Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-22
TMIRTlETM CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The MEXICAN WAR.-Mr, Hudson mo-
FIRST SESSION.

j HE NENlCAN w Ak-hi, Iluuoob INV
we'd the following resolution:
Rcsolred, That the committee on Military al
fairs be directed TO inquire into the expe diency Of
requesting The President Of the United States TO
Withdraw 10 the east bank OF the Rio Grande our
armies now in Mexico; add TO propose TO the
Mexican government forthwith treaty of peace
on the following bases, namely: That we relin'
quish all claim TO indemnity for the expenses Of
the war. and that the boundary between the Uni
ted States and Mexico shall be established at or
near the desert between the Nueces and the Rio
Grande; that Mexico shall be held to pay all
Just claims due TO our czens at the commence
ment Of the war, and that a convention shall be
entered into by the two nations TO provide for
The liquidation Of those claims and the mode Of
payment.
Mr.. Huusoy called for the previous question
on the resolution.
After some unimportant proceedings, the qucs.
lion REQUIRED on agreeing to the resolution;
which was decided in the negative, by yeas and
nays, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs ABBOTT, John Quincy Adams,
Ashmun, Belcher Blanchard, Bolts, Boyden,
Brady, Buckner Collamer, Conger, Cfanston,
Crowell, Dicky, Dixon. Nathan Evans, Fisher,
Giddings, Grinnell, Hale, Nathan X. Hall. Hen
ry, Hubbard, Marvin, Julius Rock well, Root,
Rumsey, Schenk. Caleb B. Smith, TUNA
Smith, Srohm, Richard w. Thompson, Tuck,
Vinton, Warren, Wison-41.
NAys-Messrs. Green Adams, Barringer, Bar.
row, Bayy, Beale, Bedinger, Bingham, Brdsall
Black Bowdon, Broadhead, William G. Brown
Charles Brown, Burt, Butler Cabell, Cathcart
Chase, Beverly l.. Clark, Clingman, Howell
Cobb, Williamson, R. w. Cobb, Cooke. Col
Inns, Crozer, Cummins Daniel, Dickinson,
| DonneII. Duer, Garnet, Duncon, Dunn, Ed
wards, Embree, Alexander Evans, Faran, Far
rally, Fealhers,on, Ficklin, French, Fulton, Gen
try Goggin, Green, Willard P. Hall. Hammons,
James G. Hampton, Harmanson. Harris, Has
kell, HenIy, Hill, Hilard, Isaac E Holmes
George S. Houston, John w. Houston, Inge,
CHARLES j. TngersolI. Joseph R. lngersoll Irwin
Jameson, jenkins, Andrew Johnson, James H
johnson, Robert w. johnson, George w. Jones
Kaufman, Kennon, Thomas, Butler King, Lahm
La Sere, Lawrence Lileier, Ligon, Lincoln
Lumpkin, McClelland, McClernand, Mellow
ell McLane. Mann, Moade, Miller Morris
Morse Mulin. Murphy, Mes, Peaslee Peyton
Phelps, PilIsbury, Preston, Putnam, Rhelt, Rey
nods, Richardson, Richey, Robinson, Rockhll
John A. Rock well, St. John, Sawyer, Shepherd
Sheriff., Simpson, Sims Smart, Robert Smith
Stanton, Starkweaher, Stephens Andrew Stew
art, Charles E. Stewart, Strong, Sylvester, Thib
odeaux, Taylor, Thomas, Tompkins. Jane:
Thompson. Jacob Thompson, John B. Thomp
son, William Thompson, Thurston, Toombs
Turner, Van Dyke, Venab!e, Wick, Williams
Woodward-l37.
THANKS TO GENERAL TAYLOR
THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR.
Mr.. HousToN, of Delaware, previous no.
tice having been given, introduced the fol
lowing Joint resolution of thanks TO Majo,
General Taylor:
ReSolced, By The Senate and House OF Rep
resentatires Of the United States of america, II
Congress assembled, That the thanks of Con
gress are due, and they are hereby rendered, tc
Major General Zachary Taylor, and through hin
10 the officers and soldiers OF the regular army
and Of the volunteers under his command, 70
their indomitable valor, skill, and good couduc
conspicuously displayed on the 22d and 23d day
Of February last, in the battles of Buena Vista
in defeating numerous Mexican army, consist
ing of four times their number, and composed o
chosen troops, under their avorite commander
General Santa Anna, and thereby obtaining
victory over the enemy, which, for its signal ant
brilliant character is unsurpassed in the mililar,
annals OF the world
!, RcSo'cei, That the President Of the Unitet
States be requested 10 cause 10 be struck golt
medal with devices emblematical Of this spen
did achievement, and presented TO Major Gener
! al Taylor, as a testimony Of the high sense en-
tertained by Congress, Of his judicous and dis
tinguished conduct on that memorable occasion
Resolved, That the President of the Unite
States be requested to cause the foregoing resolu
tons TO be communicated 10 Major General Tay
lor in such manner as he may deem best calcula
ted to effect the oh octs thereof.
Mr.. EVANS, of Maryland, desired to OF
, fer an amendment, which he sent up to tn
Clerks table, aud moved the previous ques
ton on the adoption of the amendment an,
resolutions.
The SPEAKER stated that the resolution
were not now open to amendment.
f Mr.. CUMINs inquired if they could nov
be considered as a matter of course, if oh
jections were made?
The SPEAKER replied, that the rcsolu
; tons having been received, they woul
now be read a first time by their title. Al
+ ter the first reading, if objections wer
made they would lie over for a secon,
reading until tomorrow.
The resolutions having been read first
and no objection being made, a secon
time
Mr.. JAMESON moved their commilmen
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Evans now proposed to offer hi
amendment, and renewed the demand 70
the previous question thereon.
The SPEAKER replied that their commit
ment being called for, that question wa