The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-28

done nothing else He had conquered in addition the
Mr. proceeded to express his views against the
amendment
The CHAIRMAs's hammer FELL annou ncing that Il was
half past two O'Clock and according the resolution
the House, the debate must cease
VOTING on AhGNDMgNTs-A A BENTON.
Mr.. JoHNsoN, Of Tennessee. offered an amendment
thai nothing in the act shall authorize the appoint
simo of the army. who has expressed an opinion
that the incorporation Of the left bank Of the Rio
dol Norte into INTO, the American Union. BY virtue q
Tamaulipas, and cnhushua would be an act Of direct
aggression Mexico for which the United States would
the Rio Grande unfortunate and that he had been
consulted he would not have advised the movement
onstutonally !" and that the orders from
the War and Navy Departments were pratical,
treaty. Of smity; and that Il he had BEEN member Of
court martial he would have agreedto shoot the officers
who carried the orders into execution" Voices He
means Benton" That's severe but just blow at old
Bullion"
The CHAIRMAN in reply to several Questions said the
Mr. JOHNSON withdrew his amendment for the present.
Mr. BoyD proposed to strike out in The amendment of
not TO restrict the continuance in Office Of the
der-inchief-and 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. EWING, of Pennsylvania-Is an amendment now
order.
Mr. EWING offered amendment, requiring the ap.
ponmept of commander chief to be made from those
II was reiected-ayes SO. noes loa.
Mr.. JOHNSON again offered his amendment, which was
disagreed to-ayss 81, noes 80.
SANTA ANNA.
Mr.. CscKE submitted an amendment-that nothing in
this act shall be construed to sanction by Congress- the
permission given for the return of Santa Anna Mexico
This was received with shout Of laughter, and the
chairman decided It to be out of order.
MEMBERS OF ooyaREss- NoN.coMBArANr.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, offered another amend.
warrant the appointment of any member Of Congress
chief This was rejeced-ayes 49, noes &c.
Mr. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, offered an amend.
mentthat member Of Congress shall be appointed to
otace under this act.
Mr. Jorrs. of Tennessee, moved to amend. [" Read
the amendment" read" read +" read it as Jones
wishes to amend it'll
The CLuax (reading)-" Provided that no member Of
Congress shall be compelled to accept an oice in the
army" Laughter. That's right" Another hit at
The amendment was disagreed to. Others voted
Mr. BarSKxnHorr demanded the previous question,
The amendments of the committee were concurred
I'M that authorizing the commanderin chief or lieutenant
YsH. Adams, Of Miss; Atkinson, Bsdiagsr Benton,
Biggs, Black of PENN Black, of $. c.. Bowdon, Bow
liz, Boyd. BrnksrhoH, peterborough, Brodhead'
Brown, DIVA; Chapman Of Ala; Chase Chapman, Clark
Cobb, Collin, Cullom, Cummins, Cunningham, Daniel
Dargan, DoMott, Dobblp Douglas, Dunlap dsaIl Elicit
Ellsworth Erdman, Faran Fickn, Foster Fries Garvn
Goodyear, Gordon, Grover Hsmin, Harmanson, Has
tngs Henley Hoge. Hopkins, Hough' Houston, Of Ala
kns, Johnson of N. HI Johnson, OF Val Jones, Tenn
Jones, Of Ga; Kaufman, Kennedy. King. Of n Y; Law
renee, Leake, Letter, Lasere, Lyon, Lumpkn Maclay
MCLEAN. McCrate, Mcdaniel, Mcdowell, Of Ohio;
Mcdowell, Of Va; Mickey. Martin, Of Ky; Martin. Of
Par Payne Perrll, Phelps Pisbury, Rathbun, Reid,
Ritter, Roberts RUSSELL Sawtelle, Sawyer scammon,
SIMS Of g. G.; Sims, Of Mo-; Thomas Smith, Of Ia;
Smith, of Ill Stanton, sarkweather, Thompson Of Pa
Thompson, of Miss; Tredway Wentworth, Wheaton,
Wick, Williams, Wood, Woodwork, Yost.
NAYs-Abbou, Adams, OF Mass; Arnold, Ashmun,
Campbell of N. VI Campbell of Pa Carroll, Chapman.
Of Nd; Chapman, Of Va; Cooke, Collamsr Cottreil,
cry, Ewing, of Pa Ewing, Of Tena Foot Gentry, Gid
dings Graham, Grder Grinnell Hale Hampton, Harper,
Henry Holmes of N.Y. Holiness of SC Houston, Of Del;
Hubbard Hudson Hunt of N. Hunter Joseph R. In.
gersoll, King OF Mass King, of ia Lewis, Long Nc
Gaughey, McHenry, Mcllvane Marsh, Miller, Moseey,
Newton, Pollock, Ramsey, Ripley, Rockwell of Mass
Rockwell, Of Conn; Root, Runk, Schenck, Seaman sed
don, Severance, Simpson, Smith, Of Conn Smith, of
Y, Smith, Of la Stephens, Stewart, Thibodeaux,
Thomasson, Thompson, OF Mass; Tibbatts, Toombs'
Trumbo Vance, Vinton, Winthrop, Woodruff, Wood
ward, Wright, Young.
The bill was passed-yeas III, nays u.s.
And the House adjourned.