Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-06-11

| that there was no probability Of hosllnlcs
and 70 had General Worth, wtu ioh The
army only few days previous 10 tho com.
menecment Of the war. II the President,
had scot more troops, after representations
and there should have been no war, the
same gentleman would have consurod him
for seeding hon
Mr. HARRISON declared that ii wa, IDLE TO
prosecute The war with Ma1lc o, without 40
invasion into the interior Of Mexico. To
keep an inactive force on the frontier Of
Mexico would be expensive and useless -
| II wss true Mexico might offer terms oil
peace, but we were TO prepare Tor the worst
Ia the war Of 1912, we had $4,000 men,
SIX Major Generals and 8 Bngsdier Gen.
eral. lie did no, think tina, the army
could be wei conducted without two MINOR
Gcncrals and four Brigader Generals IN
addition to the present military establish.
ment He had high respect Tor General
Taylor, and was willing TO give him the
command Of the army Of occupation. II
the command was TO te divided, there must
be more than one Major Genera. With
out this bill, he argued tina, General Taylor
could no, take command Of the army in pre-
r. dencc to q Major General OF the militia
in the field Enough was said in the de-
bate to show that the subJec, OF brevel rank
is profound enigma, which has never
been and canno, be explained. 1t has al
ways been fruitful source Of difficulty
Il will now be proposed! that the Prcsi'
dent should regulate 1t.
| ii. II ".
Dowell, OF OHIO, Carol and Others until
aiicr three o'clock, when the Committee
rose.
After the transaction ofsome unimportant
busincss,t the House adjourned.
Washington, June 3.
SBNATE-Mr Sturgeon presented a
memorial from the Chesapeake aud Della
ware Cana Company, praying that the u
S. may reIinqu,h the stock held by the
General Government in said company, TO
aid in the widening OF the Canal
Petitions signed by 500 citizen, of Alex.
andrla, praying tina, the relroccssion bill
may pass the Senate. were presented by
meesrs Penny hacker aud Archer.
The Committee on Commerce reported
back the bill from the House, relative TO
dra" backs on goods imported from the
BRUSH North American Province and OK.
ported 10 foreign countries with recon-.
mendaton that it be passed.
The bill relative to the appointment, OF
additional pnymasters in the army was re.
ported bnck from the committee on Militia.
ry affairs, with recommendation that The
Senate disagree to the amendment made
thereto by the House Of Representatives,
After some explanations from mr.. Dix
and lnr. Benton, the report was concurrcd,
md the Senate refused 10 agree 10 the a.
mendmeut of the House.
The bill 10 grant alternate sections of the
public lands for the improvement of Pearl
river, in the States Of Mississippi md Lou.
isann, was taken up ind after some discus,
sion was laid upon the the table 10 be called
up hereafter.
Mr. Calhoun in the course Of the discus
sion, repeated wha, he had said al q former
day, that while he thought the General
Government. had no power, under the con
stilution, to make internal improvements
within the Senate, II was perfectly compc-
tent for the United States 10 aid in the con.
s,tuction Of state Improvements running
! through the public lands, whether roads
canals or improvement Of streams, whrcby
the value OF the remainder would be en-
HANGED.
The resolution offered Yesterday, by Nj
Lewis, calling upon the President for in
formation US 10 the state Of the finances, The
estimated expenses Of the war and the mean.
for supplying the Deficiencies, were taken
up so rs 10 conform to the object concm
plated by mr. Criuendcn in his proposed a
mcndmcnt, and adopted wi,hou, debate.
On motion Of mr. Johnson, OF La the Sen
ute took up the joint res ,Iulion IN relation
to the issuing a patent by the Secretary o.
the Treasury for large trac, o. la nd in
Louisiana known ms the Houmah grant.
~ xcruffie defend the issuing of tn,
patent, and said ha, the claim was a gooc
one The patent ought to have been is.u
cd in 1914,
M Johnson Of La, entered into h,,or,
of the claim, aud quoted from the law, pa.
cd after the acquisition Of Louisiana, an,
other document. to show that ii was no
valid.
MI Webster without knowing anything
OF the merits the claim, was unwilling Il
institute the proposed inquiry into the right
OF an individual TO his property, until
prlma iacia case should be made out Al
he understood the matter ii now rested sole
IL upon the opinion Of some members o
Congress that the patent was improp
erly issued.
Mr. Berrien explained the motive,
which governed the Judiciary Com
mittee in relation 10 the matter, ant
thought is was very plain that tn
Secretary Of the Treasury had i'm
properly issued the patent.