The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-23

OF making pfousioh 10 carry TINS "'"e''"'
into effect.
The message was referred to the Committee on
Commercs, and ordered TO be printed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal of Friday without being read
through) was approved
The SPEAKER proceeded to call the States in
their order for petitions.
MUSCLE SHOALS, &c.
Mr.. r. CHAPMAN, on leave, gave notice of a
bill to relinqush 10 the State Of Alabama the exclu-
siye right to the canal works at the Muscle and
Colben's shoals on the Tennessee river, and 10
grant to said State, to carry on and complete the
same all the unsod lands of the United States with
in the Huntsville land district and 90 much Of that
in the Coosa land district as was acquired by the
treaty of 1885 from the Cherokee Indians.
TWO REGIMENTS or nFLEhEs.
Mr.. HARRISON rose Che said) to submit a
motion Of which he had given notice a week ago.
that the House resolve itself into Committee OF the
Whole on the state Of the Union, with a view TO
take up the bill reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs for the organization Of two regi-
ments Of rihemen. And he notified the House that
when that bill was disposed of, he should follow
this motion up with one to take up the other bills
reported from the same committee.
Mr. BRlNkERH0FF asked the yeas and nays
~ 81 INV SSHaAeNB 1hh 1uost4dcHt-
ly withdrew the call.
Mr.. BRoDHEAD suggested that the committees
should be called for reports, eight or ten days
having elapsed since they had had an opportunity
Of presenting them.
The SPEAKER said that tomorrow morning
the regular business would be the call Of the csm-
miltees for reports.
Mr.. BRoDHEAD then gave notice that, il the
motion Of the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. HAR-
ALsosl should not prevail, he would move to 90 into
committee on the bill in relation TO the licensing Of
canal boats.
The question having been then taken, the vote
stood ayes 90, noes AZ.
SO the motion was agreed to.
Mr.. ADAMS made an Intellectual effort to pre-
sent petition.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr. McKAY, OF
North Carolina, in the ehair) and took up the bill
to raise two regiments ofrfemen and for other pur-
poses.
The bill was then read AZ follows:
Be sngetsd BY the Senate and Houss of Representatives.
h' United States Of fmsTeS IN COngrsb asssabsd That
IN addition 70 the present military establishment Of the Uni
regiments OF raemen citizens Of the United serve
for the term ofthIes years unless sooner discharged
Sac. 4nd BE- further enacted That each regiment shall
consist Of colonel, colonel one major
sdutant with the rank Of first lieutenant one
major one two principal musicians
and ten companiss each company to consist Of one can
tain first lieutenant second lieutenant four ser
Yates who shall be entitled the same pay and allow
as are or may be given to the infantry OF the army shall
be subject TO the rules and articles OF war.
SEC 9nd further enacted That President Of the
United states by and with the advice and consent Of the
senate hereby authorized to appoint all the oeers prop
err to be appointed under the provisions Of this aci and all
promotions In said regiments shall be filed by seniority in
said corps as now provided for by law.
Sac. T. And b. farther enacted That the President of
the United States be- and he Is hereby authorized BY like
voluntary enlistment to add ten prvates to the
dngoons infantry and artillery whenever in his opinion
the srgencies Of the public service may require the
sEe. g. End Be further enacted. That the sum Of
thousand dollars out Of any money the treasury not 9TH
erwse appropriated be- and the same is hereby appropra
ted for the purpose Of carrying this act into effect
Mr.. MCCONNELL moved that it be laid aside
in order to take up the bill regulating the appoint
ment Of clerks in the various departments. He pro-
tested earnestly against the passage Of the army bill
declaring that the whole Oregon excitement would
terminate in smoke and so far as he was concerned.
he should vote against every proposition in relation
to the aforesaid premises until the American Senate
should act definitely, and show the American peo-
pie their hand. He would on all occasions vote
against all proAigate and wasteful expenditures of
the peoples money that deposited in the vaults
Of our national treasury, stained with the sweat of
honest industry and lawful enterprise.
Mr.. HARRISON said he hoped that an the bill
had been taken up, he trusted that il would now be
disposed Of and finally acted upon He would state
that this bill had no reference particularly to the
"notice" which was, was not, to be given to
Great Britain, but that its passage necessary in
any event, whether there should be peace or war
He hoped, therefore, that ii might be passed with.
out any extraordinary discussion. He would sim
ply repeat the idea he had heretofore thrown out,
that if a war with England was to come, now or
hereafter, we were not going to fight her with t,oo
regiments.
The question on the motion of Mr. MCCONNELL
was then taken, and, without a division, re-
jeeied.
The than II Al. -
the aforesaid bill, which was read by sections,
Mr.. J. A. BLACK moved to amend the first
section by substituting the word "disbandedn for
the word 'discharged;' which motion was agreed
Mr. SAWYER moved to amend the bill by stri-
KING out all after the enactlng clause, and inserting
the Senate bill.
The motion was not at present in order
Mr. THOMAS SMITH moved to amend the
first section of the bill by striking out 1.-TWO regi
ments," and inserting Zone regiment"
Mr. BRINKERHoFF said that if he could have
the ear of the committee for short time he would
conhning himself closely to the subject matter in
hand, state briefly the reasons why, in his iudg
ment, the amendment of the gentleman from Indiana
Mr. THos SMIrH] should not prevail.
1t would be seen that the Committee on Military
Affairs had not thought proper to report to the
House bill to raise mounted troops, as recon-
mended by the President 1t would be recollected
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two regiments Of mounted troops. The Committee
on Military Affairs on further consultation with the
War Department, and for reasons which suggested
themselves to their minds, had come to the conclu-
sion to report this bill, providing fer rifemen strictly
not mounted, and for these reasons: In the first
place, as a measure of economy. A report had been
made by the Secretary of War, and printed, con-
tanning detailed estimates Of the expense of mounted
troops, as compared with rifemen not mounted.
from which it appeared that two regiments Of
rIfemen strictly could be raised and maintained
at one-half the expense per annum of one regi-
ment of mounted troops, consisting of the same
number OF men. The inquiry then came, whether
the exgencies Of the public service required
greater number of mounted troops than we now pos
sessed The committee were aware that we had
two regiments of dragons armed not only with the
sword but with the carbne, capable of serving either
as horsemen or infantry. One Of these regiments
was IN Texas; the other the frontier west Of
the Mississippi. The principal reasons why an in
crease of the army was required at this time were
two: one was the necessity Of keeping up the pres
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