The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-11

Joseph J. Mcdowell James Mcdowell, McEIenry Neil.
Moseley Perish Payne Penil Petit Pollock, Price
iey Relic, Ritter, John A. Rockwell sawyer schrnck.
smith stanton, stsrkweaher stephens stewart, suohm,
r hlaG0ds4SS Ih9massOn ssRsmin Thompson TSSat
ruff WoOdward Yell and Young-l0l,
hAas-Messr John Quincy Adams, Stephen Adams.
James 4 Black, Brinke rhOn peterborough BrodheSd
Milton brown Augustus A Chapman Chapman, Clarke,
Delsno, Dillingham;, Dobbin. DocLeTy' Dromgooie
Ellsworth John H. Ewing FsIsn, Foot Fries Giddings.
Hopkins Hough John W, HOuston Edmund W HUBBARD
samuel D Hubbard, HungeIfOrd, James Hunt Hunter
ton King. Lyon. MeClelland MeGSughey Mckay Marsh
Miller MCnlton, Siyen Norris Owen, fendleton Phelps
erance Alexander SIMS Truman Smith Iohn strong
Jacob Thompson, Thurman, TOOmbs, Vance, vintoR,
Wheaton Wick, Winthrop, and fsneey-ss
The bill then ordered to a third reading u.Vi and
having been read third time BY ats title and the question
M BRiNKERHoFF demanded the previous question,
And the main question was ordered to be now taken.
Mr.. A. ROCKWELL asked the yeas and nays, which
MIR @ DAVIS asked to be excused from voting and pro
ceeded to maks remarks.
lie called to order but decided BY the Speaker on
Nj. BRINKERhoFF took appeal
The yeas and nays were ordered thereon and being
taken, weTe-yess ia. nays72.
SO the decision Of the chair was a6rasd
Mr. DAVIS then proceeded with his remarks until he
again called TO order;
when he Withdrew his motion, to be excused from
MEBAYLY rose aud SAID,
Mr. srEAEEH' ask TO he excused from voting cannot
consider this bill virtually deelSIsiion Of war mali Nth
oul executive recommendation for do not understand the
message from hearing read, a. recommending decara
uoh OF war and made too when do that tho
DsS nv h ouS ana hs sSE,essVe acts are sane
ayowed and TeParation made am unwilling therefore,
pt this time and under the to vote for de-
elaHuon Of war do not think such declaration
'sry to meet the emergency On the other hand I am
suceoI 10 our army and rePel the Invasion must
as am now situated decline to do this for bill
before the House shall vote for the bill If not excused
as can never withhold supplies under the circum
stances as the greater evil Mr. B. then withdrew his
quest TO be excused
The question, shall this bill Pass'" then taken and
decided as follows
YEAs-MesSrs: Abbott, Stephen Adams, Anderson Ar.
Benton, Bigg., James Black, Jas A. black Blanchard
Bowlin' Boyd, BnnkeThon, BToekenbrough. Brodhesd.
liam w Campbell John H. Campbell, Carroll Ca,hcart
John @ Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman, Reuben Chap.
man. Chase ChPmsn, Clarke, Cobb, Cooke Collin Gro
Ler Cuuom' Cummns, Daniel, Daryan. Darragh Garrett
Davis Jefferson Davis De Mott Dillingham; Dobbin.
DOekery' Douglas DromgoOle Dunlap Edsal Ensworth
Erdman, John H. Ewing, Edwin II Ewing Fsrsn. Fickln
too, Fries Gsr'in Gentry Goodyear Gordon, GrOham.
Harper Henley lierick Hilliard. HOge Elias Holmes.
Isaac = HG dm HSpEn. hOugh, John W Houston.
Charlie. J. InssrsoL Joseph R ingeroll, Joseph John
son. MdTew Johnson; George W Jones, Kennedy r.
| Lyon LumPkin, Maclay, Mclean McCleland McCler
nand, Met onnsll Joseph j. Mcdowell James Nc Dowel
McGsushey, MeLisnry. Mckay, Nanh. John P. Martin
Barclay Martin Miller Morris Morse, Moseley, Mouon
Petit, Phelps Pollock Price, Ramsey Rsthbun. Reid,
Relic, Rbett. Ritter Roberts J. A. Rockwell sawtee,
Leonard Sims simpson. Truman Smith, Albert Smith.
Thomas smith, Robert Smith, Stanton, Starkweaher.
Thompson Thurman, Tibbsts Toombs, owns, Trcdway,
rrumbo, Vinton, Wentworth. Wheaton, Wick winthrop
NAYs-Mes.r, John Quincy Adams, Ash5un, Gran
ston GulFsr Delano Gddings Grnnell. Hudson, d. r
King. Root Severance strohm Tilden. and Vance-l4
So the bill passed in the follow ing form to wit:
Whereas by the act Of the republic Mexico state OF
war exists between that government and the United
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representation
q ' UH'd States Of fmsriea in COnsrssI assembled That
States to prosecute said to speedy and ter
ninaon the President be- and he hereby authorized
states and to call for and accept services Of any mum
Der OF volunteers not exceeding fifty thousand who may
offer their services either cavalry artillery rasmen
to twelve months AFTER they shall have
place Of rendezvous or to the end of the unless
discharged; and that the Of millions OF dollars
Of any money in the treasury, into the
y not otherwise Appropriated be and the is hereby
appropriated for the purpose Of carrying the provisions Of
i this act into effect
Sc . .asd be Ja,ts., enee,sd That the militia when
ct other act may II In the opinion ofthe President
Of the United States the public interest requires it, he
eled to serve for term not exceeding siN months
their arrival at the place Of rendezvous in any year.
SEC find BE- further enacted That the said volunteers
shall furnish their own clothes and cavsry their own
equipped at the expense Of the United States.
SEC find Be further enacted That said volunteers shall
when called into actual service and while remaining
be subject the rules and articles war shall in
all respects except a, to clothing and pay placed on the
footing with similar corps OF the u States army and
lieu of clothing every officer and private
many company who may thus offer himself shall be entitled
equal to the cost Of clothing of officer
private s the case may be) in the regular troops of the
SEC. $, .andbe further enacted, Tha, the said volun
eers so offering their services shall be accepted by the
whose officers shall be appointed in The manner pre-
'crbed by law in the several States and Territories TO
when snGh companies ba.taons' squadrons and regr
SIC Ind HwtSr enasisd That the President of the
United States be- and he Is hereby authorized to organize
comPanesso rendering their 'ervioes into battaons
quadrons bsttaions and squadrons into regiments reg
the number OF volunteers shall render such organiz
bis Judgment expeden and shall hy and with the advice
and the general staff as now by law: Popded
b Ths %as hs and hgsds Ps
sdent shall necessary apporton the hed gene.
e h sH as
SEC And % further enacted That the volunteers who
may received the service Of the United States by
virtue Of provisions of this act and who shall be wound
all the benefit which may persons
in the service of the United States.
SIC find be hther enacted That the President Of the
United states be- and he is hereby authorized forthwith
complete all the public armed vessels now authorized by
merchant vessels and upon examination may
be found f easily converted into armed vessels fit
the public service and In such number he may deem
the general defence of the country.
militia or volunteers are called aid received into the SER
vice othe Emitted States under the provisions of this
they shall have the organization OF the of the United
States and shall have the pay and except
as olews to wit: privates Of Infantry artillery and rifle
volunteer mounted corps twenty dollars per month for
their services and the and risk Of their horses.
And its title was so amended as to read An act proyd
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