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che exec piion BY which those thanks and
that medal were accompanied.

SELF 10 which ths exception referred, CON
STUFFED a nart oil the battle, then, accor-
dug 70 the conception OF these gentlemen
who ea.ertained dis idea, they Ought not
60 vote Cor a medal al all. If il did not
constitute a part Of the bai,le, why should
,hat which was irrelevant be made a part
of the resolution? The naked question
was this, Was the battle Of Monterey
tncb a one as deserved that the thanks
of CONGRESS and a medal should be be-
s,owedI IT il were, let them be granted,
and granted unanimously, without con-
aition: and if it were not, lei both be
withheld.
MIR. WEBSTER said he certainly
supposed llal, IN one point of view, the
Arrangement for the armis.ice and caPliu-
la,ion might be considered as part of the
military operations at Monterey, though
thew were not absolutely connected with
she feals of arms performed at that place;
and he supposed that, in cases OF this
nature, where propriety of conduct was
questioned, the commander-in-chief was
entitled TO have the judgment Of a court
of inquiry before his conduct should he
deGnitively pronounced upon.
Little acquainted as he was with such
matters, he would not presume 10 make
up an opinion. He thought that they
might get a vote Of thanks for the militia
Nv operations al Monterey adopted IN a
handsome and graceful manner, leaving
she other matters to be decided at some
future time, if there should be occasion
for such decision, before this tribunal or
elsewhere. IL now in order, he would
move TO strike out the entire resolution,
and 10 insert in It's stead q resolution IN
the exact words OF that which passed
Congress at the last session. Bat, as
there was a proposition TO amend now
pending, he would let the question be
first taken upon hat proposition
The yeas and nays were then taken
on Mr.. Speight's motion 10 strike out the
proviso, and II was decided Ill the afir-
malive as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Badger, Ben
ton. Berrien, Butler, Calhoun, Chalmers,
Cilley, Thos. Claytnn, ]. NJ Clayton,
Corwin, C~rittenden, Davis, Dayton, E
vans, Fairfield, Greene, Houston, Hun
tington, J~arnagin, Johnson, Of Md, john
son, of LA. Mangum, Miller, Morehead,
Pearce, Rusk, Simmons, Sould, Speight,
Upham, Webster, and Woodbridge-33-
NAYS-Messrs, Allen, Ashley, Atchi-
son, Anterior, Bagby, Breese, Bright,
Cass, Dix, Hannegan, Niles, Sewer, Sur
geon, Turney, and Yulee-I5.
Mr.. WEBSTER then moved his sub
stitute for the resolution, and the yeas
and nays being taken thereon, are as fol-
lows;
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Badger, Ber-
rien, Butler, Calhoun, Cilley. John NJ.
Claytsn, Thos. Clayton, Corwin, Critien-
den, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Greene,
Huntington, Jarnsgin, Johnson, Of Mary
land, Johnson OF Louisiana, Mangum,
Miller, Morehesd, Pearce, Simmons. Up
ham, Webster, and Woodbridge-26.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchi-
son, Atherton, Bagby, Benton, Breose,
Bright, Cass, Chalmers, Dix, Fairfield,
lIannegan, Houston, Niles, Rusk, Sewer,
Soule, Speight, Sturgeon, Turney, West
colt, and Yulee-23.
The resolution, as amended, was then
reported to the Senate.
The amendment was concuTred in, and
the resolution was ordered TO be engros-
sed and read a third time.
BY unanimous consent, it was then
read a third tine: and the question being
on lis passage. the yeas and nays were
taken. and are as follows:
YEAS-aIessrs. Allen, Archer, Aiher-
ton, Badger, Benton, Berrien, Butler, Cal
hcun- Cass, Chalmers, CiIley, John N.
Clayton, Thomas Clayton, Corwin, Crit
ienden, Davis, Dayton. Dix, Evans, Fair
field, Greene, Hannegan, Houston, Hun
tIngdon, J~arnagin, Johnson. Of Maryland,
Johnson, of Louisiana, Mangum, Miller.
Morehead, Niles, Pearce, Rusk, Sewer,
Simmons, Soule, Speight, Sturgeon, Up
ham, Webster, Westcolt, Woodbridge,
Yulee-43.
Nays-None.