The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-12

raj on the substitute but was unsuccessiu-ayes 90
The substitute of Mr. Rsthbun was then agreed to-
ayes &c. SO After voting an hour and quarter on
(Which contained the provision for lieutenant genera
The committee rose and the Speaker having been so'
sent oil day examining bids for the public printing re-
THE LIEUT.. orNrnAL AGAIN!
chair and received the reply that il was the duty of the
chairman OF tho committee to report the Dill "a a"ehoeo
Such report had already been made by MI Hous'on'
the chairman of the committee
Mr. THoMrsor again offered an amendment to create
the Office OF lieutenant general, moved tho previous
question, and that the House adjourn.
The question was decided. BY yeas and nays, in the
journ. but without success.
The question then taken on the amendment ere.
nesstivs i've 1 %. nay: 100. Is ioilows:
YEAs-Adams, Of Miss; anderson Benton. Black, Of
brown, Of Va. Chapman Of Ala; Chase. Chapman,
Clarke, Cobb, Of Ga; Collin, Cul!Om, Cunningham Dan
lei DeMott Douglass. Dunlap. Els worth Erdman faran
Foster, Fri,s, Garvin. Gordon, Grover, HaTin has
Ala !; Hungerford. Oh rlss j. ingsrsO johnson, Of N
LsS, LsssTs, Lumpkn. Mclean Nsci.mand, Macrs!s
Kay Martin. Of KY; Martin. V Of Tenn; Morse Hoalton
Norris Payne Perrll Perry, Phelps, Pill.bury, Rath
Of Ill Stanton s.arkwsather 81 John, Strong. Thomp
son, OF Penn; Thompson. of Miss; Thurman Tredway,
N4rs-Abbott' Arnold, Ashmun, Atkinson, Bsrrngsr,
eayly, Dedinser. Bell, Black, OF 6, Blanchard BIod
e. aISss
Md; Chapman, Of Va. Cocas Collsmer, Cottrell,
Cran'tOn crSzisr, Culver DaTgsns DarTsgh Davis De-
Ewing, Of Pa Ewing Of Tenn Foot Gentry, Giddins:'
Giles. Graham, Order, Grinneil Hale, Hampton, HsIal
Hopkins, Houston Of Del Hubbard Of va, Hubbard, Of
Conn. Hudson, Hunt Of ~ Y; Hunt OF Michigan; Hun
Of Mass; King, Of Ga Lawrence Letter, Lewis. Levin,
Long, Maclay, MsClelland McGaughey, McHenry, Nc
Of Mass. Rockwell Of Ct Root, Runk sawtelis.
schenck Seaman. Seldom Severance, Simpson smith, Of
stephens, Strohm, Thibodoaux Thomasson, Thompson,
Tbbatts Tilden, Toomba, Towns, TrumbO, Vance, Win:
Woodward, Wright, Young, Yost-l2o..
The question then required agreeing to the report
of the COMMITTEES Of the Whole mad. to the House viz.
The substitute Of Mr. Rathbun which Is ss follows =
BILL to raise for limited time additional force,
.nsct. .Tt by tho and Hou.. of Re-
of the United States Of America Congress
assembled That in addition to the volunteer force au
dent OF the United States authorized to call for and &C
cept the services Of regiment of dragons and nine
regiments Of infantry to be composed OF the same
number Of commissioned officers, noncommissoned oni'
musicians, and privaes &c. az are provided for
United States respectively, and who shall receive the
pay rationi, and allowances bo subject to the
regulations. and to the rules and articles OF war.
