The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-05
coNaREss.--Flrst session.
WEDNESDAY,, January ., 1919.
SENATE.


WEDNESDAY,, January O. l5ie
After the presentation of resolutions and petitions,
The Senate proceeded the consideration Of the or
der Of the day, which was the Ten Regiment Bill
Mr.. CRITTENDEN offered an amendment, pac-
ing, at the discretion Of the President 10000 voln-
oers to be called out from time TO time the ext
scncy of the case might demand their services.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Miss, opposed the amendment, as
he said that regulars better adapted for the
ice for which this additional force was required,
which it understood to be TO hold In possession
all the important posts from the cityof Mexico to
Vera Cruz, Queretaro, md ether places, until Mex
leo should agree to conclude apeacc.
Mr.. CALHOUN inquired what number of rogu-
lars had been recruited and added to tlc service since
the commencement OF the war.
Mr., CASS answered by saying that about 81 900
interchangeable ten regiments added at the last session
Mr.. CALHOUN then remarked thht ii 1t took
that time to recruit the regular service with force
of only ii 900 men, in what time could tho ten regi-
ments now called for be organized2 He did not think
the force was at all necessary nor would he vote for
ii as he was required TO do at former period in The
dark until he first knew what the Presidents inisn-
ton was with regard to Mexico.
The question on the amendment was then taken
by yeas and nays when II was lost Ayes 10 nays &C.
The bill was then ordered to be engrosscd for n
third reading, when the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Prayer was said by the Rev. Mr.. CURRY
After the Journal Of yesterday was read
Mr.. VENABLE rose to aprivieged question He
said that the House passed resolution yesterday for
which he voted, but upon reflection, no considered
the resolution wanting in courtesy to the President
nasmuch the usual qualification, in oil similar re-
solutions, had been omitted. He wished to place
himself right before the country in regard to it. and
would move for reconsideration of the vote by
which it was adopted. He then called for the ayes
and nays, which were ordered, and resulted as fol-
lows, viz Ayos l07, nays 81.
Major GAINES appeared was qualified, and took
his seat.
Mr.. SAWYER moved to reconsider the vote by
which resolution had passed the House yesterday
repeating all laws making it penal to run private ex-
presses; and he said that there was something more
in that resolution than met the eye
Before the motion was entertained, the SPEAKER
said there were several communications from the
PRESIDENT and other Departments OF the Govern
nent lying on the table, which he would have read
by the CLEnK, If It met the consent Of the House
Consent having been given, message was read
from the President, transmitting certain correspon-
ucIlCc uCtWccf uiC war DGpuGltlitut anu SeH.
or; also several others from the War Department
Treasury Department, and from the Regents of tile
Smithsonian Institute.
Mr. HOUSTON, Delaware, moved to lay the doc
uments upon the table, and printed.
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, called for divi-
sion Of the question, which was agreed to- and the
motion to lie on the table having been adopted, he
said that it was evident to the House that the
necessity for the committee to report speedily
upon the rules must be apparent TO every body
He said that there was now long document on the
table from the Regents of the Smithsonian Institute
which II was desired TO have printed. He thought
that before the report should be printed the commit
tee ought 10 be established and then report to the
House the propriety Of having the report printed II
may be thought that he approved the printing
of this document now, because he had OPP
posed the erection Of this Institute originally, bul
this no, the case. That he was influenced in his
opposition to It by that reason he disayowed but he
never thought 1t would have been Of any bene-
fit 10 the country as 1t is now established 1t would
have been better had the tesator given his funds fol
the erection Of schools throughout the country,
where the poor could be educated And this report,
which he knew the Regents had right to make,
showed that the country would be taxed annually for
the printing of them. Mr.. JOHNSON was proceeding
to discuss the subject at length, when
Mr.. BOTTS called for the Order Of the Day, which
the House then proceeded to consider. This was,
the report Of tho Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads, reported by Mr.. GoooIN
Mr.. Boris then proceeded to debate the question
at length, taking ground against thea&iew Of the
Postmaster General in respect to not employing the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company, in
carrying the southern mail
Mr. ROOT followed, in opposition to the Post
master General and commended that the Department
ought TO enter into immediate arrangements with
the Railroad Company, for the transportation of the
mails
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