The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-06


volution in Texas effected. Ii IL know that cti
zens OF Tue United States enlisted msu own
soil II not with the appreciation Of the executive, un
dci his very eye for the purpose Of waging With
Mexico, with which were ut peace II surh things
Gen Shields; but do say here. Ia my place, that IL
the executive has knowledge If such ut, he
is bound TO prevent an agrees on on power with
which we are at peace. Mr.. OUTLAW. in conclusion.
spoke OF the mpertine mt interference OF executive OFF,
cersin the affairs of legislation aud though General
Taylor was not his first choice. he would 20 for him
heartily in preference TO General Cass
At quarter past ten o'clock the auditors in the
seats several Of them doing and stretched fail
iepgth upon sofa dreaming perhaps OF his far-dis-
IAN trembling with transport, he raises the latch
And the voices Of loved ones respond to his call"
Mr.. JAMESON, Of Missouri obtained the floor Many
OF the competitors for speaking by gas light had re-
tired to rest in consequence OF the fatigue occasoned
by the effort to be recognized by the chairman. The
honorable gentleman, after remarling that according
to the precedent set it would be out of order to speak
to the subject under consideration, his views
the subject OF the veto power, and in its praise lie
accused the wings of having no principles. 1t
in 1S4l when General Harrison came into pc As
soon as the scramble for the spoils commenced the
party tumbed apart like a rope of sand and he ver-
y believed that Gen Harrison would be alive now, if
place. He fred hot shot into the wings. ~
Ut was now fifteen minutes past eleven o'clock the
gas burned as brightly as in the earlier part Of
in the galleries Thirty members lolng in their
TAYLoR's PAY.
MIR. STEWART, of Pennsylvania reiterated what ho
said on former occasion about General Cass's extra
pay, while Governor of Michigan Territory He said
| that it amounte to S60,4l2. And General Cass
allowed ten rations day pretence of feeding the
Indians. Why. 1t might as well be said that he fed
| the Irish and French
MIR. Conn. of Georgia Does the gentleman mean to
charge that General Cass drew cent dishonesty
MIR. STEWART intend to state facts derived from
the official documents shant characterize it at all.
Let the gentleman and the country characterize It,
| MIR. CoBB-l desire to know whether the gentleman
| from Pennsylvania intends or desires to make i'm
preston the public mind of the country that Gen
one dollar from the public treasury of the United
| States
| Mr. STEWART intend to state facts won't be
driven from my purpose.
Mr. M.LANE-Was the money allowed by law?
| Mr. STEwART-He got the money. 1t was stated by
the gentleman from Michigan, (NIr. McClelland) that
General Taylor received more extra pay than General
he never contaminated his fingers with red cent
| General Cas- took from the treasury, extra pay
the territories, from the organization of the govern
ment. (Which amounted to S1G,199) lie offered some
other evidence from the books.
A gentleman inpocenty inquired "whether there
was anything there about good spoons" Ola ha
While MIR. Stewart reading from the books a
page stood near him holding candle, although it
sufficiently light without it With the propriety
might fambeau be brought into the hall in the day
time.
Quarter past twelve Thirty.two or three members
still holding on; eight auditors in the gallery three
or four reporters only taking notes
| MIR. STEWART undergoing a amin tion
as to General Cass's extra pay.
Mr.. DANIEL, of North Carolina, obtained the floor,
twelve O'Clock the House, in the language of the
Speaker, adjourned until ten O'Clock to-day.
FRIDAY, August 4, 1s4s.
The Huse met at ten o'clock, and resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole the State of the
Union, Mr.. Ashmun in the chair; and the army bill
was announced as the subject to be considered.
Mr.. DANIEL, of North Carolina, made democratic
speech on the subject of slavery and other alters
| Chairman a ttpao on
Military Affairs explained the features of the bill IT,
said he Congress adopt the bill reported by the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means forty-two men to the
pany and make appropriation ior no more our army
with a vastly extended frontier extending from the
mouth ofthe Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean, the
territories of New Mexico California and Oregon-will
consist Of only SIX thousand six hundred and thirty
six. The Secretary of War calls for five thousa nd
for the frontier alone which would leave but one
thousand six hundred and thrtysix for the whole of
the United States proper. At the proper time he
would offer an amendment to the last section of the
bill now under consideration fixing the number of the
privaes at ten thousand He had also been nstruc ted
by that committee to move to strike out the estimate
proposed by the Committee Gf Ways and Means, and
that the House adopt the estimate of sixty -four
to a company. This would give ten thousand as
the rank and file of the army.
Mr. Corn, of Alabama. who had attempted to get the
floor seventy two times this session, this morning
successful and he explained an amendment he pro-
posed Offer viz to permit the soldiers to locate
their lands in forty acre tracts Of one hun
The general debate, which limited by resolution,
ceased at twelve o'clock.
Mr.. ViNToN replied on behalf of the Committee of
Ways and Means, to the attack of MIR. Bolts. of the
| Military Committee, that the former had usurped
powers belonging to the latter He said that if Ave
worthless territory Of New Mexico and California, in
voving ANIMAL expenditure of five millions of dol
lars to say nothing OF what 1t cost had better
| give 1t back to Mexico
Mr. DIcKEY remarked that the estimate of Secre-
tary of War was three thousand men,
The little speeches of five minutes duration, which
ensued, made on the amendments offered by tn Z,
respective gentlemen hereinafter named.
| Mr. Mel eliQvpd he sta N
to be increased He beseeched the committee to adopt
the recommen daton Of the President. giving him the
discretion to fill up companies to hundred men, IT.
in his discretion, this increase should be required
This would make the standing army II 900 men.
Mr.. TooMBs said that tho President, when he sent
to the House his message communicating the telli-
gence of treaty of peace delivered homiy on the
this he proposed to than double the number in
creasing the number of men in company from forty
two to hundred-an increase of ffty-eight more to
Mr.. BURT would have the number of men to compa-
MES greater than that by the committee
of ways and means (forty two) that the entire
| Der would amount to about ten thousand men. Let
the basis of company be fortytwo giving discretion
some of the companies to one hundred men.
Mr.. TooMBs said that il the increase of the army
should go it would crush the under the
weight Of its corruption He wished to God that the
standing army dsbanded; but as this would not be
DONE that the basis of each company be forty
two men.
| MIR. DUNCAN. of Kentucky, Qn the five minutes al
lowed for explanatons) advocated the basis Of each
company to sixty-four men, instead OF forty-two so
that the army may number about thirteen thousand
| rank and file.
Mr.. DIcKEy advocated the maximum of the army to
be ten thousand men it, in the discretion of the Pre-
sdent the increase Of any of the companies be
| sary
Mr. Boris said that, in his judgment, the organiza-
| ton of New Mexico and California bad bargain
| at nothing He would not have taken it any price
We have acquired the territory by loss Of many vau
able lives millions money, and millions will
be necessary to take of it. But what is to become
Of the territory? Are to leave it to the Buffalo
Hn Mt m IN In kq We
leave New Mexico and California without force to pro-
tect them? Whatever his opinions may be privately
the chairman of the military committee 1t incum-
bent upon him to discharge his duty to his country
| Mr. FIcxLIN concurred in the views of Mr.. Toembs
and he contended that the basis Of forty two to
company abundantly sufficient for all purpose Of
| lnfn In anv nd varx norfi0n of fha cor