The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-30

the greet central region of Oregon embracing the 70
PSssr'phy gs1ogy m,nsTsl0sy hyaEssra
Temperature climate Indian tribes, So from obssfya,
tions Of Lieut. Fremont and others and also to
with the same gentleman for similar map Of California.
CERTIFICATES OF wARRHousINo.
Mr.. HuNrIsoroN moved that the finance committee in
modify ing the present mode and terms Of giving csrt
Gates OF goods stored in the public warehouses. Com.
mi''ee ordered to make the inquiry.
w.. -, OREGON BILL OF LAND GRANTS
r OH providing for Surveyor General to Oregon,
single man and pre- smpton rights settlers said
holy, was resumed from yester.morning the question
Mr. PsAncE objected to land grants TO the settlers
IN and emgrants to Oregon because the Indian III TO
lands belonged to the Indians and until purchased Of
them, this government had right grant them away.
showing that the Indians Of Oregon were wsniernr
niomadic tribes, having no.loca habaiion owning DO
the Columbia river The Clatsop Indians on the Pacific
seaboard had been posessors of OF certain lands
$50 per the square mile Mr. Breese appealed for the
passage of this BILL the IL 900 settlers in Oregon had
tnsy pledged to make them these land grants upon the
faith of Inns BILL the bill upon which the measure be-
CONTRADICTIONS" DEFINED.
On motion Of Mr. BEsTos the hour for the special
der having arrived the Oregon bill was laid aside for the
mens of regular troops was taken the unfinished
Of ,s anne ,dmsnt pending being
lunteers to be mustered into service under the law OF
May Is, ls46.
episode in definition which he desired to give of the
word contributions" The Senator from New Jersey.
to pllage and plumber barbarian practice Of sub
ssencs Of an army disgraceful to civilized nations
pns nor a
the Senator had defined it, were
sny Of ,ss 1sS DID net s5%
ton Is exactly tho thing which all civilized nations have
nj read from Vatfa Z niUhta of
Natons,"to show that instead Of the old Of pill
age and plumber civilized nations had adopted the
humane practice Of contributions; the enemy invaded,
by consentng to it, had their private property secured
from pilage Mr. B next referred to the laws and rea
ties in the time OF Louis XIV regulating contributions
for the support OF armies in enemy's country Tho
Senator from New Jersey had deprecated yesterday the
practice not recognized among civilized nations; but
vatte died before Nspoleons day Contributions would
general who is responsible TO his government as
well as to the enemy and he is also responsible before
tions kind-whsther they cattle sheep hogs
transportation, -four they all entered and
They go to the commissarst who takes them into his
regular accounts of expenses Contributions he defined
from another book to collected for the sup
next quoted from shakspeare julius Cesar !" the pas
sage where Brutus complains that the country he
"Have grudgsd US contributions
Mr.. BENroN said he did not know whether Brutus
in the days Of Queen Elizabeth The learned Senator
defended the system OF collecting duties at seaport
responsible form Of contributions that could be adopted
Mr. DAYTON had no objection at all to the system Of
sion They were public property But he did object to
contributions upon private property an exploded idea
Of barbarous age. And how had the Senator met it
BY reading from vatte who died. tho Senator stated
before Napoleon lived. thank the honorable Senator
from Missouri for this information. (Lsughter) The
Senator has also referred to Louis XIV TO Shakespeare
and Queen Elizabeth in support Of the Legitimacy of
system OF contributions Mr. d. said he willing TO
admit it ALL and that the further you went back the
stronger and more general would be the authority for
no and nenss
system OF contribution stem Of evyng upon pIi-
dering, not consistent with the civilized OF this
nation, or this age of the world Ii you don't give
shall have to take This is the view which he took Of
the subject
Mr.. JARNAerr then took up and concluded his argu-
ment in favor of Mr. Atchison's amendment for the
troops regulars In the course Of his remarks Mr. j.
bore down pretty severely at intervals upon the admins
patronage.
Mr.. BurL.H, chiefly on the ground of their superior
discipline. obedience to the military law submission 10
duty in camp aud practical efficiency in the field con-
tended for the regular troops
voLrIoEUEHs OR JUMrrRs.
Mr. CRIrTrNpEN moved to amend the bill that in.
stead Of ten regiments volunteers there shall be three
on na m & w one one o.
howitzer battery.
MIR BrRRIKr was understood to inquire the meaning
of the term voligeurs and the duties and armament
that class OF troops
COL. DKNror's LUCID FxPosITIoN.
Mr.. BENTON undertook the explanation. He referred
the Senator from Georgia to their school boy days when
they were trudging through Cesars CONNIE nlsries--
They might afford some explanation. Mr. then spoke
Of certain place in Yorkshire called Oyster Ill., from
Roman General named Ospolius, under the dss per-
lar, Oyster Hill: (Lsughterl Well, sir, these Volt
guers were used in Yorkshire by the Roman General.
consisted Of two or three men to a horse not on the
plan of"rde and tie riding ahead and hitchng
the horse and going ahead waiting for the other TO
/ n IN nj cir Hutt he tuvn
kept as close to the horse az possible all the time.
Sometimes little, muscular. sinswy fellow would
sallopsnd sometime. the little saewy fellow running
the ds vault behind him. SIR sncs hey Wsrs
called vOltigeurs They jumped up behind Thoy
jumped up. They were only used by the Romans in
Britain. but they had been used in all rough, broken
the Tyroiean Alps, ali the way down. sir " ''' -
Mr. BEnRrxN intmaed that the term voltigeurs was
Mr. BxsrOs-oh they were called jumpers sir
Mr.. Brnslrr-I venture to say that that torn wa.
equally unknown to the Roman General-[ Renewed
laughter, Colonel Benton joining in]
Senate.
Mr. CnrrENDxS further explained tho voltissurs to be
two to horsethe herieman for instance. rsgu.
lar dragoon and tho running alongside armed a. an
infantry man who, in case Of necessity, could jump up
behind the dragon, and the whole ride off tog ether
was regiment half and half of dragons and infantry
and whenever they met the enemy there would be
line of infantry and line Of drag sl Of the
ginent.
Mr. ARCHER rose to speak.
Mr. BENroN-Ony half minute, sir.
Mr.. AncHRR-What does the honorable Senator say
Mr. BENror- Only half minute, sir. have got the
book, sir Opening book, and applying his egafs)
Sato satarum, 'aitaris-to dance, hop, to jump
skp-thats it, sir: they are jumpers. Laughter To
dance to hop TO skip to jumps but he that dances
be insane. tLaughterl
The ayes and noes were called upon Mr. Atchison's
amendment for changing the ten regiments into volun
eers under the act Of May last and it lost by the
following vote -
Yeas-Messrs. Archer, Atchison, Badger, Bsrrien.
ton, Evans Greene, Hannegsn, Huntington, Jarnagin,
Johnson Of La, Morehead, Psarce, Phelps, Simmons
Upham, Woodbridge-22.
Nsys-Mcssrs. Allen, Ashley, Atherton. Bsgby, Ben.
ton, Breese, Bright Butler, Calhoun, Cameron, Cass
Chalmers, I. Clayton, Colquu Dix, Houston Lewis
Mangum, Mason Niles SEWER Speight, Sturgeon, Tur-