The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-07
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and Immediately went into Committee of thu
Whole TO take up the Army bill. Il may be
well to remark that the discussion has adhered
to the starting point, being on the amendment
of Mr. Cave Johnson, providing for the gradual
reduction of the Army to the establishment OF
1921 and disbanding the Dragons, and The sub
sttute of Mr.. Roosevelt. that no part Of the APP
preparation shall be applied TO the paymentgof
any officers hereafter appointed, privates here
after enlisted, beyond the number now actually
in service.
Mr. LEVY resumed his remarks against the
reduction, grounding his argument on the pre-
sent stale of Florida
Mr.. FILLMORE followed in reply, but being
pronounced out of order did not proceed.
Mr.. EVERETT said he would agree to proper
reduction Of the Army, but wished the subjecl
more mnutely investigated by proper com
lnittec He wished no blind action on this SUBJ
ject.
Mr.. ADAMS was in favor Of proper reduc-
ton but, considering the increase of population,
&C., he thought reduction to the standard Of
1921 impolilic and wrong.
4 Mr.. SrANLY followed in an able argument
against the reduction altogether but his speech
was abruptly brought to a close by the arrival OF
the hour Of one when, by resolution, the com
mittee proceeded to vote on the items Of the
bill
On the substitute oil Mr.. Roosevelt the vote
stood SO to lO2. On the first part Of Mr. John
sons amendment, the vote stood 102 to Cd.
On that portion, virtually disbanding the corps
of Dragons, by ordering that no part Of the APP
preparation should be applied to pay it after the
30th of September next, the vote stood ayes 81
noes 70.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON offered another amend
ment providing that no money appropriated in
this BILL or hereafter to b. appropriated shall be
applied TO granting officers OF the staff, opogra-
phcal engineers, &c. any greater emolumenl
than that allow TO officers of the line be-
longing TO the infantry and artillery. On this
a uendment, teers being ordered, 81 voted in
the affirmative and SO in the negative.
To the second section proviso was proposed
refusing extra ratons TO commanders of posts.
On this amendment 81 voted in the affirmative
and 55 ia The negative.
The section appropriatng thirty thousand
dollars for recruiting was reduced to fifteen thou
sand dollars.
In the section providing for the Incidental ex-
penses Of the Army, the words relating to the
dragon corps were struck out.
The provision for the special agent Of found
ries was also struck OUT.
For drsenals it was proposed to appropriate
$l50,000 instead Of $4,000 as in the bill
The amendment was rejected
These and other amendments were rapidly
acted on as they were proposed. Their charac-
ter mostly tended to reduction of the esti-
mates.
In the Senate, Mr. BATES presented remon-
STRANGE from the inhabitants OF New Bedford
in the State of Massachusetts, against reduc-
non OF the appropriation for The Navy, as report
ed in the House bill. He remarked that that
town owned more than two hundred vessels,
ranging from three TO six hundred tons, and that
some of them Were round Cape Horn, some in
the Au trial Atlantic, others in the Indian
Ocean, the north of Europe; indeed, every
where, and the People felt a deep interest in the
matter 10 which they referred
Mr.. EVANS presented similar memorial from
Portland, Maine, signed by persons engaged
largely in commerce, foreign and domestic, with
out distinction of party.
Mr.. PHELPs presented memorial from con
vention of wool growers, held in Vermont com
planning that, in the various propositions before
Congress, sufficient encouragement had not been
held out to this class of citizens and they there
fore ask for protection.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented memorial from
Delaware county, Pennsylvania, asking for the
enactment Of such tariff of duties as will af-
ford full and ample protection TO one of tn
greatest interests of the country-domesic ma
nufactures in all their notifications
Mr.. CONRAD presented a memorial signed by
by the importers Of and dealers in jewelrv, ri :
siding in the city of New Orleans, asking that
an increase of du may be imposed upon Jew
elry imported from foreign countries, and expos
tulating at the same time against such a rate Of
duty as may lead to the temptation of SNUG
Cling.
Mr.. WOODBURY. sid that some time since he
submitted resolution, that until otherwise ordered
the daily hour of meeting Of the Senate shall be ele
ven O'Clock, A. NJ He did not press the resolution
at the time he offered it, because he conceived that
the state of the business of the Senate did not abso
lutey require its adoption However,, as a month
had elapsed since he submitted the proposition, he
would move that the Senate now proceed to its con
slderation. On the question being taken, the motion
prevailed-ayes Is, noes II.
MIR WOODBURY. remarked HAT he did not wish
TO say one word upon the SUBJECTIVE merely desired
to have the deci ion of the Senate.
The question was taken and the resolution was
adopted-ayes 81 noes not counted.
Mr.. BENTON asked the Senate to take up the bill
providing for an armed settlement Of Florida His
object in making the motion was merely to have I c
bill read, that he might see whether there was any
opposition to Il.