Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-22

section from the law OF the Sd March, 1876 being the law
to which he referred That the pursued 1875
and yet in ls4s with greatly extended territory, and with
Indian tribes hostile position In Oregon and elsewhere
borde seriously contemplated TO reduce major
generals to and bgadier generals TO two with
corresponding reduction Of men, the peace establishment
ofhe country. Now view Of the that he able
to take Of could he any why this law should be
permitted to be retained On the contrary, he much to
satisfy him that ought to be repealed and these officers kept
in the service of the United States This due justice
to those officers it due to the people Of these United
States and II due to themselves here assembled in
Congress- the representatives Of the people Though
may but retain skeleton army time Of peace each of the
two divisions should have major general
He then alluded to the other portions Of the bill by one
section of which he believed there fifteen majors that would
be affected who had been elevated from captances TO the sta
tons they occupy. from private life that they
had been selected but from the old army and this furnished
the very best endorsement Of their WORTH their gaanty and
their capacity. And would they discharge these from
the army Should il be said to them that their elevation
should be the Of sending them private life and Of
deprving them of the profession which they had selected,
and TO which their best energies had been devoted
Mr.. McCLERNAND next obtained the floor, but he gave
way to-
Mr.. BOTTS, who expressed wish bring this rambling
debate to close. As of doing that he suggested
that the House should disagree the Senaes amendment
and then that they should ask for committee Of conference
and thus the bill could be put shape which would
Mr. McCIERNAND then proceeded to address the House
He said the question msconceiyed BY the House. twas
question of turning out Of office, but whether
establishment should be continued in time OF peace
War broke increase Of the army followed to meet the
exgences Of war these exgencies had passed away
and the army should be eoganzed tosut the condition OF
peace. 1t proposed by the bill to retain such Of the
guar officers had been promoted higher commissions in
the regiments when proposed to discharge the rest
of the officers Of the regiments who had been appointed
from civil life. Why this distinction between Of equal
and the merit The promoted officers Of the new
gments bad notice of the condition Of their promotions. Was
il unjust to the regular officers who had not been
promoted to retain supeumeray officers Of higher rank over
their heads &C.
The question taken concurng with the Senate in
the adoption Of this section, and disagreed to.
Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee to a privileged question:
aud moved to reconsider by which the last amend
men non-concurred in He had desred before the
vous question adopted make the suggestion that this
provision Of three months pay to all the officers and soldiers
who had been engaged this did not extend to the WI
dow children of the soldier officer who had fallen in the
battles of his country who had died by disease in the
vice. II gave those who had enlisted aud who, for dis
ability however temporary had been discharged this three
months pay while the widows and children of those who had
fallen deprived Of it, Again. il did not extend TO the
widows and children Of those who had been honoraby dis
charged and since died the benefits of this bounty He wish
ed the econsded and should he obtained the
floor, amendment to remedy these defects
The question recurring the motion to reconsider was
after conversations aken under the operation OF the
vous question, moved by Mr. ROCKWELL OF Connecticut
and agreed to Yeas lis, nays So.
So the reconsdered by which the last amendment
of the Senate was non-concurred IN.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, then offered the following
amendment to the Sd section
And the legal heirs of such have been killed in battle
who have died while service, having been honorsby
discharged have since died. may hereafter die without hay
ing received the three months pay hereafter provided first
to the widows second the children and third to the heirs
generally"
Respecting this and other suggested amendments
saton ensued, in which MesTs. JONES, of Tennessee
BOYD, VINTON, BOLTS, STANTON, and others took
part.
The amendment agreed and under the operation Of
the previous question: the secton amended concurred
in Yeas l46, nays 8.
Several motions reconsider tsken and lay the
motions reconsider the table made and agreed
and then the House adjourned.