Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-08-05

Mr. BOYD. The bill reduces the companies from ga to
az men
MrvINTosh Yes; that is the peace establishment, oi
1912.
Mr. GOTT said by the act of ls42 we had fourteen resi-
ments two regiments Of dragons, fifty the company,
four of artillery, and eight Of infantry, foy-two in the
pany BY the act of 18th May, ls46 the President
authorized TO ncreae the number Of pyates 100 in each
company, and reduce them to when the exeences
Of the service would permit BY the s the 10Th ef May
the Oregon regiment Of remen rassd BY the Of
ls47 the provision OF the of the 18th May made APP
plcable the Oregon regiment BY the of 1877 also
there added eight companies Of alery-,we TO each
regiment If the act Of i3h Of May repealed would
leave the army little above 10, 900 men.
Mr. YINTON accepted this explanation, and wished add
word IN reference to the manuscripts amendment be had
cent to the CLERK, and it all he proposed say had
been bis intention simply state the committee the several
estimates which the Committee of Ways and Means had pro-
cured from the War Department. and what would be the milf
ary eslabhment ii either of these bases adopted
that they would have the whole subject before them.
The amendment which had been up manuscript and
which composed part Of the proposition before them,
provision To- pay the three months pay provided by
law Congess had passed the 10Th Of last month
The Secretary CT War had sent in the estimate of
necessary provide for the three months pay
authorised to the officers musicians and prvaes Of the army
The Committee OF Ways and Means had directed him,
matter of aourse, that an amendment to this BILL
must be provided for And should be remarked that in
all the estimates he had mentioned this So OOO 900 was in
euded thus the estimate 600 the basis of the
second basis and the lower estimate of Sl0 0OO each
included this So 000 the SO 900 included
in this substitute reported noony provided for the support
the army Of the United Staesor the current year. but pro-
vided for the three months extra pay. The actual expenses
then Of the army for the cue year under the bill would be
but 81, 595, 900.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee then addressed tho com
mee for an hour. He first examined the power which
had engaged much of the attention Of the House. tracing
to its rse among the Romans where employed for the
protection of the people, until abused by those who
succeeded sovereign sway He glanced lis uses and
abuses in Norway and then under the English crown and
showed that il restored its ghu purpose in this re-
public by whose Presidents has been used only twenty five
times though the enacments during that period have
ed to 1000 He then proceeded to the examination Of
her fertile topic, the ogn progress and consequences of
the with Mexico He said the opposite party had
tended that the annexation Of Texas the the
which they denounced unnecessary unconstitutional
holy, and damnable He then proceeded show that the
annexation of Texas Whig measure, for the annexa-
tion resolutions those of Mr. Milton Brown, Wing
representative from Tennessee which received sufficient Wing
votes their adoption. He adduced documentary
evidence to show that those resolutions claimed by
bers OF the Whg party, and therefore he argued they
answerabe for the and its consequences He begged
however, that might be distinctly understood that the De-
mocatc party shrank from responsibility which rightfuy
belong to them in this respect.
Mr.. MARSH next obtained the floor, but gave way
motion to rse The committee accordingly and reported
progress.
Mr.. VINT0N then submitted resolution fixing twelve
o'clock Friday for the termination Of debate the
army BILL which, after discussion, agreed
The House then adjourned