Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-23
No. 289.

refused 10 connect this subject The army BILL h. would
attempt force them 10 do IT, This matter Of forcing
was a thing easier talked ahout than done.
II Mr. CAMERON. If the gentleman vii permit me,
will save him the trouble Of further remarks this subject
I did intend TO force the House
II Mr.. BENTON. Sir
1 Mr. CAMERON. would say, sir, that do not intend
to force the House. and that hope will save some time, as
am anxious 10 the army bill.
Mr. SIMMONS inquired if this bill were the same as that
offered Yesterday by The Senator from Missouri amend
the army bill 1t appeared now, in the view of the
honorable Senator that to connect this subject VIII the army
bill would be great offence The only objection which he
had taking this bill up separately that among the
ous propos amend the army bill this included
And would be therefore, according to the common phrase,
stealing march upon the Others he had supposed that
the honorable Senator from Missouri would have been the last
offer amendment to the army bill that he thought
would be very offensive.
remarks he has made
j Mr.. SIMMONS, cannot hear the Senator.
i Mr.. BENTON. You will presently. What the honor
able Senator is pleased to say, face be little
cenorious, something IN the shape OF blow II is entirely
agreeable me, however, because puts condition
undeceive the gentleman upon point for value his
good will value t-and would any account have
any mistake the subject. he thinks little
inconsistent for oer this amendment the army
bill Yesterday How TO oe Because there had
already been offered four, ve six, or amendments, ard
Of them embraced that great poinsecuy Of the land
to the soldier.
Mr. ALLEN thought there need not be any great diff
Guilty about the natter and he did not believe there
sion he sustained with further remarks He hoped the bills
would be acted upon separately but that both would be
passed
The question was then taken upon the motion 10 postpone
the further consideration the subject with view Of taking
up the army bill and decided in the affirmative follows
YEAS-NIesrs Archer, Badger, Berren, Cameron, Gil
ley Thomas Clay John NJ Clayton, Corwin CrltteEden,
Dayton Evans, Greene Hsnnesan, huntington, Johnson OF
Md, Miller Morehcad Pearce, Phelps, Simmons, upham'
NAYS-Messr Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ather,on, Bag
by Benton Brese, Bright, Butler Calhoun, Cass Cha-
s Dshaso Dix f aa, h sas Mics 0"
The VICE PRESIDENT said that under the impression
that the difficulty had arisen in part from his own TOO rapid
cnunciaon when putting the question: he ie bound on ms
| occasion TO vote in the affirmative
80 the further consideration OF the subject was postponed
| INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
The Senate then resumed Committee of the Whole,
he consideration OF the bill from the House TO raise for
limited time additional military force, and for other purposes
The question pending upon agreeing to the following
amendment proposed by Mr. BADGER substitute to the
amendment proposed by Mr.. CAMERON:
Strike out the enactug clause, and insert the io
aIhat every officer non-commissioned Officer musician
and private who shall have seryei shall serve Tor Twelve
months volunteer, and every on'0e
private who shall in the regular army da-
ring the prcseG with Mexico who has been or shall
be kle, in hate, haas died shall ie OF wounds rceiS-
ed in battle disease contracted while IN such service ~
shall been shall he disabled BY Wounds received or
disease contracted aforesaid and shall a.e been or Shall De
discharged by thereof durng The period Tor when ne
..y ha'@ ..d - - ~ - S - ,'sL ~. 70 T oae
shall warrant, - be located any land be-
longing the United which may be subject private
See ina &c il further enacted Iha, where any such
officer, officer musician private shall
have been shall be killed in battle has died or shall die
wounds received IA battle or OF disease contracted IN SER
vice. being otherwise entitled, according to the foregoing
section quarter section Of land shall have died or shall
lie before obtaining warrant Tor the same me SAd warrant
shall the widow of the d, ceased il he leave and
heirs-a-aw according the Law Of The State Territory,
district from which lie may have volunteered or enlisted Into
the service OF the United States
4, Mn BENTON said this dment contained guards
such he desired shot ID accompany enactment concerning
these bounty lands. And from the manner in which they
proceeding there could be expression Of opinion III
regard the amendment which be had proposed and which
embraced the two important points which he had already
TERED therefore moved recommt the bill 10 the Com
mec Military Affairs, with instructions to report
amendment granting bundled and sixty OF bounty
land the officers musicians, and priyaes
serving, or serve, in the army employed ia Mexico
Mr. CAMERON said that, If he had obtalred tho floor
first he would have accepted the amendment Of the Senator
from North Carolina Mr. BAnGER) a modification OF his
own and then the bill Of the Senator from Missouri could
have come in amendment TO the amendment
! Mr.. BENTON. They cannot 90 together SIR any moro
than fire aud mnge. laugh
| Mr. CAMERON. That presume, Mr. President, IS
simple matter Of opinion.
j MIR. JOHNSON, of Maryland, suggested amendment,
adding the words " during the war TO the end OF the 90
cond line Of the amendment
i Mr.. ALLEN inquired whether il competent to offer
other amendments the present state Of the amendment
der consideration.
| The VICE PRESIDENT replied that it not, in the
opinion OF the Chair.
i Mr.. WOODBRIDGE suggested that there a defect in
all the amendments which had been proposed they cqur
ed the be issued Ivy the Secretary OF the Treasury
whereas the practice all former occasions had been to
them from the War Department. where the know ledge OF the
facts o record.
Mr.. WESTCOTT said that he not satisfied that any
good could result from the recommiment OF the bill to the
Committee Military Affairs and might delay the
passage of the bill. II important for the country that
the bill should he passed forthwith He difficulty IN
the of the Senate being taken upon the dill rent amend
proposed For his part, that Of the Senator from
North Carolina had few verbal alterations made in the rst
section, he for adopting that section in lieu q the two
sections proposed by his friend from Pennsylvania and IN
lieu the second section OF the amendment OF the Senator
from North Carolina, he would take tho two last sections OF
that offered by the Senator from Missouri Suppose they arc
all ecommitt,d and the Military Committee make up one
from them all that will not prevent the offering by any Sen
ator, he does Ike the amendment reported substitute
for it, and shall then have the difficulty as now. He
hoped the Senate would so and decide on the pro-
posed amendments and adopt they approve Of and peas
the hill Immediately
! Mr.. CRITTENDEN desired 10 say that, from the multi
pcy Of the propositions, there little probability of get
ting all in the bill without the proposed reference.
\ Mr.. j VI. CLAYTON favored the recommtment Of the
bill and took repeat the brief explanation Of lis
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