, 1870-07-08

Publt6h statement showing ThO WaA Responsible
for the attempt at the tinvaslon Of Canada,' and
the cause of the failure, 60 for ss the movement
| has yet been heard from. The facts In the case
are not Known to the public. shan also give my
thlug.
"Prestieut Feuian Brotherhood,~
REVENUE CUTTERS ON THE
LAKES.
Debate ON the Motion TO Restore
Them to Service.
We take from tho Congressional Globe of
"Wednesday the following report OF the debate
which occurred upon the amendment to tho
Miscellaneous Appropriation bill authorizing
the Secretary OF the Treasury to put tho rev-
enue cutters OH tue lskesin commission aga.u:
MI. DAWES, I move to add the following:
And the provision requiring the five OF Bix
revenue cutters on the northern and north
| western lakes to be laid up is hereby repealed;
and az many as the Secretary of the Treasury.
in his discretion, shall deem necessary shall be-
Put in commission, not exceeding four, and
In ing 1ssseis 1s sspS's a fdsssa ds4ssss wth 1 Ss
said lakes. And the Secretary Of the
Treasury, in his discretion, shall be, and is
hereby, authorized to sell two Of said royenue
cutters now upon the Northern lakea for such
he mav prescribe, md the proceeds be covered
into the Treasury Of the United Statas.'
Mr.. bennett. I offer the following amend-
ment to the amendment:
Strike out in the sixth line the words not
exceeding touE," and allafter the word " lakes
in the eighth line.
Mr.. DAVIS. thought We had got this
amendment il a form to be satisfactory to al
parties-
Mr. BsxE17. 1t is satisfactory 80 far as it
goes.
Mr.. DAwEs thought We had gone as far
withdraw my amendment il the gentleman Is
not satisfied with It.
Mr.. BLNsE1r. desire 10 offer few re-
marks, md ehan then, if tho Chairman of
tho Committee on Appropriations desires it,
tho Atlantic aud the Pacific, employed in this
service. wenty-aight .peopellers, and it is pro-
posed that there shall Be only fonr in COM
mission on tho 1akoa, In connection with
this, I desire to call the attention Of the COM
mittse to the fact that the tonnage of the
lakes is in excess OF the whole Atlantic and
coastwiRe trade. Under these circumstances,
appeal to the committee whethar We shall
act wisely in authorizing the sale of two of
the Ri1 revenue cutters which have bean on
the hikes to be nsed as those twenty-eight
rrupellers on the Atlantic and Pacific arc used,
to protect the revenue aud aid commerce in
heavy weather.
desire, also, to call the attention of the
tho attention to it Of the Chairman 81 tho Com
mittee Oh .Appropriations--a fact that was
stated in the Senate chamber by gentleman
who is entirely familiar with the whola mat
tor. He aail only few days ago, from his
worth Of goods we're yearly smugglsd by way
Of the lakes. ask, why should 80 not have
the protection which the little pittance, ex-
pended on keeping up theBe revenue cutters,
But if you propose to cell any portion of
tho rcvenue cutters On the lakes, wish
yon to sell at the same time twenty Of the
Atlantic and Pacific coastwise propellers
Why should you not do so2 I say that it
is important (and nothing can bo more Bo)
for the protection Of the revenue on tho
lakes to put the whole Of these propellera in
will follow your neglect wish to etats, and
call the attention OF the Chairman Of the
committee to the fact. what one OF these yos-
sels did in 1866. in the why Of aiding the rev.
cnue.
Here tho hammer fell
Mr. Davis Obtained ths floor, and sai1
anl in favor OF the amendment OF my colleague
(Mr- Bennett), and yield to him the rest Of my
time.
Mr.. Paine. raise tho point of order that
TINT Is not allowable. I must object to tho
gentleman speaking five minutes in favor of
the amendment and then five minutes against
it.
The Chairman. Tie Chair sustaina the
point Of order raised by the gentleman from
Wisconsin.
NJ NExsEyr. Then must ssk the sudu,-
! gcnce Of tho committee TO continue my re-
| marks for few minutes longer.
There was no objection
| Mr. BENNETT. simply wish 10 call tho at
tention Of the Chair1nen Of the Committee on
| Appropriations and of the Committee of tho
Whole to what tho Commodore Perry did in
| 1866, and then will challenge any man TO say
| that revenue cutter Is not of service on our
I lakes. It appears, from statement before
| me, thtt the Commodore Perry, while in COM
mission in that year, made G,12 miles, and
that her small boats, when sent out on duty,
made some 700 miles more. These cutters
hive a number of small boats which they
send out proyisioned for hix, eight, or ten
| days. These boats ere constantly on the look
out for smuggling. That vessel, during tho
| ellort period have mentioned, wa3 applied to
lr Collectors Of Customs IN one hundred and
eighteen cases to come to their MD; md more
than this, she boarded vessels III four hundred
aud four cases. This fact shows how these
vessels are useful in preventing smuggling.
Ancther very important service which they
render il the protection OF our commerce aftor
heavy weather. During the last year We lost
more than S., ,000. 900 Of our lake commerce in
| that way. II we had had vessels to protect our
| commerce, aa the Commodore Perry did ih
lsC6, the relief afforded would have been in
calcu1able.
Mr. DAWES. merely desira to state that
originally the Secretary Of the Troasury pro-
| posed to sell four OF tia six revenue cutters,
ard sent in bill for that purpose to the Com
u,ittee m Appropriations Atter1ari gentle
men more 'n1eresteu NJ 1nan l an ana more
1aunIa1 "tta tue necesellsa " tnel!Akes tnan
| eau oe, MsAI 70 tns oecistay 1la nau . cou-
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!. ar BENNETT. 1hat Is JUST "Aas4 propose
70 10 -:,, s,,, .5-..
NJ. DAWES l will modify my amendment
" striking ont Inc "oFos not e1eeeone
1onf.
| 4r- LAWRENCE oplcct 10 tn1t moaincar
tlon. nepe tne comnAt1ee WI noa aefee ~, ~
any moataeauon ~ t'as atIcI1ent; ~ nan =. VIZ
be rememnofea Iaat On tnc zotn no OF ~ June e..
submitted 70 the house letter 11o1 lno oee-
fetary OF ine 1ieasuIy' uatea fen1uAfE v
recommending TIE safe OF iour oi These rev
euue cutters. a. inc same nme a lettef IRON
the Secretary Of tue treasury Was g.. GomMunl'
| tHteU to tie House, QAteQ Oh EQE Z0tu OF hlay