Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-06-27

ocers he therefore desired to have the bill amended by
striking out the word three" and inserting " two"
Mr. HARRISON proceeded. The bill Of the 18th instant
provided that the President might receive volunteers in
panies bataons regiments difficulty had here been
suggested by his colleague the way (Mr STEPHENS
who asked if the volunteers be considered regu
lars, why the President did appoint all their officers In
reply Mr. H. would say that while the constitution authoz
ed Congress to raise and support armies, did prescribe
any particular mode in which this be done, and
thing prevented Congress from adopting the State organization
if it pleased. II was prohibited by the constitution
Mr.. STEPHENS here made remark which lost 10
the Reporter
Mr. HARRISON said, in reply, that Congress could call
out the militia TO suppress nsurecon and epe INVASION and
could also raise armies either by regular enlistment by
receiving volunteers. The law existed allowed the
unteers be received with an organization as high as eg
mens but above that Itw desirable that these
regiments should be organized into bgades and divisions and
Differed SUCH Seven weeks had already elapsed since the
war recognised to exist and gentlemen proposed
delay weeks before the bgades could be organized
and ready to act Mr.. H. bound oppose any such
projects of delay He did object the principle of the
amendment of the gentleman from Alabama his sole ohjec-
ton to the delay The volunteers might have been
peey organized and oicered and in the field the of
war before this day, but for the action of the Senate.
Mr. H. said there precedent exactly to the point
that though had been referred to by his friend from South
Carolina (Mr. BuRT) he must be permitted quote it.
He referred to the Of July 1912, which expressly autho-
lied the President to appoint officers volunteers The
reference peculiarly appropriate for it to show
,uona Mr. H. here quoted the law, which authorized the
President to appoint general field, and staff officers
hand the volunteers and provided that they should receive
the pay troops of the line Under that law the Pre-
slden had accordingly appointed bgaders. The law
from precisely the necessity which existed now and
syllable said about any violation of the constitution
Mr.. ATKINSON here asked that Mr.. Madisons message
recommending the appointment of officers for the volunteer
force by the Executive should be read and read the
Clerks table accordingly.
Mr.. HARRISON dwet on the difficulties which must at
tend attempt carry out the second section of the supple
mental bill. The President could not know how long the
began, when they would expire thousand peplexing
and exciting questions of rank might grow up that very
subject for precedence in command would be regulated by
date The President could only call these officers out, but
had power right commission Them and their employ
ment might lead to infinite confusion There many OF
these officers whom Mr. H. knew personally and whom he
should be willing trust but he desired that the Government
should have all the power that might be necessary to prompt
and vigorous prosecution of the Give the Executive all
requisite facilities and MEANS and then, if he did not do WELL
hold him to the strictest responsibility.
Mr.. McCLERNAND said that quite sufficient time had
been allowed for this discussion 1t had been abundany
shown that the bill according to precedent The Pres
dent responsible for the exercise of this power if
ferrcd and Mr. McC. willing to put it into his hands
The time called for action rather than words and he there
fore demanded the previous question.
Mr. COOKE requested him to withdraw the demand that
ne might have time to explain his amendments but Mr..
McCLERsAND stood fast and insisted the call. 1t
The previous question having been thus sustained
The question REQUIRED the amendment moved by Mr..
Cooke, as before stated
The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows
YEAS-Messrs Abbott, Arnold, Ashmun Barringer Bell
Blanchard, John H. Campbell Carroll, Cooke, Cranston,
Crozer Culver Darragh Dixon, Dockery Edwin H. Ewing
Faran, Garvin Gentry Graham, Order, Grnnel Hamp-
Harper, Henley, Hard John w. Houston, Samuel d.
Hubbard Hudson Washington Hunt, Andrew Johnson Geo.
W. jones' Kennedy Leib, Long, Joseph J. Mcdowell, Me-
Ganghey, McHenry, MeIlyaine, Miller, Moseey, Pollock,
Ramsey, Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell Root, Runk
Schenck Simpson, Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Caleb b.
Smith, Stephens, Strohm, Thomasson Tildcn Toombs
Trumbo, White, Woodruff, Young-6i.
NAYS-Messrs. John Quincy Adams Anderson, Atkin-
son. Be6inger Bggs James Black James A. Black Bowlin
Boyd, Brnkerhof, Brockenbrough, Brohead, William G.
Brown, Burt Cathcart Reuben Chapman Chase, Chapman
Cobb, Collin Cullom Daniel De Mott Dillingham;, Dobbn
Douglass Dunlap Edsa, Ellsworth, Erdman, Giles Good
year, Gordon, Grover, Hamn HARRISON, Isaac T. Holiness
Hopkins, Hough, George S. Houston Edmund w. HUBBARD
Hungerord, James b. Hunt Charles J. ngersoll Jenkins
James Johnson Joseph Johnson Seabon jones' Kaufman
Preon King tawrenee LgCn LumRkn Maesy Meclean
Martin Barclay Martin, Morse, Moulton Norris Owen,
Parish Rahbun Reid, Ritter, Roberts, Sawtelle Sawyer
Scammon Seldom Alexander d. Sims Robert Smith, Stanton
Tibbatts, Tredwsy, Wheaton, Williams Yancey and
Yost--Ss
So the amendment was rejected.
And under the operation of the previous question: the bill
ordered third reading and, being read the third
time, the question REQUIRED, Shall it pass
The previous question ordered and under its opera
ton, the question put Shall it pass
And passed in the affirmative
Mr.. BRINKERHOFF moved reconsideration of the
question the passage and moved the previous question
his notion which ordered when
The House refused reconsider its vote and the bill
stands passed. and returned the Senate with the con-
cuuence of the House.