Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-04-01
IN CONGRESS, Man llM, 1876.


A Bnx., TO authorize the President Of the u
nited States, under certain contingencies
therein named, 10 accept the services Of
volunteers, and for other purposes.
BE IL enacted by the Senate aud House Of
Represenlaiiros Of the United States Of .imerica
IN Congress assembled, That the President Of
the United States be, and he is hereby, author
lied To resist any attempt which may be made
on the part of any foreign nation, to exclusive
jurisdiction over any part Of the territory Of
the United States, or any territory IN dispute
between the United States and any foreign
| Governments; as well as also to sustain the
rights Of the United States to, and TO repel in
Yasion upon, the said territory; and for this
purpose. to employ the naval and military
| forces Of the United States, and such portions
af the militia as he may deem advisable TO call
into service.
The House Of Representatives being enga
ged in the consideration of Bill ITO author
| ize the Presidcnt Of the United States, under
certain contingencies therein named, to accept
| the service, Of Volunteers. and for other pur-
poses
| Mr.. BoYD gave notice OF an amendment TO
strike out the lst section and insert in lieu
thereof the following -
Whereas BY the act Of the Republic OF
| Mexico a state of war exists between that Go
yernment and the United States:
BE il enacted, Sc, Tha, for the purpose
Of enabling the Government Of the United
States 10 prosecute said war TO speedy and
successful termination, the President be, and
he is HEREBY, authorized to employ the militia,
naval, and military forces Of the United States,
and to call for and accep,,he services OF any
number Of volunteers not exceeding $4,000,
who may offer their services. either as caval-
ry, artillery, infantry, or rihemen, 10 serve
| twelve months after they shall have arrived AT
| the place of rendezvous, or 10 the end OF the
war, unless sooner dscharged and that the
sum Of ten millions Of dollars out Of any mon
eys III the Treasury or 10 come into the Trea.
suiy not otherwise appropriated be, and the
same is hereby appropriated for the purpose
ofcarrying the provisions Of this &C, into eff
! feet"
/ After some uuinPogtant amendments, the
vote was taken on the above amendment and
resulted as follows
/ Yr,s-Mcssrs Stephen Adams, Anderson,
Arnold, Atkinson, Baker. Bell, Benton, James
/ Black, James a. Black, Bowlin, Boyd. Brink
erhoof. Brockenbrough, Brodhead, Milton
/ Brown, William q. Brown, John IL. Camp.
bell, Ca,hcart, John G. Chapman, Reuben
! Chapman, Chase, Chapman, Clarke, Cobb,
/ Cooke, Collin, Cullom. Cummins, Daniel,
] Darragh. Jefferson Davis, De Mott, Dilling-
/ ham, potbin, Douglass, Dromgoole, Edsall,
Ellsworth, Erdman, Faran, Fickln, Fries,
Gavin, Gentry, Goodyear, Gordon, Graham,
Grover, Haralson, Harmanson, Henley, Hoge,
/ Hopkins. Houah, George S, Houston, Hun
gcr.ord, James b. Hunt, Charles J. lngersoll,
I Joseph r. IasersoI', Joseph Johnson, An
drew, Andrew Johnson, George W. Jones,
Kennedy, Preston King, Leib, La Sere, lie
( vim, Lyon, Lumpkn, Maclay, Mclean.
McClclland, McClernand, Mcconnell, Joseph
IT, Mcdowell, Mckay, John P. Martin,
Batkiey Martin, Morris, Morse, Moulton,
Niven, Norris. Owen, Parrish, Payne, Per
rill. Petit, Phelps, Pollock, Price, Ramsay,
Rathbun, Red, Relic. Ritter, Roberts, Saw
tee, Sawyer, Scamnon, Leonard ii. Sims,
Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton, Stark
wcthcr, St. Joha, Strong, Thibodeau1, Thorn
asson. Jacob Thofnpson, Thurman, Tibeaus,
ton, Wick, Yell, and Young-l23.
NAys-Nlessrs. Abbott, John Quincy Ad-
ans. Ashmun, Barrnger, Bayly, BEDIN.
:! GER Blanchard, Burlington, Burt, William
w Campbell, Carroll, Cranston, Crozler
Culver, Garet Davis, Delano, Dockery
Dunlap, John II, Ewing, Edwin H.. Ewing
Foot, Giddings, Order, Gtinnell, Hamlin
Hampton, Harper, Herrck, billiard, Elias
3. Holmes, Isaac Il. Holmes, John w
Houston, Edmund w. Hubbard, Samuel ID
Hubbard, Hudson, Hunter, Daniel p. King
Thomas b. King, Lewis, McGaughey, Nc
Henry, Mcllvaine, Marsh, Miller, Mosley
Pendlcton, Rheu. John A. Rockwell, Root
Schenck. Seldom, Severance, Alexander ID
Sims, Simpson, Truman Smith. Alber
Smith, Stephens, Stewar: Strohm, Benjamin
Thompson, Tilden. Toombs, Vance, Vinton
Winthrop, woodward, and Yancey--67.