Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-01-23
FRIDAY. JANUARY %. lS47.


Mr.. BOYD, from the select committee to whom
feed the bill to increase the pay OF the noncommissioned
officers, musicians and pvates OF the army OF the United
Sates and the militia and volunteers in the service of the
same, and allowing them bounty land certain cases. report
ed an amenlaory bill which committed
Mr.. BOY moved to make the special order for Monday
THE WAR.
Mr.. STEPHENS asked the general of the House
to offer short preamble and resolutions, relating subject
which, OF all Others most absorbing OF public inter-
est His object not to ask the action of the House upon
the subject to-day debate the merits of the question: but
barely have the resolutions received and referred the
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union, to be
called up at some subsequen day.
The resolutions read for information, and as
follows ....
Whereas it less desirable that the interests and honor
OF country should be cordially sustained and defended
long the present with Mexico continues to exist than
that the conflict should be unnecessarily prolonged but
obtained and whereas is believed thata diversity ofopnion
prevails to considerable extent the ultimate aims and
objects for which the should be prosecuted and being
proper that this matter should be settled by the clear
OF the legislative will, soemnly proclamedto the world
BE therefore resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
Sendtues of the United States Of america Congres
6ie That the present with Mexico 81 waged with
view conquest, the dsmemberment OF that Repub.
BY the acquisition OF any portion OF her territory
the desire ofhe United States that hoses should be term
mated upon honorable bolh parties embracing lib
proper and rigu boundary OF Texas and full recognition
and proper provision her be made for all the
adjusted by negotiation be instituted and effected according
the constitutional forms OF each Government respectively
Objection being made the reception Of the foregoing pre-
ambe and resolutions '''
Mr. COBB said merely the object of his colleague
TO refer the resolutions they received he hoped the OBJ
lection would be Withdrawn.
The objection not being Withdrawn
Mr. STEPHENS repeated that not his object to de-
bate the subject to-day but to have the matter referred to the
Committee of the Whole House the state of the Union
and he should be compelled to ask hesupenon Of the rules
allow him introduce the resolutions. He accordingly
made that motion.
The the motion to suspend the rules was decided
in the negative by yeas and nays follows:
YEAS-NIessrs. Abbott Ashmun, Barringer, blanchard,
Milton Brown, Burlington, Burt, William w. Campbell,
Carroll, John g. Chapman Reuben Chapman Cobb Cooke,
Coamer Cranson, Crozer Dargn Garrett Davis Delano
Dixon Dockery Edwin H. Ewing, Foot Gentry, Giddings,
Graham, Grder, Grnnel Hale, Harper Hastings Hiiard
Elias B. Holiness John w. Houston, Samuel d. Hubbard,
iudson Washington Hunt, Joseph r. lngerso Daniel T.
King, Levin, Lewis, Long, Lumpkin, MeClelland, Nc
Ganshey Mefienry, Mcilyaine, Marsh Miller, Moseiey
Pollock, Ramsey Ripley, John A. Rockwell, Root, Runk,
Seaman Severance, Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Caleb b.
smith, Stephens, Stewart Strohm, 1hbodeaux, Benjamin
Thompson Iiden Toombs, Trmbo Vance, Vnton, White,
Winthrop, Woodruff, Wright, Young-76.
NAYS-Messrs Anderson, Atkinson, Bednger, Benton,
James A. Black, yBowdon, Bown, Boyd Brockenbrough,
William g. Brown, Cathcar Augustus A. Chapman, Chase,
Daniel, DE Mott Douglass Dromgoole, Dunlap, Er'man,
Fickln, Foster, Grover, famn, Harason, Harmanson,
Henley, Hopkins George S. Houston Edmund W. Hubbard,
Hungerord Charles j. ngerol Jenkins, James H. johnson,
Andrew johnson, George w. jones' Kaufman, Kennedy,
Preston King Lawrence Leake Letter Leb Lgon Maclay,
McClean, McCernand, McCrate Mcdaniel Joseph J. Me-
Moulton, Norris, Parish, Peil Perry, Phelps Psbury
Reid Ritter Sswele, Scammon, Alexander ID. Sims Leo
nard IL. Sims Tlos. Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton, Stark
weather, St john Strong, Sykes James Thompson jacob
Thompson Tibbatts, Trcdwsy, Wentworth, Wick, Williams
Wilmot, Woodworh-S8.
So the rules were not suspended