TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Milburn. Journal was
read by the Clerk.


Mr.. Henly, by leave, gave notice OF mo-
ton Tor leave 10 introduce a bill for the erection
OF dam at the falls in the Ohio river for the
purpose OF improving the navigation OF the
said river


Mr.. Yost, from the Committee on Inquiry,
made a report relating to the maps accompa-
nylng the report Of the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office, and recommended that
they be published with part of said report that
IS ordered TO be printed by the House. ltwas
considered and agreed to.


On the 22d Of December the Committee on
Naval Affairs passed resolution Of inquiry to
the Secretary Of the Navy, and on the 9th ia
nuary received the Secrelary's answer. The
answer gave statement of the then (and pre-
senO condition Of our navy, and recommended
further accumulation OF naval materas--the
repair Of vessels in ordinary, and ten addl-
tiona war steamers. The heads of the bu-
reans, IN separate commune ,ton, state that
It is difficult 10 keep the country in state OF
naval defence, surrounded as we are by places
held by Great Britain and her possession Of
convenient ports il Nova Scotia, New Bruins
wick, Bermuda, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.
A class Of war steamers should be provided
capable OF carrying 2 heavy guns each and ten
days. fuel.


Based on these statements and estimates,
The Naval Committee have prepared report
to this effect, viz: BY early and active prepa-
ready ships OF the line, razee, 9 frigates,
3 sea steamers, % soops, 8 briggs and schoon-
ers, 9 harbor steamers, and four armed store
| ehinp thu or III n1cpS and
capable OF being completed


in three months, ! irigate sloop'


g nine g 2 ships line,


" fifteen 2 g .' with smaller
craft, frigales, &c, in proportion, and costing
81, ,955 900 Then follows long derails as 10
tackle, apparel, and furniture, and the expen-
ses of maintenance


The committee then go on and recommend
an augmentation beyond this Of three sea
steamers Of the class Of the Mississippi-fve
frigates, and six sloops of war with steam pro-
peliers in aid of sails, and twenty eight coast
steamers of 600 tons, capable of carrying two
heavy guns each and 8 or 10 days fuel. For
the SO nds, Cuffs, and Lakes twelve other fri
ga eS, nine sloops of war with sails only, or
sails and steam combined. The probable ex-
pense of this increase will be $l8 ,26S, 900, and
ior stores and materials about 81 100000. And
twenty thousand additional seamen.


This report was not made to-day, though
intended so to be- The information may be
interesting, as in advance, though only very
hasly and bald synopsis


The House went into committee, Mr.. Nell
vaine in The chair, upon private bills; and after
considering several unimporlant ones, the
committee rose and the house shortly after adj
burned aa