The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-29

such as the resolution proposed TO constitute, would
be the most appropriate board of vlsiters' Ihey
would there inquire on their responsibility 10 then
constituents and to Congress- into the facts helr
| report would be authentic and reaolei inc pre-
JUDGES against the institution should be remover,
and if any Of the abuses alleged 10 exist were
found, the institution should be reformed or aool-
shed. And he really could not see why any
member should entertain objection 70 the resoiu-
| ton. Let something be done; let Congress deelue
whether the institution shll be abolished or sus-
tained let Congress declare whether u was nu W'
ance or public benefit. He submitted respectfully
that there could be no propnety In Withholding all
Investigation. Nor was there any proprley ~ hlah-
ing APPROXIMATIONS for the institution, IN aesins
abuses against it, and at the same time IN refusing
all investigation into those abuses Inc iouse
vouId foreses that the resolution proposed no aPpro-
irritation of money. II imposed the duty on mem
beers of Congress and he trusted that as the tune Tor
the annual examination was so near, the House
vould adopt the resolution the only means OF ac-
complshing the desired object.
It was suggested TO him to move the previous
question. He was not disposed TO cut of discus
SION though he trusted that there was no intention
to debate the resolution at any length. II seemed
10 him to be too clear proposition to call Tor II,
and he hoped it would be acted on at once
| In answer to inquiry by Mr.. FnEs,
| Mr.. BURT was understood TO say that the insu-
| tuition was under the care Of the War Department
and the bureau Of engineers. If the House pleased
he would send to the clerks table, to be read, the
communication from the War Department.
| Mr.. J. r. INGERSoLL made a remark, OF
which nothing could be heard by the reporter, ex-
cept what seemed to be suggestion that the aeade-
| my was part Of the army.
| The communication from the Secretary OF war
was read.
Mr. BURT said he had abstained from discussing
the merits Of the academy, or expressing any opln
ION about II. He would gladly answer any questions;
IN 10 MI
a discussion Of the merits Of the question. He felt
inclined TO move the previous question, unless some
| gentleman indicated his desire to speak.
Mr. McCLELLAND said it was known that he
had voted literally every appropriation Tor this
academy He had heard general charges made,
from time to time, against the institution, but until
these charges assumed specific and tangible form,
he was not disposed TO vote for any resolution OF
this kind. He doubted very much the competency
Of any committee that might be appointed by Con-
gress TO examine into the affairs Of the academy
and he would much prefer the opinions Of officers Of
the army or il Congress pleased, Of private lndi.
yiduals But he opposed TO selecting members
of Congress, and taking them from their duties
| here TO examine into abuses Of the existence OF
| which they had no evidence, and when no spech-
| cations had been made. Until such specifications
should be made he was opposed TO the passage OF
any resolution Of this kind He did not thick that
this was a proper time TO cast any reflection on this
academy; he believed that Just there was an
other tribunal before which the merits Of the acad-
envy we're being fully tested. That tribunal was on
the Rio Grande, and he believed it would be more
satisfactory to the people Of the Union than any
committee that could be appointed.
Some explanatory conversation followed, in which
Messrs. BURT, McCLELLAND, and HARAL-
SON participated; after which,
Mr.. HARRISON, remarking that there were
other important matters waiting the action of the
House demanded the previous question.
There was second
And the main question ION ordering the resolu-
ton TO third reading) was ordered TO be now taken.
Mr. McCLELLAND moved that the joint reso-
luton be laid the table, and asked the yeas and
nays which ordered; and, being taken, re-
suited as follows:
Bell benton, James A Black BOwln, Boyd, Brocken.
Groush Brodhead. Milton Brown Clarke Colhmer. Col.
billing CHAM Dohbin Ellsworth, Erdmsn, Earan, Fckn,
Frie, Grover, HarnansOn HOge. Hopkins, HOugh,
Johnson, George W Jonss Preston King Long Lump.
Kin, MoCellsnd, Melyane Mckay John p Martin, Bar.
~ Phelps Reid Reifs Ritter j. Rockwell Runk Russell
sesmmon Thomas smith Robert smith, St John, STU ohm
W S@s' T Williams woodward, and YO't--7o
NAYs-Me.sr. Arnold Ashmun BarringeT' Bedinger
chase Chpmsa Cobb Cooke, crsnstOn CrOrer, Culver,
TP. Gentry Giddins. Giles Graham Glider GrnDs
Fla. isaac Edn%%d ubaT
samuel D. Hubbard. Hudson, Washington Hunt Hunter,
Lawrence, LesEe, Lewis Levin Maciay Mcciernand
Gsughsy, Mcasary Marsh, Miller Moselsy, SiSen o 5S
en-, Price Damssy, RatAhgn Rhest, Roberts, John 4.
sims Truman Smith, Albert smith, Caleb B. Smith
Stanton .stsrkweaher, stephens Sykes, Thibodeaux
T9e%%sS ruS6o Vance WICK Winthrop Wood %oO
worth Yell and Yorng-lo3.
50 the resolution mol laid on the table.
|, was then, by ayes 80, noes 81; ordered to a
third reading
And having been read third time by its title, and
the question being, "Sha this joint resolution
passi"
Mr.. THOMAS SMITH asked the yeas and
nays, which were ordered, and, being taken, result
ed as follows:
fagton, Burt william w. Campbell, Carroll John O,
Chapman, Chase, Chapman, Cobb Cooke Cranston,
Douglass Dunlap, Edsall, John II. Ewing, Edwin II
Ewing Foot, Gentry. Giles Graham Grder 'Grnnell
Homes Homes Isaac E. HOLMES Edmund w Hubbard samuel
D. Hubbard, Hudson, Warrington Hunt Hunter, Charlie,
Mccrste' j. Nc DowelI Joseph j. Mcdowell McGaughey
Rhett John A. Rockwell Root Schsnok, Seaman seddon
Alexander d. Sims, Albert Smith, Caleb B. Smith, Stan.
Thompson, Tbbatts, Toombs. TTedway. Trumbo, Vance
White, wick, winthrop Wood, Woodwork, Wright,
>
NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Stephen Adams, Atkinson
Bell Benton, JamesBlack, James a. Black, Bowln, Boyd
Brock enbrough Brodhead Milton Brown, WIN G. Brown
Cathcart, Clarke, Collamer Collin, Cullom Cummins
Cunningham De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbn, Dromgooe
Erlman Faran, Fickln, Fries Garvin, Gddngs Gro.
YER Harmanson, Henley, lIoge Hopkins Hough George
Houston Hungerford, Jas. B. Hunt, James H. Johnson
Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson, George w. Jones
Kennedy, Preston King, Leh, Lumpkin, MCLEAN, Nc.
Cleand. McIlvaine, Mckay, John P. Martin, Barclay
Martin, Morris Moulton, Norris Parish Perrll, Perry
Phelps, Rathbun Reid Relic, Ritter, Roberts, Julius
Rockwell, Runk Russell, Sawtolle, scammon, Thomas
Smith, Robert Smith, starkweather, st. John, strohm
James Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Tden, wentworth
Williams, Woodward, and Yost-s2
So the resolution was passed
THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
On motion of Mr.. BOYD, the Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union was discharged
from the further consideration of the resolution un-
der discussion yesterday in relation to recent vcto-
ries on the Rio Grande. The reader will recolect
that such resolution, modified, passed the House
last EVENING"
DUTIES REFUNDED.
Hho laid hoc, ,ho IL IL.