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the three million bill for procuring peace with Mexico,
and made speech in its favor. Its object was to Sc
cure peace. The President and the Government were
willing to make peace II Mexico would give us ildem-
nifty for the war; or New Mexico and upper California
MIR. Miller replied that now, for the first time, the
avowed object OF tie war was to get New Mexcoand
California. lie cJnd see NJ prospect oi peace by
ting this money. The war would still 90 on, and he
believed when all expenses were paid, it would be
found that they ninou1ted to one hundred millions of
pone the bill until Thursday. Mr. Sewer opposed
! the motion. Mr.. Cal oun tavotedh he thought Sen
ators on the other side had right to ask the postpone
ment they had shown no disposition to prolong the
debate or causc delay in the adoption OF Government
measures, and had consumed less time than Senators
on his side. The motion TO postpone was agreed to-
% to lS After an executive session the Senate ad
journed
Husc--Mr McClelland, from the committee on
commerce, reported an anendntory bill for the i'm
povement rivers and harbors, which was read twice.
The committee of the whole, Mr.. lIamn in the chair
considered the bill making appropriations to the mill
tary academy and ordered to be reported to the house
lhcy then took up the civil and diplomatic appropri
atoms oil. Mr.. Wentworth (Dem) addressed the
commllee in opposition to the tax on tea and coffee.
Mr. Deano (Whg) declared that the is waged
Tor the acquisition OF slave territory, and that the
would end as soon as II was known that Save
territory was to be or could be acquired by it, Mr.
wick closed the debate for to day and the committee
rose The bill making appropriations Tor the military
academy at West Point, was read third time and
passed, and the house ad louned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. g. 1917 The Senate passed
over Mr. Iarnag gins resolution of thanks to Gen Tay-
lor and the army, and took up those from the House
on That SUBJECT Mr. Speight moved 10 strike out that
part relative to the sormlng OF Monterey. lie would
not thank and censure at the time, Mr. Sewer
SAID the proviso implied no censure, and those dis
posed vote thanks might not approve OF the capitu-
lation OF Monterey Mr. Johnson considcrcdi it Il Sc
we're censure Messrs Cruenten and Clayton de-
tended the terms OF the capnlatlon. Mr. Sewer said
General Henderson had declared that Gen Taylor
ordered the capuauon to be accepted, in opposition
to the views OF Henderson and Worth, who We're OPP
posed to the arnistice. MIR Bagby disapproved ofthe
armisce, and suggested that to approve of il would
be 10 censurc the President who had condemned it
Mr. Butler OF 5 C., opposed any qualification: OF the
resolution, believing that party hostility to General
Taylor would increase his iamc
Mr. Calhoun said he would vote TO strike out the
proviso, believing the censure to be inconsistent with
the vote OF thanks il the capituaton part Of
the battlen ought not 10 be censurcd it part OF
the battle, II ought to be excluded from the rrsou
ton Of thanks. Mr. Webster said that Gen Taylor
would be entitled to investigation by court martial
before Congress could undertake to ccnsure him. Mr.
Spelghs motion 10 strike out the rroyiso was agreed
to, 30 to l5
Mr. Webster moved to substitute for the whole res
olution: That the thanks OF Congress due and
are hereby rendered to MAJOR General Zachary Taylor
his officers and men, tor the iOrtltude, SKILL enter
prise and courage, which distinguished the late brill
iant military operations on the Rio Grande"
This motion was agreedto by the vote &c TO %
The resolution read thlrd time as amended
and passed, ayes a. nays none.
And, in this shape it was thus returned to the
House OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House of Representatircs.-Thc House was all day
engaged upon amendments at the Senate to the ten
Regiments Bill. BY very large majority they disa
greed to the amendment, striking out the provso
which enables the President to appoint officers to these
regiments during the recess OF the Senate The
amendment relative 10 chaplains was altered to
permit brigade officers to appoint one chaplain to
each brigade, salary $500 and forage for horse al
50, requesting the chaplains in the service go
to Mexico or be dismissed The amendment III re-
gard to boun,ics amended to allow 50 acres
al
provided they were marched TO the seat of
THURSDAY, Feb. lh Jsi7. Senate--Mr Fairfield
reported bill 10 extend the Navy Pension bill TO five
years.
