The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON. Ian d


nent bill" aud the appointment by law of "a
superior officer TO take the command of all
the forces. II was referred to the Mililar,
Commute.
A message was also received, in answer
10 a resolution recommending legislation for
Tho transportation of The mail 10 The army.
After short Executive session, the Sen
ate adjourned,
In the House of Representatives, Mr.
Preston King moved posiponemeni Of the
the special order, i'll order 10 enable him 10
Introduce bill, of which he had given pre-
vious nuiice. [Cries of "read, read''l
The bill was read, is as follows:
An aci making further provision for the ex-
peuses attending the Intercourse between
the United States and foreign ations
Whereas a stale of war now exists be-
tween The United States aud the republic of
Mexico which it is desirable should be ter
minated upon terms Just and honorable TO
both nations; and whereas assurances have
heretofore been given to the Government of
Mexico that it was the desire OF the Presi-
dentto settle all questions betweeniwo coun-
tries on The most liberal aud satisfactory
terms, according 10 the rights of each, and
the mutual Interests and security of the two
countries;and whereas the President may be
able to conclude treaty of peace with The
republic of Mexico prior 10 he next session
of Congress, If means for that object are at
his disposal aud whereas, in the adjustment
of so Tany complicated questions as now
exist between the two counties, il may pos
slbly happen that an expenditure OF money
will be called for by The stipuaIions OF any
treaty which may be entered into: therefore-
Be IL eAacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That The
sum of thirty thousand dollars be, and The
same is hereby, appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, TO enable the President to enter
upon negotiations for the restoration of peace
with Mexico.
SIC. 2 And be it further enacted, That
there shall be neither slavery nor invulunta-
~ servItude in any territory, which shall here
after be acquired by, or be annexed 10 the
United States, otherwise than in The punish
ment of crimes, whereof the party shall have
been convicted. Provided, alrays, That
any person escaping into The same, from
whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in
any one OF the United States, such fugitive
may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed on
OF said territories To- the person claiming bis
or her labor or service.
SEC. 3. And be ii further enacted, Ira
the sum of two millions of dollars be. and the
same is hereby, appropriated, out of any
money IN the treasury, not otherwise apprO
priated, 10 enable The President TO conclude
a treaty OF peace with the republic of Mex
leo, TO be used by him in the event tina, SAT-
treaty when signed by the authorized agent
Of the Two governments, and being ralifiet
by Mexico, shall call for the expenditure o
the scmr, or any part thereof; full and accu
rate accounts Tor which expenditure shall b,
by him transmitted to Congress at as early
day as practicable.
The bill having been read,
Mr.. Wentworth demanded the yeas AM
nays upon The motion to postpone The specia
order (which were ordered, and resulted yea
50, nays SO.
So the special ordered was not postponed
Increase of the Army.-Tle following
message from The President II the Unite
States was opened and read, viz:
To the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the U. States
In order TO prosecute the war against Mes
leo with vigor and success, il is necessar
that authority should be promptly given b
Congress TO increase the regular army, an
to.remedy existing defects in lis organlz nioI
With this view, your favorable attention
invited 10 the annual report of The Secreiar
of War, which accompanied my message o
the Slh instant, in which he recommend
that ten additional regiments OF regula
troops shall be raised TO serve during lib
war.
or the additional regiments of voluntee
which have been called for from several 4
the States, some have been promptly raised
but this has not been The case in regard
all. The existing law requiring that the
should be organized by the independent a
ton of The State Government, has in son
instances, occasioned considerable delay; an
Ills yet uncertain when the troops require
can be ready for service in the field.
II is our settled policy 10 maintain in tim
Of peace as small regular army as The ex
eeucies of the public service will permit.
a s'aie of war, notwithstanding the great az
vantage with which our volunteer citizen So
diers canb be brought into the field, this sma
regular army must be increased in its nuu
bers in order TO render the whole force MOI
efficient.
Additional officers as well as men, the
become Indispensable. Under the circur
stances OF our service peculiar propre
exists for increasing The officers, ESPECIALLY
the higher grades, The number of SUI
officers who, fiom age and other causes, a
of al