Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-25

Of tho old maxim that IL 10 wi.s In time Of p.ao. a
| be Pfepaiei TOT ~~ TLe'e regiments were. ko~svst
really needed Tor service OF the PRESENT time. without
/ after.
After giving Information to the expense OF r.sinsnu
OF cavalry snd hsmen and reading staemsns upon that
SUBJECT, hr b. referred the fourth section Il the bill
which provides Tor the addition Of each company
OF the present military and showed the
ees.iy which. In the opinion Of the C@mmi tee M'G-
| ny Affairs existed for this increase of tic Amy.
| Mr.. MCCONNELL moved to add to the third section
| OF the bill the following proviso;
provided. That all applicants the President Cor
missions shall give bond aud security honestly abide tho
deei.ion Of the Executive; and II not spaueited
missioned. then 10 take u the ranks us pri,ates"
MIR. uOYD gave notice 81 amendment ~ be added
to the first section, M follows;
Thsi such pp',i.n Of the regiments hereby suhor
ned shall be noun ed whenever and continue mounted
long in the opinion Vi the Pre'den the public service
shall require IL"
Mir HAMLIN said he would for the bill he could
be convinced that the troops proposed To be sed
necessary for the defence OF county, Upon point
however gentlemen differed opinion lie said that some
years Of the regiments Of cavalry dsmouned
and converted into regiment Of rihemen At the last
session the regiment Of raemen thus formed sgsin
converted into regiment Of cavalry Itwss however
with his assistance He alluded TO these changes u show
tile prop'icy OF caution Ia passing these army bills II
the service required troops, he willing
them but he be satisfied those already
were propy employed and disposed OF before he could do
He in favor Of giving protection the omgrans
Oregon while on their and il IL could be shown that
would vote them As regarded officers for these regiments
MIR. H. said he believed II admitted fact there
were about one hundred officers in the military
who had no real or Necessary duty TO perform. Mr.. H.
said he could for that provision Of the bill which
provided Tor the appointment Of officers for them. until hose
u.s. less supsrnumeray officers taken suoI the
regiments. II this suplns found insufficient he would
then supply the deficiency.
Mr. BRlNKERHOFF explained and said that n mssp-
prehen'on existed us to supernumersry oficsrs-,here
were no supernumerary officers At the last session he
himself, aborcd ,der this point
his investigation had convinced him that point Of iact
there super numerafies In the military service.
Mr.. BLACK, OF South Carolina, three times
ard eIpained reference to the OF Mr.. Brink
erho upon the subject Of the alleged supenumersry Of
hccrs
Mr.. HAMLIN resumed, and said that il might be
that there supenum eiary officers, (but Of that
that the gentleman from Ohio had failed convince
him. and yet that good why the guard
which he proposed put the bill should be adopt
ed He still believed there least hundred
less supsrnumeray officers in the army and IL any gen.
heman would take the trouble exsmne the documents
which hsd been printed within the last he would
be convinced Of that fact lie did contemplate aeing
any OF these commanding eers o. the
regiments, but they surely 6t be subaerns;
| fit for that suike them of the list a
Mr. HARAIsoN eIpned the mode OF selecting ap
| the bill IN head.
Mr. HAsLIN resumed, and enforced
he that should appointed
the army aid have
been assigned duty these regiments He that
II they found be be dismissed and
/ point others
the bill in ish, msa-
1t insgniheanto regarded He looked
atit said be by who forward sup
ported required supply ordinary y
and this he vote for the bill He hoped
| however gentlemen would demonstrate the TACT
The debate further confined Mr. YELL and Mr. CHIP
MAN in favor o. and by Mr. MeGAuGHEY and Mr. BAKER in
| position to the bin
| MIR HOLMES obtained DOOR following pro-
Provided That appointments OF officer, regiments
shall be made transfers promotions from the esr. OF the
| cent army Of the United States
The ptovso was read; when