Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-16

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Ashmun Benton, Carroll Cola
mer Cranston Culver Delano, John H. Ewing, Foot Gid
dings Grnnel Hale, Hamn, Elias b. Holmes, Samuel ID.
Hubbard Hudson, Washington Hunt James b. Hunt Daniel
p. King, Preston King, Lewis McGaughey, McIlyane,
Runk Seaman, Severance Truman Smith, Albert Smith,
Caleb i. Smith, Strohm, benjamin Thompson, Iiiden,
Vance, Vinton, Wheaton, White, Winthrop Woodruf-45.
So the bill was passed. ....
Mr. BOYD moved to reconsider the the passage
of the bill, which he moved the previous question which
seconded and the main question ordered to be put viz
Will the House reconsider the vote the passage of the bill
The yeas and nays were ss follows
YEAS-Messrs Abbott, Anderson, Arnold, Barringer,
Bell, Benton, James Black, blanchard Bowlin, Boyd,
Mi ,~ro BnEo Burt Gamp Il Camp
Clarke Cobb, Cooke Coamer Constable Cranston Crozer,
Cullom, Cummns, Daniel, Garrett Davis DE Mott Dling-
Erdman John II, Ewing, Edwin H. Ewing Faran, Fiekln,
Foot Foster Fries Garvn, Gentry Giles Gordon, Graham,
Holmes, j. ". Houston, G. S. Houston s. 3. Hubbard,
Hungerford James b Hunt johnson, George W. Jones,
s. Jones' kaufman, Daniel P King, Preston King, T. b.
King, Lawrence Letter Leib Levin, Lewis, Long McCer-
nand Joseph Mcdowell James Mcdowell Mcfienry, Nc
Kay Marsh JohnP Martin, Barclay Martin Miller Morris,
Pollock, Ramsey Rathbun Reid Relie Rhe Ripley, RIFT
ter, Roberts, Julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell Runk,
Albert smith, Robert Smith, Stanton Sarkweather Stephens
Stewart, St john Strohm Thomasson, Benz. Thompson,
James Thompson Jacob Thompson Tilden Toomb; Towns
White, Winthrop Wood, Woodruff, Young, Yost-iS7.
NAYs-Messrs. Ashmun. Atkinson, Bayly, Bedinger,
Chapman, Chapman, Core Culver Cunningham, Giddngs,
Harrison, Harmanson, Hastings, Henley, Isaac F. Holiness
SOIL Joseph r. Ingerso Jenkins Joseph Johnson Kennedy
eake La sere, Lyon, Lumpkn, MeClean, McCrate, Nc
Perr, Root, sawtee, scammon Seldom Simpson, Thomas
smith, Strong, Thurman, Tibbatts, Williams, Woodward,
Woodworth-55.
! So the motion to reconsider prevailed.
Mr.. BOYD moved to reconsider the vote by which
the bill ordered to be engrossed and read third time.
The previous question having been demanded and second
ed the main question ordered be put and it de-
cided in the affirmative.
So the vote ordering the bill to be engrossed
| sidered. ....
Mr.. BOYD then moved amend the bill by striking out
all thereof, and substituting therefor the following
BILL to raise for limited time additional military
force, and for other purposes
Belt enacted &C., That in addition the present military
establishment of the United States there shall and
organized under the direction the President for and during
the with Mexico regiment Of dragons and nine reg
onantr each be composed of the number and
rank OF officers noncommissioned officers bu
gers musicians, prvates &C. provided for regiment
Of Dragons and infantry respectively under existing laws,
according their respective grades and be subject the
regulations and to the rules and articles of Pouqded
That it shall be lawful for the President Of the United
States in the of the Senate to appoint such of the
commissioned officers authorized by this may be
during the session. which appointments shall
be submitted TO the Senate their next for their adj
| vice and consent.
Sec . .3ndbe further enacted That, during the continue
of the with Mexico the of enlistment of the
be recruited for the regiments authorized by this
shall be during the with Mexico discharged
Sec. s. Ind be further enaced That the President of the
United be and he is hereby authorized by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate to appoint additional
major to each Of the regiments Of dragons artillery nan
be taken from the captains OF the army.
Sec A. ind be it further enacted That to each OF the
giments of dragons artillery infantry, and riemen there
shall be allowed regmenta quartermaser be taken from
the subaern OF the lne who shall be allowed ten dollars adj
ditonal pay per month, and forage for two horses.
Sec s. .fnd be further enacted hat the said officers,
musicians and pryates authorized by this act shall immed-
atey be discharged from the service OF the United States
the close OF the war with Mexico.
i Mr.. BOYD moved the previous question which was
seconded and the main question ordered to be put viz Will
the House agree the amendment and decided in
the affirmative. +.
So the amendment agreed to.
The question then required the passage of the bill as
amended which the previous question was called and
seconded and the main question ordered to be put viz Sha
the bill pass amended
On the passage of the bill the yeas and nays ordered
| and taken follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Stephen Adams, Anderson, Arnold, At
kinson Barrnger, Bayy, Bednger, Bell, Benton, James
Black James A. Black, blanchard Bowion Bowlin Boyd,
Broekenbrough, Brodhead Milton Brown. VIM G. Brown,
ROLL Cahcart. John G. Chapman Augustus A. Chapman,
Reuben Chapman Chase, Chapman, Clarke, Cobb Cooke,
0 b De o D"s
ham, Dobbn, Dockery Douglass Dunlap Edsal, Ellsworth
Erdman, Edwin H. Ewing, Faran, Fieklin, Foster Fries
Garvn, Gentry, Giles Gordon Graham, Order, Grover
Hamlin Hampton, HARRISON, Harmanson Harper, Hastings
Henley; billiard, Hose, l. E. Holmes Hopkins, Housh'
1 JOnn W. houston, o. houston, EuHiunu w. Iiuoaru
Hunge rford James b. Hunt Hunter, Charles j. ngersol
Joseph r. Ingerso, Jenkins James H. johnson, Joseph
Johnson, Andrew Johnson George W. jones' Seaborn JONES'
Kaufman, Kennedy Preston King, Thomas Butler King,
Lawrence Leake Letter Lcib, La Sere Levin Lgon Long
Lumpkn Maclay, MCLEAN, McClelland, MeClernand Nc
Crate, Mcdaniel, Joseph J. Mcdowell, James Mcdowell,
Mcenry, Mckay John p. Martini Barclay Martin, Miller
Morris, Mouon Nven, Norris Owen, Parish, Payne PEN
dleton, perrl, Perry, Petit Phelps, Plsb9ry Pollock
Ramsey, Rathbun, Reid Ree, Rhet Ritter, Roberts John
A. Rockwell, Sawtele Sawyer, Scammon, Leonard IL Sims
Albert Smith, Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton Stark
/ phans Jnhn nhn
Thomasson James Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Thurman
Tbbatts, Toombs, Towns, Tredway, Trumbo Wentworth
Wheaton, Wick, Williams, Wilmo Wood, Woodward
| Woodwork, Young Yost-I7i.
NAYS-Messrs. Abbott Ashmun, Collamer, Cranston
Culver, Delano John H. Ewing Foot, Giddings, Grnne
Hale Elias b. Holiness Samuel d. Hubbard, Hudson, Wash
ngton Hunt Daniel p King, Lewis, McGaughey Mcllvaine
Marsh Moseley Ripley, Julius Rockwell, Root Seaman
Severance Truman Smith, Caleb b. Smith, Benjamin Thomp-
son. Tilden Vance, Vpton White Winthrop, Woodruti-34
So the bill passed
TO THE EDITORS.
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