Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-05
Mursday, June 81, lS42.
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ARMY REGULATION BILL"
The bill providing Tor the organization OF the army
and other purposes, motion OF MIR. PRESTON,
chairman of the Committee OH Military Affairs, was
taken up as the unfinished business of yesterday, be-
ing the special ORDER the question pending being on
Mr. Kings motion TO strike out the 9th section of the
bill.
The question was taken on this motion; and without
a division, it negatived.
The CHAIR having stated that if no further amend
ments proposed, the question would be on order
ing The bill 10 be engrossed for third reading
Mr. WOODBURY. observed that he had risen not 10
detain the Senate with speech but TO call the alien
ton of the Senate section of The bill with regard
10 which he could speak Of the beneficial experience of
the Government. He alluded to the fifth section Of
the bill, providing for the employment OF a superin-
tendent of the casting OF for the public service
Ii had been found that guns, like chain cables and an
chors might pass the first lest, yet fail the second
trial, under much less strain or force lie therefore
approved of the principle of testing the metal before
casting and Of the plan OF superintendent proposed
There was another section which he thought would
lead to improvement he meant the third section,
giving the superintendent of the providing and pur.
chasing of clothing to the Quarermaster- O. neral.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN thought il necessary TO amend
the sixth section. His impression was, that the officers
to whom double rations TO he allowed ought TO be
specified in the bill ITSELF and not depend upon refer
TO other laws or general orders lie also conceived
that such allowances ought to he made 10 officers oil
the engineer and Typographical corps.
MIR. PRESTON said he believed he could in part ac-
complish the object which the Senator from kentucky
had in view, by motion he should submit 10 amend
the sixth section.
CRITTENDEN, and BUCHANAN, Mr.. Preston 3
proposed amendment, modified, submitted IN
the following form, and it was adopted
To strike out all after the words "sha hereafter be
allowed and insert o the following officers, and no
others
10, 70 tho Major General cop,m,ndinr tho army
and TO every officer commanding chief separate
army actually in the field.
| ID To the Generals commanding the Eastern and
Western geograp hical divisions.
Sd. To the colonies or other officers commanding mi
| litary geographical departments.
4h To the commandant of each permane mt or fixed
post garrisoned with troops including the superntend
ent of the Military Academy at West Point.
9TH To the commandant of each Of the armories, ant
of each arsenal.
9th To the officers of the corps of engineers and 10
phca engineers having the immediate command
Of the men engaged in the construction of Notifications
or other military works. or in the improvement OF har
bors rivers; but not to include any superintendent
other than the officer having such immediate com
mand"
| And the first five adopted.
The bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed for thIrt
reading.
The Senate bill No. Isl providing further remeda
Justice the district courts of the IT, States, tukeI
up -
The CHAIR explained that on former day, the bill
had been reported from the Committee Of the Whole
| and was now open 10 amendment.
| Mr. BERRlEN observed that, since the bill was las
before the Senate he had TO the conclusion tina
an amendment should be made TO render the meaning
the passage from the 10Th 10 the Goth line of the frs
page explicit, He should therefore to amen,
the bill as follows:
| In the stipulation of cases in which haJeas corpu
may be issued by any of the Justices of the Supreme
Court any Judge of District Court of the Untet
States, To amend that beginning in the 10th line a
follows "Or for, or on account of any act done o.
| omitted under any alleged right, title, privilege, pro
lection, exemption, set up or claimed under the Law
Of nations, under the commission, order,
ton of any foreign State sovereignty, 1.-THE validity
and effect whereof depend the law of nations, o.
under color thereof.
And, also, in the subsequent paragraph to make thu
following part of il, relating TO the discharge of pri
soners under such writ, conform to The above, 81
shall appear, that the prisoner prisoners
titled TO be discharged from such confinement com
mment, custody, arrest, for, or by of such
alleged right, title, authority, privilege, protection, Of
exemption, set up and claimed land the law o
nations applicable thereto.
The proposed amendments being within brackets
MIR. WRIGHT observed that the amendment now
proposed changed the grounds much that he sloult
feel himself obliged TO address the Senate the gene
raj subject somewhat at large; although he had in
tended unprepared as he was to do more than sim
ply to give his vote.
MIR. w. then addressed the Senate for upwards o
two hours in opposition TO the general principles of The
bill. AS his remarks mostly those of legal ar
gument cannot make synopsis of it tina, would bt
Ineligible to the general reader.
The CHAIR then stated the amendments, and the
adopted
The question then propounded on ordering the
bill to be engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. WALKER called for the yeas and nays; which
were ordered. But
Mr. BERRlEN observed that the importance Of The
question seemed to demand that full Senate shoult
be present. He should, therefore, move an adjourn
ment.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. THOMPSON of Miss. presented the petition o