The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-11
NJ. BRINKERHoFF asked the yeas and nays


not yet been exhausted. -....... .......
The question was then taken, and resulted al
follows
yEAs-MsssIs, Abbott. John Quincy Adams, stephsI
Adams Anderson. Arnold. Barringer, Bayly. BedinssT
Sosin BAaksrhoa Brodhsad. Milton Brown, william @
Bosa, csrsl csihe.r, John O. Chapman A 80, .
caIlom. Culver cummins Cunninghsm Daniel, Dsrgsn
Garrett Davis, .. Davis, De Mott, Dillingham; plhon
F.Sa. Foo, Fo.lsr Fries. Darwin, Gsnt2 Giles, Good
year Gordon. Order. Grnnsll, Grover Hamlin, narsl
e a aSsS Ella Esoal s$as s1ass
bard Hudson. Washington Hunt James D. Hunt, Hunter
Joseph nssnO Jspani Joseph 1ohSsOH' os ss
Lewis, Long, Lumpkin, MaeiAy, MeClesn MeClsllsnd
Meclsmsnd nscr.,s' S lanes N Mcdowell. aehsny
PARISH Payne rsndleton. Phelps Pollock. Price Roberts
julius rockwell John A Rockwell Root. Runk, sa~tslls
ssn.on Truman smith Albert smith Thomas smith Cset
smith Robert sath, Stanton, Stewart ST. John Thibo
Kaufman, Tredsay. Trumbo, Wentworth. White &iek
Williams wilmot Winthrop, Wood, woodward Wright
iSaysIsIs.srs Bggs, boyd Burt, william W. Camp
bell Chapman, Cobb. CroEier, Dobbin, Doeksry, Drom
seOls. Graham, Henley. I.ass Holmes. hans'IrIOrd
Preston Kag. Mcdonnell. Joseph }. Mcdowell, Nc
osashsy Msriyaiae, Mckay, Barclay Martin, Morris
S,sn Norris Reid sawyer Strong Sykes Tldsn' Vim
So the bin was ordered to third reading lnow.l
And having been read third time by its title;
and The question being on the final passage, thereof
Mr.. BRINKERHoFF demanded the previous
question.
hs could now make q motion 70 recommit the bilP
The SPEAKER, said no; the previous question
would cot il of. .....
Mr., THOMPSON hoped that the previous quss-
ton would be voted down.
And the question on the demand for the previous
question then taken 10y tellers,) and the vote
stood ayes 90; noes 81
SO there was a second.
And the main question was ordered, and having
been takeo. the bill was passed.
Mr. COBB moved reconsideration Of the vote.
A brief conversation followed on point OF order.
Mr., COBB went into some remarks explanatory
Of his object In moving to reconsider the vote, which
he said was 10 move that the bill be recommitted to
the Committee OF the Whole on the state Of the
Union, for the purpose Of striking out the amend
nent which had rendered il obnoxious to It's sin
eere friends. He had voted against the engroGs-
ment Of the BILL not because he was opposed 10 the
bill itself. He had been It's warm friend and advo.
cate from the time it recommended by the Pres
dent and the Secretary Of War. He had Adyo-
Gated II in all shapes and forms; but with the amend
ment added by vote Of the House, he could not
give II his sanction or support The object eontem-
plated by those who had been most strenuous in
the advocacy Of the bill would be destroyed If the
amendment was suffered to remain. And # he
correctly understood the matter, the gentlemen who
had ysied for this amendment would not reach the
object they had in view.
Mr.. WHITE (who had introduced the amend
msnt) made remark Of which nothing was heard
by the reporter, but the purport Of which may be
Inferred from the next sentence Of Mr.. CoBB.
Mr.. COBB said he trusted that the gentleman did
not consider him as impugning his motives, or that
of any other gentleman who had supported the
amendment. Bnt he MIR. c. desired TO show that
the gentleman was governed by the same reasons
as actuated those who had addressed the House,
then that object could not be attained. The only
reason assigned by the friends Of the amendment
why il should be incorporated int the bill, had
reference to the principle ofeconomy; TO prevent any
new officers from being brought into the army, on
the ground that there were already supernumeraries
enough, and that therefore any addition was unne-
cesssry. IL this new regiment was raised, and the
amendment was TO remain. where were we to get
acolonel out OF the line' Was there colonel that
was not now on service' Where were we to get ma
ior or captain Was the regiment to be differed
out Of the supernumerary lieutenants 10 whom ref
erenss had frequently been made in the course OF
the debatei He called upon gentlemen who had
supported the amendment on the score Of economy
TO consider how we to obtain officers out Of the
line, unless by displacing them from regiments in
which they were now serving, and thus leaving va
cancies there TO be filled up.
He was informed that this was to be done by the
promotion ofinferior officers. What, then, became
Of the great object Of economy Would dollar be
savedl liza major was made into a colonel, and
similar promotions were made through the different
grades, would not the expense 10 the government
be the same as if the officers were taken from other
places Was not this truel He appealed to the
friends of the amdndment in sincerity and good
faith to say, what became Of the economy that was
sought fori There was nothing in it. Ii was fala-
cious and deceptive on the fsce of il. and he
sure the House would not be led off from the real
merits Of the question, by an amendment of this
character
whom this regiment was to be officered' They
we're lieutenants; and, he informed they
were the only persons to whom allusion had been
made. Ii the bill was left in its original form, did
prevent the President of the United States from
giving these snpernumerary second lieutenants Of
the regular army such appointments as in his opn-
ion their experience and ability enabled them to FLIP
1t was mere question Of confidence in the wisdom
and discretion Of the Executive to the selection of
the officers.
Mr. G. then proceeded to show the propriety of
giving this discretion to the President, contending that
if the Executive thus to be limited in his constr
tutonal power TO confer Offices Of this kind, there
would be no end to the restrictions that would
be put upon him: and urging that the tendency of
the amendment, if left it was, would be to make
the regiment a permanent addition to the army in
stead Of organizing corps for particular purpose,
which nigh be di5banded when the necessity Tor
its service had passed away. He 'adverted to the
delay and even the probable risk to the fate of the
bill, which might result from disagreement or con-
troyersy between the two houses on this amend
ment. In every view, either of expediency or of
constitutional power, it which, in his judg-
ment, ought not to receive the favorable considera-
ton Of the House.
Mr.. c., in the course Of his remarks, yielded for
purposes of explanation or inquiry to Messrs. YAM
cEY and ]. r. INGERsoLL.
Mr.. SEABORN JONES said he did not intend
to 90 into the constitutional argument that they had
the power to order additional men to be raised and
not additional officers. These officers had already
been appointed by the President. He believed on
the other bill there was no question raieed wheth
er they had the right to gil up the rank and file to
eighty in each company. 1t might have been said
then, that they were making no new officers with
equal propriety. aua.
But the gentleman said it would be treating thu
present officers with injustice, because this was 9
temporary arrangement, and the regiment might bt
dsbanded at any time and then they would not com
plain We had a right to complain now; we hat
95supernumerary offcers-95 men doing nothing.
Mr.. COBB inquired if they did not by this bill
provide for the appointment Of new oficerss Die
hia colleoouc nypect that cnu1d officer prea