Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-06-06
TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1916.
oUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House having resovedtsef in Committee of the Whole
on the of the Union, Mr TIBBArrs in the chair
proceeded the consideration of the bill from the Senate sup
Elemental the act providing for the prosecution Of the exist
Ing war between the United States and the Republic Of Mex
co, and for other purposes. The bill is as follows
b. enacted, dc. That the President of the United
States be- and he hereby is authorized to appoint by and
with the advice and consent OF the Senate
and four generals in addition to the present military
establishment
Sec . And be further enacted That the President Of
the United States be- and he hereby is authorized to call into
the service under the act approved May thirteen eighteen
hundred and foysx, such of the general officers OF the
militia the service in his opinion may require, and to
organize into bgades and divisions the forces authorized by
said act, according to his discretion
Sec 3. And be II further enacted, That the field and
staff of separate battalion of volunteers under the said act
shall be lieutenant colonel major, adutant with
the rank of lieutenant sergeant major one quartemaser
sergeant and chief buse principal musician according
to corps.
Sec A. And be further enacted That the President Of
the United States may limit the prvate in volunteer
pany according his discretion, at from sixtyfou
hundred and that with every volunteer company addi
tional second lieutenant may be allowed and accepted
Sec 5. And be further enacted That when volunteers
militia called into the service of the United States
such numbers the officers of the quarteraste commits
sary, and medical departments authorized by law be not
sufficient provide for supplying, quaerng, transporting,
and furnishing them with the requisite medical attendance, it
shall be lawful for the President appoint with the advice
and of the Senate, many additional officers of said
departments the service may require, not exceeding
quaremaster and commssay for each brigade with the
rank Of major and assistant quartemaser with the rank
Of captain assistant commissay with the rank captain
surgeon and assistant surgeon, for each regiment
the said quartemasers and commssaries, assistant quaema
and assistant commssaes give bonds with good and
sufficient surete for the faithful performance of their du
ties and they and the said surgeons and assistant surgeons
perform such duties the President shall direct Pror
dd That the said officers shall be allowed the pay and
emouments allowed to officers of the descrp
be subject to the rules and articles of and continue
vice only long their services shall be required in
nexion with the militia and volunteers
Sec g. And be further enacted, That promotion in the
quaermasters department. the rank of major shall here
after be made from the captains of the army and that APP
poinments in the line and in the general staff which confer
equal rank in the army shall be held by the officer
the and when any officer of the staff who may
have been taken from the line SHALL in virtue of seniority,
have obtained be entitled promotion to grade in his
gmen equal to the commission he may hold in the staff the
said officer shall vacate such staff commission, he may
his option vacae his commission in the line.
Sec. T. And be further enacted That the adsde-camp
OF the major general commanding the time of
be taken from the line without regard rank and the aids
de-camp allowed to other and brgadier
rails be taken from the grade of captain subae and
that the commanding highest general in rank may, while
in the field appoint military secretary from the subalterns OF
the army who shall have the pay and emoIuments of major
Of cavalry for the time being.
Sec. g. and be further enacted That the allowance for
clothing to each noncommssioned musician and private OF
ing the time he shall oe in the service of the United States
Sec. 8. And be further enacted That the non-comms
stoned officers musicians and prvates of volunteers and
Ia, when called into the service of the United States shall
be entitled to receive fifty ceuts in lieu of subsistence, and
twenty-five in lieu Of forage for such mounted for
every twenty miles by the most direct route from the period
of leaving their homes the place of general rendezvous and
from the place of discharge back to their homes.
Sec 10. And be IL further enacted That the colonel
nor officer of the Ordnance Department authorized enlist
for the service of that department many master
backsmths artcers,
er carriage makers, backsmiihs and laborsrs the public
service his Judgment under the directions of the Secretary
for the Department Of War, may require.
The Committee Military Affairs the Goth May ultmo,
reported the following amendment:
Insert between 9Th and 9th sections the following new
section:
Sec 6. And be further enacted That, in addition the
present establishment there shall be adutans general
DIVISION with the brevet rank, paw and emolumens of
lionel Of cavalry and assistant aduan general with the
breve rank, pay and emouments of major Of cavalry, who
shall be taken from the line of the army and addition c
their own, shall perform the duties of inspectors general
Prorded That the officers transferred from the line shall
receive only the and emouments of their rank the staff
but their transfer shall be without prejudice to their rank and
promotion in the line according to seniority which promotion
shall take place agreeably usage, in the
they had not been thus transferred.
Mr. BURT said he instructed by the Committee on
Military Affairs to offer the following substitute for the
amendment Just read:
ssSec That President ofthe United States be and he
is hereby authorized appoint additional assistant,
sdjuants general exceeding four the service
who shall be- appointed the the
breve rank, pay and emolumen and be charged with
the duties those authorized by law provided
that these additional appointments shall continue only long
the exgencies OF the service render necessary
Mr. BURT said he also directed by the Committee on
Military Affairs strike the 10th section of the bill
and insert lieu thereof the following which he would do
when the committee arrived at the 10th section
'fSec 10. ind be further enacted That the Ordnance
Department be organized contain the number
grades of officers provided for by law the
ofengneers and that the colonel senior officer Of the Ord
Department authorized 10 enlist for the of that
department. armorers, master carrage-na
kers master backsmths arorers carage-makers, black
smiths artcer and aborer not exceeding thousand in
number, the public service, in his Judgment under the d.
recon Of the Secretary Of War; requires and that
enlisted shall be subject the rules and articles Of war;
and shall be entitled the benefits OF the pension laws like
with other troops Of the United States"
Mr. BURT said he further instructed to propose the
following additional section the BILL which he would do
when the committee had gone through with it
Sec. IL. -3nd6e further enacted That the President
authorized to organize the officers aud enlisted Of the
Ordnance Department company companies Of rock
eteer for service in the field whenever his Judgment the
public service may require it."
Mr.. GARRETT DAVIS said he was astonished that the
House had decided TO hastily upon the under
consideration IL was Of much importance and little
difficulty and less than hours allowed to con-
slde to amend and debate it. Such precpitancy in the
interesting legislation Of the United States was fast ceasng 10
be novel IN the present House. and altogether unsafe
reprehensble.
am opposed (said Mr.. DAyIs) this measure and will
state very briefly few Congress has by law autho
zd me PRESIDENT 70 employ in the Of the United
MY Thousand OF the militia Of the States. The Constitution
declares expressly that the appointment Of the officers such
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