Preservation and Restoration of the Frigate Constellation: Hearing Before the Committee on Naval Affairs, United States Senate, Seventy-fourth Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 78, a Joint Resolution for the Preservation and Restoration of the Frigate Constellation as a National Museum and Making Newport, R.I., Its Home Port; and S.J. Res. 87, a Joint Resolution Authorizing the Restoration and Preservation of the Frigate Constellation, and Making Baltimore, Md., Her Home Port. March 3, 1936U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936 - 24 pages |
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asking Baltimore clippers BECK built in Baltimore Chairman and gentlemen Chesapeake city of Newport Commerce COMMITTEE ON NAVAL Congressman Constitution Continental Navy ELLISON D FARRELL fleet Fort McHenry frigate Constellation returned Gavel Club give glad to hear Government Governor of Maryland Hancock HAUCK heard home port initial crew inspiration January 27 Jenifer JOINT RESOLUTION letter of January matter Mayor McHenry Narragansett Bay national shrine Naval Academy naval history naval officers Navy city Navy Department old Constellation old Navy old ship petitions PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION President represented request returned to Baltimore Rhode Island S. J. Res seamen apprentices Senator GERRY Senator JOHNSON Senator METCALF Senator Radcliffe Senator TYDINGS Senator WALSH sent ship at Newport ship Constellation ship from Newport ship was built speaker Star Spangled Banner STATEMENT stellation thing tion tradition trip United States Navy vessels want to say Washington WHEELER writes to Governor
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Page 14 - Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to appoint, subject to the approval of the President, a board of survey, whose duty it shall be to ascertain the actual value of the vessel, its equipment, appurtenances, and all property contained therein, at the time of its taking...
Page 8 - ... date of September 4, 1931: SEPTEMBER 4, 1931. Hon. JR McCARL, Comptroller General of the United States. MY DEAR GENERAL McCARL: I appreciate very much your letter of August 29, concerning the program which you contemplate inaugurating under section 309 of the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and I will be very glad to cooperate with you in this matter, as it is one which vitally affects the operations of this office. In this connection, however, I think you should know that the President has...
Page 14 - ... to repair, equip, and restore the frigate Constitution, as far as may be practicable, to her original condition, but not for active service: And provided further, That the sum of three hundred thousand dollars from the unexpended balance under appropriations "Construction and repair of vessels...
Page 1 - Constellation, as far as may be practicable, to her original condition, but not for active service, and to accept and use any donations or contributions which may be offered for the aforesaid purpose.
Page 1 - ... rate of wages of the employees In the navy yards shall conform, as nearly as is consistent with the public Interest, with those of private establishments in the immediate vicinity of the respective yards, to be determined by the commandants of the navy yards, subject to the approval and revision of the Secretary of the Navy." To carry out the provisions of this act wage boards are appointed at navy yards and naval stations to collect data and submit recommendation as to wages. A wage board of...
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Page 18 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry that this particular subject on roads was not turned over to somebody who could really do it justice.
Page 1 - JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE FRIGATE CONSTELLATION, AND MAKING BALTIMORE, MD., HER HOME PORT...
Page 2 - ... present the matters to the committee. I see Senator Tydings present, and we will be glad to hear from Senator Tydings. Senator TYDINGS. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee...
Page 9 - George, the master, met the pauper at their father's house, and George then told the pauper he was his apprentice, and that he could claim him after he had left Mr. Thorpe's, for that he would leave Thorpe's in July and his time would not be up till November. The pauper said he did not think it would be right for him to do so ; and George then agreed to give the pauper out of his time. The following memorandum was indorsed on the indentures of apprenticeship, which were then given up : " George Roberson,...