The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-06
WAsHINGToN, Feb. a, 1S47.

W ftO q, 1871.
There seems To be other difficulties and delav
in the Army bill. The Senate having pnt in the
land bounty which the House had voted ont. the
House put IL in the power Of the President 10 an
punt officers during the recess which the Senate
would not agree TO; and which. it is believed
viii. even at this advanced stage of the bill not
pass The Senate.
The opposition pretend that il would give The
President too much pnwer. and il is pretty wei!
asceriained that the friends nf Mr. Calhoun are
equally opposed to it. Bot if the President ha 20
NOT the power to appon, the feli officers in the
recess. he cannot get the ten Regiments except
from The middle States; for he has no time and
no means at obtaining correct information from
distant paris in order to nominate officers from
them IN time Tor confirmation by the u S. Senate
III was the intention of the President and is so
now. " the bill passes in the form in which il has
gone mp Ia the House. TO accept al once the ser
vices of. and commission al once two regiments
so As T." make sure nf their being able to take
The field in the course of this spring previous To
The setting in of the sickly season in Mexico
The other eight regiments would have been an
pointed gradually, and with reference To- their
respective adaptation To the service in Mexico
Bu' the Senate seems TO he determined 10 re
fuse the President that privilege which he nos
SesSes by The Constitution in regard To all other
appointments; and it is suggested by some that
this is one Of the mems of having. if not an ex-
lra"rdinarv sesSion Of Congress, at least one of
the Senate for The period Of one month at least
Another bill viii he brought in by the Commit.
tee IN Military AffIirS, aulhorsinq The President
t" accept the services Of Volunteers from the diff
ierPni States, now engaged in the wa. against
Mexlc". bnt whose services about Ia expire in
june next. and tn com mission he resDeciive Of
hrPrs during the recess This measure is abso.
lntrly necessary, If the hest portion of orr accli.
mated troops now IN Mexico shall not make room
fnr raw and comparatively inexperienced recruits
u the whole regiment, as they are now orpan-
ized. will not serve perhaps the remnants of Two
or three would be ready to re enlist. and form
corps nf veterans, thai would do honor To the sr.
vice. They might he permitted To elect their
own officers, and knowing those who have already
led them againt the enemy they would not he
liable Ia mistake or misconceptions. On the other
hand. The measure recommends itself by its great
economy; the government being saved the ex-
penseS "i bringing The discharged volunteers home,
and uf marching down others from different parts
ct The Union To supply their place besides suit
OF clothes all round.
IN he House the civil and Diplomatic appropria
ton hi "as mp, and Of course improved by the Up
position To hang speeches upon. There is not
thIng To legSlaie about that dues not bring in The
war. and give members opportunity Of speaking
Tor Bnncombc. The bill, how ever sill pass with
all The sensible improvements recommended by Mr..
Buchanan in the State Department, and which
VII enable The Secretary Of State to reorpqnize ii
on plan suitable 10 the enormous quantity Of bu-
sinesS II has now TO transact, and capable Of dis
chargrlng lis duty efficiently and promptly.
The consideration ofthree million appropriation
has been postponed in the Senate. till to morrow
I" take up private bills. When it COMES up. we
shall witness the hardest combat Of this session.
SINE eight or ten Senators of the opposition are
already known to be determined TO speak on il,