The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-28


amendment to strike out the regiments provided Tor
in the first section of the BILL and insert four regiments,
to wit regiment OF infantry, OF Dragons, one OF
foot femen, TO be provided with rocket and mountain
howitzer battery" He exceedingly reluctant to sui
fer any further augmentation Of the regular army and
number: On that amendment he called for the yeas and
nays. They were ordered
Mr. JARNAGlN felt constrained to make another
PLANTATION. He would vote for the amendment OF the
gentleman from Kentucky condition that he would add
to It the ten regiments of volunteers.
The yeas and nays the amendment of Mr. CRITTEN-
DEN were then called and follows
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Atchison Badger, Benen, Gil
ley, John M. Clayton Corwn, Critenden, Davis Dayton
head Pearce Simmons Upfam and Woobrdse-2o
NAYsaMessrs Allen, Ashley, Atheron, Bagby Benton
mers, Thomas Clayton, Colqn, Dix, Fairfield Houston
Johnson, of Louisiana, Lewis, Mangnm, Mason Miles,
Y" "eps DUSK 'peisA' surgeon i"Asy "s''0 ana
Mr. BADGER then moved to amend the bill by str-
king out the provso comforting authority upon the Pres
dent appoint officers to the regiments during the
Mr.. SEWER, Mr. CALHOUN, and others: "No OBJ
lection p question:" question"
NEGAN, BADGER, CASS and SEWER, the question
was put and decided in the affirmative, by yeas and nays,
| as follows:
| YEAS-Messrs Archer, Badger, Berren Butler, Cal
houn Chalmers, Cley, Thomas Clayton, j. M Clayton,
Gorwin Cruendcn, Davis, Dayton Dix, Greene, Houston,
Miller, Morehead Miles, Pearce Phelps, SEWER, Simmons,
| Upham, Woodbridge, and Huec-30.
! NAYS-Messrs. Allen Ashley, Atchison Atheron Bag
by Benton Breese, Bright Cameron Cass Fairfield Han
negan Lewis, Mason, Rusk, speigh Turney, and West
Mr. j. NJ CLAYTON moved further amendment to
the bill by adding to the first section of the bill the fol-
lowing proviso:
Provided ALSO That member of either House of Con-
gress shall be appointed to amy office under this
Mr.. HANNEGAN moved to add to that provso, after
the words 'no member of Congress" the words 'his
! Mr. CAMERON said he had "no brother or SON. to
be appointed to the Office referred to- but he thought it
disreputable to themselves to pass that provision He
| hoped the amendment to the amendment would not be
adopted
After remark two from Messrs JOHNSON, of
Louisiana CASS, and MANGUM, the question was put
on agreeing to the amendment OF Mr. HANNEGAN, and,
upon division, it was not agreed toayes 49, 81
The question then recurring upon the amendment of
Mr. CLAYTON II was decided the negative by and
nays follows:
YEASMessrs. Archer Badger, Benien, Ciley, John M.
Clayton Corwin, Davis, Dayton Greene Jarnagin Man
gum, Miller Peace' Phelps Simmons upham, and Wood
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley Atchsoq, Atherton, Bag
q Ioq.iana Mfr; Nix Hasf, SEVER, spsisH'
Mr. HANNEGAN then submitted the following
amendment; which was agreed to-
Add at the end of the bill the following section:
"SEc 9. lind be further enacted, That the President be-
and he shereby authorized by and with the advice
sent of the Senate to appoint two additional surgeons and
twelve additional assistant surgeons in the regular army
the United States subject the provisions OF entitled
AN increase and regulate the pay of the
assistant surgeons OF the army approved June 80 1884
and that the officers whose appointments authorized by
this secton shall receive the pay and allowances
of the same grades respectively; and that the assimated
rank of the officers of the medical department OF the army
shall be arranged upon the basis which present
ermnes the amount of their pay and emouments; Propi-
dcd That the medical officers shall not, in virtue OF such
rank, be entitled command in the line other staff de-
partments oithe army
No further amendment being offered the bill was re-
ported to the Senate and the question being upon
curing in the amendments adopted in committee of the
whole,
! MIR. ARCHER demanded separate vote upon concur
ring in the amendment relative to bounty lands
| Mr. BADGER demanded separate vote upon concur
| ring in the amendment relative to chaplains
Mr.. BENTON reminded the Senate of the delay which
had occurred in the of this BILL and appealed
| the Senate to pass it without further opposition
/ The question then taken upon concurring in all
the amendments except those relating to bounty lands and
chaplains, and decided in the affirmative.
Mr. BADGER then moved to strike out that part of the
amendment relative to chapains, which provides that
each volunteer regiment shall elect its own chaplain
which was not agreed to-
| The amendment was then concurred in
The question then being upon concurrng in the amend
ment relative to granting bounty lands the
Mr. RuSK moved to strike ee out ali after tbe word
| GO that" and insert
"To each commissioned officer musician, and pri-
ve o. tne IeS%lars volunteers ana militia who has en-
during with Mexico and who shall actually serve
killed dying in the service who shall be discharged
honoaby before the expiration of his of service
of such service there shall be issued by the Secretary the
Treasury scrip for the of hundred dollars bear
ing interest at per cent, per annum, redeemable in
and TO all who shall have served for six
or been discharged in consequence of wounds received
sickness incurred in the of such service there shall
be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury scrip for the
sum OF $50 bearing interest at per cent per anlun re-
deemabe in ten years.
Mr.. BENTON here intimated that he had reliable au-
| thory for saying that companies already organ
lied for the purpose of proceeding Mexico and per-
chasing the land scrip of the soldiers In order to ar
range the section referring to those bounty lands SO as
to defeat the objects of these Spectators he would
move that the Senate adjourn, with the view of
taking up the subject tomorrow His motion prevailing
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal having been read
TERMINATION OF DEBATE.
The SPEAKER announced the business in order to be
the resolution providing for the termination of the debate
in Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Union on
the naval appropriation bill, at o'clock p. m "to-mor
row." the question upon which pending yesterday
when the House adjourned.
Mr.. ASHMUN moved to lay the resolution on the
table, which motion negatved.
The question then taken upon the adoption of the
resolution, and decided in the affirmative.
So it resolved that all debate committee upon
the said bill should terminate at o'clock p m to-mor-
row.