Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Inc Journal having been read, the Chairman of
tne committee on Claims succeeded in getting in
several Bills from that Committee.
Mr. BRIGGS of Mass. entreated the uor.s N
take up the Bill from the Committee on Pos, Ofsce,
anu fost Roads, authorizing the Post Master &c
hera! 10 make contracts with the Department for
carrying the mail. Objections were made on all
Mr. Briggs moved for n suspension of IN. Rule,
-Nr SMITH OF Me. called Tor the yeas and nay..
Neither OF the motions prevailed.
Mr. of ~. Y. moved tha, the
rIouse resolve itself INTO Committee of the Whole.
mlth some lille opposition, the motion prevailed
Inc Speaker called MIR UNDER WOOD of XIV.
20 inc Chairi and the chairman of the committee
oi ways and Means called for the consideration of
THE ARMY BILL.
The Bl. having been read through in the whole
iast evening, WAS read IN detail 10 day,
MIR FlLLMORE-inquiry having been made bv
ee.eral memoers-stated that the Bill appropriated
IN Inc whole about six millions and three hundred
thousand dollars. This was for the army. and
SlSS,OOO was for the Military Academy.
VIZ AVE of Tenn. moved TO re-
auee the appropriation for the Army $780, 900. as
the sum was increased about this amount over the
past year.
MIR FILLMORE stated the causes Of the Increase
IN det'l, and by calling for the reading Of the es,i-
mates from the Heads Of the Bureaus in the War
Department. Wv va"
Mr. SMITH o. Va. proiessed no, to have infor.
milton enough to vote in detail. He was for more
nsn', seemed to be m a cloud of darkness, and was
'i having some OF the written information with the
committee OF ways and means printed, in order 10
scatter he light IN the surrounding darkness.
MIR MERRIWETHER of Geo. wa, for div
ing al the root OF The evil, and in the form Of a pro-
Vlso 10 suspend the Act Of Congress for 1879 an.
tnonslng the increase Of the Army. md 10 max.
'he Army what It was by reducing the standard To
what II was in 1887, and to discharge the number
ADDED To- the Army in 1888 after 80 days no,ice.
Mr.. PENDLETON of Ohio was IN favor of &C,
ing upon this subject dlrectly. IL the Army wns
100 large, reduce u by law and not in the form nj
q General Appropriation Bill. After a brief de-.
pate rather OF a conversational than 'egis alive
Character, The propos ton assumed a new form in
consequence OF some remarks made BY MIR ADAMS.
ana winch always have their effect He stated thai
Tor Two months past he had a Resolution IN his
possession which proposed Instructions TO the COM
mittee on Military Affairs 10 report in favor Of re-
upc,ns the army TO the standard Of 1921.
He had not offered this Resolu,ion becau.e be
Kne" 1t could rot be entertained by general con
SENT ana because he was opposed 20 moving a su,-
pension OF the Rules. lie regarded the consump-
ed by II. s'"
Mr. ADAMS in the course Of his remarks. ex-
pressed the greatest apprehension at the increase OF
NE Army, and considered that 1t was much too
Mr. WM. COST JOHNSON Of Md. Mr. FILL
MORE Of y. Y, End Mr. HAND Of n. Y, spoke
each buefy and ably in opposition 10 the proposi.
ton o; Mr. Adams, which had been accented by Mr.
'oHhaoh VI thn. NJ an amendment TO his amend.
ment. AS modified II was the proposition before
the and the question winch the House
were called upon to sustain or reject was whether
they would sustain the proviso TO cut of the Army
more than one half.
Mr. JOHNSON q Md. stated that tho Army in
I7tl was about $500. IL was now more than I2.-
OpO' md he could not think that the House upon
the spur OF the occasion would reduce the number
more than one half.
Mr. FILLMORE ON. York. Mr. WARD Of the
same, Mr. ALLEN Of Maine, NTH OMPSON NJ
Indiana. took ground in opposition to- the amend
Inent They we're opposed by Mr. G.. ri. Will
LIAMS Of Tenn, his colleague, MrCA.MPBELL,
and Mr. MeKAT Of North Carolina chairman Of
lhe Military COMMITTEE under the late A dministra .
uonl by whose fundamentally the Army had been
Mr. MCKAY found a change NJ opir ion in n
change Of circumstances, and thought the Army
could we'll be reduced. # not TO the standard Of 1871.
~ least much lower than Il was. lie recon,msnded.
IN order 10 accomplish this, an abandonment Of the
recruiting system. Mr. Mckay spoke until nearly
. oc'ook' when Without closing, he gave way u a
motion that the COMMITTEE rise.