5. +. MURRAY, EDIroa.
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o. increase, Ii any was necessary 10 be made II
! the military and naval defences Of the country,
> The committees were prompted, as a matter OF
: course, TO make tne inquiries Of The proper de-


Nartments OF the government: and the military
p committee having made application 10 the Sec


Tciarj oI war, Ina. IunctiOnary returned an N
swer. " !,I, Ii answer Was in the hands Of the
committee. There was much of il which might


De very proper to make public. The nforma-
ton WAS ali in the hands Of Ike committee,


howcycr, (ie spoke Of fhe military com iitee
alone, iand they had not deemed il necessary 20
tx" action upon il.


T., Mr.. Fairfield snd. in answer 10 the inquiry
Of the honorable senator from Massachusetts,
as iar as related 10 the committee on Naval al
fairs, that, Subsequently 10 the passage Of the
resolution OF the honorable senator from Mich
'5an Mr. C4ss,) instructns the comnte to
inquire what measures, il any, were necessary
TO be taken for tie defence Of Tie couitry, let
icrS were written, by direction Of the committee.
TO the secretary OF the navy, requesting inlor-
nation and estimates: and in reply commune
cation had been received, and had been rca,l 10
the senate and pubii.hed and. in conformity
with II, ! hill had been reported, and was not,
upon The calendar.


Dir. J. NJ. Clayton Inquired whether the IA
vi committee had reported all IL" information
which they had received iicu. The department.


Mr. ! l.irhclt said the communicative was &C
companicd by reports from the heads OF the va
r.uUs nav.l bureaus. These reports were made
ty the heads Of the bureaus TO the secretary OF
ihe navy. and by Linn transmitted 10 the commit
tee" with tie understanding that they wer, 70,
30 returned aGain. They Were transmitted TO
lac committee m'Le!! for the p"rpose Of ena-