3 That the officers, nou-commissioned officers, mu.
scians. and prvates, composing the regiments hereby
quired to volunteer enlist and during the war;
for term not exceeding five years and 1t is further
ton Of the said 1--WE il they desire it. they shall be
returned TO the several States and Territories In which
they S at the us Of % Limited
g. That there shall be allowed and paid to every able
bodied man who shall volunteer into any of the regi
mens aforesaid to serve herenbsfore provided. q
bounty Of twelve dollars but the payment of the same
shall be deferred until the regiment in which he shall
have volunteered shall accepted and mustered
into service and there shall be at the time pad to
each commissioned officer ten dollars, and to each nom
commissioned officer musician and private, 1--WE, for
expenses incurred previous to being mustered into
vice.
That it shall be lawful for the volunteers in each
company elect their officers, and for the v0un
sers Of each regiment to elect tho officers Of their reg
ments respectively the commissioned officers to re.
csive their commissions from the governor other per
persons according to the laws Of the State Ter
| ritory in which they volunteer.
That the Secretary Of War shall furnish clothing
and raons the volunteers Of the sevsral regiments
hereby authorized to be raised; and to all those who
18th OF May 1885, in the same proportion and manner
and the same terms authorized BY law for the
| army of the United States.
That all the provisions of the act approved May Is,
Sae and of the supplemental thereto approved June
49, 1886 and the act approved June 49, 1916 far they
not inconsistent with the provisions OF this act shall
apply the regiments hereby authorized to be raised,
in the if the same Termed part Of this
act
T. That during the war with Mexico, tho Of en-.
stnent Of the to be recruited for tho regiments Of
Dragons artillery infantry engineer soldiers rife
men OF the United States army, shall be during the
war; or for Ave years at the option Of the recruit,
That tho President OF the United States be- and he is
hereby and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate to appoint additional major to each Of the
regiments Of dragons artillery infantry and Iinsmen,
n the army Of the United States who shall be taken from
the captains Of the army
That to each of the regiments of dragons, artillery
infantry and rhemen there shall be allowed regimen
tai to be taken from the subslterns Of the
line who shall be allowed ten dollars additional pay per
month s and forage tor two horses ra sb.
bodied who shall be duly enlisted to serve IN the
Of the United States for the term OF hse years or
during the war; bounty OF twelve dollars; but the pay
of six dollars OF the said bounty shall be deferred
until the recruit shall have joined the regiment for duty
The yeas and nays ordered on agreeing to the
above substitute, when
| motion was made to adjourn; which was disagreed
The question was then taksn and the substitute Of Mr.
Rathbun disagreed toyeas l03 nays lO4-a MAORI
When the result was announced there were cries OF
good, good"
the bill originally reported by the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, Throwing of all the amendments Of tht
COMMITTEES Of the Whole Lieutenant General and all
BILL raise for limited time an additional military
force, and for other purposes
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Represents
tves Of the nted States OF America in Congress Assem-
oed, That in addition to the present military establish
msnt OF the United States there shall be raised and
gained under the direction Of the President regi
OF Dragons and nine regiments Of infantry each q
he composed Of the same number and rank OF commits
stoned officers, commissioned officers musicians, ant
privates, SC. provided for regiment Of dragons
and infantry respectively under existing laws, and wh'
shall receive same pay rations and allow BE-
subject to thc regulations and to the rules and ar
tices OF war Provided That 1t shall be lawfal for thu
President Of the United States the Of the Senate
appoint such of the commissioned officers authorized
by this act as may not BIO appointed during the presen
sessions which appointments shall be Submitted to thu
Senate at their session for their advice and consent
SEC . And be it further enacted, That during the con
tnaance Of the with Mexico, the term Of enlistmen
ofhs be recruited for the regiments authorize cd
by this act and for the regiments OF drsgoons, artillery
infantry engineer soldiers, and rifemen of the
establishment sbsll be durins tho war;" i've years
at the option of tho recruit
sro. > And be i, further enacted That the President
Of the United States be- and he hereby authorised by
and with the advice and consent oil the Senate TO ap
point additional to each ofthe regiments OF drs
goons, artillery, infantry and Iidemen, in tho army Q
the United States, who shall be taken from the captains
of tho army.
sac And be 1t further enacted That to each Of the