Mr. ANTHONY. I olferthe followingamendment as a new section: Abife: that the SecyNavy shall appoint a board of 5 naval officers.of which Admira Porter. the present Superintendent and CommodoreBlake. past Superintendent. of the Naval Academy shall be members. to exainine and report upon the most suitable place for the perina nont location of the Naval Academy, and that none of the moneys appropriated in this act for the pn largemeutand improvement of the present location be expended until the report shall have been made. I will read 2 or 3 sentences from the annual report of the SecyNavy, which will explain the reason why I offer this amendment: The Secretary says: “ The academicgrounds belonging to the Gayernment at Annapolis include only 21 acrigs and are wholly insufficient for the school. Their sit uation. in the heartofa city. Also subjects the youths to temptations.from which at that criod of life it is desirable they should be removed. hentheSe hool was originally establishedat Fort Severn the incon veniciiccs and obicctions that now present themselves may not have been experienced; but in the presentand prospectivecondition pfour naval power the idea of permanently establishing a national institution of thise haracter on these restricted grounds. where large expenditures must be made in public edifices and buildings and various improvements. Cannot be seriously entertained by anyone who phall givethesubjectcandid and deliberate consideration. The Secretary goes on to state that the school was originally designed for 180 midshipmen, With the necessary officers, professors, and instructors. The number now authorized by law is 56, With a corresponding increase of the ace emic st“aff. There are but 96 rooms in the present quarters of the midshipmen and each room is intendedfor 2 occupants. The buildings are defective in many respects and were origin hastily and imperfectly constructed. “Commodore Blake. the late intelligent Superin tendent.in acarefull prepured statement.estimates the cost of the builings and improvements which will be required at Anna 011s.in order to make the institution acceptablean worthy of the country. at 8800.0“). I do not question that this amount and even a much larger sum. must be ultimately appropriated for the Academy; but it pannot heconsideredwise or exedient to make IhlSmvestmentwrth in the narrow and confined area which the Government assessesat Annapolis. No amount of money which congress may expendin buildings and improvements to that location will besatlsfaetqry and at no distant day a.different and bettersite ml be procured. This should not bedelayed. True economy and the best interests of the Government prompt an immediate selection of the best position that can be obtained before any greaterexpenseshall have beenincurred in large and costly edifices, and other substantial immovements.” The Secretary goes on to recommend that the Dept be authorized to select a site. I understand that the bill before us by an amendment heretofore adopted authorizes the purchase of 4 and a hal acres to be added to these grounds, making them 25 and a half acres in all. The Secretary says that the grounds of the Naval Academy should be as large as those of the Military Academy which are more than 1,000acres, and the bill proposes to exand permanently I think about 200,000 dollars, or something more, for the improvement and extension of the Academy. The SecyNavy says that $800,000 is an under estimate of the sum that will be necessary to make the Academy at all worthy of the country. He strongl, advise s that we shall not locate it permanent y at that place. I am not prepare to say that Annapolis is or is nott e best place for the Naval Academy. The SecyNavy thinks it is not, and thinks that whole city would hardly furnish accommodations enough for the institution; but I desire to have the best possible information on the subject so that before this Academy is permanently located, before we expend a milion and a half of money upon it we shall be sure it is in the best place, an therefore I have offered this amendment, that a board of 5 naval officers, one of whom shall be the present. Superintendent of the Academy, Admiral Porter, and another the late sufferin tendent who has served in that capacity a ouble term, one term at Annapolis and one term at Newport, shall report upon the best location for it. I, hope the Senate will not appropriate this very large sum of money and the immensely large sum that will be necessar to render the present appropriations availab 0, before it is rendered certain that we have obtained the best place for the Academy.