The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-09
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1s47
The Senate did not sit to-day.
. OF MISREPRESENTATION.


The Journal having been read
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. MCKAY, from the Committee OF Ways and Means,
reported bills with the following titles-viz.
tngen expenses of the Indian Department. and for full
filling treaty stipulaons with the various Indian tribes
for the year ending June 3oth 1sls read twice and
ferred to the Committee of the Whole the state OF the
Union.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Also, ga bill making appropriations for the naval
vice for the year ending June 30h 1913 read twice and
referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of
the Union.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Also ga bill making appropriations for the support OF
the army and OF volunteers for the ending June Both
ls4s and for other purposes read twice and referred TO
the Committee Of the Whole on the State OF the Union
WILLIAM CULVER.
Mr. JOHN A. ROCKWELL, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill for the relief of William Gull
OF the Whole House Tomorrow.
ADVERSE REPORTS
Mr. SEAMAN, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions; made adverse reports upon the petitions Of
Ertas, Magdaena Moore, David Pough, the heirs OF Ro-
bert Allison, deceased, John Stout, Sophia Albrecht,
Mary Hicks James Green, John Blair Finley. Nicholas
Liscoe, Lucy Clark Nancy Armstrong, Grace Hadnut,
Mary Andrews, William Vice, Hannah J. Wick Sarah
Knight, George Afford Eleanor Wills, and Freelove
Ward which reports were laid upon the table.
cHApLAINs ARMY.
Mr.. JAMES MCDOWELL (by leave) submitted the
following resolution; which was agreed to:
Resotped, That the Committee Military Affairs be in
law relation the appointment and duties chaplis
for the army as to authorize their for the army
when elsewhere than in post, and that said committee
have leave to report by bill or Otherwise.
ENLIsrMENrs IN THE REGULAR ARMY.
message was received from the Senate announcing
that said House had concurred in the amendment made
by the House OF Representatives to the Senate bill
titled can act to encourage enlisments in the regular
army"
TERMINATION OF DEBATE
Mr.. HUNGERFORD moved (by leave) that the reso-
luton agreed to Thursday last Terminating all debate
upon the bill to raise for limited time additional mill
tary force and for other purposes at O'Clock this day.
be resclnded and, pending the question agreeing to
Mr. JOSEPH R. INGERSoLL moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee of the Whole the state
OF the Union; which motion was agreed to:
THE ARMY.
The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole and resumed the consideration of the Bl
to increase for limited time additional military force,
and for other purposes"
The bill is as follows:
Be It enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
addition the military establishment OF the United
States, there shall be raised and organized under di-
regiments OF infantry, each be composed of the same
number and rank OF commissioned officers,
ded for regiment of dragons and infantry respectively
under existing laws and who shall receive the pay
fatlons, reguntons
and the rule. articles Prorided That it shall
be lawful for the President of the United States in the
officers authorized BY dis act as may not be appointed dur
ing the present session. which appointments shall be sub
med 70 tse senate at their next session. for their advice
and consent
SEC And DC u further emacfed, That, during the con
tinance oil the war with Mexico, the of enlistment OF
the TO be recruited for the regiments authorized by this
act and for the regiments of dragons, artillery, infantry
engineer soldiers, and rhemcn the present establish
men shall be during the war, five years the option
of the recruit.
Src 3 Apd be IL further enacted, That the President OF
the United States be- and he is hereby authorized by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate appoint
addio la major each Of the regiments OF Dragons
tery infantry, and riemcn in the army of the United
Sate who shall be taken from the captains of the army