The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-14


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! ...se bsoe.sts nq1ke51s ~ tad6aAity {
omvOV Usissd os1kns Orti6 sates| ia
loss.
.f hesesred q ~ k7nano Ccmmlttde.
NJ. Ss0nes aleo introdaoed bill =
thor'xing tho Ps1idens to transfer rur
boat q the Republic Of Liberia. =
NJ. Shermss Introduced . bill sppro
prsat,ng one miDlioa dollars for cosstfac,
iog ~ fevenns enttan ~ The lakes.
| toward is9odteed petitiou from Ii
CeNscior q The poet - Detroit pvasiu,
Ior rei.eI no1 10 operation Of tiss ioiu
sesoioslon 9 ehs last sSssioa incsssbin,
sne raie o. DUTY on imported articles 6ft,,
psf cent. The petition Was reterred 4
Oonalttes On Kinsnce.
cnermen. from Fissnes Committse. 10
pcr.ed . OIL authofIsing the construction
% six revenue cutters for service on 'the
axes, ana spprcpriating ono million hol
'ars or 20 mach - is necessary for sha.
purpose de asked that the foIlowinelet.
ssr rom the Secretary Of the Treasarp be
feac
oIR l nave the honor to acknowledge
the receipt q pour letter Of the 9th iobt,,
requesting Information - to the number
=. revenue cutters now on the lakes and
'ne'f emc'sncy and the necessity Of their
.ncre-se. Inc number Of cutters Aefsto-
Vt m.'"'s'nod NJ o. she northern lakes tas
AA. .ney are saillng Vessels OF ,ch build
sna F'g . 20 prevent their cruising with
einc'eocy. ~ 1901 hvs of them we're di.
'ec'oo 20 % ofosgnt down the Sts~ Inv
'eeee 20 sne Atlantic coast, in hope they
n'gn' % osed sdv'nt,geously in preysn
I'VE service. One vas left upon the lakes.
'us 'ound 70 be ~orthless and sold. Oar
'ag 'as winter . contract ssa made With
me Parties 20 6uisd a. efficient steamer
'r regular service on lakes. DO, whiph
= 90 nearly comp'eted that her trial has
oee0 ordered ias to-day. This il the only
steamer belonging to Government appli
!. ,ao'e 70 revenue Purposes on oil the lakes.
Inc necessity, however, 70 prevent SNUG
,hng along our northern frontier, which
-'e governmtn nt has satisfactory evidence
carried on tos great extent. induced |
bc SecTetArJ 70 charter Two steamers for |
temporary service, one on Lake Erie and |
me on Lske 9ntave. One cf them vas
oss On eniss'ag The Cevelaod harbor.
md the charter Ut the other has expired |
md she has gone out 81 service.
thersfors recommend that authority |
% gisea to build o. purchase Eve efE
'isnt vessels for the usc Of The Sssesus
department. on the sorthern lakes, which,
o addition 70 The one A,v compleied, sill |
make the auabef Of eatssrs the -sams .
previously s0pIoJed. Il d possible that
NE numoer recommeDd will not b aIi
hat Siif Do requlred. The great leogth |
i the coast % b guarded and in some
'srts its close proximity % the Canada |
hore, demand constant vigilaaoe, and |
'soper sathority should b confsrfsd 10 |
meet contingencies. II poesihle, each |
1essels shouid b completed and oonmis- |,
'ioned BY tho sp- nisg q savigation.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv's,
w. p. FKssEHDxN.
Mr.. Foster asked if the vessels provided |
or we're termed vessels
Sherman reported that he undsrstodd
hat revenue cutters were usually armed
si.h pivot guns only. They were not
7essclss OF war.
Mr. Foster said BY an arrangement be-
.ween the government Of the United
States and Great Britain entered iotp
April. 1877. there vas stipulation ia r9-
,atd 10 the avmsd foecs winch the govl
,rnment Of the United States should keep
N the lakes.
Mr.. Sherman ssid the Fisancs Com
ni.tes bad carefally . ,nsidersd that Cd
nnsement before taking action 90 the
,hL II did not interfere with that ih
my way.
Mr.. Wilson introduced joint fesold
ion 2 encourage enl stm 'nts 'n the army
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