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sued into approval Of the Of the President perm ting
Santa Anna return TO Mexico"


Santa Anna to return TO Mexico"
The CHAIR ruled the amendment out of order
The amendment reported by the Committee Military AT
fairs, second section to the bill, then agreed
Mr. GEO w. JONES moved to amend the amendment
to the 9th section by striking out the WORDS " fill by regular
promotion orso that the officers would then have TO be
elected. Disagreed io--Ayes So, "a.
Mr. ROOT moved the following proviso
"P oraded, That person holding Office in the
Mexican army Government shall be appointed by the Pre-
dent under authority OF this act TO any Office in the army
the United States"
The CHAIR ruled the amendment out Of order.
Mr. ROOT appealed, and the Chair was sustained.
The amendments proposed by the Committee on Military
Affairs to the fifth section were agreed to. 81
The next amendment proposed by the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs was read, when AZ
Mr. ANDREW JOHNSON moved to add the following
proviso
Provided That nothing in this shall be so construed
any member of Congress commander-in-chiet
Disagreed to-Ayes AZ, noes SO.
The amendment of the committee was then agreed to-
The amendment of the committee to the seventh section
then read and agreed to.
All the amendments reported by the Committee on Military
Affairs having been acted on
The bill then read for other amendments.
Mr.. GARRETT DAVIS moved to amend the second sec
ton TO make it read, whch officers shall be selected
from the volunteer corps in service" Disagreed
Mr. JOHN A. ROCKWELL. moved the following pro-
yiso to the I'd section
. froraded That person member Of either House
Congress shall be appointed office created under this
act"
Mr.. GEO. w. JONES moved to amend the amendment
SO as TO make it read " That person member Of
either House Of Congress shall be compelled accept any
Office created under this act" Agreed to.
The question was put the amendment amended and
ii was disagreed to.
Mr. MCKAY moved to add as new section the foIlowing
BE further enacted That, for the purpose Of avoiding
unnecessary expenses the military establishment including
volunteers the President the United States and he
hereby authorzed of failure filling the rank and file
OF regiment regiments consolidate such deficient
gment or and discharge all supernumey officers
ro1ided That officers discharged shall be allowed in adj
don to the mileage already authorized by law three months
pay to each.'
This amendment agreed to.
MI. MCKAY moved section providing " that all the
officers appointed and the additional force authorized to be
raised under this act shall be discharged the expiration Of
the war with Mexico" This also agreed to.
The committee and reported the bill as amended.
Mr.. BRlNKERHOFF moved the previous question; which
was seconded and the main question ordered Will the
House concur with the Committee of the Whole in their
The amendment reported I'd section was read and,
on the question of concurrence the nays aken
as follows:
Biggs, Jas Black, JAS A. Black, Bowdon, Bowlin Boyd,
Brockenbrough, Brodhead Wilsm G. Brown
Collin, Cullom, Cummns, Cunningham, Daniel, Dargan,
De Mott Dobbin, Douglass, Dunlap, Edsall, Elicit Ellis
WORTH Erdman, Faran Fckn Foster, Fries Garvn Good
year. Gordon, Grover, Hamlin Hamanson, Hastings Hem
ley, iloge Hopkins, Hough Geo. S. Houston Hungerord
Jas b. Hunt G. j. Ingersol, Jenkins James II. Johnson
Joseph johnson, George w. JONES' Seaborn jones' Kaufman
Kennedy Preston King, Lawrence Leake LETTER. LaSere
Lyon, Lumpkin Macay, Mcclellan. McCrate, Mcdaniel,
Joseph J. Mcdowell Jane: Mcdowell, Mckay, John T
owen, Parish, Payne, Per,l, Phelps Psbuy, Rathbun
Reid Ritter Roberts RUSSELL sawtelle, Sawyer, scammon
smith, Stanton Starkweather Jas Thompson Jacob Thomp
on, Thurman, Tredway, Wentworth, Wheaton, Wick, Will
Jams. Wood, Woodwork, Yost-ll2.
NAYs-Messrs Abbott. John Quincy Adams, Arnold,
Ashmun Barrnger, Bell, blanchard Milton Brown Buff
VIM. W, Campbell, John H. Campbell, Carroll j.
;ranston, Crozer, Daragh Garrett Dlyis Delano Dixon
,oesery, John H. Ewing Edwin H. Ewing, Foot, Gentry,
henry, 4. B. Iiomes, Isaac f. Holmes, j. W. Houston,
. ID. Hubbard, Hudson, Washington Hunt Hunter Jos. r.
ngerso, Andrew Johnson, Daniel r. King, Thos. Butler
Marsh, Miller, oseey, Newton, Pollock, Ramsey kpley
julius Rockwell, J. A. Rockwell, Root, Runk s,henck,
ert Smith. G. b. Smith, Stephens Stewart Srohm Thi
odeanx, homasson Benz. Thompson, Tibbatts, Toombs
lrumbo Vance, Vnton, Winthrop, Woodruff, Woodward,
So the amendment was agreed to.
The next amendment read and concurred on sepa
ate vote.
The remaining amendments read and concurred in.
The amendments then ordered to be engossed and
we're engrossed, and the bill as amended was read third
ime
The question then REQUIRED on the passage Of the BILL
Mr. BOYD moved the previous question, and, under its
peration, the bill was passed-Yeas l2l, nays rs.
mr. mcuAo1hEf, as question OF privilege, from the |
Committee Elections, which referred, by the re-
option OF the House. the subject of Edward d. Bakers
light to seat Representative from the State Of Illinois
the 29th Congress- and also the right Of Thomas w.
Newton to seat the Representative from the State
Arkansas in place Of Archibald Yell, made report, accom-
anied by the following resolutions
Therefore RESOLVED, That EDwARn d. BAKER has been
Untitled TO seat member Of the House of Representatives
nee the acceptance and exercise by him of the military APP
ointment of colonel of volunteers from the State Illinois
he service of the United States
Resoiued further That THOMAS W. NEWTON is entitled to
seat as member Of this House from the of Arkansas
THE OPERATIONS OF THE SUBTREAsURY.