Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-05-15

Ma. Petit OF Ia. offered Resolution calling |
pom the President OF the United States Tor |
opics ot all orders 20 General TAYLOR.
Mr.. ltaTaSDn of GA. chairman OF the Mil |
iary Committec) objected, and the Resolution
vas not received.
Mr.. Marsh reported bill from the Com.
nittce OF Patents in reference To the useful
,fts.
The House then went Into committee OF
he Whole and took zap the Bill for the sup
port OF the Military scademy.
Ms Gordon. of New York took the Chair.
Mr. sawyer, of Ohio, moved To strike out
he iirs, section OF the Bill with view of de
eatlng the whole bill, and with the avoued
jbleCt oi abolishing the Institution.
The motion Jailed by Ielers, yeas %, nays
lOI.
Mr.. Sawyer then introduced an amendment.
looking To the prospective abolition of the
Academy a. soon as the Cadets now there
should have flushed their term. of service
MI :. commenced storming speech in
defence OF this amendment, and denounced
the Senate in bitter terms.
While Mr.. :. was upon the floor, ,hc Mes
segc of the President OF tho L. s. was received
and read the message commanding the great
est attention on the part OF all present.
MIR. Davis OF Ky, desired the correspon-
dence accompanying the message TO b. read.
Mr. Schenck objected 10 voting in the dark.
He thought we had enough OF that already:
and at least upon question OF peace or war
there should be reading of the message and
all the important pdpcrs that accompanied il.
lie called for the yeas and nays.
The Speaker did not heed or hear tho mo-
ton, and declared the motion TO lay upon the
table 10 have prevailed.
Mr.. Schenck demanded the yeas and nays.
The Speaker said it was too late.
Mr. Schenck.-l made the call long before
there was decision by the Chair.
The Speaker reiterated that il was too late
MIR Schenck qucs tion OF peace or war
then devolves upon the 0racles OF the Chair
The Speaker.-Not upon the Chair, but up
OF the Country
Mr.. ScheHck.-As matter Of right have
demanded the yeas and nays. ! object 10
having majority or the Speaker. by snap
judgement, TO inteTposc between tho rights ut
any member OF this House.
Mir =. was called TO order lie said that as
he had not voted upon this question before, he
should move reconsideration upon laying the
bill upon the blc.-The yeas aud nays was
ordered upon this motion. when Mr.. Sims, of
Mo-, moved TO lay the motion OF MIR Schenck
upon the table The yeas and nays were call
ed and the motion prevailed By party vote.
ll6 TO 90.
The Previous Question was then moved,
and the House ordered the printing Of the
Message and the documents
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole, and took up Bill No. rs, author
Islng the President to call on 30 900 Volm.
teers. and TO appropriate $40 900 600 OF mon
cy Tor their support.
The Bill was read in Committee OF the
Whole, when motion was made that the
Committee rise. which was agreed to-
Mr. Brinkorhohf offered Resolution tn end
Tie debate upon the Bill in two hours, which
was agreed to, and the House returned TO tic
Committee OF The Whole, MIR Hopkins of Va
Ia the Chair.
The Correspondence called for in The House
was now read, and occupied a long time
nearly all the time given 10 the debate. The
covered letters between the
Executive pepartncn, and the officers OF the !
Army ond Navy; and also between the officers
at Head 4uartcrs and the MeSie an aosi,o,i,is-s
at MatamoraS.
A hall hour was given 10 the discussion on
ly, when MI. BtinkeIhoil, of Ohio, said he
presumed that no one would wish To carry. on
defensive war alone. Ii would W. a second
edition of the FLORIDA war, but far worse in its
results A state OF war existed aud he should
not inquire how the war begun, or " o was
responsible tor II.
lie was Tor vigorous prosecution OF the
war aud Tor al once crushing the enemy fully,
instantly and vigorously.
Mr. Brockenborough of Florida and Mr..
Thompson of Miss, we're for Bill which
should declare war upon the face OF i, and
which should require enlistments 10 the end
of the war
Mr.. Holmes OF S. G.. was opposed to dec
laraiion OF War which he regarded as unnec-
essary The Mexican Government might re
Pudiate all that had been done By the Mexican
Generals
Mr. Rhctt, Of S. G.. said there was no war
existing between the two countries. There
were hostilitics, and the difference was broad
and marked
The time for closing the debate now arrived,
and score Of amendments were offered io the
original Bill. Several of the amendments
were agreed to. and afterwards struck out
The Bill is ~ Substance Bill to raise 20. 900
men and aPpropridtiug $4,000, 600 to- meet
the eNP'uses Of tlie same. IN consequence Of
the h"siiliucs oil Mexico against the United
States.
The Ancn lfuent 10 rais- the money and
mrn passed by vote OF l23 ~ 81, aud the
Bill H. passing finally as M cars leave.
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