Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-09


ganizd and whether officers ct line staff have been
appointed contrary % law whether any and what
have been adopted by the President tho Department
OF War; other authority under his direction In rea
ton such officer the troops called into service.
Rssoiscd further, That the President be requested to
furnish Senate with any correspondence which may
have taken place between the Secretary Of War and Meor
General Scott OF the United States Army, upon the sub
OF his taking the command OF the Army OF Occupation
the frontiers Of Texas Aud with copy OF any letter
or letters by General Scott General Taylor by the
direction with the knowledge Of the Secretary OF War
Aud that the President be requested further inform the
Senate whether any order at time given by tho
President OF the Secretary War General Scout TO pro-
coed the Rio Grande TO take command OF the army
(and so, 10 communicate copy OF that order y and
whether he has been daily engaged in the discharge
indispensable duties Washington under the direction
and by the expressed wishes OF the Secretary OF War; and
how he has been engaged whether General Scott has
rendered himself to the Department Of War ready and
willing take command OF the prosecute the war
again Mexico whenever the President should require his
service aud whether he has asked that command
due 10 him from his rank in the army.
Resolved, further, That the President DO requested to
furnish the Senate with copies OF the
General Edmund Gaines and the irom
the LIST Of June lSi5 to the present me the subject
volunteers militia ordered TO the frontier OF Texas
sENATE-Saturday. June 6.
Several messages received from the President Of
the u. 5.
One petitions presented, and then the bill
for the improvement OF Pearl coming up on pas
sage
MIR. Speght said he should not object the ayes and
being ordered this BILL bu, he did like the OPP
position manifested thing asked for by his state
Senators his side OF the
up the whites OF their eyes holy horror at this little bill
which asks for grant OF land that has been 40 years in
market and cannot be sold this FIVE cents an
and yet they could with great compacency for
the River aud Harbor Bill which takes millions OF money
directly out OF the Treasury They could for
direct appropriation OF improve their
state, but when he asked merely for grant of alter
n in state thar
struck with holy horror. The democracy OF some
Senators was pretty thing home, but turn
ed into Grisoeraey when they here lilo would tell
these Senators that when their River and Habor Bill
up he would be found ugly customer. lie wanted the
same sass for the goose and gande both He did
to that he would for the River uarbo
Bill, but he did think that the pursued IOWA
this bill exactly fair.
MIR Niles thought that this bill had been treated with an
extraordinary degree of lenity
Mr. Spoigh,. You have not exhibited much lenity to-
wards it,
Mr.. Miles went say that the Senator from Mis-
sissipp had spoken of his democracy-but II was de
mocracy be applied only Mississippi and to no other
State. In regard 10 the River and Harbor bill he would
vote against that well the bill before the Senate As
the that giving away half the land would dsu
bic its value, it reminded him OF wha, had been said by
who had heard Of Stove that would half the
and that that 1t only necessary buy two stoves
and save the whole OF 1t.
Mr. Spoght said that the Senator from Connecticut yo
ted the Harbor BILL his would not apply 10
him. They intended for the Senators who called
W,,ho hin d , 5 ~, sO &c TOT 'ne hNet and
80, L, :, yi -, - ~; >, vi s niue improve
NJ T go ~ 'n " oe ~ .hlSssspp
hi. rem,-tS ~ 6r' NA'" ""''"e' '"e senator applied
NJ So, Ia L,,, a. DIN ~
he did.
U,,hor hi ,,d ba5 ;,.SJ - ~, I; I'm ie nNe anu
further remarks in onnosi,ion fr, b.; 49,, ~ "'ou
hermit The senate, tom Mi;.snn ~ U11 no Touiu NOT
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this or any measure lie r,,e..n,S " on
and he ,vopd n,, IN have he ,i,L,s a. aJ " 81 NV e
with. - "''''e''u
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sneigb, 1no, in the xsry RS, ,, ~ Dusoy Anu
ZEN and the hin n,..ed Az % - Is Us 'a
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the l,ta ec,c,,rv al the T,e,.n,v M p;tLS e. y
in Louisiana known as the "HoumSb rar, :, ;