The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-01-30
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CONGR EssI0NAL.
wAsnrssros, Jan. 9

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+ wAsnrssros, Jan. 8.
4 The Senate was not in session to-day.
In the House, the Clerk laid before the Hous'
lastatementain regard to the de for printing
the contractsfor which will be opened to-mor
row.
The House went into Committee of tn,
Whole at an early hour upon the bill to in
crease the Army. f@ 8
Mr.. Toombs, Of Ca, addressed the Commit
tee in an able speech. He argued that safel
reliance could be placed uponthe citizen 81
diery than upon the regular standing army.--
The citizens would make as patriotic and man.
| ly defence Of the country as the best men in
the nation, or the best army which could be
brought into the public service. u
Mr.gIoombs spoke upon thequestion Of sla-
very, which had been introduced, with great
moderation. He believed that there must be
concession and compromise upon this question,
and that if this was. mot to be, now was the
time to say SO, that all might know the begin
ming from the end.
Mr.. Winthrop, of Mass, followed ina very
able speech upon the merits of the bill, which
he said he should not vote for, and upon the
war, which, though it had commenced by the
act of the Executive, we were bound to prose-
cute to conclusion of some sort.
SATURDAY, Jan. 8.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole aitersome unimportant business
Mr.. Long resumed the speech he commence
ed yesterday, ON the bill for increasing the
army.
Mr.. Ficklin followed, and was opposed to
the bill. He said before the enlistments could
be made, the war would or ought to be ended.
He preferred raising more volunteers.
Mr. HARRISON next spoke, and in the course
of his argument reflected upon the hardness Of
Massachusetts and North Carolina in raising
volunteers. This brought up the representa-
tlves from those States and from Virginia, by
way Of explanation ~ d
Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, followed, in
favor of raising volunteers He spoke an hour
on the bill. aiaaass
Wien my despatch by Telegraph was made
tup, Mr. Thompson, Of Mississippi, had just
closed his speech on the bill for theincrease Of
the army.
At 9 O'Clock the committee commenced de-
Gliding on the amendments. Those submitted
by the committee on Military Affaifs were
agreed to. s.
M. Thurman offered one, allowing the SOL
oilers to obtain their discharge at the closeebf
the war, which was adopted.
Mr.. Thompson offered an amendment pro-
viding three months extra pay and aland boun-
ty for those who serve out the war and are homo
rably discharged. a. aas ,rs
The amendment Of Mr.. Thompson, of Miss,
authorizing the President to appoint Lleuten-
ant General of all the forces Of the United
States, was agreed to by vote, taken by tel
lers, Of "a to 81, ,.....iz.,.
Mr.. Rathbun's substitute, in favor of making
the force to be raised volunteer one, was now
considered. A motion was made to amend it
by adding the clause for Lieutenant General
The vote on this was taken by telers, and de-
cided in the negative, yeas Sc, nays 95.
Mr.. Rathbun's substitute, being somewhat
amended, was adopted, the vote by tellers
standing yeas SO, nays 88. Tt
On motion the Committee then rose and re-
ported the bill as amended.
Mr., Thompson, of Mississippi, offered the
amendment which authonzes the appointment
of Lieutenant General. % 4 1
Z motion to adjourn was lost
The vote on the Lieutenant General amend
ment was now taken and stood as follows yeas
90, nays 100. Rejected
The vote was next taken on the amendment
of the committee-yeas 1903, nays 104. Re-
jected.
The question was then upon the final pas
sage of the bill as reported by the committee,
and before it was put motion to adjourn was
made and carried.
The appropriation bills reported in the House
this morning, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, amount in the aggregate, to nearly
forty millions of dollars; and it is supposed
that those which are to follow will swell the
amount to ifty-fve or sixty millions.
The amount of the army bill lie s29, 538,7O4
Is. Of this sum there is for the pay and sub
sistence of officers and men, transportation of
troops, purchase of horses, mules, &C., ord-
nance and ordnance stores, manufacture of
arms, &C., for the army proper, S6,8ls,373 Is;
for the pay, subsistence, ordnance, transporta-
ton, and supplies, for the volunteers. $780,
33l; and to supply deficiencies in the existing
approp iations for the pay, travelling allowance,
transportation ana supplies of volunteers, I'M
der the act of the 18th May, and joint resolu-
ton Of the 9th August, $4,793,00O.
The amount of the navy bill is $500, 2O4 49
of which sa,5Oo. 700 is for the increase and re-
pairs Of vessels; s469,417 for improvements of
navy yardsi S275,O0O for the dry dock at
Brooklyn, and S32O,546 for the support of the
marine corps.
The amount Of the Indian appropriation is
sl,i7e,324, OF which Sl24,O00 ls for fulfilling
the recent treaty with the Cherokees, and
$4,000 forthat with the Pottawatsmies. ra