The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-16


both would be passed
The question was then taken upon the motion to post
pone the further consideration OF the subect with view
OF taking up the army BILL and decided in the Affirmative
as follows:
YEAs-Mesrs, Archer, Badger, Berien, Cameron, Gil
ley, Thomas Clayton, NJ. Cayon Corwn, Criltenden'
Fl Maryland Miller, Morshead Pearcs, Phelps, simmons,
Uphan,, Wes,cor and Woodbridge-2s
BENTON seese AR A' Bas Calhoun
rners Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield, Houston Niles Rosk' Sc
vier, Speigh Sturgeon, Tusney, and Yulee-z3
The VICE PRESIDENT said that, under the impress
sion that the difficulty had arisen in part from his own
too rapid enunciation when putting the question: ne eit
bound on this occasion to vote in the affirmative.
SO the further consideration OF the subject was post
poned.
INCREASE ARMY.
The Senate then resumed as in committee oil the
whole, the bill from the House TO rase Tor limited ume
additional military force, and Tor other purposes
The question pending was upon agreeing TO the foi-
lowing amendment proposed by MI BADGER as substl-
sute TO the amendment proposed by Mr. CAMERON:
Strike out all after the enactng clause and insert the
following
That every officer, noncomnssioned officer, musician,
and private who shall have served or shall serve twelve
musician and private who shall in the regular army
shall be killed in battle, has died shall die Of wounds
received in battle of disease contracted while in such
service, shall have been shall be disabled by wounds
received disease contracted aforesaid and shall have
been shall be discharged by thereof during the
period Tor which he may have enlisted volunteered Shall
be entitled quarter section of land or which the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall warranty be
Gated upon any land belonging the United States which
may be subject private entry, in such manner
SIC Ind be il further enacted, That where any such
shall have been shall be killed in battle or has died
aced in service, being otherwise entitled according
the foregoing section, to quarter section OF land shall
same, the said shall issue to the widow of the
deceased he leave and If not TO the person per-
who is, may be his heirsat-aw according to
the OF the state, Territory district from Which he
may have volunteered enlisted into the service of the
Mr. BENTON saw difficulty as the case now stood,
and therefore moved to recommt the bill with nsruc-
tons to bring amendment granting one hundred and
sixty of bounty land to the commissioned ofh
GERS musicians, and prvaes serving, or to serve in the
army employed In Mexico.
Mr. CAMERON said that i he had obtained the floor
first he would have accepted the amendment of the SEN
ator from North Carolina [Nlr. BApcERl modifca-
ton of his own, and then the bill of the senator from
Missouri could have come in an amendment to the
MIR. BENTON. They cannot go together Fire and wa
u Mr.. cAMERoN That presume Mr. President, is a
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Maryland, suggested an amend
ment, adding the words or during the war, to the end
of the I'd line of the amendment
Mr. ALLEN inquired whether il was competent to Of
fer other amendments in the present state of the amend
ment under consideration
The VICE PRESIDENT replied that ii was not, in the
Mr. WOODBRIDGE suggested that there was defect
in all the amendments which had been proposed as they
required the warrants to be issued by the Secretary OF
the Treasury, whereas the practice all former
sons had been TO issue them from the War Department
where the knowledge of the facts were record.
Mr.. WESTCOTT said he not satisfied that any
good could result from the recommitmen of the bill to
the Committee Military Affairs; and il might delay the
passage of the bill 1t important for the country
that the bill should be passed forthwith He saw no diff
fcuy in the OF the Senate being taken upon the
different amendments proposed For his part, If that OF
the from North Carolina had few verbal altera
tons made in the first section, he for adopting that
section in lieu of the two sections proposed by his friend
from Pennsylvania; and in lieu of the second section of
the amendment of the senator from North Carolina, he
would take the two last sections OF that offered BY the
ted and the Military Committee make up one from them
all that will not prevent the offering by any senator, if
he does not like the amendment reported substitute for
it, and we shall then have the same difficulty as now
He hoped the Senate would on now and decide on the
proposed amendments and adopt one they approve of
and pass the bill Immediately
MIR. CRlTTENDEN desired to say that, from the null
tplicty of the propositions, there was little probability
Of getting any bill without the proposed reference
Mr.. J. M. CLAYTON favored the recommlment of the
BILL and took occasion to repeat the brief explanation of
his remarks upon former occasion, which appeared in
Mr. WEBSTER hoped the honorable gentleman from
Missouri would reconsider that portion Of his bill which
attempted to render these land titles naienabe. There
should be no restraints OF this kind accompanying the
grant The land should be given to the soldiers
not under guardianship, but capable OF taking
proper care of their property.
Mr.. BENTON here made a remark, which not
heard by the reporter.
Mr. WESTCOTT said he differed with the senator
from Massachusetts to the provisions he had adverted
to- He hoped the senator from Missouri would adhere
TO it. somewhat similar provision was inserted In a
bill prepared by the senator from Missouri and passed
some wears snce-the EARNED occupation act OF Flori-
da"-and its effects had been salutary II guarded and
protected the donee of the United States against the greedy
Spectators and land obbers and secured the land to his
family. He had idea of giving the bounty of land to
the creditors of the volunteer He hoped the volunteers
and soldiers would be protected.
Mr. BENTON said that the bill referred to by the hon.
orabe senator from Florida cost him many nights of hard
thinking.
Mr.. CAMERON had no fears about the spectators
robbng the soldiers He had heard that in the last
he bitter had been b-the Spectators had lost by their
contact with the soldiers.
Mr.. BERRIEN moved to amend the proposed nsruc-
tons to provide for grant OF land to the officers
of volunteers which was agreed to-
The question was then taken upon recommltting the
BILL together with all the proposed amendments to the
Committee on Military Affairs, with instructions to bring
in an amendment granting 100 acres of bounty lands TO
stoned officers, musicians and privates serving, to
serve in the army employed in Mexico and decided in
the affirmative, follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Ashley, Atchison Ather-
ler Cameron, Cass Chalmers Cilcy T. Clayton M. Clay
ton, Corwn Crittenden Dayton, Dickinson, Dix, Evans
Fairfield Greene Houston, Huntington, Jarnagin John
son. of Maryland, Johnson, of Louisiana, Miller More
head Niles, Pearce, Rusk SEWER Speight, Surgeon Tur
new, Upham, Webster, Woodbridge, and Yulee0A
NAY-Mr. Phelps-l.
So the bill was recommtted
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate then went into the consideration of execu
tive business, and, after short time spent therein the
doors opened and
The Senate adjourned.