Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-10

Mr. FILLMORE expressed his objections - -.
Of appending proposition for reducing the mn, q
Appropriation bill, and urged the necessity Of
date passage of The bill. "''a'
pre- ious question, which act brought the ament !"
o n the first question 10 the test Of a vote
Mr. GRANGER asked Tor division Of the c,,,.
so as to take in The fret proviso Of the an.nds.,
follows, which was agreed tc:
Proridsd, That the recruiting service shall c.,s,
Ill the number Of commissioned officers ma -
Yates in the various companies Of the several ann
aud infantry regiments shall be reducedby death .,
ration of term of service, other causes and such
charges as the President may, from time 10 ,n.
10 the number fixed by the act entitled "An &c,
duce and fix the military peace establishment, of a.,
s., approved March I'd, 1871.
On taking this question, the vote was yeas 49, ~,
lS4 :
The remaining portion of the amendment was diva.
SO as TO take the question on the second proyiso a
lows:
ind prosided, further, That par, of In, nm.
pr;aon shall he applied after the hrtieh day Of s
tember next TO the payment of the regiment Of .,
goons established and authorized by the act Of On,
May, 1896
Mr. MOORE called for the yeas and NAYS On :, !,
question; which, being ordered, resulted in yeas .
nays 100
The question then came up on the third division p.
the first amendment, as follows
find procided also, That no money approprae5 ,
this bill, or hereafter appropriated, shall be ap2.i i
the payment Of any larger sum OF money TO the ec.
attached To the general staff, TO wit: those in ta-
iutant Generals Department, the Inspector Gene. !
Department. the Qnurternaster. Generals Dep.,,u,,
the Subsistence Department, the Purchasing Da.,.
ment, the Medical Department, the Pay Depsr,m-f
the corps of Engineers, the TopogI aphca Eagnee,
the Ordnance Department, and tine Military Acateny
than the gums no paid the officers Of the same s,
in the infantry and artillery service, whether the sum
be for their pay emoluments, or any other service
The yeas and nnys having been ordered, tie qrrs,o,
was taken on this amendment, and resulted III dee
sion in the afirmative-yeas ITO, nays 81
| The next amendment, providing that hereafter n
additional ratons shall be allowed TO the command
officers of separate posts, was concurred n-yea, i
nays 80.
MIR. ANDREWS, of Kentucky, moved the rec, J,
sideraion of the vote, by which the second dysoa
the first endment, cutting off the rria,ion
the second regiment of dragons, was REJECTED slt
called for the yeas and nays which were ORDERED .l
on taking the question, 1t was decided in the ;aru.
tve-ayes "a, nays 81.
The question then REQUIRED on cuncuLins in IL
second division of the first amendmen'-6nd II was
clded in the acknowledgements "a, rays IS.
All the amendments were then concurrcd in .,
cep, the amendment to the 2lst item, which provo,
that no ordnance storekeeper shall receive FOR his
=
of 5th ApriI 1889; " hicb was not coacurret IN.
The bill was then ordered to be engrosscd 10. ara 4
,e,d;uo. and il was ordered TO be read third Il, ]
SNOW"
The bill was rend third time by its title: and on Il
question of it's passage
Mr.. w. c. JOHNSON moved 10 commi, the bill
the Committee on Military Affairs, with instruction i
10 report at as early day os practicable, bill, i
modified and improved, as 10 present such mlilr
sv.tem as may be consistent with due rege;d 10 Il:
cheney and economy
After a few words Of explanation from Mr. W Cos i
JOHNSON, and in reply by Mr. CAVE JOHNSON
the latter gentleman moved the previous question
the ayes und noes were ordered on the passage Of s
bill.
Mr.. CUSHING asked IN be excused from voting
the passaae OF the bill. If he voted in the almal,
it might imply an approval of this i'll division, desg
tive of the military force of the country; and II
voted in the negative lie might be construed reu,a
any military appropriation whatever
The House refused 10 excuse Mr.. Cushing iromr
ing-ayes az, noes 81.
