The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-04-02
W. +. LEAK.

G0ngrrgs.-A mesSase was communicated
b. he President Of he United States b the Sc
nate On he eiih, in answer 10 = resolution Of The
I7ih. The message recommends an increase Of
The navy. and Of tie military force. and resrH to
estimates prepared y - SrcrrssEy Of War, and
Of The Navy, communicated 10 lie appropriate
committees Of the two hoases at an early period
Of tic session. The Psesilen, merely sguints At
the 0Frson difficulty rs Tie reason for Ibis recon-
msndaiiOn; but he expresses the hope that peace
will be preserved. and bases his Recommendation
upon The maxim, that in time Of peace VIC must
prepare far war. On tie whole. very little can he
gathered from his message, Of the Presidents
views as TO The probability that this question will
be amicahIy adjusted. The message was laid on
the table sud ordered To be printed.
On the 25th, Mr.. BeHien offered a resolution
directing the committees on military and naval
affairs to lay before the Senate the cOmmunies-
tons md estimates from the War and Navy De-
paTtmsnts relative u tie proposed increase Of
those branches Of the public service.
| Mr.. Benton said, the committee on military af.
/ fairs, all Of whom he had consulted except one
now absent, we've ready to lay before the Senate
the report and estimate Of the Secretary Of War
and saw no mprOPrieiy IN Iscir publication.
/ Mr.. Fairfeld said that some Of the papers com
municated by the Secretary Of the Navy were no
proper to be made public, and he hoped the resO
luton would not prevail.
/ Mr.. Eerrien said he wished the Senate to b
put in possession Of the information, and the
would afterwards decide upon the expcdicncy (
publishing or Withholding it.
, Mr.. WesteOtt hoped the resolution would pas
The information would be as safe in the posse
sion Of any aud every member Of the Senate as
would be in that Of the committees, or the Exec
tive and his SecreiaIies-aEd it was proper thu
should have il to guide their action.
The resolution was hen passed, ard the repc
AMI estimate from the Secretary at War Order'
, to be printed.
The debate on tho Oregon question is still g
a ing on in the Senate.
In the House Of Representatives the debate
n the military bill was brought 10 close in cor
n mittee Of the whole on the 25,h, and the bill W
reported to the House. Several amendments we
5 proposed.
II Mr.. HARRISON Of Ga. proceeded to defend d
: bill as reported from his committee. He said
!. should bring forward another bill to give the Pr
silent power 10 raise $4,000 men, and if the el
gencies of the country required it, he was rcat
!, to vote 100000, or 100000.
) Mr.. Davis of Ky. put some plain questions
Mr.. HARRISON as to the cxigency which the Elk
! cutive had surmised in tie increase Of the Arm
ii Mr. Haralson answered that communicate
). had been received on the 3lst December, ups
I, which was based the action Of the committee.
e Mr.. Davis wished to know what were the yics
Of the Executive about the increase.
o Mr. Burr, of s. c., "a member of the militia
d conmi,tee) objected, as the information was co
y fitlcntal, and Mr.. HARRISON then said that the
l. formation could not be communicated consistcl
: " with due regard for tile public interest.
= The bill finally passed, by vote of l64 TO !
=. BY this bill 1900 men arc 10 he added to the I
. my, to be enlisted for three years. n