Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-11

would permit withdraw two Of the infantry regiments from
Texas with authority TO convert them into hemen and to
such part of them he should deem the service TO
require and that thereafter the regiment proposed TO be raised
by the bill should be disbanded.
The amendment rejected.
The mover having taken his amendment from the Clerks
table after il voted on could not obtain copy Du'
believe we have given its substance. 60,
Mr.. SEABORN JONES moved the following. ou'he
out the first five sections Of the bill, and insert;
'sWhereas the President is by law authorized, ~
he may the expedient cause not o
regiments of infantry be armed and equipped, anu -
as regiment Of renen II and whereas 4 may become ne,
for the frontier service that OF SAID
BE Il enacted &C. Thathe President be and he hereby
whenever he may deem the expedient TO
- one 81 sa;d reviments 10 mounted and armed and
equipped as mounted remen whenever the public service
may require the same
This was rejected Ayes AZ, not counted.
No further amendment being proposed
The Committee and reported the bill with the amend
unent adopted.
Mr. BRINKERHOFF moved the previous question.
Mr. ROCKWELL moved to adjourn. Negatved
The previous question seconded, and put,
viz Shall the main question be put And passed in the
Affirmative.
The main question first the amendment, (moved by
Mr. Wmrx) That all the officers of the aforesaid regiment
Of Hemen shall be selected from the regular line Of the Unit
ed States army
The question with the Committee Of the Whole
in this amendment decided by yeas and nays follows
YEAS-Messrs Abbott, Arnold Aslmun, Atkinson, Bar
Milton Brown, W. G. Brown VIM. w. Campbell, Carroll,
John G. Chapman Augustus A. Chapman, Clarke Cooke,
Collamer, Csnson crozer, Culver Daniel Garrett Davis
Dixon, Dockery Dunlap, Erdman Edwin H. Ewing, Foot,
Fries Gentry Goodyear, Graham Grinnell Grover Ham
lin, Harper, billiard Isaac f. Holmes, Samuel ID. Hubbard
Hudson, Washington Hunt Hunter Joseph iogerso Jas
IL Johnson George w. jones' Seahor jones' Preston King,
Lawrence Lewis, MCLEAN, McCrae, James Mcdowell Nc
Gaughey, Mcienry, McIyaine, Marsh, Miller, Morse,
Mosele Norris, Ramsey Rathbun, Julius Rockwell John
A. Rockwell, Root, Runk, Sc,enck, Severance, Simpson,
Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Stewart ST. John, Strong
Thibodeaux, Thosson Jacob Thompson, Trumbo, Vinon
Wheaton, White, Winthrop, Wood Wright, Yancey, and
Young-S9.
NAYS-Messrs John Quincy Adams, Stephen Adams
Biggs, Black, Bowlin Boyd, Brinkerho, Broken
brough, Burt Cathcat Reuben Chapman, Chase Chapman
Cobb Cunningham Dargan Jefferson Davis, DE Mott, Dill
bingham, Dobbn, Douglass Dromgooe, Ellsworth Faran
Ficklin Foster Garyn, Giles Gordon, Haalson Hartman
son, Henley Hoge Hopkins Hough, Georges Houston,
w Hubbard, Hungeriord, James B. Hunt Jenkins Joseph
Johnson Andrew Johnson La sere Lyon, Long, Lumpkn,
Maclay McClelland McCernand, Mcconnell, Joseph j.
Mcdowell, Mckay John +. Martin, Barclay Martini Nor
ris, Nyen, Owen Parish Payne Petit Phelps Price Reid
Ree Ritter Sawtelle Sawyer, Scammon, Seddon Leonard
H. Sims Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton, Stark
weather. Sykes James Thompson, Thurman, Tbbatts Tired
way, Wentworth, Wick, Williams, Yell-82.
So the amendment of the Committee of the Whole was
agreed to by the House.
Mr. FRIES Immediately moved reconsideration Of the vote.