Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-18
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FRIDAY, JULY n, 1913

! Mr.. Niles reported vi IN amendment, from
the committee on ros,., flies ard Pos, pads
House bill % Tesulata ire postage -. neSspa ie.s
/ aud iot ether puf2 ses.
Several unimpo!.aEi reports we're made from
| committees 10 relation 10 private bills
Mr.. Butler, from he jniicia,y committee. made
report on The expectancy Of an appropriation 10
pay extra compensation 10 The Judge 0! the United
States District CouI, for louisiana 10: certain
judicial services. Ordered 10 be printed
The Committee on the Judiciary were di.char.
| eed from The further consideration OF The reso.
| luton respecting the extension OF he Circuit
Cour, system 10 Texas, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Mr.. DIX from the Committee Oh Commerce.
reported, win an mendlnsnt, Huasr bill es,ab
lish Collection Dlsiiic, in Sou.h Carolina an!
ter olhe: purposes.
The ainsndm'nt was concuued in, anc Inc bill
ORDERED TO ec ersiossed and read third iiaie and
being SO read The IL was amended 80 as 70 read
AN act 10 annex The town OF Essex in he
S!a'e OF Massachusetts, 10 the Election Dis
! iI'ct 81 Gloucester" Aud the b. rs am.ndet
| was then passed.
MI Niles submitted a resolution, ins.fuciDs
Inc COMMITTEE 10 audit and cCnTo The contingent
expenses OF the Senate 10 b. Instructed 10 iucurs
| @hs' hef We coGtrac; io- reprin,ins the proceed
lass and debates oi tnc Senate has been faithfully
| executed, aud whe her he same has an. vered The
| purpose expected a0i il moi, 10 report some
measure TO remedy The evil.
Se'era! House bills vera read the h.st AMI Sc
| cond times, by their titles, aid appropriately re-
| ferred.
The Senate then took up the bill to establish
Branch Mint Of The United States in The City
oil New York, and an amendment was adopted,
on motion of MIR. Butler, including also pro-
vision Tor the establishment OF Branch Mint
/ of chnrIa
10 Il. The question was then taken on order
ing the bill, thus amended, TO be engrossed and
read third time, and il was decided 10 the ne
gative, by yeas and nays-22 10 u.
So the bill was rejected, and the Senate then
went into Executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPHESE NATIVES.
Mr.. Bolts moved that The House take up the
BILL amendments Of the Senate, and proposed
amendments Of the military committee Of the
House, IN reference 10 reduction Of the num-
Der Of Generals and other OH 4ers, at the close
OF the war with Mexico It vas necessary
that the bill if il were 10 be passed at all
should be passed before Thursday next
II was taken up and Mr. Jones of Tennessee
opposed both The bill and the amendment The
bill creating these additional officers could not
have been passed. had il not contained pro-
VISION for their discharge the close OF the war
II was The duty II Congress TO leglslate for The
country, not 10 create or continue offices for in
| dlrlduals. He was in favor Of letting the bill
remain as at present, allowing the President to
| use his own dIsci elton IN the discharge oil his
duty, as 10 who under the bill shall be dismiss.
ed, and who retained
Mr.. Bolts explained briefly the diHerer;
amendments. b The act Of 1876. il was pro.
vlded that one Major General and two Brgadier
Generals should be appointed, il addition TO
those then in service; but at the end Of The war
the number should be again reduced 10 one Ma.
jor General and two Rrgldlcr Generals. Tn
der this law General Ia, lor was appointed
Major General, aud Generals Twisgs and kear.
ny Brigadier Generals The bill which has
now passed The House proposes 10 repeal tie
provision Of that bull which requires tie dis
charge, at the close OF the war, Of one Major
General and two Brigadier Generals / his The
Senate has proposed TO amend BY exten ling the
lime for such reduction to March, ie49.
By the act Of le47, il was also provided that
certain Majors and other officers, 10 be taken
from the old regiments. should be added TO each
Of certain Of the nc" regiment,
These the Senate amendments proposed also
to continue until March, eighteen hund ed and
forty nine. No case, he said, Of more ereyou.
hardship could be conceived than the taking Of
these officers from The old regiments, where
Their appointments were permanent, ard trans.
ferring them 10 The new regiments, to be dis.
charged al the close Of the war. The Object Of
the amendment! Of the House TO The amendment
of the Senate, is to restore these matters TO Their
former position, and continue The otEer officers
so transferred until March, LAG.
The question has arisen whether This course
should be pursued, or whether all should be re
stored TO their original position IN the old req
ments. For one, lie had thought n proper
course was to restore ALL but such had not been
the opinion Of The majority Of the committee.
Tie fourth amendment OF the Senate proposed
10 give three months additional pa, t. the OH
GERS. non commissioned officers, musicians and
priva,es, who had served oui their time in the
war with Mexico. This the iiouse committee
had amended, by excluding those officers absent
on leave, in The United States, when the war
| terminated.
Mr.. j. R. lngersoll made few remarks, as
to The proprieiy of continuing permanently the
Majors referred 10, while The other officers, 50
transferred, were to be retained only until
| March, l649.
Mr.. Boyd Of Kentucky was opposed TO tn
proposed repeal Of the provision. of the bill for
dschar-ing officers al the close Of tho war
The public service did not require the repeal.
| The officers should be permitted 10 go out Of ol.
fee as The regiments 90 out OF service. he
was opposed, "a unnecessary, 10 any increase oi
The standing army, beyond the provisions OF The
| law when tue increase was authorized Tor The
prosecution Of the war. BY those provisions the
/ strength Of the standing army had been suii
| GENTLY increased. The standing army now will
| consist Of 915 officers, and more than l2OOO
men. lie did not believe an additional officer
or man needed for The standing army, and
| lie was against ever, provision OF the bill which
| proposed such an increase. lie was opposed to
every section but the last. and he was, n that
opposed u giving the additional pas TO any but
| priyaics With the officers il was matter !
yer, ll,lle importance
Mr. Bur, Of South Carolina said, that &C
cording 10 the statements Of he gentleman
| from Kentucky, IL 00n men are provided as the
| standing army. But if the recommendation Of
the President be carried ont 10 NIL up The com
panes tho number will then De II 900. Aud
would any one contend that 1000 men should
be commanded by but one Major Generall Be-
fore the war with Mexico we had but ',OU0
men, and yet had ten Major and seven BrIgadier
| Generals, full or by treyet. The number oil
general officers if those be discharged as pro
yided By the act will be far less than under The
organization Of any other country. 10 the re
cular officers VINO directed the brave men al
Buena Vista was the country indebted FIR that
brilliant victory
Mr.. Richardson Of Illinois who commanded
battalion at Buena Vista, made some explana
tons in reference To that battle, - show that
the pass was selected and fortified BY Colonel
Hardin. and lha, to hi, bravery and skill is the
country greatly indebted for me victory. He
further stated that the orders 10 Colonel Har-
d n. to make the last charge, which resulted SO
di,as,rously, was given BY Captain Shelton, a
volunteer aid Of General Taylor in lis (iajor
! Rchardson',l preisac:, though General Taylor,
in his official reports, declared tina, he give the
order Mir. r. would not pretend to say bS
whpae order Captain Shelton acted.
ar Bar, mean, noihng against the volunteer.
He had ony intended 10 show what was hs e.
/ .cc, produced where he movsnen .; our SFa:s
/ solile.s and volunteers were .rec'cl ~ esfsfi-
/ erect fi,efs d The ie.uiarsfmy. lie proceed.
| 81 Q argue the necessity and 'npof;anc: o. Goa