The Three Million Bill was postponed until tomor-
row, when Mr. Bericn will speak.
| The ten Regiment Bill was received from the
House Of Representatives and referred 10 the commit
/ tee on Military Affairs.
The remainder OF the day was devoted to private
bills
House-Mr Wentworth made personal expana-
/ ton in reply to article in the Union, reading him
out OF the party He spoke an hour, dealing out the
most violent abuse on the head OF Mr. Richie.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill was
then taken up and a resolution was adopted that the
debate should close III committee at II o'clock
row,
There was no sign of adjournment, at the time the
cars leit--5 o'clock.
WASHINGTON Friday, Feb 5, lsi7 Senafe,-In
the Senate, today, Mr.. Dix, from the military COM
mtee, made report dlsagreeing to all the amen l.
ments made by the House 10 the Senate amendments
TO the ten regiments bill.
The military academy appropriation bill was repor-
ted
The Indian appropriation bill was amended and
passed
At one o'clock, the bill making appropriations to
bring the Mexican war 10 speedy ANA honorable
! close taken up.
Mr. Benien spoke at length on the subject, The
bill before us made AN app opIiation OF three millions
bring The war TO n CONCLUSION. WehnI already, Tor
tbs purpose, gwen the President seventy tioIsin
men, and twcuty-elIht mliOns oi dollars. Now ~
wcr" astrd put Jlar !.s euI.c c-....o. ..t. ...-
lions more and asked 10 pass the bill, without
alterations or discussion To this he could not consent
He believed that this war could be ermlnaled-that il
would b. terminated-n a manner consistent with oui
national honor, Our military operations had united a
distracted people, aud the determination OF the MeXi-
can people TO resist had been strengthened. lie would
take iiom Mexico her incentive TO resistance. Foi
this purpose he would now submit the am .ndmeni
which he had lew days ago ali on the table. lie
would pause here, II the Senate wished the proposition
To be read.
Mr. Cass, had he said an amendment, to offer to the
amendment US n substitute. he moved II accordingly
as follows:
Declaring that war; exists by the act of Mexico
agreraby 10 the act OF Congress OF May 49, the honor
OF this country requires that it be vigorously prosecu
ted that reasonable decentralization be Obtained
and that the President is the only Judge of the
and extent OF said iudemnhcaliou, ia II negotiation
SUBJECT to the action OF the Senate on the question o
ratification.
Mr. B'rrien said the two projects brought the whole
SUBJECT before the Senate He was ready to vote al
neediul supplies 10 prosecute this war TO AN honorab,
conclusion This principle had regulated his persona
conduct from the beginning. lie did not vote for tn,
ACT OF way 18TH or against II. lie entertained then
ana now, the belief that the was brought upon u
unnecessarily and by the OF the President in reno
wing the troops from Corpus Christi to the Rio Gmnde
II was no excuse TO say that was ordered under h
nenaces OF hostles from Mexico and her refusal t,
receive our minister tor in June preceding an orde
marked conhdeniial was given 10 General Taylor
III which was stated that the destination of the arm,
was the RIO Grande That movement was not only
indicative oi hostile intent but it act OF hostili
~ This was the origin OF the war but il now exists
and Congress had recognized it, and was pledged 1,
carry II on lie was willing, therefore, to vote mel
and money to carry on the But he did not in
tend TO yield his judgment, without reflection consi
deratlon to the discretion OF the President The doc
trine OF the Senator IRON Michigan was starting
than thousand declarations OF war The doctrine
was, that after war begun, the power OF COngres
ceased over the subIecl-they had no longer any con
troll over It's objeclsand that they yield implicit
obedience to every demand for money from the Prtsi
dent, II this was true, then constitution null
fled it was reduced to a military dictatorship, But i
was not true. The war power was given To Congrcs
in order that they might supernend its general con
duct, and limit and direct its objects.
Mr.. Berren went into an argument to show that ths