Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-19

The bill providing for The settlement Of the
claims Of New Hampshire against The United
States was read BY lis title, and finally passed BY
vote Of yeas 20, nays II.
The Senate bill providing for Company OF
Sappers and Miners, having been returned by the
House with verbal amendment, the amendment
was concurred in. So The bill is finally passed.
The Senate bill providing Tor The raising OF
regiment OF mounted rifemen, and for the erection
of forts for the protection OF emigranls on the
route TO Oregon was next taken mp, and after
some explanation of certain amendments, il was
laid aside Tor The present
The French Spolia,ion Bill coming up, was
postponed ill Monday next.
Tbebill providing Tor an additional assistant
pay master general, and for three additional pay
masters for The army, was next taken up.
This gave rise 10 Very long and tedious de-
bate, which turned upon The subject OF removals
from Office, etc.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Brodhcad made an Intellectual motion 10
suspend the rules for The proposed moving 10
print 5000 copies OF The Presidents message.
The West Point Academy bill, as reported
from the Committee OF The Whole last evening,
was taken up, read third lime, passed and sent
10 the Senate.
Mr.. Martin, OF kentucky made an unsuc-
cesslul motion 10 suspend The rules in order 10
call up the bill regulating the mileage of mem.
bers.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole and resumed the consideration Of the bill
making appropriation for The support OF the ar
my.
Mr.. Thurman made speech, in reply 10 those
who had attacked The course OF The President
relative 10 Mexico. He said he had trusted that
those who opposed the war OF 1872 would
have had no inilators, but he found himself dis
appointed. He said The speech OF Mr. Dclano
yesterday was but a repetition of what the Fede-
rais,s had said during The last war. After going
Mr. Polk would be found fully q bic 10 bear all the
denunciation and abuse which might be poured
forth against him.
MIR. Simms OF Missouri followed on The same
side. He denounced The conduct Of those men,
befs who by their speeches hare been furnishing
Arguments against our country. II they thought
The course oil The Executive was wrong, was il, he
asked patriotic for them 10 proclaim il 10 the
world? For hi@ part, ne believed the President
had done right and thai our territory extended le
the Rio Grande This war had been pronounced
an unholy war;" but he believed it TO be a
Just one, and one which ought 10 be carried on
with vigor and frmness. Nations, in the existing
stale OF things, were sometimes compelled by |
stern necsssityt TO engage in war. Al the close
of an eloquent peroration, he said he hoped that
long
"The Star Spangled Banner may wave
Ger the land of the free, aud the home of the brave
Mr. Hudson followed and explained his posi- |
ton. He was one Of the fourteen who voted
against the war bill, and he agreed substantially |
with the views advanced yesterday BY MIR. De-
lano.
Mr. G. Davis lail it down as an incontroycr-
tible position that war could not lestimalelv |
exist without the action Of Congress and YET the
President had undertaken 10 wage war, whilst
Congress was in session, without its authority.
The debate was continued by other members I
until late hour, when the committee ro.e.
The amendments OF the Senate 10 The Forlifl- |
cation bill were concurred in. So the bill is |
passed.