The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-04

Mckay John Il. Martin Barclay Martin Nisen Morris
sell s.wtsls scammoh, schenek Leonard a. sims, sinp,
son, Thomas smith Stanton ST. John strong, Thsmssson
Wick, Williams. wSSdS ard. wo5dworth. and iOst~ios
NAYs-Messrs Abbott. Bell, Bowlin, Milton Brown,
cfolIsr' Culver DANIEL banass' Jarrett Davis DOcTsTy
Dro@goole, Edwin H. Ewing FsTAn, Foot Snder hamP'
nston Hunt JAMES b Hunt a ingersSIi Daniel r. King
Preston King Thomas Butler King Lewis Long Mclean
McC iceland Joseph :. Mcdowell, McGaughey MeHeaTy
Nc yane Miller, Morris, MOseley, Moulton, Pendleton,
Perry, Pollock Relic julius hosk~sit John A. hoek'
Caleb b smith Robert Smith, stark weather, stephens
Strohm, Thibodcaux, benjamin Thompson, Thurman TIL
den, TrumbO, Vance, Vinton, Wentworth Wheaton
Wright, and Young-7o
So the amendment was eOneltTTed in.
On concurrng in the following amendment
SEC To- .ad be il further enacted That from and after thu
passage Of this act ocer In the army Of the United
States not actually engaged in prosecuting aiding in
rying on hostes against the public enemy shall be emit
tied 10 receive than eight raons per day or commu
tation therefor
Mr.. DRoMGooLE asked the yeas and nays,
which were orderedi and, being taken, resulted as
follows
YEAs-Msssrs Abbott, stephen Adams Benton James
Black, Bowln, Boyd Brnkerhon Broekenbrough, BTod-
head, William q. Brown, Csthcart, Reuben Chapman,
Chase Clarke Cobb, Cooke. Collin, Cunningham De Mott
Dillingham;, DO6bn, Dunlap, ETdmsn, Fickn, Fries Gar
vim BiddlnEs Giles Gordon, Grover, Hann HarmsnsOn.
HeRey, Hopkins, George Houston Edmund W. HUBBARD
samuel d. Hubbard, Hungenord, James Hunt jenkins,
James H. Johnson, Andrew Johnson, q. W. Jones Sea,
born Jones, King LumPkn. Slsclay, Mcclellan, MeClel,
Mckay John 2. Martin, Barclay Martin Morris Moulton
Sors Parish. Payne, Perr Phelps Rathhun Reid Relic
RtteI Roberts, Root sawtete Sawyer scammon sever,
ance, Leonard II. Sims simpson, Thomas smith, Robt
smith, stsrkTeather Strong, Jsmes Thompson, Jacob
Thompson, Towns, Wentworth Wheaton, wi hams Wood.
worth and Yost-s7
NAYs-Messn. Ashmun Bsrringer, Bell Biggs Milton
Brown, Burt WIN. ", Campbell, A A. Chapman Chapman,
Constable, Crsnson CToher, Culver, Dargan, Dsrragh
Garrett Davis, JenruOn Davis DockeTy DromgoOe John
~ Ewing Edwin II. Ewing, Foot Foster, Gentry, Graham
tlrtARF au HaFa
EliAs h. Holmes, Isaac = Holmes. Hudson Washington
Hunt, Charles J. lnges"ll, Joseph H. lngenoll Ksuf.
NcCrair James Mcdowell McLiaughey, McIIenTy Marsh
Miller. Morse Moselsy Owen. Psndleton Perry Pollock
Truman smith. Albert smith. Caleb B. smith sIantop,
strohm, Thibodoaux, IhomaAson. Thurman TIden,
Toombs Trrdway, Tumho Vance Yinton, Woodw ard
Wight and YSdns-U,
SO the amendment was coneurred IT,
The bill was then ordered to Il third reading al
this time;
And having been read third time by its title,
And the question being, "Shall this bill pass''
Mr. Z. II. EWING asked 10 be excused from
voting, and amidst some interruption on a question
OF order, assigned his reasons therefor.
MIR T.. was excused
MT HARALSON made a similar notion and
having briefly assigned his reasons, Withdrew It.
Mr., PRESTON KING asked to be excused, as
signing as his reason, that whilst he was ready to
vote for all thcse army bills he could not vote for
bill which gave such despotlc power the lives OF
American citizens that conferred by the fourteenth
section.
Mir KING was excused.
