Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-05-19
Washington. May llth, i846.
From the Baltimore SGR-
TWEETY-NINTH CONGRESS.
WAmEGroE, Nay T 10
envy ATT
s!LEATE

Al coon rs tn, journal read tie message q tie
President relative Il Mexico was received ana 'e'-
Nh SEWER moved that the message and ACCOMPANY
ing documents be referred TO the Committee on 0t.Rh
RI lat4ols aud printed. Also, that the committee nave
leaye t. sit during the session Of the senate.
Mr.. s2Drirht moved print 2G,o0t extra COPIES.
Az C.ihoun said we were now placed very deb
cafe positions which called for solemn consideration ana
which might take many years to ieT!i.9te' i tH
become the Senate 70 act "lth the at!2e il9. ~
TO So important subject, ami to meet the crisis frty
and IN proper spirit lie IN favor oil deieFfihG hs
question printing extra copies for the consideration OF
M <neit approved Inc remarks Of 3Tr. Calhoun. but
thought it aiyisaoe to spread the message bsioTe m
neone lie also approved of the for 1t DAD not
call for declaration OF war bat merely Tor the means
M Allen was in favor Of the printing. Tho Senator
from Mississippi had stated that the President asks for
nodecaratio d war, but he had omitted to notcs the
fact winch the President had communicated that war &C
NJ Calhoun pointed ont the difference between stat
Of war and state Of hostiiities According to the Ion
stituton, could not exist without the acton o. lo
gress Tie President may rePel INVASION t,' ti.io
make war without the advice Of Congress His ooect!oo
to the motion print TO prevent any prtePtate &C
ton or y printing large number Of copies to give INC
appearance endorsing the views Of tte RESIDENT before
tx subject hid been properly CONSIDERED.
Mr. NJ CLAYTON moved to refer 10 tie military com
mittee as the most proper committee
Mr. Morehead opposed the motion IL Thought the
committee on foreign relations the proper cons1ttec.
RI agreed with aIr Calhoun that colld not eNt ac-
coriinr the Constitution, without the action 81 eon-
rress although hostilities might
Mr. Clayton defended his motion The President put
tells US that existed and he not going TO iniuiF
whether VIC were at according to the Constitution or
not but to vote supplies of and money at ono"
our first course adopt to defend the
honor OF the country, and to inquire tto canSes te
Mr. Archer opposed the reference TO the military com
nittee. understand the President As SAYING
that actually exists. 1t could not exist legally a"d
constitfonay. Ii recognised the existence Of wa
we placed in the power Of officers on in ifalti
10 involve Us at their pleasure oo.e ears az
an American vessel destroyed BY the British IN "o
own waters. DID that constitute war certainty not
Neither ala the attach Of the Mexican troops
Nj Benton said that there two distinct questions
presented the message One relative TO the voting O
SAMPLES ana the call for the other
ertace to the political relations between tine two eouu'
tries He therefore moveto refer the former to the NIL
comm ee and the latter the committee for
Nj sewer accepted this modification.
After some remarks FROM Messrs Casz, Io-eheaa ans
others the 3ied motion Of reference was agreed y
The motion 10 print extra copies w3s also agTee4 10
The House bill 70 increase the rank ana file Of the
army was passed with slight menf ana p 15i,
motion reconsider the vote, the Senate went INTO K
HOUSE.
Long before the hour Of meeting the galleries com
nenced filing and the members gathered IA group
upon the floor, discussing the important matters about Is
be brought up.
As soon the Journal read tie rules were sus-
pended IN order reports nom COMM tees
4 bill was reported from the post Office committee &c
amend of 1915 regulating the rates Of postage
1t twice read and referred to committee o. iha
whole 4 great number private aa1 local bills were
;-ect,al o,t~r,-,t was made introduce -asou-
ton caIDr on the President for copies OF all orders
which aye been given to Gen Taylor since he has
the command Of the army On the frontiers o.
on motion Of Mr. Mckay the House then wont into
committee of the whole. and took ~ the bill making APP
preparation support @ The military acaaaIf a.
The usual motion TO strike ont the enac,ing clause o;
of the bill was made and rejected By lage vote
Nj SAW r HAVING gwen the Senate scorcnlas re-
buLe for IL tarsiueSs IN passing the Oregon bills the
great of the committee, was still upon tho
aoo. the private secretary Of the President OF ie