The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-16

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, MIR. Root in the
chair and proceeded to the consideration of the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill
Mr. SAWYER moved to strike out the appropriation of
$1,000 for the payment of the Auxiliary Guard Of the
city OF Washington. do not" he said, "know
what their business is part of their employme mt is
] believe to ring the engine bell for nine. ten and
twelve O'Clock Sometimes they ring it half hour,
or quarter, before the hour In my town we furnish
our own Auxiliary Guard.n
Mr.. VIrToN explained, and showed, by the law that
the business Of the guard was to protect public and
private property against incendarism, and to keep
order
MIR. GENTRY said that the guard was established
under the apprehension that the President, John
Tyler in danger the wings because he vetoed
the bank bill His friend from Ohio did not appear to
know the fraternity of the law 1t was democratic
measure to protect John Tyler from wing violence
MIR. VINTos remarked that the law could not be re-
peasd by withholding the appropriation.
Mir. FIcKLiN remarked that If the statement of Mr.
Gentry be correct II was proper the law should be
the present incumbent Of the White House. or any
incumbent whether Cass or baylor in any danger
fr' M mob OF American people The guard was for
municipal purposes and not to protect the public
buildings. He asked whether fires were not more fire.
quent here than elsewhere The law was passed during
wbig Congress, in 1872 for the protection not Of a
democratic President, but wing President elected by
the wings.
and II was decided in the negative.
Various other amendments acted upon, when
the Committee arose.
A Committee of Conference was appointed on tho
part Of the House to act with that Of the Senate on
the disagreeing amendments TO the Indian Appropri-
alton Bills.
The House. at four o'clock, adjourned
WASHINGTON, July IA, 1S4s.
THE MAJOR GENERALS AND THE BROADER GENERALS or
THE ARMY.
On motion Of Mr. Boris, the House proceede to the
consideration OF the BILL returned from the Senate
with amendments to postpone, until the fourth Of
March next the proviso Of the law OF 1896 which
qures the President the conclusion Of the war with
Mexico to reduce the number Of Major Generals and
BIigader Generals in the regular army, sc.
Mr.. Boris said the committee Military Affairs
believed that the public interests imperatively demand
action on the bill. II necessary that II should be
returned TO the Senate to be acted upon between to-
day and next Thursday. IL the proviso in the law Of
1876 be repca ed or it's operation from
forty TO fifty Of the most valuable officers Of the army
will go out Of service the Goth instant lie could
not imagine greater injury to the public service than
would be inflicted by the defeat Of this bill II gentle
opposed to IL, let them take IL up and vote
against IL, nd not kin IL by tide blows
MIR. KAUFMAN made an inquiry in relation to the
three months extra pay to officers and men There
was a Texas regiment, under Col. lays the ter
minated before their time out. VIII they be in
cuded In this provision
Mr.. Boris said that they would be included.
MIR JorIs OF Tennessee, said that according to his
recollection. at the time the act passed, IL un-
sertood that the additional ofcers would 20 out Of
service. IL wrong, on all occasions and mt all
times to egsste here not for the good Of the
try and the public service, but merely for individu
ais, either 10 create coes or to continue them whom