A New Gun Boat For The Lakes

Senator McMillan's bilí to place a modern gunboat on the Great lakes instead of the antiquated Michig-au, has been referred by the Senate committee on naval afïairs to the senator himself to draft a favorable report. This report will be speedily prepared, and the the measure will then be reported to the Senate and placed on the calendar. The,re itwill remain until the naval appropriation bilí comes over from the House when it will be offered as an amendment, and undoubtedly adopted. The navy department is heartily in favor of the new gunboat.