Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-30
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, ls47.


The Treasury and Loan bill read a third time
and the question being Shall this bill pass p
Mr. EVANS and said that he did intend to oppose
the passage Of the BILL but he desired to take this
set himself right TO prevent his views from being msun-
deood for he found that his remarks had been
reported in particular in which Of importance
that he should be clearly understood In the debate which
occurred upon this bill the day before yesterday he had been
made say that be would cheeruly for placing duty
upon those articles which free from duty This by
no means expressed his meaning He had expressed
readiness 10 voc for independent imposing duties
upon the list Of articles which now iree What he had
SAID that he ready embrace the free list large
part Of IL in any bill that might be brought before that branch
Congress imposing duties for the purpose Of increasing the
revenue and furnishing the Government with the necessary
supplies He would be extremely reluctant to for
insulated measure imposing duty upon the articles free
measure in which nothing else contemplated such
duty for supplying the DEFICIENCIES the He thought
necessary 10 make this explanation in order that he might
not be called upon hereafter for any such measure
under the mistaken suppoon that he had declared himself
in it, favor.
The question being put on the passage Of the bill
Mr.. MANGUM asked for the yeas and nays, and they
were ordered and, being taken, were as follows
YEAS--Mesrs Allen. Archer, Ashley Atchson Ather-
ton Badger Bagy Benton, Bericn Beese, Bright Butler,
Colquitt Crttenden, Dickinson Dix Evans Fairfield Greene
Hannegan Houston, Houston Jarnagn Johnson Louis.
ana, Lewis, Mangum, Miller Morehead Niles Rusk Sc
yier simmons Speisht Sturgeon, Turney, Upham, Web
ser, Westcott, Yulee--43.
NAYS-Messrs. Cilley and Corwiu--2
ARMY BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the army bill
The pending question being upon the proposition amend
submitted by Mr.. ATcaIsoy-
Mr. ATCHIS0N addressed the Senate in support Of his
amendment He remarked that there appeared TO have been
degree Of i'll faith exhibited since this bill had been in
troduced only in relation il but in relation to all those
which had any connexion with the existing
But Senators all Sides he believed would hear him witness
that he had given evidence Of disposition to delay the
passage Of any whatever that connected with
this subject The question presented for the considera-
ton Of the Senate by this bill was, whether they would auto
ze increase Of the regular army the extent OF ten eg
men about ten thousand to during the war
with Mexico. And the amendment which he had had the
honor TO submit proposed another ssue and very material
one he conceived point Of principle The amendment au-
ozed the President to call into service the number OF
men Tor the period Of service So far then there
onerence between the bill and the amendment; but the
amendment proposed that the force be called into service
oe volunteers and not regular soldiers herein consisted
ne m recognising the existence ofthe war with Mexico had
oo'h houses Of Congress he believed within twenty four
hours alter the President submitted his message on that subject