Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-27
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CONGRESS-
UNITED STATES SENATE
Correspondence of ths Bslt. American.
WAsulAsrar. March o5. lal

r..r wAsniNsros. March IS, 1876.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr.. bREEsE. from the COMMITTEE ON the Contingent
expenses OF The Senate made report In favor VI alter
son In the gaofes OF the Senate bc,,o
usuon oi tho aud the pubc-Laid on The table
"I fuLEE Offered q resolution insirueting the Com
ec On Finance To inqutc aud report upon the erpedi
ehey oi paying To- the State Florida amouu Ia which
sho would have been entitled under ia. d,it,bu,,n
'". oeen state nj the time o it, passage! Isd over
The resolution OF Mr.. JOHNSON 81 la heT.,oior.
u, i" iufni,h the reporters with copies of the bis
&c. printed Tor the Ut the Senate was taken nm and
adopted. 1897 w ~
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
W. nhnhihN offered resolution directing IN. Com.
'n''o.S On Military and Naval Affairs lay before the
Senate inc communications aud estimates from the War
aud Navy Departments, relative To tho proposed ncrcs,.
oil those branches Of the public service.
MIR. BENTON said the Committee on Military Affairs
oil OF whom he had consulted, except now absent.
were ready to lay before the the report and os,
mate OF the Sccre,y Of War; and no improperly in
Mr FAIRFIELD said that some Of the paper. COMM.
ncaied by the Secretary OF the Navy we're not proper 10
be made pubc and he hoped the resolution would not
Mr.. BERRIEN said he wished the Senate To be nm, in
possession o the information and they would ard.
decide upon the eApediency o publishing withholding
Mr.. wESrCoT'r hoped the resolution would pass The
information would be saie the possession oi any aud
every member Of the Senate would be ia that of the
Committees, he Executive and his Secretarie-and
was pc % they should have TO guide their action
ihe resolution was then passed and the report aud
mates from the Secretary Of War ordered to be printed
OREGON.
After some unmportant business the Senate prOee ded to
the consideration Oi the special order OF the ay and t,
oregon debate resumed.
Mi SEWER adJessed the Senate length in favor Of
The House notice. aud favor OF claim the whole OF
oregon tic did not believe that majority al ia. people
w1u'd be IA favor o settlement short So 40 and as
To any compromise between the moth Columbia and
~ every Quaker the country would not on IN. uni
form before they would submit to 1t.
MIR. MILLER Of N. j., has the floor for To morrow
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MILITARY BILL.
"t' ADAMS motion 10 reconsider the CLOSING
tie debate the Military Bill three O'Clock
was laid upon The table.
The House motion OF Mr.. Brinkerhof went into
Committee OF the Whole
A mouon made by MIR. Mcconnell TO Law aside IN.
Military Bill. aud lost.
lhe Committee then adopted amendment that the
enlistment should he for three wears unes, oon.r d.
panied by the President and that the each COM
Pany ~ pr,v,ies should exceed eight. This amend
inent adopted
An amendment 10 increase the number OF ,roop, for
ried.
A substitute To the whole bill was then D opposed BY MIR
huSGERfORD, Of ". ", and agreed TO- authorizing the
companies TO be filled with each and 10 serve for
three years unless disbanded by the President
The Ball was then reported to the House.
MIR. BRINkERHOFF moved the previous oues,ion
which was withdrawn, and MIR. MCKAY sddr, s.ed the
House IN iaver OF an amendsent the bill by increasing
the rank nnd file at sixty and by giving
er To Tie President to make each company 100 men.
Mr. MCKAY renewed the motion for the Previous Cues
ho winch the House refused TO second, So nays 81
Mr.. BOY ID moved tn rcconmii the bill Lost &c 10 60
Mr. HARAl.SON of Ga. proc cded To defend the hill
rs reported from his Committee. Mr.. II. said he should
bring forward another ball give the President power TO
raj 5uunO and At the exigences of the country re-
qnlEed H. lie was ready 10 Vote 100000 or 900 600
Mr. DAVIS vt KY, put plain questions To Mr.
HARRISON as 10 the exgoncy which the Executive had sur
missed in the increase of the Army.
Mr.. HARAl.SON answered tnat Il communica alton had
been received on the 3lst Of December upon which was
bas d the action OF the Committee.
Mr.. DAVIS wished Ia know what WEI the yievvs of
the Executive about the increase.
Mr.. BURT Of s. Z. "a member OF the Military Com
mlitee) objected as the information confidential and
Mr. HaRALSON then said that the alton could not
be communicated consistently with due regard for the
public interest.
The motion for the Previous Question was now renewed
and seconded by vote Of 81 to 50.
The amendment of Mr.. Mckay was rejected by n vote
OF lO5 to 40, aud the amendment of Mr. unxeriord fras
ing each company 10 eighty If the President thought
proper To do and TO enlist the troops for three year
was agreed TO by vote OF liz To ~.
A motion was made lay tho bill upon the tab,e
and lost by vote of l49 81 The bill was finally pas,
ed 10y l5 The bill, fpaSsed would aud 29OU men to
the Army.
The House again went into Committee of the Whole
hpon INC bill Tor making appropriations for deficiencies IN
former bills.
debate arose upon amendment in relation 20 dis
trIbItIng book, which denounced by Mr. PAYNE
OF Ala. The debate continued by Mr.. EWING of
Pa. and MIR. WINTHROP, of Mass, amidst much CON
fusion, anu the comnii tee without action the bill
or amendments. when the House adjourned.