Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-11


department. but impossible for him, without an adj
ona force, TO bring up the business do justice to
claimants He therefore believed that opposition would IL
made 10 the adoption OF his amendment.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. NlNTON moved to add after the foregoing an item
for The relief and protection Of American seamen in foreign
countries, $40, 900. Agreed to.
Mr.. FISHER moved 10 amend the item for regular
supplies incidental expenses and transportation quar-
termasicrs department Of The army S5000O00" by insert
ing between the word transportation" and the words lin
the the words g OF the army from Mexico the United
States " that would read, and transportation Of The
army from Mexico to the United States, in the
/ department., &c.
| Mr. F. spoke in support Of his amendment He said the
bill before the committee provides for the appropriation
of twelve millions of dollars amongst other things
the prosecution Of the present to the st Of July
Ahough there other Objectionable items in The bT
yet if my amendment adopted, am willing oIeGo III m
constrained TO vote against the bill. perfectly willing
for the items which provide for clothing the army
Subsistence IN kind, for pay Of volunteers, and medical pr
poses &c but to vote money to further prosecute the
cannot, for reasons which viii offer in BRIEF as have
but five minutes speak. First have long since been con-
WINGED that the unnecessarily and uncontutionay
begun by the President Of the United States by invading Mex
lean territory, and that the declaration that By tie
act Of Mexico untrue AT the OF the
this ground taken by the Wing party both and out
Congress. With full knowledge Of these facts and decaa
tons part, the people returned majority Of Wings
this branch Of Congress, thereby endorsing the truth Of e
declarations had made. Thus delegated came he e,
and by vote reiterated the fact that the war was
Necessarily and unconstltuonaly begun by the Preside
and those who sent here have any where said that
misrcrresened their views BY that vote have heard Of
but the conrary they have every where acknowledged
its truth Again. all believe that the object Of the war now
is the conquest OF part if not the whole of Mexico any
rate that this will be the result peace not restored during
this session Of Congress- We further believe that such
result would prove curse to, not the final ruin of
Government In vew then, of the unjust beginning Of the
and the destructive end TO which urged by the
raIu pba Ilfu In akafnr
answer is clearly this, Put an end TO the But how
answer by adopting amendment and hen passing the bill
The amendment does not propose o0id appropriations
only defines the object the all through the bill
with other appropriations for which this item Of five mil
lions of dollars appropriated That have the constitu
iona power either entirely to Withhold appropriations to
define the objects for which they made, will deny
The PEOPLE know that have this power, and under the
circumstances, think ought exercise put stop
this ungody They look for and demand tatou hands
They well know that have power do only in
the other Of the ways have here specified IL therefore,
do not the power which they know have to
put end to the will be carrying out the will Of cur
constituents Certainly not. Expedeny, patriotism, and
every thing dear to us, demand that should exercise
constitutional power the honor, Interest," and perma
nency Of Government If make all he appropriations
and for the objects asked for by the Administration what
regard do differ from those the people rejected the last
election And where too is consistency and patriotism
We believe the to be unjust in the beginning and destruc
tive in the end, permitted go on and will not inter-
pose constitutional power to arrest Ihopc may,
and that all especially this side Of the House, will
for this amendment.
Mr.. vINTON asked the gentleman from Ohio TO withdraw
his amendment to enable him to offer preceding part
of the bill.
Mr.. FISHER assented.
Mr.. VINTON then moved to amend the item for "clop-
ing of the army camp add garrison equpag, $500 900" by
striking $500 000 and inserting ncudng 900 for
clothing to volunteers in lieu Of Communication therefor,
81, 100, 000."
Mr.. " said the deficiency /. would be retoeced was es-
timacd by the Quarermasers Department $3.50 900 in
the estimates which originally This House, and
published in miscellaneous document No Ia, which pre-
scented with this bill. II subsequently cut down to
S600o and that was inserted in contrmy with the
reduced estimates of the Secretary of War Since a time,
however, the creary Of War had addressed letter the
chairman Of the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means stating that
III consequence Of the clothing Mexico having armed
70 be Of POOR quality would he necessary bring hack
appropriation TO the stated in the original estna,cs
S9G0000 y sddng 1850, 600 the it,m the bill There
further item Of Sl60 900, making The III OF
$780, 900, which also involved in this amcnmen but
which addition to the appropriation. Until the present.
time Communication has been given instead of clothing in lind
but dang the present session law had bean passed dr
that volunteer clothing should be furnished ID kind, and
il became necessary transfer this from the Paytcrs
10 the Quarermasters Department There provision Of
this character in the item for the Paymastes Department
which he should strike when they reached and
reduce the amount by the sum which he now proposed
the Quarermasters. II therefore simply aus
fer, and no addition TO the BILL
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr. FISHER then renewed his amendment.
Mr. Jones, OF Tenn, moved to amend the amendmmt 10y
inserting after the word "expenses the words "n 4" fur
he rsscuton of the with Mexico or. He said
known that treaty of peace before the Senate by yhch
the might be brought cose. What the fate that
treaty would be be knew bat il his amendment
adopted aud the bill should then become law, they would
have provision either for the prosecution OF the the
withdrawal Of troops from Mexico He wished to IRE
pared at all points, and he thanked the gentleman who oed
the amendment for the opportunity il afforded him 10 bmt
THIS amendment 10 that amendment
The amendment TO the amendment agreed TO, at the
amendment as amended was REJECTED.
Mr. SlNTON moved TO amend the item Sc for pay 4 70
untccrs called into service during the present fiscal year,
-, 81 OCO, by reducing the amount to S3,6ll, 900.
The amendment agreed 10.
Mr.. NlNfON moved The following a section
find be further enacted That the Of SsOo,0oO le and
the same Is hereby appropriated for clothing IN Kind TO uu
teers Tor the fiscal ending the 30h of June 1872
hy to the ent % An provide elohng for ,,un-
January, 1913 aud much of the Of $500 US
the President shall direct Is hereby authorized to be applied
70 INC purchase Of said cloth durng the current hsc
Mr.. ", Offering this additional section, said hit The
Commtte Of Ways and Means had received letter in the
Secretary War slyi that il would only be necessary
TO transfer the item Of go, 900 from the Paymosters the
Qnarcrmasers Department. but antic appropriations
Tor the coming year; that that will be necessary make
purchases Of clothing 10 this country early pe, that
could reach Mexico a the Of The fiscal
year About onehal had been already purcha ed and drafts
drawn tbs Government for that lie proI an
additional section 10 tie views OF the Department in that
I respect
Mr. " sent several letters 10 The Clerks dssk N i rood