The question then taken on the passage OF i,:
bill, and rcsuted-ayes 1853, noes %, as follows:
Yeas-Mcs.rs. Adams. Allen, landau W; Andrew, ANA
nacs, nir, Toardman Boyd Brss Rfonso Aaon b..
Milton Brown jeremiah Brown, Burke, VIM. Batter W..
Butter, Green w Caldwell, Patrick G. Caldwell, talaou
Casey, Chapman, Chlds, Chttendsn, John g. Clark sag
Clarke, Clifford C"lGnitt, Mark A. Cooper, Cowen, Cf
John G. Edwards Egb-, Frssendcn Fillmore, John c. II
Fornance Gamble, Gerry Gdangs, Giimrr, G'een. r's'
IIabcrsani. Hall, IIa,cd John Hastings Hopkins nrk
Howard. HUBBARD, mds"n Hunter, Hunt Jos h. n
Krm John r. Kennedy, King, Lane, Lawrence, IewD liz
Iitrrteld IowrlI. Mcclellan, y. Mcclellan, M'kay Nh
man, McKeon, Mnrcand, Maitocks Maxwell, Maynard, We
Meriwrhcr Mitchell Moore, Morgan. Morrow, New hard o'
Osborne, Owsey, rarmenter, Partridge Payne, Pendon
der Randall Randolph. Read, Redne Rencher Rli.way
npy VIM. Russell, James NJ Russell S!tpperd, slide, ire
aH s,mncrs sumter, John B. Thompson, Rch.rd " Th
son. T"and, Irumlnll. T"rney Underwood Van buren, W.
White, chrissopi,r H. Williams Joseph l.. IS ilam. "
Yorkr, Augustus II. Young, and John tounr-IC3
ton, Coles, cranson Cross Dawson" Ferris, c. 4 Fcyd
lnecrso, Isaac D. Jones' Samson Mason, Miller Er.
Riggs Roosevelt, Sn, der, Talaieo, Iinghlst and Ward
Mr.. &. BROWN said in voting agsnst this bill
voted against the military academy at Yves. Point.
The question recurring upon the title, MIR. T.. }. lnr
soil moved to amend it, and sud he did SO for he 81
pose of suying hat he intended to have SAID when
pre- ious question was moved by the gentleman II,
Tennessee (hlr. c. Johnson.) He wished 10 have .
bill referred back to the committee for the PurPae
inquiring into the e1pedien cy Of making certain co.:
gss in the military academy at West Point. lie VIZ
ed to preserve that academy, but believed that
only to be preserved by the most radical reforms
changes lie would have the Military COMMITTEE
quire into the expediency of first deprvng The c.e
Of pay; secondly, of conining appointments made W
among lHctl 10 TIE eCicHiHC portioH vi Tux
GERS and, thirdly, OF making it nn indispensable reg
site, before any one could mount n epaulete upon
shoulder that he should serve twelve months 10 !" |
ranks, as is done in all the monarches oi Europe.
Having stated what he desired, he wltldIeS
ndment TO the title OF the bill.
The SPEAKER also presented mcmor' "
Amos Keudall asking to be released from the P'!Es
of fine imposed on him in consequence OF an '''f
formed when in the discharge of his Official cr!s'
Postum ster. General of the u S.
Mr. HOPKINS moved it's reference TO the CemA"
tee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr.. WISE moved its reference 10 Tie Commi+s /
the Judiciary. n,,c
Some discussion ensued, in which Mes.rs WEI WEI
HOPKINS, BRIGGS, BARNARD, and sIA'L'
took part.
Mr. WlSES motion was then adopted.
The SPEAKER also presented staeme5. u
Captain A. Talcoti, and asked It's reference; stE
it lie printed. !
Obs c,ion having been made, before any fa''
was taken,
The House adjourned.
from fhc Monty article # Tie y. j. N'rG6 Ees :. m
We mentioned a few days since the fact that wv
of the State of New York had been subscribe y.
the individua citizens without the Intervention o.
iobbers, whereby great saving was effected 10 "'f