The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-06

MIR HARRIS. of Tennessee. addressed the House
against agreeing 10 the report Of The committee OF confer
Mr.. JONES. Of New York next addressed the House
In reply to the last speaker
MI. STUART also advocated The report OF the commit
lee OF conference at some length.
Mo CAMPBELL, Of Illinois, also advocated agree
ing 10 the report Of the committee OF conference.
Mr. SACKETT also addressed the House in favor OF
MIR. SHELTON argued al length against concurring in
MI POLK replied 10 the remarks OF Mr. SkELroN,
After few additional remarks from Mr.. SHELTON.
Mr. DEAN addressed the House in favor OF the report
and then demanded the previous question which being
seconded by the House.
Mr. PENNlMAN demanded the yeas and nays on
agreeing 10 the report OF the committee OF conference
which being ordered was agreed loyeas 9s nays as
Mr. MARSHALL. of California moved TO suspend
The rules 10 20 into Committee OF the Whole the
state OF the Union: agreed 10.
Mr. ROBINSON being called to the chair, the commit
lee took up the annual deficiency bill; whereupon
Mr. SMITH addressed the committee IN favor OF the
ioot resolution from the Senate conerrng the rank OF
lieutenant general on Major General Scott.
He conceived the speech OF Mr. Polk, delivered on the
day before, have been merely personal attack upon
Mr. POLK (nteuupting Mr.. SMrH) explained that, in
this he had merely quoted the views Gotten
poraneous) of Jackson Wilkinson, De Witt Clinton,
Worth. Pillow Duncan, and Others OF The character OF
Gen. Scott.
those quotations, Mr. Polk had made such attack
he had alleged II was well known that grea would
quarrehe quarres OF great men, and the newspaper
comments upon them furnishing the data on which for
egners the habit OF writing down our public men
10 be all scamps Such quarres among great men had
occurred in ancient we'll modern times, as he
planned at length. by quoting passages from the
lives Of the rival great OF ancient times COntlnu
ing Mr.. $. argued 10 show that suc quaIrels always
grew out Of jealousy among leading men he conceived
that Cen Lanes euogum on Scott should be taken
fair otisett for the attacks upon him from the pens OF
Wilkinson and jackson The acts OF Congress making
lieutenant general OF George Washington was not a
compliment, 10 him, but positively degradation. having
been afterwards SO considered. Gen. Washington had
subsequently, been elected TO the presidency.
Now because he had been elected, he (Mr 81 main
tanned it no reason why no other man should be
elected to the same position.
So far as General Lanes argument was concerned,
while he had the highest admiration and gratitude Tor his
General LANEs] services in arms he could not coincide
ia his conclusions This Joint resolution nad oeen be-
fore Congress for years The Senate had long since
passed resolution lin 1861 calling Tor information with
reference TO the propriety OF making additional grades
and ranks in the army of the United States This resou
ton had referred TO board OF army officers, Gen
eral Wool being OF them, and that board had unan
mousy reported favor OF authorizing the President
confer the rank OF lieutenant general officers OF the
army as reward for distinguished merit and service
General Jesup, democrat, the president OF this
board of officers. He held that this action OF Gen. Wool
completely answered the Wool argument Of Gen. LANE
Congress had failed in instances than properly
10 reward the military of the country, be went
on length to show; and further, that in so failing
longer the interest OF the public service might in the
end be injured Mr. D. then argued al lengn 10 snow That
The unavorabIe criticisms upon General Scos military
acts in the last war with Great Britain and in the Mex
lean war. unjust, and unfounded il fact
Mr. MARSHALL next obtained the floor.
Whereupon The committee rose, and the chairman hav
ing reported,
The SPEAKER, by leave. laid before the House two
usual executive department communications; which
were read and referred
AIR. JONES, of Tennessee, inquired whether the Sec
reary of the Treasury had sent in his annual report it
being now very near the middle of the session.
The SPEAKER replied in the negative,
And the House then adjourned
PETITION PRESENTED UNDER THE RULE.