Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-05-16

have yet another objection 10 this b All that Is pro.
posed to be voted by this bill is to be trusted him. He
to conduct this war He is Commander in Chief our
Ge1erassnso of army and navy He knows or ought 10
know how much money and how many the present
gency equres and he has not named any sum any
number Of troops has been invariably the usage in such
cases by all former Presidents he leaves TO act upon
information and judgment in the premises. Are we to un-
derstand that he abandons the responsibilities and duties
President and Commanden-C Chief in the conduct Of this
war; Does he intend TO be understood by Congress say
ing to he wha must be apparent TO the whole naon
"I unequal to the high position which occupy know
not how to advise you the Of money and the
number OF you must raise the military renown
OF the country from the passing cloud which covers
In this important matter you must my duties and my
responsibilities and adopt the necessary TO vdcae
the suffering honor of the naton" Ii this be the position Of
the President he has exhibited good sense in assuming
than in all the acts of his administration besides, it
not nc exhibits his usual reprehensible secreyeness
But Mr. Speaker the Of this measure is the sup
plies They will all be required before the nation gets out
Of this difficulty will for the supplies Of the bill with
hearty aacry, at the time protesting against
hoods. Since the play has begun am for fighting Mexico
soil, hers every where until we dive her across
the Rio Gande and retrieve ancient renown am then
for withdrawing army to the side of the Nueces and
then settling by treaty all points Of dispute with that
weak and distracted country upon the most liberal terms
Mr.. DAVIS repeatedly interrupted and called oorder
but the Chair declined pronounce him out Of Order I'LL
having proceeded some time, he called TO order by
Mr.. DOUGLASS who said the Mr.. DAVIS war Civ
ing might be- in his ew very good why he should
vote against the bill but why he should from
voting sas
The CHAIR ruled that, according to the usage Of the
House similar cases, Mr. DAVIS must be suffered to give
his as he thought fit.
From this decision Mr.. BRINKERHOFF took an appeal.
Mr.. EWING, of Pennsylvania, demanded the yeas and
nays which, being ordered and aken resulted in sustaining
the decision of the Chair by yeas liz, nays 70.
Mr. DAVIS having proceeded.
Mr. HENLEY called him to order and the Chair ruled
him to be out Of order.
Mr. BRINKERHOFF objected to his proceeding, and in
sisted on the rule in the case
Mr. DAVIS heeupon withdrew his request for leave to be
excused from voting, and said he should for the bill
The question then recurring the passage Of the BILL il
was decided by yeas and nays as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Abbott, Stephen Adams, Anderson, Ar
nod Baker Barringer Bay Bednger, Bell Benton, ,Biggs
Brnkerho Brockenbrough Brodhead Milton Brown, W. 6.
Brown, Burlington, Burt, w: w. Campbell John H. Camp
s1sn
Cooke Collin, Crozer, Culom, Cummins Daniel Dargan
Daragh, Garrett Davis Jefferson Davis DE Mott Dillng-
Ellsworth Eriman John H. Ewing Edwin H. Ewing, Faran
Fickln, Foot, Fries Garvn Gentry, Goodyear Gordon
Graham Grider Grover Hamn, Hampton, Iiaralson. Ha
manson, Harper, Henley, Herrck Hlard Hoge, Elias b.
Holiness Isaac f. Holmes, Hopkins Hough John W. Hous-
ton, George s. Houstop Hungerord James B. Hunt Hunter
Andrew Johnson George w. jones' Andrew Kennedy Pres
ton King Thomas Butler King Leb, La Sere, Lewis Levin
aasS as asn Mscs Msss Mc
McGaughey, McHcnry, Mckay, Marsh, John p. Martin
Niven Norris, Owen, Parish, Payne, Pendleton, Perri
Petit, Phelps, Pollock, Price, Ramsey Rathbun Reid
Ree het Ritter, Roberts, John A. Rockwell, Sawtelle
Sawyer. scammon, schenck, seddon, Alex d. Sims Leo
nard H. Sims Simpson, Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Tho
mas Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton Strkweather, Stewart
St John, Strong, Thbodeaux, Thomasson Jacob Thomp-
son, Thurman, Tibba Toombs Towns, Trcdway, Trumbo
Vinton, Wentworth, Wheaton, Wick, Winthrop, Woodruff
Woodward, Yancey, Yell, Young-174
NAYS-Messrs john Quincy Adams, Aslmun, Cranston,
Culver Delano Gddngs, Grnnel Hudson, Daniel p. King
Root, Severance, Strohm, Tilden Vance-l4.
So the bill PASSED.
On motion Of Mr. HARALSON, the House took up III,
amendments of the Senate the bill the rank
file Of the army Of the United States and agreed the
So the bill has finally passed both Houses with the ran
and file of companies increased TO hundred men.
Andt he Honse adiourped until In uorrou