The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-28

saof separate battalion Of volunteers under the said
act, shall be Northumberland or major one adju
tant with the rank Of lieutenant sergeant major one
quartermaser sergeant and chief bugler or principal
musician, according TO corps. d.
Sec. l. And be fur,her enacted That the President OF
the United States may limit the pryates in any
company according to his discretion at from sxtyour
10 one hundreds and that with every volunteer company
an additional second lieutenant may be allowed ana ac-
copied
teers or militia called into the service o. the United
States in such numbers that the officers OF the quarter
master commissary and medical departments, author
ised BY law be not sufficient to provide for supplying
requisite medical attendance, II shall be lawful for the
President 10 appoint as many additional officers of said
departments the service may require not exceeding
one quartermaster and one commssary for each bri-
gade and assistant quartermaster one assistant com
mssary, surgeon, and one assistant surgeon, for
each regiment; the said quarermasters and commissa-
res assistant quarermasers and assistant commissares
give bonds with good and sufficient sureties or me
faithful performance OF their duties and they and the
said surgeons AMI assistant surgeons to perform SUCH
duties the President shall direct Provided That the
said officers shall be allowed the same pay and emou'
mens as are allowed to officers Of the same de-
scrpons and grades in those departments respectively;
that they be subject rules and articles OF war; and
continue in service only long as their services shall
be required in conneXion with the militia and voiun
teers.
SIC. g. And be it further enacted That promotion in
the quartermaster department TO the ranf of major,
shall hereafter be from the captains of the army
and tina, appointments in the line and in the general
staff which confer equal rank in the army shall not be
held by tie officer at the time; and when any
officer II staff who may have been taken from the line
shall in virtue of seniority be entitled to promotion TO
grade his reg sent equal the commission he may
hold in the staff the said officer shall vacats such staf
SIC. I And be it further enacted That the aidsde-
camp ofths msjer general commanding the army In time
rank and the aidsdecamp allowed other major gene
rails and brgadier generals he taken from the grade
highest general in rank may while in the field appoint
military secretary from the ubaorns of the army who
shall have the pay and the omoluments of major ofca
SEC. And be it further enac tod That the allow ance
forcothing to each non musician and pr
yae of volunteers shall be taree dollars and Atty
per month during the time he shall be In the service of
ton receive clothing to that amount from the United
States
Mr. DIX defined the necessity Of this increase OF Off
GERS and opposed the amendment Of Mr. Atchson which
that the said extra officers shall be dsbanded at
the close of the lie considered it would have
an unjust and invidious operation
Mr. MoRrHrAn in favor OF appointing the two Ma
jor Generals and four Brgadier Generals from the regu
lar army In the course of his remarks alludng to Gen.
1aylor and his military exploits he said that that
brave soldier had acquired the title of od rough and
ready"
Mr. MILLER moved to amend by inserting provision,
conning the appointment of these extra Generals to the
army and spoke at length upon the superior consdera
tons of military discipline, and military education
Mr., ALLEN, with much force OF argument maintained
command were excluded from the reach Of our citizen
soldiers There are two things which art
make them With strong general observations up
on the evils OF limiting the appointment of these gene
the discretion Of the President Mr. Allen said the Exc
cuive could so tomorrow and take command on the
Rio Grande i'll person Is the constitution wrong in that
particnlarl
Mr. CALHOUN shook his head indicating that such was
Mr. ALLEN said the Senator might shake his head but
II did not alter the constitutional fact Mr. Allen for
some Tune continued his appeal in support of full dis.
Mr. MoREHEAp followed with some remarks in reply
TO Mr.. Allen. -
Mr. MAseuM next succeeded favor Of the officers Of
the army and upon the whole against the bill entirely
lie moved 20 strike out the first section Rued not in
ORDER lie SAID he was rather surprised that the Senator
who Is supposed TO know and who without doubt does
Know more oil military affairs than any Senator had
explained the details Of this bill
Col BEsros.-Who does the Senator alludo to- srl
MT MASeuM-I allude e the Senator from Missouri.
Col BENToS-That Is all owing sir, to the point of ac
tvity in getting the floor.
Mr.. MAseuM CONCLUDED hi, argument against the bill
decisive earnestness OF clocution.
Col BnsTos next defined the bill He thought the ext
geneies Of the times required these officers that wc
could consider about their order oappoinment and their
discharge when the time Sufficient for the day
was the business thereof.
Messrs. johnson, of Maryland; Cass, Niles, Allen.
Grltienden summons, Webster and Cass prolonged the
DISCUSSION IN the order named until half past three
on motion of Mr. cnirrEsDrS. the Senate went into
sxecunye session upon message from the President
soPPoseato De about the army
House OF Representatives.
No prayer this morning-Rev Mr. Miiburn absent
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS MICHIGAN.
MI. j. b. Hurr from the Committee on Public Lands
reported back with amendme nts the Senate hill onnro
priatng certain alternate sections Of the public lands for
internal improvements in the State of Michigan which
was referred TO the Committee of the Whole
OF the Union.
PROPOSED VOTE THANKS TO GEN. rAvLoH
on motion OF Mr.: Mckay, the House resolved itself
into Committee Of the Whole the State of the Union
Clr. Hopkins in the char) -
Mr. BRrsxKnmorr moved that the civil and diplomatic
bill be laid aside and that the resolution
Wnich ne submitted the thanks of
Congress to Con- Tay etc-be taken up in order that
itmay be reported to the House.
r. RAJ aefed tho oT lnI.,
motion which the gentleman from Ohio had made until
we shall receive from the President of u States
communication on the subject OF the movements and
operations OF our army tue Rio Grande accompanied
by the Official dispatches. Then we could act under
saningy and give the matter the consideration which
it, entitled He had disposition withhold a vote
Of thanks to Gen Taylor but would be better first
The cHAlHa.s reminded the gentleman that the mo.
ton was not debatabe.
Mr. j. lSoERsoLL-What is the moton2
Mr. BnisKrRHorr-I withdraw the motion.
=, oTiL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Inc committee resumed the consideration OF the bill
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic ex-
Pense oil the government for the year ending So
MIR cRoziER said he understood the question to bo on
Inc motion made by the gentleman from kentucky, MIR
boyd TO insert Paducah the clause of the bill making
an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars for marine hos
pals He was rejoced to the motion come from tho
appropriation for completing the canal around the Mus
Gle shoals and removing the distractions in the Tonnes
OF supnenessof lethargy but he glad the gentle.
man was aroused and believing that the was
tne entering wedge to remove the distractions the
tennessee river he would give to il his support He
was glad TO see this ray OF ligh-there was small
streak, 100 from the gentleman from Alabama, (Mr.
Houston) He spoke of internal improvements. and
when he concluded.
THE A MEMBER!
Mr. HousTos, of Alabama, replied to certain remarks
othe gentleman who preceded him. He would not say
that the gentemans impertncnt and he re.
GREETED that the ray Of light from him (ir Crozer)
was not little more brilliant The gentlemans course
was not the most enviablc As as the committee
struck out the bribeay, the brbethe ndme nj 10
which aliuson had been made for the Muscle Shoals
he voted against other proposition to the river and
harbor bill He would say that the honorable mem
Der was bought up with price; but he authorised
to draw the inference that the gentleman would have
swallowed tho whole bill, guped it down, with every
harhor, crock and river, If ne had gotten his Muscle
Shoals.
Mr.. STANTON also replied to Mr.. Crozer whom he
charged with endcavoring to stir up his mir Santons)
1rlenle against him