The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-03
The nth section q the original fsi) being under con
sideTation i0llowsg

sideratiOn as follows
"sEe IL 4nd Dc gsr enacted That the colonel or 50
noT onesr OF the ordnance department is authoriLedto
m for the service Of that department as many master
morers master earrsgemakers master blaeksmths ati
6cer, armorers caragemakeTs, blacksmths and labor
srs ~ the public service in his judgment under di
econ Of the Secretary for tbs Department Of War may
require"
Mr. BURT, from the Committee on Military Affairs Of
tered the following substitutsj which rejected
"sEo. TO- iad BE- further enacted That the ordnance
department be organized 10 contain the number
corps engneers and that the colonel senior officer Of
the ordnance department is authorized enlist for the
csrriag emakers master backsmiths armorers car
rage makers backsmiths ardcer and laborers, not ex
ceedng thousand in number the public service in
his judgment under the direction Of the Secretary Of War
may require and that the enlisted shall be subject TO
the rules and articles Of war and shall be entitled TO the
benefits Of the peasion laws in like manner with other
troops Of the United States"
Mr. BURT from the Committee on Military Affairs offer,
ed the following additional Section which was re-
jfetsd;
find be further enacted That the President author
lied TO organize the officers and enlisted OF the ord
teers for service In the Geld Whenever in his judgment
the public service may require IT,"
The question now the following amendment iron
the Committee on Military Ahairs)
"nd De- further enacted That the President OF the Uni
be- and he hereby authorized aud directed to
such number OF infantry cavalry and artillery tao
structon and information Of the volunteer force called into
the service Of the United States ordered to hold them
rbuted their use and that the he paid for
any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
Mr. J. DAVIS moved to amend the amendment by srik
ing articles Of war; and nssrting regulations Of the
Ana the amendment as amended was agreed TO-
The next question the following amendment also
ported from the Committee on Military Affairs
"fHd BE- further enacted That the operation OF the
approved May.29 1890 entitled act to alter and amend
the 65th article Of the first section OF entitled
for establishing rules and articles for the government OF the
United states army passed the 10Th OF April 1906 be- and
s ss same is hereby suspended during the war with Mex
This amendment enables the commanders % detail
court martial when distant service.
The amendment was agreed to-
| Mr.. HARALsoN offered the following amendment
lind be it further enacted, That to the rules and articles
abshed by the above reced act in the first section Of
/ the shall be added the following;
ARTICLE IO2 Any officer or soldier any other Of the
In the Goth Goth
OF the said established articles and IN general all other fol.
lowers OF camp army Of the United States, when any
states and their organized territorial government may
tried and capaly otherwise punished by sentence Of
general court martial according to the nature and degree
OF the offence for any murder other felony committed
upon the person property OF any OF the persons herein
pie country beyond the said gSosra hicaOr judicial
limits"
| The amendment was agreed TO-
MIR GROVER offered the following additional sen
tenee;
From and after the passage Of this act officer in the
army Of the United STATES actually engaged in prose
cutting hoStes against the public enemy shall be entitled
receive than six ratons per day commutaor
ther sior,"
Mr. P KING moved to amend the amendment by striking
the words mot actually engaged in prosecuting hos
| tiles against the public enemy GgTsedto
And the question the amendment Of MIR GRovER thu,
amende taken, aud the vote stood-syes 49, 70
| The chairman voted in the negative
| So the amendment was rejected.
/, not certain but understood by Mir WooDwoRTH)
jteisd!
this person OF the Of IS years upwards shall
qualified to hold any commission N the army navy
the United States, and every such Office shall become
all ntent' and purposes upon the ncunben attain
| ing the age Of IS years"
one above offered by him, but designating instead Of
raons per day
Mr.. i T. Il EWING offered an amendment, Of which ",
| have not a copy, and which was rejected
| Mr.. A. JOHNSON offered an amendment, providing tina
after the the employ ment Of these officers should
continue than six months
MIR MORSE moved an amendment which the reporter un
erood to be to add the words except such officers SHOULD
be taken from the regular line" Rejected
| And the amendment of MIR JOHNSON rejected.
MIR. MCKAY offered the following amendment; which
And B, IL farther enacted That when any officer of tn
army shall make requston upon the executive of an
state militia volunteers be employed in the
Of the United States it shall be the duty OF the officer
ncae to the said executive copy Of much Of hi
instructions contain the authority under which he
and all calls otherwise made shall be disresarded."
The committee then and reported the bill and amend
| ments to the House.
And the question being concurring in the amendment
and on ordering the bill to third reading
| Mr. HUNGERFORD demanded the previous question.
Pending which, the hour growing late, the House ad
JOurned.
The following petitions and memorials were pre-
scented under the rule and referred 10 the appropriate
committees:
BY Mr.. +. B. HOLMES: The remonstrance Of Harri
Clement A. w Pond and 80 other citizens Of Monroe
ty New York, against change in the present tariff
BY Mr.. ST JOHN The petition of H. L.. Harmer and IL
other citizens of Wood county Ohio asking pension 70
the widow of the Rev Joseph Badger deceased chaplain
OF the revolutionary army.
By MIR. MARSH: The memorial of citizens of the United
States residing in London praying the purchase of Catin
Indian collection by Congress.
By Mr. MORSE The petition of Joshua Harrington, Wi
ley Duty and 40 others praying to have the parish Jack
portion Of the parish of Claiborne included in thu
Ouacha land district: referred to the Committee on thu
Judiciary.
By the SPEAKER The petition of John shrcih, of Ind
ana asking pension.
BY Mr. GILES: The memorial OF Drs John p Mac kensie
Thos IL Buckler. John Whitridge, VIM. r. Leonard, AM
others OF the city Of Baltimore praying that leeches
continued in the list OF articles free OF duty referred
the Committee oiWays and Means.
| By Mr. PETIT: The petition Of NJ. w. Rowe and 6
gress longer employ cbapains to be paid out OF tn
public treasury but that the members who receive So
day their services pay the chapans OF their choc
out Of their private funds
| By Mr. FOSTER The memorial Of the Chesapeake an
Canal Company relative to the stock held therei
by the United States.
!.