Mr. GRIMES. I suppose so from the use of the words “ commissioners ofquarantine, ” and NewYork I understand to be the only place where they have those commissioners. This resolution was inspired by gentlemen, in NewYork, as I understand. The effect of it will be, in the 1st place, to create dissensions among the different Atlantic cities, and other cities too, which ought to be protected against chol era as much as the city of NewYork. In the 2nd place, it holds out the idea to the people 0ft e city of NewYork and these other cities that the Government has ships and ves, sels that they can furnish for this specific purpose, and they have not got one. here is not a hulk nor a ship of war that can be emploed for this purpose, and if we had them, they ought not to be employed for this purpose, because it will entirely ruin them. I know it. will be answered that this resolution merely “authorizes” the Secretaries of or in Charleston or Warnnd of the Navy to detail these vessels. That is true; but we all know that if you pass this resolution they will be importuned from the moment of its passage by the people interested in having these vessels detailed for this purpose, and they will have a very great power of resistance if they are able to resist the demand that they shall comply with it in some way or other. They cannot comply with it, and you will only put these executive officers of the Government in a condition where they will be abused and maligned for not complying with the law, when those of us who are familiar with the subject know that it. will be absolutely impossible for them to comply with it. I know that the SecyWar has 2 or 3 vessels. He has got the Illinois and I believe he has turned that vessel over to the quarantine commissioners of NewYork a very large steamship, pretty nearly worthless, but valuable perhaps for this particular purpose. I have not a word to say against the SecyWar turning her over to the quarantine authorities of NewYork. They have her now, and so far as I am concerned, they may keep her; and I am willing to change this resolution so as make it confirm that act of the SecyWar; but I do not wish to put the executive officers of the Government in the condition in which I know this resolution will place them if it should become a law. Sir, it is not our business to furnish vessels of war for any such purpose as this. If you want to establish quar antine, if it is necessary that the General government should do it, bring in such measures as are legitimate and proper; employ commercial vessels if that is the kind of system you want to inaugurate; but do not undertake to convert the Navy of the U.S., the aimed ships of the Government, into hospital si s.