The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-15

Hope God and the army may hear him.
The SPEAKER signed two enrolled bills, viz An act
authorizing increase Of the rank and file of the army,
and the act providing for the of the existing
war between the United States and Mexico
REVENUE MARINE SERVICE.
Mr.. HOLMES of the Naval Committee) sent to the
Clerks table communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury in relation to this subject which read He
said that there was bill regulating the appointment of
the Committee of the Whole be discharged from its fur
Their consideration
The motion agreed to, and the bill ordered to be
Mr.. RArHsuN expressed his opposition to the BILL and
desired that the vessels under the direction of the
treasury Department shall be transferred to the navy
which no one doubted competent to protect the
coast and prevent smuggling. As it was, there were
two branches of the service under sets of officers
differently appointed, and this he thought ought not
exist And before he took his he moved that the
bill be rccommitted to the Committee on Naval Affairs
with instructions report bill transfer the vessels
attached to the revenue service to the Navy Depart
ment.
was growing up into navy Of ITSELF and, it WERE in
opposition the established navy II was unQuestiona-
country under heaven these separate branch.
es Of the navyone for the treasury and the other for
defence
Mr.. HoLMrs, of South Carolina, deprecated hasty &C.
ton on subject SO important-he was not willing, by a
stroke OF the pSn to change system which had SO long
existed. Let them pass the bill before them and
the proposition of the gentleman from New York could
be considered hereafter.
Mr.. srAsros concurred in the views of Mr. Rathbun,
that the cutters should be attached to the navy
Mr.. McCLnLLAND said he was in favor of striking out
all but the fourth section so as to conne the Secretary
OF the Treasury to the temporary appointment OF eng
neers. This was absolutely necessary, and he would
not 60 beyond it,
Mr.. Mckay remarked that under an existing law it
was already provided that the revenue cutters should
cooperate with the navy; and while cooperating they
would be under the direction Of the Secretary of the
Navy.
Mr.. RArHnuS again submitted few remarks in favor
of his proposition.
The question then taken; and, by vote of-ayes
80, noes 7othe bill recOmmltted Committee
on Naval Affairs with instructions to incorporate the
vessels in the revenue service with the Navy.
MILITARY ACADEMY
The House resolved itself into a Committee Of the
Whole (Mr Cullom of Tennessee, in the chair) and
resumed the consideration of the bill making appropria
tons for the support of the Military Academy for the
year ending June 30, l347.
Mr.. GoRDoS briefly opposed the amendment Of his
colleague (Nr Rathbun which was pending to abolish
the institutions and alluded in very complimentary
terms to the fourteen who voted against the bill to
~ the with Mexico.
The time to which the debate was limited yesterday by
resolution, having expired,
The committee voted the amendment, that cadet
shall hereafter be appointed and, the cadets
the institution shall have graduated the instiu
ton shall be abolishcd-and the question decided in
the negative-ayes 40 nays 81.
The bill laid aside to be reported to the House,
and makes the following appropriations. viz
seventy eight thousand nine hundred dollars.
For Communication of subsistence five thousand two
hundred and fitty-six dollars.
For Communication OF forage for officers horses, two
thousand four hundred dollars.
For clothing for their servants four hundred and twen
ty dollars.
For repairs and improvements fuel and apparatus for
age for public horses and oxen stationery printing and
other incidental and contingent expenses, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For completing the barracks for cadets fifteen thousand
dollars.
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the committee took up the
bill making appropriations for the support of the army,
for the year ending June 80, ls47.
Several amendments having been agreed to-
Mr. BLACK, of South Carolina, moved additional
ton to pay the noncommssioned officers musicians and
pvates attached to the regiments of rihemen infantry
and artillery eight dollars month"; instead Of He
said the dragons received eight dollars and he desired
Mr. BURT suggested that this should be limited to the
continuance ofthe war.
Mr.. TIppArrs proposed to amend the amendment to
make the pay uniformly ten dollars month.
Mr.. Mckay hoped the Committee would reject the
amendments. The House, last night, determined that
preserve character for consistency.
MT said that s men snn who So. % Sa
time in peace at our forts and arsenals.
MIR. w. w. CAMPBELL would vote for increasing the pay
tive Americans 10 join the army either as volunteers or
regulars, there would be fewer assertions than now,
when there were so many foreigners attached to the
vice.
Mr.. HAMLrN considered the amendment Of Mr.. Black
to be perfectly right, and he would vote tor it
Mr. Roor said that by the action Of Congress- yester
day he was made the enemy of Mexico and perhaps
every other nation He was Of the fourteen who
voted against declaration Of war But as we were now
engaged in a war-the question was over, whether
should get into i-let us prosecute it maniully. am
with you" (Cries of good" and its too lac."l He
and add the amount to the pay but the should
be better paid Members get eight dollars day, and
repeated that he one Of the fourteen who voted
against declaration of but for this he sneered
Thy the gentleman, (Mr Gordon who comes from among
the antirenters OF Delaware and Ulster. Uaughter)
There were some men who hurried into the war, and
may be the first to hurry out 1t not those who
tered into the ranks last who would be the leave
them. lLaughter.l His rule to keep the country
out OF war ; but now were in the war, he was for
Ss oSunt s Eight or t S5 S | 0a0 4 HI; son
that was matter between himself and them. He would
not consult with the people of Ulster and Delaware let
sentative lccured him. [Laughter
Mr.. GORDON rose to reply, but
floor respectfully refused YIELD saying that he had
but few words TO submit He then opposed the amend
men on the ground that additional pay necessary
to stimulate our soldiery to patriotic action.
Mr.. GoRpoS replied to Mr.. Root The gentleman
might not be tory from choice, but by association.
lLaughterJ 1t was better late than never for him to
come out for his country The gentleman wants
toget back to Congress- and to do he is in favor Of
giving our soldiers ten dollars month although he did
not vote dollar enable these same soldiers TO beat
back the enemy Mr. Gordon then spoke of our It'll
the boundary of Texas to the Rio Grande clear and
ndispuable.
The Committee informally and message was re.
eved from the Senate stating that they had passed the
oruhcation Dill with amendments, In which they asked
me concurrence OF me House
On motion Of Mr. Mckay the amendments were refer
red TO the committee OF the Whole the State Of the
Union
THE WAR BILLS APPROVED THE PRESIDENT.
At two O'Clock, message was received from the Pre-
den of the United States info rmng the House that he
had this day approved and signed the bill providing for
the prosecution of the between the United States
and Mexico and the bill for the augme NATION Of the
rank and file Of the army.
THE wan.
The House again went into Committee, and resumed the
consideration of the bill making appropriations for the
pay Of the army.
Mr.. SEvERANcR, Of the fourteen who voted ganst
the war bill defended tho vote he gave. In letter In.
serted in the Intehgeneer OF this morning, MIR seve-
rance says" believe the Msxcsns upon the Rio
Grande have been acting strictly in scIfdefence and II
thcy have made manly resistance TO Gen. Taylor they
arc to be honorsd snd appaudcd for doing So" He took
the ground that Gen Taylor since he has advanc ed
yond the Nueccs the Mexican soil in the department
Of Tamaulpas, and 1t is there Mexican soil that blood
has been she'd
tn war BILLY addressed the committee and justified his
course His principal reasons were, that they had
had sufficient time 70 consider it, and with all proper re-
spect for gentlemen, in few words ms were contained