The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-04


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preparing iof The nohct Fssspn-s The cl for their
<anxel advance to The sep. al acton The next day
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cred announced ihcmsiss- ready is in~p~xhon aud
reception the.f eounty- service, and last as trans
ntiniioa could he 0httDet wentnx their way 10
me esiile-heh The psouI'aess ~ tn. gallant Response
and the alaeFly with wheh they rushed 30 the o
action, encpuperlng the arrangement 81 business and
Toe IN The elmae that -~ason. dreadful than The
foe N the held has mn parallel ~ shis any other
ny, They arrived promptly snecor~ Ia the army,
and remained in service, IN that hc, and s,eky climate.
during the iifes summer months. when They dis
charged, greatly 10 their upon legal construction.
but not untl they left behind them victims 10 the climate
some OF their gallant ccmpatios, eternal memeasoes OF
Their service u was proper that he should stnte ker
another fact and thai was, tina, the services II the 81
Louis Legion accepted b, the President When the
news arrived here that the call had been made the dele
CATION anticipating rightly tina, y would meet with
should be drawn from, their homes. and uncrremonously
disanded upon legal ,eehnicalN, promptly secured
tnre OF the NJ Louis legion. and their gallant sers,ce
SIMPLY because be knew best but he was assured and
believed, that would also Apply 10 al the gallant
ture NOT 10 mark Distinction but 10 preserve a Likeness
as the gallant conduct OF all this occasion were
alike, glorious and honornhe 90 themselves and Their
on his right, IMr CARRoirl thai hcing out of service
they would lose the benefit OF the increased paw which
afforded another and strong argmen, favor 81 this
little bounty. This House had passed a bill to increase
the monthly ray OF the soldiers, making retrospective
well prospective, but that only applied the troops
now in service, and this amendment left the only oppor
UNITY Tor dong any thing like justice To these volunteers
He had given fair but brief history OF the volunteering
and gallant service Of these men, and he appealed for
many OF ITS particulars to history n vain for It's parallel
And he now frankly appealed TO the committee to LEI
this opportunity pass OF doing justice 10 these voiun
eers. Here the hammer iell.]
The twenty minutes allowed for debate By the resou
ton to terminate said debate, having expired The com.
mttee proceeded TO the consideration OF the amendments
pending.
The first Senate amendment--whch strikes out the
provision IN the first section of the House BILL authorr-
ing the President to appoint commissioned officers 10 the
vacancies which may exist during the Of Congress-
SAID appointments TO be submitted to the Senate al their
next session. for advice and consent read and the
said amendment was non-concurred in on division
yeas So, NAYS GO.
The second Observation-Disclosures proviso to the
first section that of the regiments of nan-
try may at the discretion of the President be organized
and equipped votgeus, and foot remen, and be pro-
vided with rocket and mountain howitzer batterywas
read, and the said amendment was concurred in.
The additional sections TO the bill made by the Senate,
were then taken up by sections.
The 9th section (by the Senate) was agreed TO-
The It'll section (by the Senate) was read
The Committee on Military Affairs had recommended
an amendment to tins section providing that shall be
lawful for the officers composing the council of admnistra
ton OF the several regiments constituting brigade either
regular volunteer TO employ chaplain to said brigade.
who shall receive for his services the pay and emolu-
mens OF captain OF infantry and forage for one horse
The question being upon the latter amendment,
Mr.. FlCKLlN moved to amend the said amendment by
adding thereto the following provso, viz:
Provided That the chaplans now attached to the regular
army, and stationed Mt different military posts shall be
qured to repair to the army in Mexico whenever n,aor
of the the posts where they
toned, shall have left them for service in the ed should
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chaplain shall be deemed vacant and the pay and emou
nents thereof be stopped.
Mr. TTBBATTS desired to know whether this amend.
ment to the amendment in order.
The CHAIRMAN ruled il in order.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE said that il surely could not be in
order, it offered amendment To an amend
men made to q Senate amendment
The CHAIRMAN said he understood that il had been
the practice OF the House e consider an amendment BY
proposition, and therefore to entertain two amendments
thereto.
Mr. FIcKLIN's amendment was then read
Mr., COBB said that the practice then, was in his
view, clearly wrong; and for the purpose OF setting the
practice right he would take appeal from the decison
then present itself precisely it did to the Speaker this
morning. and if the pecsion by the Chairman was not in
direct opposition to that Of the Speaker
The CHAIRMAN said that he had already stated the
for his decision. which he believed TO be sui
Gent
The question being put, "Shal the decision of the
Char stand as the Judgment OF the House'" was deci
ded in the Affirmative
SO the decision of the Chair was sustained
The question being upon agreeing to the amendment
by Mr. FICKIIN, it was agreed to-
Mr.. ADAMS, of Mississippi, moved TO amend the
by substituting $500 per annum' for .the
pay and emoluments OF a captain of infantry;' which
was agreed TO.
The question being concurring in the amendment as
amended, il was decided in the affirmative
The sth section, (by the Senate) was then read and
agreed to-
Mr. r. SMITH moved to insert after section the fol-
lowing section, to be numbered section 0--vz
And be ii further enacted, That from the commencement
OF the with Mexico, until the termination thereof the
monthly pay OF the noncomnssoned officers musicians,
tia and volunteers in the service, shall be increased three
dollars per month each.
The question being taken on this amendment II was
rejected on division, yeas 81, nays TO.
Section o. (of the Senate } being the section granting
bounty lands &C., was then read
MIR. DROAGOOLE moved TO amend the same, by
striking out the whole section and substituting the fol-
lowlng--viz:
That each private soldier, musician, and non-commis-
stoned officer who has already, may hereafter enlist in
the regular engage in the volunteer the
United States for five years, during the continuance OF
the with Mexico, and shall actually for such p-
Rod of time shall be entitled receive warrant for one
hundred and sixty of the public land be located in
such district districts as shall hereafter be set apart bv
law for that purpose.
Ind be further enacted That if any one of the persons
aforesaid shall be prevented by OF sickness other
disability incurred in the faithful discharge Of duty from
CRYING for the five years during the war; and shall OBJ
tain discharge in consequence of the same such person
shall be entitled to receive for one hundred and
sixty of the public land to be as aforesaid
Ind DC further enacted, That if any the person.
aforesaid shall be killed die in the service after having
been received and mustered into the same his wife and
child childen if any, and IL of either then his
iatler and no faher then his mother shall be entitled