The daily union., 1846-06-26


ever, that commitment necessary but 10 test the
sense OF the House, he would demand the previous
question.
| This demand, if seconded, would cut of the mo-
ton to commit and bring the House to direct vote
| on the third reading of the resolution.
Mr.. G. w. JONES moved that the resolution
be laid on the table; which motion was rejected
And the question recurring and being taken on
the demand for the previous question, the vote
stood, ayes So, noes 50.
| No quorum voting.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Virginia, moved that there
Mr.. G. s. HOUSTON demanded the yeas and
nays; which were ordered, and, being taken, were
/ Yeas 3S, nays lOl.
So call of the House was refused.
But quorum voted
| The question then recurred and was taken on the
demand for the previous question, which was sec
onded.
| The main question was ordered, and, being taken,
the resolution read third time.
| And the question being on It's passage
Mr.. NORRIS asked the yeas and nays, which
were refused
And the resolution passed
THE VOLUNTEER FoRcE.
The bill from the Senate entitled "An act to pro-
| vide for the organization Of the volunteer corps
broug h into the service Of the United States into
brlgades and divisions, and for the appointment OF
the necessary number OF general officers to command
The same" came up ON It's first and second read
ing.
II was read as follows
Be enacted BY TIE Senate and House Of RsPrsssHtairs Of
The United States Of .fRsreG IA Congress dssabisd Ihs
hs President ofthe United states be- and he is hereby
horzed to organize brgades and divisions such Of the
volunteer have heen be called into the ser
vice of ths United States under the approved May th
teen eighteen hundred and orys entitled An act pro
ydng Tor the prosecution OF the existing war between the
United States aud the republic of Meco and ihAt hs be
"A 10 aud with the advice
Of the Senate such number Of major generals
and brgader generals the organization Of such volunteer
bFgades and divisions may render necessary;
Propidsd That the bTigader generals and major generals
appointed shall be discharged from service BY the FRESH
dent the United states when the with Mexico shall
terminated by adehnye treaty Of peace duly concluded
ratified; in case the bngades or dVioGs Of Voiun
the bgader generals and major generals herein provided
for shall be discharged In proportion to the reduction IN
further That each brigade Of volunteers shall consist Of
less than three regiments and each division shall
consist OF not less than two bngades
Mr. HARRISON moved thar the bill be put on
its third reading. It's commitment, he said, was not
necessary inasmuch as the subject had received the
consideration Of the Committee on Military Affairs,
who had prepared bill verbatim like that before the
House
Mr. FARAN (Mr. H. yielding the hoor) desired
to offer the following amendment, which he sent TO
the clerks table, and which was read for lntorma-
uOn:
That from anil after the day Of the commencement Of
hosties the existing with Mexico and until the
close OF the said the pay Of the noncommissoned ON
musicians and pTyates the regular army OF the
United states and Of volunteers and militia in the service
Of the United shall be three dollars month in
addition the pay and allowance now authorized by law
Mr. HARALSON continued. He could not con-
sent he said) to yield the floor for an amendment
of that description present IL related TO matters
that could be made the subject Of legislation in
other way. 1t was known that the original bill,
cognislng a state Of war with Mexico passed on the
18th of May-now upwards OF SIX weeks since
and the organization Of the army was not yet com
pleted-yet twenty regiments, or upwards, were now
on their march to the Rio Grande, or had already
arrived there.
[Cries in several quarters. "Move the previous
question."l
directions to move the previous question; and look
ing to the necessity Of action, he would reuc-
Mi BRoDHEAD raised the question of the ne
cessity Of commitment.
Mr.. STEPHENS and Mr.. CARROLL appealed
TO Mr.. HARRISON TO withdraw the previous ques-
ton, to enable them to offer amendments.
And the question beRg taken on the demand
therefor the vote stood-ayes Sc, noes 81.
So there was not second
Mr.. COOKE now offered the following amend
ment to the bill
Strike out the words ''and brigadier generals" and
the werds 'nto brgades and"-and insert Gimme
ldsclJ pcioIo dS AZ ~ P'VetsoI aS iOhO""S'
And when the numbers of volunteer regiments from
State offered and accepted under the act Of the 18th
May 1886 shall be sufficient to constitute brigade
bgader general for the command Of the shall be ap
pointed by authority of that State which they belong
In the manner prescribed by the laws OF said State"
Mr.. STEPHENS was opposed (he said) to hasty
action upon a matter Of so much importance He
should move before he took his seat the commitment
of the bill the Committee Military Affairs, with
instructions. The House would now see the condition
into which it had been brought by this kind fac
ton. This the third military supplemental
war bill. If the House, when it passed the original
recognising the war had not been gagged, if two
or three days had been allowed for deberation, a
satisfactory bill would probably have been passed
in the first instance. Any gentleman who would
look at this bill would be constrained to admit that,
If it was passed, there would, in few days. be
fourth bill brought forward. All he wished was
time for deliberaton.
Mr. S. moved to recomm the bill with the fol-
lowing instructions:
"To report bill in lieu of the bill now before the
House, providing that in all cases when any State
has furnished sufficient number of volunteers to
make brigade, it shall be oficered in all respects
according to the laws Of said State"
Mr.. HARRISON Tin reply to the remark of
Mr.. STEPHENS to the number Of bills that had
been introduced) remarked in justification of him.
self and of the Committee on Military Affairs, that
none Of these supplemental bills would have been
7,
form in which it originally stood.
Mr.. STEPHENS did not wish to be understood
(he said making any charge against the Committee
on Military Affairs. He was only speaking of the
improperly of hasy action The charge was rather
against the House. Where was the necessity for
acting upon the bill at this moment Why not let
it be printed He did not believe there were fifteen
members of. the House who understood the provl-
sions of the bill. Time should be given for their
consideration. The bill involved great questions;
he thought it involved high constitutional ques-
tion. He did not wish to embarrass the passage of
this any other measure that might be deemed es-
sentia All that he wished was, to proceed slowly,
correctly, and safely, but at the same time expe
ditiously possible.
Mr. CHAPMAN, of Alabama, said it was time
for them to act. This bill only proposed practical
mode Of doing that which they had intended should
be done by the bill they had previously passed. He
therefore hoped the House would act without delay
on the subject, and that the motion he about to
make would prevail. He moved the previous ques-
ton.
MrYANCEY appealed to Mr.. c.. to withdraw,