The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-11


Arctic seas--inhabited by some 100000 sayages,
some Of them the most warike and the best horse
men in the world. II will also lie part offs ser
vice TO protect our interests agricultural and
mereal, and 10 afford security TO our settlements
west OF the Rocky mountains. For the want Of
protection, we have already lost two thousand vau-
able lives in these regions, besides large amount
of property in consequence Of the hostile and prat-
ica habits Of the savages. Is 1t not time, there
fore in view of all these things, that the govern
ment should act Shall millions be poured out for
the encouragement and protection OF commerce upon
the high seas and the lives OF our citizens, and
commerce upon the praries, be left the victims and
spoils Of sayages' .... ..
The hour 10 which, by the order Of the House
Of yesterday, debate was limted) having expired,
the committee proceeded TO vote.
The frst question was on the proposition OF Mr..
BnsKERHors, iron the Committee on Naval Az
fairs) to amend the first section
SPY striking out the word mounted, so az to
make the regiment regiment OF rihemen on foot;
but that the President be authorized 70 mount the
whole or any part Of the said regiment whenever he
may be Of opinion that the exlgeneies Of the public
service require It," .....l
The amendment was rejected
And then Mr. B. withdrew certain other amend
hents, contingent on the adoption Of this; and not
pertinent in the event of It's rejection.
Mr.. G w. JONES offered the following amend
menti which was Tgecfedi
"Suike out the proyiso for raising regiment Of
mounted rinemen and insert: That the President Of
the United States be, and he hereby Is, author-
red TO accept volunteers who may offer their
services as, mountrd rihemen, not exceeding one
regiment, to serve for two years after they shall
have arrived at the place Of rendezvous, unless
sooner discharged, who shall elect their own reg-
mental and company othoers'"
Mr. MCCONNELL moved an amendment, pro-
posing substitute "twenty-one" regiments for "one
regiment" REJECTED
Mr.. DANIEL moved an amendment, limiting
he term Of service to two years from the LIST Of
September, 1886.
Mr. HAMLIN moved to amend the amendment
by adding the words, iii not sooner dismissed"
Mr. DANIEL accepted this a modification.
And the amendment, modified, was rejected
Mr. WHITE offered the following amendment:
"That all the officers for the aforesaid regiment Of
rAemen shall be selected from the regular line Of
the United StsIes army"
This amendment, by ayes 70, noes II, was agreed
Mr. LEVIN had heretofore moved the following
amendment; which was now rejected;
THAT the officers and soldiers Of said regiment
shall be Americans by birth"
Mr. STANTON moved to amend the bill by
striking out zone regiment" and inserting 1.-TWO
regiments" REJECTED
Mr. BRINKERHoFF (from the Committee on
Military Afairs) offered the following amendment
"Sec 7. .4ad be u further enacted That, for the
purpose OF encouraging ce formation Of agricultu-
raj settlements in the immediate vicinity Of the sta
tons aforesaid, the President be, and is hereby
authorized and required, soon the Indian title
thereto shall be extnguished, TO grant and convey
three hundred and twenty acres of land lying with
in the distance Of five miles from any such station
TO each male head Of family who shall, with his
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such station, take up his residence such land
and continuously reside on and cultivate a part Of
the for the period Of five years; and the Pres-
dent is hereby further authorized to cause to be
made all such regulations as may be necessary TO
insure TO each settler the quiet enjoyment of such
land as he shall reside and cultivate aforesaid
prior to the time when the Indian title thereto shall
be extinguished, and the conveyance thereof be
made as aforesaid"
Mr.. ST. JOHN moved to amend the amendment
by striking out 1920 acres" and inserting "640
acres" and, by inserting after the words "head Of
family" the words ''and 100 acres to each other
male person Of such family"
ter "male;" but the amendment not at this time
in order.
The amendment to the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. WHITE moved to amend the amendment,
by adding after the word "and, )" the words least
OF the Rocky mountains" Rejected.
Mr. J. A. ROCKWELL moved 10 amend the
amendment by adding proviso that nothing there
in contained should be construed to violate the
convention of 1927.
MIR. BRINKERHoFF accepted the modification.
And the modified amendment by ayes 43, noes
not counted, was rejected.
Mr.. HOPKINS offered the following amend
ment
"Be Il further enacted, That post-route be estab-
lished from Fort Leavenworth, via Grand Island,
on the Platte river, Fort Laramie the South Pass of
the Rocky mountains, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, Fort
Walawaa, and Oregon city, on the Willamette
river, to Astoria, at the mouth or the Columbia
river, on the Pacific ocean.
".fnd be It further enacted, That it shall he the
duty of the Postmaster General to cause the United
States mails to be transported on the said route,
from Fort Leavenworth to Astoria and back, least
once month, by such means of conveyance he
may deem most advantageous to the public service,
and on the best terms that can be obtained by
tract, in the mode now provided by law for the
transportation of the United States mail: Provided,
That it, in the opinion Of the President of the Uni
ted States, it be expedent to cause the mail on the
route aforesaid to be carried by detachments of
mounted men in the service of the United States, he
may order the said mail to be carried in that way,
instead of having it transported by contract above
provided"
Mr.. ASHMUN raised the point of order.
II was overruled by the chair
Mr.. ASEMUN appealed,
And the committee sustained the decision of the
chair
And the amendment, by ayes SO, noes 65, was
rejected.
Mr.. STANTON offered the following amend
ment, which was rejected.
"Be il further enacted, That the President is here
by authorized to establish and put into operation at
some suitable place within the Oregon territory
furnace for the smelling and manufacture Of iron, in
order to supply the army of the United States, as
well as emigrants, with that material; and that the
sum of $4,000 is hereby appropriated for that pur-
pose out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated"
Mr.. G. s. HOUSTON offered the following
amendment, which was rejected.
find be Il further enacted, That the regiment
raised By this act shall be disbanded whenever, in
the opinion of the President Of the United States he
can withdraw wthou danger to the public interests
one of the regiments of the present army from SER
vice in the State of Texas, which regiment, so
withdrawn, shall be substituted for the regiment 80
disbanded, and that the President shall have power
Tin the event he withdraws one Of the foot regi-
mens to mount such portion of them as the service
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