 10 guns in Commission &C France al
navy Of $40 vessels these ~ were war stesmsr. oS
and on and there on hand TO increase
in Of necessity both the naves England and OF
France to much lsrger extent, particularly the British
navy On the other hand we had but one ship Of the
line at sea- two steamers, and forty vessels of ali
classes, ft for service And our navy, taking all to.
gether tho finished and unfinished vessels vessels in
commission and in ordinary, amounted to about seven
tyseven vessels large and small or about one-sxth
OF the navy of England third Of tho naval force
OF France Mr.. W. next reviewed the peace argument,
against the Steamers proposed by Senator Benton and
Psreuis'y his assumption that there was no more ne
cessty LOT naval squadron to the protection Of
commerce in the Mediterranean than for the security of
our trade IN the Chesapeake Bay. Now our squadron
10 tne Meterranean amounted TO only frigate and
sioop Oh war ana our naval quarters at Port Mahon,
were as second only in importance to the
tress Sioraar IN commercial point of view II was
nexpeaent 70 abandon this advantageous position Our
commerce IN the Mediterranean too was of no small
importance The amoant of imports and exports In
the Mednerranean trade was not less an Ss s5I 32
nearly nine millions Of dollars We had three hundred
and hy ships engaged in tha. trade with tonna~s Of
1886 tons while the foreign tonnage did mot e1cssd
81 800 tons Such too character of the varous
govsrBmsp's s-ornd ihs Mediterranean that even in
tune Of profound p'a;e, tho presence Of protecting