The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
From the ". o. Com. Times.
CONGRESSIONAL. NEWS,
WASHINGTON, March %

ult., were void of interest. In the Senate,
the usual number of petitions werepresent-
cd and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Webster, the Presi'
dent of the United States was requested
10 transmit 10 the Senate, if not incompah
bic with the public Interests, copies of any
correspondence that may have taken place
between the Governments Of the United
States and Great Britain, in reference TO
the North Eastern boundary, between
the 2Olh of June, / $40 and the l4th March,
1S41.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the bill reported from the
Committee of the Judiciary, relative to the
Courts Of the United States in Florida
upon which long and uninteresting de-
bate arose, which was terminated at one
o'clock by the motion of Mr.. Allen, that
the Senate should proceed to the consider
alton of Executive business. (This is
understood to have reference to the Belgian
Commercial Treaty.)
We copy the following proceedings, in
the House, of Rep. from the Baltimore
American:
In the House, on motion of Mr. Haral-
son, of Ga, went into Committee of the
Whole--and took up the bill for raj.
sing two Regiments of Mounted Rifle
men.
Mr.. Mcconnell, moved that the bill be
laid aside in order to take up the bill for
the distribution of the public offices among
the people of the several States.
Mr.. McC. said that he did not think
that the state of our foreign relations war
ranted The increase. Tho bill was not
laid aside.
MIR. IIaralsen, Chairman of the Military
Committee, said that the bill had no parti-
cular reference to the state of our foreign
relations, and that the increase was neces>
sary 10 the Peace establishment OF the U.
States
Mr. Sawyer, Of Ohio, moved 10 amend
the bill by inserting the Senate bill for
raising regiment of Dragons, or mounted
rihemen.
MIR. Brinkerhof, Of Ohio, advocated the
passage of the bill, and agreed that the
state of our foreign relations warranted the
increase named The state cf our affairs
with Mexico, at least, warranted the iu-
crease. He desired two regiments of foot
rIiemen, because they would not cost more
than one mounted.
Mr.. Hamlin, of Maine, was opposed to
any increase of the Army in the form
proposed.
Mr.. Brlnkerhof, asked the member from
Maine, if he was not in favor of block
houses 10 the Oregon.
Mr. Hamlin--.I am
Mr.. Brinkerhoff. How does the gentle.
man expect this to be done with the pre-
sent force?
Mr.. Hamlin.-There are other ways to
procure an increase of the Army. The
present recommends an addition TO the
rank and file of each company. There
are now one hundred supernumerary officers
and unless these are filled up, shall not
vote to increase The number
Mr.. McCaughey, of Indiana, made an
able speech against the bill. The bill was
not peaceable measure, though ii was so
called. No bill to increase the Army
could properly be regarded as peace mea-
sure. The West did not need the bill
to protect them. They were able to pro,
tect themselves.
1t seemed very strange to him that men
were advocating an increase of the Army,
were advocating a decrease of duties on
foreign goods. We were told that the bill
was not necessary to protect ourselves from
Mexico, nor England, but from peaceful
Indians.
The discussion was continued by Mr..
Baker, of Illinois, and Mr.. Chapman, of
Michigan.
MIR. Holmes obtained the floor, when
the Committee arose, and Mr.. Haralson
of Ga, proposed to end the debate upon
the bill Tomorrow. The objections were
many, and the House adjourned without