The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-31
TnRTIETH CONGRESS.
Senate.
FIRST SESSION

Senate met at ~ o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. GU
The VIcr Psr,lDrsT laid various executive docu.
ments before the Senate which referred and
Numerous petitions presented, and papers with.
drawn from the hles and referred.
BUFFALO HARBoR.
Mr.. DICKINSON presented memorial from the Com
mon Council OF Buffalo asking the Improvement Of Buff
Mr. DIX also presented memorial from the aforesaid
Comnon Council, Of the same purport and asking
that the appropriation be in . separate bill (rhpy
rather dubious Of the harbor and river combination
Mr. DIX presented tho memorial sof Jacob w Bolla,
on the subject. Referred to the Commerce Com
mites.
Ga motion OF Mr.. CASE, the Military Committee
instructed to inquire into the justice and propi ety OF
purchasing Terrsbonne island In the Mississippi river
REYUrpINo.
Mr. BAcBy introduced a bill to refund to Alabama
certain moneys advanced BY her. TO the general govern
men pending the vigorous prosecution OF the Florida
war, In 1886 and 1887
On motion Of Mr. SEWER the Committee on Finance
Instructed inquire into the expedency Of adding
something the compensation Of the Assistant Urea
surers OF the Sub Tseasury
PERMANENT rRE-EMrrIoSs.
Mr.. ASHLEY handed up a bill to establish general
permanent presumption system. Referred to the CON-
mittee Public Lands.
tn. PROSECUTION oS THE WAR.
Mr. CAs, from the Military Committee, introduced
BILL providing for the further prosecution of the
existing war between the United States and the re-
Be it enacted by the Senate aud HOUSE OF Rspresen
tatves of the United states Of America in Congress
thorized, should the xiyenciss Of the require q
further increase Of force call for and accept the
thou,and-who may offer their services either cava
Infantry ridemen to three years after they
shall have arrived at the place of reudezvous unless
sooner discharged; to be raised and organized in the
same manner as provided for volunteers under exist
Ing laws and to have the same pay rations and allow
ancee-includng land or scrip, according to grades
and to be subject to the uations and TO the
rules and articles of war
Sec Aud be it further enacted, That where compa-
nies OF volunteers which now may hereafter be-
IN service shall bscome reduced, In rank aud file, the
President be- and Is hereby authorized to discharge
part Of the commission d officers leaving not more
than three for sixty rank and Ole, in the company
where the company shall be reduced below twenty
rank and fls he may discharge the whole com pauy
Officers and men and receives new company Of not less
than eighty rank and die, In lieu of said discharged
company Provided nothing herein contained shall re-
qure the President to reduce the officers discharge
= company II in bis opinion, the reduced companies
can be again fllsd up by recruits.
SEC And be It further enacted that where regi-
be in service shall become reduced the Psesidsnt bs
ana ne hereby authorised TO receive additional CON-
additional companies, received for any reuments
shall not increase its numerical strength beyond one
thousand rank and file.
Sec And be it further enacted that the provision
In the Ind section Of the act entitled An Act to en-
Ss an In ta ss. rssns snu
include the recruits who may hereafter the
and 2nd reaiments OF Dragons and the regiment of
mounted rifemeD, and the com missoned officers
musicians and privates Of volunteers who may engage
to serve during the with Mexico for the Of
three years MS provided by this act
Sec And be it further enacted That the volunteer.
raised under this act and whose term OF service may
not expire shall be discharged within six month.
after the ratification of treaty peace with Mexico
Ah %a Si was read only S.. sy it, title
Title of the bill given.
Mr., PHrLrs-It comes from the Military Committee
decking at Mr. Cass).
Mr.. CAssYes, sir; the printing In all that Il necse-
sary. Ordered to be printed.
Petition presented by Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Maryland.
Mr. CAST have another bill, Mr.. President.
VIcE PhEsIpENT-First reading of a bill
Bh read by its title, which give in full follows
BILL to provide clothing for volunteers ia the service
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House of Representa-
tves Of the United States OF Amsrcs in Congress
eembied, Tnat in lieu of the money which exist
ing laws is allowed to volunteers communication
clothing the President be- and he is hereby authorized
to the volunteers to be with clothing in
kind at the according grades is prov
ded FOR the troops of the regular army.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. WEsrcorr, from the Committee on Patents and
the Patent Office reported bill to provide additional
examining clerks in the Patent ONCE and for additional
second reading
Mr. ALTERATION, from the Finance Committee, report
cd the house bill providing for deficiency for the
rent 900 OOO the subsistence department Of
the army He should ask sitter the disposition of the
morning business that the bill be taken up 1t was
important that 1t should be pushed at once
LAND REPORT, &c.
Ou riotion OF Mr. BREssE 900 extra copies of the
Land Office Report ordered to be printed Hand on
motion OF MIR YULEw certain papers with regard to the
Florida lands included in the order
On motion Of Mr. YULEE, the vacancy in the commit
tee on naval affairs occurring from the death of Mr.
Fairfield, was ordered to be filed by the presiding Of
sundry reports were made, and bills introduced.
THE BILL TAKEN
On motion OF Mr. ArHERroN, the house bill for sup
plying certain deficiency in the subsistence depart
ment OF the army passsd the House end reported
from the Committee Of Finance Of the Senate taken
up Iitle-A bill to supply In part deficiency Of ap
proprstions for subsistence in kind in the army and
June, lsas
Mr. ATHrRroS explained the object Of the bill and the
necessity OF Its immediate passage The entire dsd-
the D proposed one million for i'm mediate neccessite
leaving the balance for q particular examination
To show the urgency Of the case Mr. Atheton passed
mp 20 the secretary letter from the Secretary OF War
and another from Commssary General Gibson ad dress
ed TO the Chairman Of the Ways and Means OF the
House, and Of Finance in the Senate Mr. Marcy pleads
the necessity Of an Immediate appropriation Commits
ssry General Gibson says his ubsist.nce fund il 20
nearly exhausted that he has only 500 900 hand and
that sum Ia required to meet the Of the recruit
ing service and that drafts ar. forthcoming to the
amount OF 100000 against him, and that he has no
money 10 meet them, and urges appropriation.
Mr. JOHNSON, OF Md asked for the reading of the bill
which was read accordingly.
when 49, '''
MIR. JOHNSON and said, he did not wish TO inter
pose any obstacle to the passage Of the BILL but he
would ask the Chairman on Finance why II was that
the estimate was not sufficiently large the last ses.
eion' 49,
Nc ehtlrr uenclency In the appro-
priations for subsistence, is S. 937 ,g34 81
Mr. JoHNsoN-Thats for the current year
Mr.. ArHERroN-Yes, sir, for the current year?
Mr. JoHNsoN-Very nearly four millions Of dollars
Mr. ArHERroN asked that the letter of the Commissa-
~ General of Subsistence Of November l5I7 be read
and the letter was ad by the Secretary IL has bee
heretofore published The Commissary General plead,
tn%t toe estimates OF provisions fell short because
thr extraordinary shipments Ia Europe for several
months, which enhanced their price; besses, many Of
the volunteers were subssted for aonger time han
by the appropriations OF the last session.
a Hlal NJ had 49,.
some had been captured by the guerrlss snd a oopsi
dereoe quantity had been lost in the wreckng Of the
transports The Commisssry General hopes that thes,
reasons VIII be sufficient argument In behalf of imme
date relief
The bill was read third time and passed
MI Hale was understood TO ask the and noes
but the Chair did not hear him. and the bill passed
a message from the House Of Representative. comnu