The Washington union., 1858-02-18

the routes of emigration IL the Territory OF Utah
and to be emposed only IN said Territory, shall be
authorised to call for aud accept the services Of ANY
Ter d volunteers not exceeding Ia all four thousand
officers and men, who may offer their services to serve du
ring the time of the existing troubles and longer &c
Mr. WILSON accepted the amendment of the senator
cr Tennessee substitute for his own and the ques
ton then stated being the adoption of that
amendment
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee then addressed the SEN
ate at length In advocacy of his proppsition He
remarked that he offered it because he believed il
right IN itself and he thought at the same time that IL
was more In accordance with the views and wishes of the
administration than the bill reported by the chairman
Of the Committee on Military Affairs The adminstra-
ton had not asked for an increase In the regular army
and yet the BILL in the form in which it wns reported
had been called administration measure Mr. said
that whenever he supported any measure, he did be-
cause he believed it to be right in principle ann in policy
and not merely because 1t Ne dctum Of the Exccu
tive. But If this 10 bc regarded as an adminstr
tion eAsus nc hoped would be placed in shape to
cover the grounds taken by the administration
Mr.. j. proceeded to aude TO the increasing expendi
lures OF the for the service of the army and
navy, and urged the necessity OF economy in these
branches of the public service He quoted tire statement
of Edmund Burke, the celebrated English salesman that
thc revenue Is The State and the remark of Lord Bacon
that revenue, like muck, does good unless it is
spread On these texts Mr. J. enlarged in favor of
reduction In the expenses of the government wherever
such reduction possible He contrasted the char
aer Of the regular soldier with that of the volunteer
much to the disparagcent Of the former and said that
Tennessee would put end to the troubles in Utah. at
half the expense which il would the general nov
crnment If done in the proposed In the bill In
reference to the horror and disgust with which posgay
in Utah was regarded he thought little singular that
the Senate no longer hgo than yesterday had voted
ccve with distinguished honors the representative of the
Grand Turk OF Consantinople and his harem Was po-
ygafny in Salt Lake any than polygamy in Tur-
key! But, to home he averred that there
was more practical polygamy to-day in New York and
some other great cities than there In Salt Lake City
The only difference was that in Salt Lake It was in at
coriancc with their belief their deluslon which toll
Grated it. while in these large cities II existed in violation
OF law and the moral sense of the community
Mr. CHANDLER moved to amend the original bill by
striking out the fourth section which provides that here
after regular occurring IN the eg
mental grades of commissioned officers of the United
States army shall be by regiments CORPS instead of by
arms OF service rs regulated and provided in certain
cases He said he should probably vote against the BILL
but wished to make it little Objectionable possible
He proceeded to show the injustice of the change which
that section proposed to make in the mode of making
promotions
Mr. PtGH regarded the fourth section the best sec
ton of the BILL and gave the reasons for his opinion
Mr.. SEWARD aud Mr.. WILSON advocated the motion
of Mr.. CHANDLER.
Without taking the question, motion, the Senate
Adjourned