New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-07

opposed the conquest Of territory and pointed out
It's evil consequences with mastery ability Mr.
Outlaw IS a modest man. who does not often AT
tempt 10 obtrude himself upon the House IN any
way but who after ms speech of last uightiwiii
be listened 10 hereafter whenever he does take
the floor to speak his sentiments.
In the course Of his remarks, abiding 10 The
buffalo hunt 20 come of in Mexico, and 10 Gen.
SHIELDS whom rumor had connected Herewith,
he called up Mr. RIcHARDsON in explanation, who
stated that Gen. SHIELDS was now IN his District,
Illinois and had nothing 10 DO and would nave
nothing % DO with the advertised " buffalo hunt
General SHIELDS is canvassng Illinois for
seat in the United States Senate. and means to
have 10, If he can GET It.
Mr.. JAMIsoN Of No next obtained the hoor
and made " all sorts OF n speech Mr.. STEWART
OF Penn. followed, with facts, figures and docu,
meuts 20 prove that General Cas- had charged
and received. in the shape OF crtra pay, from the
Government, upward of 100000. while " ga
Zack,' he said, had not charged or received one
red cent as extra pay. He charged the Cass man
kOne talked rapidly and cesticulated with great
vehemence, and made the Loco-Foco fur Ny at
every sally Messrs. COBB of Ga. and Nc
LANE Of Nd We're very FESTIVE and uneasy under
the nhrtion. and propOunded sundry mterroga.
tories which the indefaticable STEWART would
answer In parenthesis and sweep on with his ar
-ument The scene was charming At little
past L. ID COCK Ar. STEW Ahl thANAAlths nAtA
Mr.. DANIEL of n. C. obtained the floor and the
House adjourned.
This morning at 10 o'clock the House reassem-
bed. and soon after went into Committee tMr.
AsHNUN in the Chair and resumed the considera-
ton Of the Army bill
Mr. DANIEL made an anti-Wilmot Proviso speech,
which but few listened TO. He has harangued the
House SO often and so much against private claims,
that nobody cares 10 listen to what he says. North
Carolina would do toierably well to keep him at
home
Mr. Boris next took the floor and said he would
speak on the merits OF the bill before the Com
mittee. On some other occasion he might define
his political position, If II needed to be defined
but not
With all due Difference, he said the Committee
of WAYS and Means, who had reported this bill
had kindly undertaken 10 do the duties which be
long to the Committee on Military Affairs. lie
thought his friend the Chairman Mr. NINTON) de-
served brevet appointment. He then went into
& review of the bill. and moved an amendment so
as to increase the number Of privates in each com
pany 10 - men instead of II. as proposed by the
WAYS and Means Committee Mr.. CoBB Of Ala.
next obtained the floor. which he said he had tried
before seventy-two times 10 obtain but could not
do il. And he now would have but few minutes
to speak I'm. rs the debate was 10 stop by resolu-
ton, az , ociock-some twenty minutes Oh. he
offered an amendment. so as 10 have the soldiers
bounty lands issued 10 them III lOItl acre pdtcsi
and then went into a range OF soaring remarks.
which made the House very merry Stretching
his long arms aloft, looking up and pointing up, he
said he behed the destiny OF his country-he saw
the American Eagle lowering above the granite
hills of the Atlantic The Chairmans hammer
fell, aud Mr. C05b tie orator was no more-to be
heard
Mr.. VISToN closed up the argument aud replied
10 Mr.. Boris, who had made mistake IN his
calculations of the strength of the Army, OF three
thousand in the rank aud file, and said he had no
ambition to be breveted, and by all means, before
accepting the appointment he should try to be
correctly informed of the strength OF his command
Many amendments were offered, and many five
minutes speeches were made ON them by some
fifteen or twenty Members. At o'clock the
Committee rose and reported the bill with amend
ments-one of them, SJ,OOO,O00, for extra pay to
soldiers aud oiicers-and another fixing the per-
sonnet of the Army at S9,06O-and then adjourned.
The Senate has been all day working at many
amendments offered to the Civil and Diplomatic
bill and is still in Session. quarter after o clock.
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