The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-04

At ana nney seventh Of the said sstablshed ARTICLES
@d IN general all other followers Of camp or army oil the
nied states when such army shall be serving
TIE limits Of the United states and their Organized Terrific
sosernmens may be tried and csPtaly o. otherwise
punished BY sensnse Of general according
70 the nature and degree Of the offence any murder
other felony committed upon person or pf0psty Of amy
oil the persons herein included upon the person prop
cry o. any Of the people Of the eoany beyond the said &c
ogTaphica or Judicial limits - WV
Sac 10 md Be JtAsr enacted That from and aneT the
passage Of this act Oder in the army OF the United
States not actually engaged in or aiding In
carrying hosiitiss against the public enemy shall be
entitled to receive more than eight TsSn per day OF com
mutation therefor.
Sac 10 ind be further enacted That when any oncer Of
the army shall make Tequson upon the executive of aby
state ioT militia o. volunteers to be employed IN the service
communicate the said executive copy OF much Of hi.
instructions as contain the authority under which he ac
and all calls otherwise made shall be diGTegsrded
Mr.. HARRISON moved a reconsideration of the
vote.
And the question being taken, the vote was not
reconsidered.
Mr.. MORRIS rose to call up the motion to re-
consider the vote by which resolution heretofore
introduced by him had been laid on the table.
Not now In OTdet
VOLUNTEERS AND MILITIA.
Mr.. G. DAVIS moved that the special order be
postponed 10 enable him to offer joint resolution.
The SPEAKER said, that even # the motion To
postpone should prevail il would not be in order
for the gentleman introduce any extraneOus mat
ter without vote Of two-thlrds.
MIR. HOGE inquired IL u motion 10 go into COM
mittee would be IN order,
The SPEAKER said no; because there was a
motion pending to postpone the very business which
the committee must take up.
Mr.. q. DAVIS asked that the resolution might
be read for insormationI
And il was read follows;
whereas the government Of the United States has no
70 call the states for regular troops Tor any
other description OF military force but militia either draft
al An
providing Tor the prosecution Of the existing between
The United states aud the republic OF Mexico" the Pros
any number Of volunteers exceeding aud he
in virtue thereof called upon the governors Of several
states for specified number Of volunteers and the said
states have proceeded and to appoint Officers
part for the volunteers raised BY then which they have
s e aS Ss 30 Se De TIT
Rssstrsdb By tie Senate and Houas Of RrpIsssH'aT VI the
Uasd SaisS Of 4@eH IN COnsyssI aIss1bisd That all
the volunteer troops raised TO be raised under the act
Aforesaid and hereby declared to be the militia Of
the States and the several States raising any portion OF
said volunteer militia, have respectively the right to
point the officers thereof
The SPEAKER. How long docs the gentleman
propose the postponement'
Mr.. G. DAVIS said, until tomorrow.
Mr.. PETIT moved that the resolution be laid
on the table.
The SPEAKER said no such motion could be
entertained, because the resolution had not been re-
ceiyed
Mr.. PETIT. Then move to lay on the table
the motion to postpone the special order.
The SPEAKER. II the gentlemans object is to
relieve the House from the proposition Of the gen
tIeman from Kentucky [Mr. DAVIS that obi Jet
will not be accomplished; because any gentleman
may, Immediately afterwards, move a postpone
ment. But # the gentleman insists, the chair will
put the question.
Mr.. PETIT insisted.
Mr.. q. DAVIS asked the yeas and nays on the
motion to lay on the table TO postpone.
Aner some conversation on point Of order be-
tween Mr.. G. w. JONES and the SPEAKER,
Mr.. PETIT Withdrew his motion.
Mr.. G. DAVIS asked the yeas and nays on the
motion to postpone; which were ordered.
The Clerk called the roll, and the vote re-
suited as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott Ashmun Barringer, Bell, Blan.
chard. Milton Brown. Burlington, VIM. w Campbell.
Cooke ColAmer, Crsnston. Cfozier Culver, Garrett Da.
Hampton Harper Herrick Hilliard Elias D Holmes
SAMUEL b. Hubbard, Hudson, Washington Hunt, Daniel
P King, Thoma, Butler King MGGsugheE. Mciienry
nevsGs MAJ marsh, MleT, ao'sley Pollock julius
Albert smith, Caleb B. Smith stephens stohm Thibo.
deaux ThOmasson, Benjamin Thompson TOOmbs. Trumbo
NAYs-Messrs, John Quincy Adams, Stephen Adams
Benton, Biggs James Black, Bowlin, Boyd Brinkerhof
Chapman, Chase, Chipmaa, Clarke Cobb, Collin Cul,
lon, Cummins, Cunningham, Daniel Dargan, jefferson
Davis, De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbin, Dromgoole Dunlap,
Ellsworth Erdman, Fckln, Fries, Gsrvin Giles Gordon,
Graham, Grover Hamlin HARRISON, Harmanson Henley
Hoge Hopkins Hough, George 8, Houston Edmund w.
HUBBARD HungerfOri James B Hunt, Charlie. j. ingersoi
Jenkins James II. Johnson, Andrew Johnson George w
Jones, seaborn Jones kaufman Kennedy, Leake, La
sere, Lumpkin, Maclay Mcclellan, McClellsnd, McCer.
Mcdowell, Mckay John P, Martin Barclay Marlin Nor,
Petit Phelps Rathbun, Reid Ritter. Roberts sawyer
scammon, Simpson, Thomas Smith Robert Smith Stanton
starkw Gather St John, Strong Jane, Thompson Jacob
Thompson Thurman, Towns TreJway Vance, Went.
worth Wheaton, Wick, Williams, woodward, orth,
and Yost-l07
So the special order was not postponed.
Mr.. HOGE moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
Mr.. M. L. MARTIN asked Mr.. H. to withdraw
the motion.
1t was not Withdrawn.
And the question having been taken, the motion
was agreedto.
MINERAL LANDS.
So the House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. McCLEL-
LAND of Michigan in the chair and resumed the
consideration Of the bill directing the President to
the mineral lands in the States of Illinois and
Arkansas, and in the Territories Of Wisconsin and
Iowa, to be exposed to sale; and of the amendments
thereto pending.
Mr.. CoLLRMER spoke briefly in favor of the
passage of the bill, conending that there was no
cause for further delay in the sale of these lands;
and that it better that the everlasting contep-
ton which there had been in relation to them should
be ended.
Mr.. ROBERT SMITH next got the floor, and
yielded to
Mr.. DODGE, who said he had few facts which
he wished to submit to the House before the vote
was taken. He felt deep interest in the passage OF
the bill for the sale of the mineral lands called
1t a measure for the passage of which large
portion Of those whom he represented had been
anxiousy looking for the last six or eight years
He would appeal to members, and ask them if, in
disposing Of the public lands, they would discrm
nate between the States and Territories If they
adopted the amendment of the gentleman from New
York, Mr.. RArHBUN,] which provided minimum
of FIVE dollars, they would do so
The mines Of Missouri had been worked since
1873, having been opened at that time, as was sta
ted by the gentleman from Illinois, mr. McCLER-
sASD,l by Renaut for the Royal India Company.
They became ours by the acquisition of Louisiana
in 1903, from which time up to 1899, covering Il
space Of twenty-six years, this same penny wise
and pound foolish policy of leasing them was OBJ
served. During seventeen years of Territorial de-
pendence, and nine of State sovereignty and against
the solemn and urgent appeals of her representa-
tvcs and in utter disregard of the interests of he,