Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-03

officers already IN commission under the present
abshmen but he should not vote for the amendments
increasing the number Of officers in the staff and other
departments would he increase the salaries
OF officers who ounged about the cities already enjoying
very high salaries, much larger in proportion than those
who did duty IN the army and endured the hardShps of
field aud Tort Ii those amendments should be adopted
he should be compelled to against The whole bill
Al This late period of the session time was precious and
hr should close having given all the views necessary
defend him from the charge Of inconsistency in voting
he should do on this bill.
Mr.. Mason Of Ohio addressed the House at length in
opposition TO the BILL as unnecessary and uncullpdor
since there real grounds of war; and if there
were, our present force ample 10 repress them at
the outset, though he avowed himself desous and will
ing TO do all that was proper for the protection of the
Western frontier. The fault there, he commended Law
with our people; and he went on to insist that the
Indians were the oppressed party, etc
Hr Crlry could not admit the us,ice Of the remarks
of The gentleman from Ohio Mr. MaSonl SO Far as his
constituents were concerned. He believed they had
uniformly treated the Indians with kindness and not as
hi subjects Tor examination, or even for abuse.
Mr.. Mercer remarked tha, the whole question resoIv
ed itself into the mode in which the army should be in.
creased that is whether they should merely increase the
private soldiers without increasing the number Of off,
GERS; and The latter he thought altogether unnecessary
ar Mckay explained the apparent nconssten cy ,!,a,
ne should vote against an amendment which he had him.
self moved He had submitted i, under the instruction
of the committee military affairs but in the commit
lee he had voted against it, and he should in the
House, and had expected some member of the majority
would have moved it. MIR Mex, however, cited the
reasons Of The Secretary of War; nng the ad
donal regiment, and admitted, himself, that, if aulho-
rized it would not enlarge the array more perhaps than
was necessary; though he anxious 10 keep il within
bounds
Mr. Miller then moved call Of the House. as the at.
tendance was very thin, but it Intellectual
The question then taken Mr.. Briggs amend
men,, and it decided in The acknowledges Sc,
nays SS.
So Tie clause for the additional regiment Of infantry
corcurred in by the House.
The question then recurring the amendment as
thus amended
Mr. Garland of Louisiana asked for the yeas and nays
thereon, but they refused, and the amendment
agreed 10 without division.
The next amendment TO strike out the followin
provso from the second section which was agreed to:
Provided, That officer of the said corps shall be
employed any service for any State or company for
which he shall receiTe any compensation, except hi,
pay from the D. S.
| The amendment 10 the 9TH section 10 strike out
"four ard insert ''two Assistant Adjulant Generals
was also CONQUERED in.
Some other verbal amendments we're also concurred
in.
! The House took its daily recess