Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-05-27
From Washington.

OF Gen. Taylor's army, reached
w ashington city on Saturday night, 9th.
On Sunday cabinet council was held,
he military committees of both Houses
were in session, the war and navy Offices
open. On Monday, 18th, the President
sent in message 10 both Houses of Con-
gress, recaptuatlng the state of affairs
with Mexico, giving information of the
of the army in Texas, and the
commencement of hostilities by the Mexi-
cans, and recommending the adoption of
prompt and energetic measures for the ter
minaton of the war, and the immediate
assembling of large force in arms. On
the same day, bill in accordance with
these suggestions IA copy of which we SUD
join) passed the House by vote of 173 To
l4-the nays as follows: ]. @. Adams,
Ashman, Cranston, Culver, Delano, Gid
dings, Grinnell, Hudson, D. P. King, Root,
Severance, Strohm, Tilden, and Vance.
In the Senate, after tedious debate on
distractions and formalties, the bill was,
on the next day, concurred in by vote of
40 to 2-with an amendment allowing the
volunteers to elect all their officers.
A BILL to authorize the President Of the
United States under certain contingent
cies therein named, to accept the serv-
ces o! Volunteers, and for other purpose.
Whereas, by the act of the Republic of
Mexico, state of war exists between that
Government and the United States
| Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United States of
america, IN Congress assembled, That for
the purpose of enabling the Government
of the United States to prosecute said war
to a speedy and successful Termination, the
President be, and he is hereby authorized
10 employ the militia, naval and military
forces of the United States, and TO call for
and accept the services o. any number OF
volunteers, not exceeding fifty thousand,
who may offer their services as cavalry,
infantry or rifemen, to serve six or twelve
months after they shall have arrived at the
place of rendezvous, or to end the war, un.
less sooner discharged. That the sum oil
ten millions of dollars be, and the same i:
hereby appropriated, out of any money il
the Treasury, or to come into the TreaSu.
ry, not otherwise appropriated, for the pur
pose of carrying the provisions Of this &C
into effect.
Sec. .. And be it further enacted, Tha
the militia, when called into the service q
the United States by virtue of this act, o
any other act, may, if in the opinion q
the President of the United States the pub
lie interest requires it, be compelled t
serve for term not exceeding six month
after their arrival az the place of rende2
=. vouss in any one year, unless sooner dis
charged.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, Tha
said volunteers shall furnish their ow
clothes, and cavalry their own horses
and when mustered into the service sha
be armed and equipped at the expense {
the United States.
!. Sec. 4. And be itfurther enacted, TIL;
said volunteers when called into actui
T. service, and while remaining therein, sha
be subject to the rules and articles oil wa
and shall be, in all respects except as
Eciothing and pay, placed on the same foo
y ing with a similar corps OF The Unite
l. States army; and in lieu of clothing. ey
J.. ry non-commissioned officer and priya
y in any company who may thus offer hit
/, self, shall be entitled when called into a
r tual service, 10 receive in money Il su
er equal TO the cost ofcIothiag of non commi
% stoned officers or privates (as the case ms
: be) of the regular troops of the Unite
l. States army.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted, TIL
. the volunteers so offering their service
u shall be accepted by the President in COZ
IN panies, batalIions, squadrons or regimen
whose officers shall be elected 10 the ma
ner prescribed by, law in the several Stat
o and Territories, to which such cOmpani
u battaIions, sqnadrons, and regiments sh
Mt respectively belong.
ny Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, TIL
no the President of the United States be al
10 is hereby authorized to organize compani
%. so rendering their services, into spa
Oh rons or battalions. bat;alIions or squadro
into regiments; regiments into brigade
and bTIgades into divisions, as soon as Il
in number OF volunteers, shall render SUI
organization, in his Judgment, expedies
ard shall by and with the advice of the S
nate, appoint the general of brigade a
division, and the general staff as now a
he lhorized by law; Provided, however, Th
ee major generals and brigadier genera
shall have the appointment of their ov
aids-de- camps, and the President shall,
ne necessary, apportion the staff field office
"a among the several States and Territori
~ from which the volunteers shall tend
their services as ne may deem proper.
:. Sec. 7. And be ii further enacted TT