Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-01-02


try and raemen in the army of the United States who shall
be taken from the captains Of the army
Sec A. Ind be further enacted That to each OF theIre-
gments OF dragoons artillery infantry, and riemen there
shall be allowed regmena quartermaser TO be taken from
the subatens of the line who shall be allowed ten dollars adj
dtional pay per month"; and forage Tor two horses
Sec. 3d be further enacted That there shall be al
lowed paid abebodied who shall be duly
enlisted 10 serve in the army the of FIVE years. DUR
ing the war; bounty of twelve dollars but the payment OF
six dollars of the said bounty shall be deferred until the re-
cut shall have joined the regiment for duty in which he to
|
/ Mr. HARALSON, from the Committee OH Military AT
fairs reported the Joint resolution for eiundng the several
States certain expenses of volunteers backto the House with
out amendment Committed to the Committee OF the Whole
on the of the Union. The resolution is follows
Resolved By the Senate and House Of Reresentdtues 81 e
United States Of 3ercd IN Congress assembled That the
Secretary OF War be hereby authorized and required
to be refunded to the several States the amount OF
expenses incurred by them subssng furnishing and trans
ed into heseryee the United States Without waiting for de-
ductons to be made from the pay of said volunteers
A RETIRED ARMY LIST.
Mr.. BURT, from the Committee Military Affairs,
ported the following bill
BILL to ncrea efficiency the regiments corps
the army and to provide for disabled and inrm officers
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representa-
tues Of the United States Of 4efca f Congress assembled
That, when any commissioned ofteer OF the army shall
become incapable performing the duties Of his office by
Of wounds, age other nrmes he shall be retired
from service his monthly pay without ratons other al
owances whatever aud the officer the line of
on efficient ply steal power shall fill the place of such
tired officer, with the raons and emoluments belonging
that rank and the pay Of the commission from which the junior
have been promoted Propded That any retired officer
entitled pension for wounds received in battle shall not
forfeit his claim thereto.
Sec o lind be IL further enacted That, carry the
Of this act the Secretary OF and he is hereby
authorized when in his opinion the good OF the service may
require the procedure, refer the OF disqualified
officer aforesaid to army board, which shall consist of
less than commissioned officers of rank and exper
be detailed by the general chief and the said board
shall give their opinion the merits OF the case to them
referred, sign and transmit the whole proceedings thereon to
the Secretary of War; be laid before the President OF the
United States for his confirmation dapproal and written
orders
The bill was twice read and referred tie Committee of
the w hole on the state of the Union.
QUAKER MEMORIAL.
| Mr.. DANIEL p. KING presented the memorial of the
Representatives ofhe Yearly Meeting of the Society Of Friends
of New England praying that such may be adopted
| as will put speedy end to the war with Mexico.
Mr.. KING moved that the memorial b referred to the
Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union, and
printed.
Mr.. CHAPMAN asked that the memorial be read
| And after it read
| Mr.. GEORGE S. HOUSTON moves to lay the memo
rial and the motion to print it the table which motion
Mr.. ID. F. KING asked the yeas and rays
The yeas and nays ordered, and Yeas 62,
nays 81.
So the motion to lay the memorial ant the motion to print
on the table did not prevail
The question then ecurred committing the memorial to
the Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union and
printing it on which motion
Mr.. GEORGE S. HOUSTON asked division of the
question
The question then put committing the memorial,
and carried.
And the second branch of the question: viz to print
the memorial being put
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON opposed the motion to print.
He alluded the uniform practice Of the House in refusing
to print private memorials unless in peculiar circumstances
| and on very important subjects.
Mr. KING replied to the objection. The opposition the
printing placed the ground that private memorials were
printed Even if that were 50 it would not apply, for
this the memorial of private individual but of all
the members Of the Friends Society in all New England, and
came from body numbering upwards OF 5000 persons
They respectable in character any other body of
people in the United States; they who desired to
render to Cesar the things which Casars and
God the things which Gods" Their opposition to
was with them matter of conscience it for
which had seized them the present OCCASION but the
cent faith held by them and their fathers. The memorial
contained respectful prayer that peace might be preserved
He thought entitled TO be treated with respect
There could be objection the printing the ground of
expense would not cost than three four dollars
The subject was an interesting the paper not of
party character. The Friends had sides party
strife they here in the amabe character Of friends of
peace, and their memorial like themselves, modest and
courteous Mr. X hoped the House would refuse to these
unassuming petitioners what had often granted Others
neither so numerous respectable
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama objected to the printing for
the reasons set forth in the memorial itself He wanted
avoid waseul and progae expenditure OF the public money
that might be saved to be applied the II had been
said that the printing would but three four dollars 1t
might be and that very small but precedent
would thus be set for the printing Of every pvie memorial
dc asked gentlemen to look at the expenses Of the public
printing of this House it had grown amount;
and all in this very way The House printed papers of all
SORTS and though the expense of each might be but small
the aggregate swelled amount Ii had not been
usual to PRINT private memorials. IL had sometimes been
done, but generally through nadvertence Mr. II. had al
been opposed to the practice, and should he
Mr.. HAMLIN had voted against laying this memorial
the table because he in favor Of having prned 1t
might happen that there greater proprey in printing
memorial signed by single individual than another from
body. 1t depended the subject Of the
mortal than the number of signers When memorial
addressed Congress subject Of very great mpor
tance, he in favor Of printing it. This from
body Of highly respectable individuals consisting nine
short and respectful BY ordering to be printed the
House neither endorsed its sentiments contadced them
The memorial might deny the justice of the war; and yet
Mr.. H., who of the rmest and decided sup
poers Of the might be disposed print it for refuse
might look like shrinking from the frees examination of the
subject and the fullest expression OF public sentiment
gard TO il. This Mr.. III. in nowse disposed do.
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON disclamed all intention to
cast the slightest disrespec this memorial on those
from whom it Nothing further from his intention
Bot the paper proposed legislation it offered
argument Every body knew that Quakers in favor Of
peace and that they conscientious their on that
subject Mr. t. also for peace but he sought by the
means Of The Friends wanted it without They
took different paths toward the end. He nothing
striking in the language sentiments Of the memorial
any thing that called for its being printed.