The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-20
House of Representatives.

WAsHrseros, May 49, ls48.
The Row. s Tusrrs performed the usual clerical SCR
MILITARY DEFENCE OF sAspusKY.
Mr. St JOHN asked leave to submit a resolution, call.
ing upon the Secretary of War to the
House at the earliest practicable period the results of
dusky Bay Lake Erie ana plan aud estimates for
placing tho river in military state of defence.
Joha moved suspension Of the rules ICries of read
the resolution read,"" read'1
Thu clerk again read the resolution; when
Dir JoiiSsor of Virginia moved to amend II, setting
asiie one hour for the reception OF resolutions
The sprsxns informed the gentleman his proposition
wa. no1 IN order as the motion 81 Mr. ST. John vas for
suspension Of the rules 10 inrojuc e his resolution.
the objection was Withdrawn, and the resolution was
agreed ".
TERMINATION DEBATE
mr ae nay submitted ass privileged question, re,
The array tomorrow, at two O'Clock.
rotion was made to lay i ON the table, but did not
preyai-yca 90. nays 81.
And the resolution adopted.
DAILY HOUR OF MEETING.
Dir. Resp, of North Carolina, moved suspe nsion of
the rules tor the purpose OF submitting proposition
that hereafter, the daily hour Of meeting shall be ten
o'clock.
Mr.. RArHBus asked for the yeas and nays on suspen
sion Of the rules tCries ofoh, no." takes too much
However, one-hfth Of tho members present SO wilcd
It, and
The yeas and nays taken, and the question was
decided in the negative-yeas 3d. nays s2-not two
thirds.
INDIAN TRIBES OREGON.
On motion OF Mr. Tnoarsos' Of Mississippi the bill
further postponed until the first of June The rea-
son he assigned was, that the House might by that
time, know what action the Senate would take tho
Jurisdiction BILL and that they might make the other so
conform to it as to answer the ends in view.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole the OF the Union (Mr Cobb in the chair)
md resumed the consideat of tho bill providing
he pay OF the for the year ending June 80 ls31
Two amendments were pending-one to cqualize the
pay OF the army to eight dollars, and the other to
dollars month
Mr. Mckay said, that last week bill was passed aug.
msnng the rank and file of the army and another to
raise regiment Of mounted rhemen and he gave no
tcc that when in order, he would move amendnen
proposing appropriation OF two millions Of dollars to
carry these laws into effect
Mr. SINS. of Sonth Carolina, in favor Of the first
amendment because he thought that inequality pay
calculated to produce dissatisfaction aud he
posed to the allowance of ten dollars month because
was the part OF wisdom to husbend and
should look the ways and by which our war
with Mexico shall be carried to successful result
he commended that according to the principles Of
national law the title to the territory between the Nuece
ana the Rio Grande properly vested in the United
states and that IT was high obligation OF public duty
20 maintain il.
outline OF the yalorous deeds Of the Texans from the
tune they declared themselves independent of Mexico
unui ney es'aohshed government and constitution
Now that Texas had become state of this Union il was
our duty to defend her lie regretted that even one man
the Executive the means necessary 10 repel Invasion
from SOIL and TO punish aggression II was enough
we're territory bands OF hostile soldier, and that
the army Of General Taylor in a halardou. nosan
should not now DC quesuon whether the President
bamet the duty Of the patriot TO stand nv III
country Works OF defence should not be In The hsar,
OF the country, but the frontier 1t was there
fore proper that works were erected the Rio Grsnde
to which limit we were authorized to go.
Mr. TooMBs said the true question was not whether We
should protect the citizens Of Texastha extrane
GUS Hs opposed the admission OF Texas into the Union;
but as the bill for that purpose became law
and the act contaminated he iet II to be his duty
protect her soil readily that Of any other portion OF
,ne country But the question was how far did the
limits oil Texas extend What Congress did not do
has tIuuo nv m Va rd
and called Congress to sanction the act lie proclaim.
eu mere ana In the face OF the civilized world that it
contrary 70 the laws OF this country usurpaton OF
me nghts Of the House aud aggression on Mexico.
fie feared not to tell the truth voice outside the bar
hsfk IRON me tombs'l IL was the solemn truth. He
might DC asked at what point he would stop Wbv al
the point which should be defined between the Nueces
and tao Rio Grands, and determined by the parties 10
whom the question should be entrusted
Mr. CHrNAr said that federalism was ever true 10 its
instinct Point him 70 man protesting patriotism and AZ
he same time proclaming 70 ensmiss that the 81 ..