The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-01
IN CONGRESS- OF TIE U. STATES.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY ~. 1851
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Tsls being no qaofam p,esenl a. s,A o'sioss, cate
he receSsl there was call Of the House Excn e
were received for absenlses A quorum subsequent,
appea When further proceedings wee dispensed VAN
KossurH COMPANIONS.
- Ass McCLERNAA d Ask ed The House 10 proceed TO
The consideration Of the inst e.ouon Of the Senate,
authorizing the President OF the United States 10 employ
Of the public vessels in The Mediterranean .
receive and conveyo this country LOUIS kossuh anu n
NJ COBB: y Alabama, objected. !, -. ,,..
Mr.. McCLERNANDmo moved a suspension OF 'ne 'uieS'
The resolution read, t,;o
Mr. HALL said that great many OF our own ci''@e"s
are in California. and want TO come nome ,. g.,
Mr. TOOMBS Let us attend 10 our own county ni''
M, Amir object and call for the yeas and nays
The SPEAKER. The motion oil the geh'ie"an iio''
nHoss = - susp ,s ,aLen and the motion Of Mr. Nc
CLxzsAND was disagreed to-yeas o. nays % mol Two
IS. THOMPSON, of Mississippi from committee Of
Ieported that the Senate had receded from its
am.ndmsnt to the West Point Military Academy bill, APP
propristing $4,000 for riding hall al the academy
Ihe House went into Committee OF the Whole on Inc
sae OF the UniOn and resumed the consideration Oh the
An amendment was pending to the clause making ap-
propstion for the regular supplies OF the qnarermasers
Department ,-r,,o
BURT TooMBS. JOHN A. KING. HOLMES. BAYLY.
CLEVELAND, VINTON. STEVENS of Pennsylvania,
Z TTha 6ye-oinute debate involved the question Of
re,Ienchment and whether toe Recommendations q Inc
Commttse Of Ways and Means. or those OF tne Con.
mistee on Military Affairs. and the estimates OF the Var
OeUartnnent should be entitled TO the most c1nsidera-
The question was finally taken, and the committee
ayes e. 65reused TO increase the appropriation OF
463O,OOO to VI, 260 900.
Mr. McLANE said that the committee had cut down
the estimates Of the department for forage and he offered
IN amandment putting it in the power OF the Secretary OF
Warto execute the will Of the House, BY dlsnoun'lg
ths cavalry il necessary to accommodate the service 70
the amount OF money appropriated and instead oil trans
rfsU~A fan Er tn
stations authorize the purchase OF such provisions a.
ay b procured in the sections where the forces are sta
toned KS
Nh Mel expressed the opinion that infantry is su.
perios 70 cavalry on the frontiers.
Further debate took place, when the amendment was
Mar. SCHENCK offered proviso, that, in all cases
where the appropriations less in amount than the
mstes made BY the Secretary OF War, and communlca
ted by the Secretary OF the Treasury It shall be lawful
for the President TO reduce the number OF ocers ana
soldiers by discharge otherwise, in his discretion or
to reduce the military posts so as TO bring the necessary
expenditures within the limits of this appropriation II
gentlemen wish to reduce the army let them not grope
In the dark and knock down item after Item he issue
Which ne had made was a and pen marV
Do DOT call the executive department TO support the
present army. or one half OF what is necessary.
Mr.. McGAUGHEY thought that the department asked
three times much money as the majority thlnk II
ought have II is our duty he said, to take the re-
sponsbiiiy. For he was willing TO take IT, and ne
would NO, vote 70 satisfy the exravagant demands Tor
the army proper In doing this he was not at all re-
6ecting on this administration The right way TO make
the whig administration popular Is 10 make it economi-
cal; and il the administration will not do this, il was the
duty Of the peoples representatives
Nh. MEADE said that the proper way to reduce the
army was not to supply the places OF the men whose
OF enlistment expire, and the vacancies occasIoned
BY dsah and resignation Of officers and he advocated
economy in the army appropriations.
The committee rose. and suspended The hve-minute
rals (which allows debae.) and the House wen, again
into committee when TE =.
The amendment OF Mr.. ScHEScK was disagreed to.
TIE committee struck out the following: Tor arma.
nent OF Notifications, 10000 and the appropriations
for military and geographical surveys in various parts OF
the country to the OF 900 likewise, DOC
for the further prosecution OF roads and $4,000 50 tor
lighthouses.
The committee then rose when
Mr. BAYLY said that as striking out all the appro.
praiions for military surveys he had not word 10 say
because the House have laid the fertilization bill on the
table, and be did why the military surveys shonq
70 on but about the light houses the House had mis-
conceived the whole subject and he then explained why
appropriations for this purpose were placed IN The bill
The House refused TO in the amendment OF the
committee striking out the appropriation oil $4,000 oI
containing the survey OF The northern and northwestern
lakes p
And the House adjourned at Eve minutes TO tea o'clock