Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-11

l. w handsome msiority-iIo yeas to 8,
:. 1 ieJridsS, also, That no money appropriated
in thsJ or hereafter to be appropriated, shall d
applied to the aymtnt of any larger sum OF money Il
the officers attached to the general staff to w.t. thos'
IN the Adiutsnt Generals department., the Inspector
| Generals department, the ouartermaster General'
department, the Subsistence department, the Purch"
sing department, the Medical department, the Pay
| department. the Corps of Engineers. the Topo
graphical Engineers. the Ordnance Department
| and the Military Academy, than the same now pal.
TO the officers Of the same grade IN the infantry and
artillery service whether the same be for their pay
or emoluments, or any other service.
And the question recurring on coneuuing with the
committee in the following amendment, 1t was adopt
ed-yeas los, nays 50:
Provided, That hereafter no additional rations
shall be allowed the commanding officers at sepa-
rate posts.
| MIR ANDREWS, (ofKy.) at this point, rose and
moved to reconsider the vote rejecting the amend
ment relative 10 the dragons, and on call of yeas
and nays, the vote reconsidered-yeas 90, nays
80. The question then REQUIRED adopting said
provso and IL was adopted-yeas 81 nays 80.
Fifteen thousand dollars were appropriated for
recruiting, and S502i for Communication Of clothing
no, drawn in kiad by the troops.
The following amendment was the next present.
ed OF a contested character, and adopted;
ind BE- IL further enaeied That no officer in any
branch OF the public service, or any person whose
salary, pay, emo uments, is are fixed by law
regulations, shall receive any additional pay, extra
| allowance compensation, IN any form whatever,
for the disbursement OF public money, or for any
| other service or duty whatsoever. unless the same
shall be authorized by law, aud the appropriation
therefor explicitly set forth that 1t is for such add
tional pay, extra allowance or compensation, and
| no commanding officer, whether OF a separate post
or not shall hereafter receive additional ra,onS OF
any kind.
The following proviso, adopted in committee, was
| rejected:
Proridsd. That ordnance storekeeper shall
receive FOR his services greater compensation thsn
IS allowed by the act OF Congress of fifth OF April,
1852.
The amendments having all been offered nnG vot-
ed upon and sustained, (save the one have named
the bill was ordered TO be ensr ssed without diyl-
! sion.
Mr. JOHNSON renewed hi. motion 10 recommit
with instructions, and after a contest between Mr.
| JOHNSON, Of Maryland and mir JOHNSON, of
Tennessee, the previous question was again moved,
and the bill was finally passed, 10y vote OF l63 to
The question being on the title OF the bill
I MIR c lNGERSOLL moved to amend 1t as
to read simply bill making appropriations for the
army.
MIR l. said he wished to preserve The military AGA
DENY; and, in order TO its preservation It should be
| radically reformed.
The cadets should not be paid.
No cadet should be educated but for the scientific
corps, and not for the army at large.
No cadet should be allowed n commission until
he had served in the ranks for certain period, as
was done by all the princes and mobiles IN European
countries. Mr. |. then Withdrew his motion TO a.
mend, and the bill was finally passed.
The SPEAKER laid before the House several
Executive communications
And then, the House adjourned.