MIR TOOMBS asked the yeas and nays on the
passage of the bill; which were ordered and being
taken, resulted as follows:
YEAs-Msssr. John Quincy Adams, stephen Adams
Barringcr, Benton Bggs, James Black, Bow lin, Boyd
BrinkerhoT Brocken6rough Brodhead, VIM O Brown,
Bur, CathcaH, John q. Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman
Reubsn Chapman Chase Clarke Cobb Collin [ onSta.
tie ullom, Cunningham Dsrgsn Darragh Jefferson Da.
yis De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbin Douglass, Dromgoole
Ellsworth Erdman Faran Ficklin Foster Fries Garyn
Gentry Giles, Gordon, Graham, Grover, Hamlin HAral.
George 5 Houston Edmund w HuhaTd Hungerford Hun.
ter. Charles lngefsOll Joseph H. lngersol jenkins
lanes II. Johnson, ARdr"w Johnson George w. Jones,
kaufman, kennedy, Leaks Leb, La sere, Lyon Long,
McCTate Joseph J. Mcdowell, James Mcdowell, Mckay,
Iohn Martin, Barclay Martin, Morris, Moulton own,
Rhett Ritter Roberts Root, sawteie sawyer. scammon.
Leonard II. Sims simpson, Thomas Smith, Robert Smith,
ThOmasson, James Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Thur.
man, Towns TredMay. Wentworth, Wick, Williams,
Wood, Woodward Woodwork, and Yost-l2O.
NAYs-Messrs. Abbott Ashmun, Bell Blanchard, Nil.
ton Brown, Burlington, VIM. w Campbell Chapman Cooke
Il living Foot Giidinss' order Grinnel. Hampton
Harper Heuick, billiard, Samuel D. Hubbard Hudson,
hgI PaSe King asE
Julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Runk, schenck,
seaman Severance. Truman Smith Albert smith Caleb
TOmbs, Trumbo, Vance, vntOn, and Young-s2.
So the bill passed in the following form, to
wit:
Be enacted BY IL, Senate House Of Repressntaire,
ots United STATES Of 4meoG in Congress as,fmbd That
he Preside Mt Of the United States be and he hereby is
horIea 10 appoint by and with the advice and
sr,I. n ,S Sne ana iour
PToridSd That when the with Mexico shall termL
aate the number OF major generals in the army shall be
duced TO one and the number Of bgader generals shall be
reduced 10 two And the President OF the United States
authorized and directed select from the whole
he n0ffF tha1 IL
their commissions the number TO be retained and
remainder to be discharged from the service of the United
States.
SEC . 7nd be further enacted That the President of the
United states be- and he hereby authorized call
hundred and fortys such OF the general officers Of the
militia as the service in his opinion require and to
ganze into brgades and divisions the authorized by
said act according 10 his discretion"
sc D. .fnd be IL further Enacted, That the field and
stan oil separate battalion OF volunteers under the said
act snail % eE lieutenant colonel or major, sdutant
with the rank o lieutenant sergeant major quarter.
master sergeant and chief hugler principal musician
Sac ind ehJther enacted That the President of the
United states may limit the Privates any volunteer
Pany according to his discretion from sixty -four
hundred and that with every volunteer company add
tiona second lieutenant may be allowed and accepted
SEC find be further enacted That when volunteers
militia called into the service Of the United States
such numbers that the officers of the quarteate
mssary and medical departments, authorized by law be
porting and furnishing them with the requisite medical at.
tendance shall be lawful for the President to appoint with
the advice and consent Of the Senate many additional
officers OF said departments the service may require
exceeding one quartemsSter and commsary for
brigade with the rank of major and assistant quarter
master with the rank Of captain assistant commisary
with the rank OF captain and assistant
geon Tor each regiment the said quaermasers and
misares assistant quarermasers and assistant commssa
rs 10 give bonds with good and sufficient sure,ies for the
faithful performance Of their duties and they the said
surgeons and assistant surgeons TO perform such duties
the President shall direct Proridcd That the said officers
,hahe allowed the same pay and emoluments
SLOWED 10 officers OF the descriptions and grades in
those departments respectively that they be subject
the rules ani articles OF and continue in service only
20 long their services shall be required connexion
with the militia AMI volunteers
sac .fnd he u ft,thsr caarf,1 That the Prcsi.
dent % the United states be aud he il hereby nutho.
riLed 10 appoint - many additional assistant adju.
tant generals, not exceeding four the service may
require who shall he appointed the manner,
have the same hrosct rank pay and emolumcns aud be
charged with the same duties those authorized by
law' FSsrafd Ihat these additional appointments shall
continue oay long thu oKgcnccs Of the service may
render necessary.
sFU :. .fEAh ftvfAss sHarisd That promotion In the
qaarrmastrt department. 10 N. rank Of major shall here.
aet ~ made from the captains VI the army ProEidd
Ths no ocSr shall bold scommsion IN said department
81 the rnk 81 eor o. higher aSd Al thr time retain
= commission IN the line
So .fas .. q friAf snssf,s That the aids amp Of
n.