The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-04

| Y2en the question was taken on the amendment
et Mr.. johnson, Of Tennessee, which, in effect,
vas to substitute volunteers for regulars Ia q
number not exceeding 5000, and decided in
9e negative-yeas %, nays %.
| fsMr. Hunter submitted his amendment az n
substitute for the bill of the committee. which
Is in effect to raise, under the direction of the
President, one regiment Of dragons and two
regiments of infantry the President to appoint
tSs officers below the grade of field officers az
may not be appointed during the present ses.
sspn, DC.
Mr. Pugh moved to amend the amendment
ofsMr. Hunter, which in effect was to allow the
President to accept the services of three thou.
sa ad volunteers TO serve for two years, unless
s13ner discharged, the officers to be elected or
appointed according to the laws of the several
States.
The question having been taken on this
amendment, it was decided in the affirmative
hl: the following vote:
Yeas essrs. Bell, Broderick, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolitte,
Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot Foster, Hale,
tlamlin, Harlan, Houston, johnson of Tennes.
ses, King, Pugh,. Seward, Simmons, Sumner,
T,yombs, TrnmbSA, and Wilson-26.
SNays-M essrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin,
Biggs, Bigler, Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitch,
Green, Hammond, Hunter, Iverson, johnson
of Arkansas, Mallory, Mason, Pearce, Polk
Sebastian, Sidell, Stuart, Thompson of Ken
t} ky, Thomson of New Jersey, Wright, and
Sslee-25.
The bill was then reported, and, on the cues
hon OF Its passage, it was lost by the following
vote: o
Yeas-Messrs. Bell, Bigga, Broderick, Cam.
eton' Grlttenden, Douglas, Green, Gwin, Hous-
tea, johnson of Tennessee, Mallory, Pugh,
s.ward, Stuart, Thompson Of Kentucky. and
| Bombs-l6.
Nays Messrs Allen, Bayard, BENJAMIN.
B gler, Brown, Chandler, Clark, CLAW, Dixon.
tDolittle, Durkee, Evans, Fessenden, Fitch,
. ,ot, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Hammond, Har
lsa, Hunter, Iverson, johnson of Arkansas.
King. Mason, Polk, Sebastian, Simmons, Sill.
cf1l, sumner, Thomson of New Jersey, Trum.
t. IL Wilson, Wright, and Yulee-s5.
Mr.. Hale moved to reconsider the vote re-
iseting the BILL
SMr. Toombs moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table which motion was disa-
< eed to; 30 that the bill may come up again
.f some other form.
Personal Explanation Messrs. Bell and
Dobnson made explanations concerning re-
N arks made by each on the two preceding DAYS
o. debate on the Tennessee resolutions of in.
stsuction, which ended in the restoration of
kindly feelings between the two Senators.
: And at six o'clock P. M. the Senate adiourn.
ed to Monday.
HOUSE,
The army BM.-Mr. Quitman, of Missis.
sippi, by unanimous consent, reported from
the Committee on Military Affairs bill to
kprovide for the organization of regiment of
mounted volunteers, for the defence of the
! frontier of Texas, and to authorize the Pres.
dent to call into the service of the United States
four additional regiments of volunteers.
Mr.. Quitman said, although this matter de-
manded immediate attention, he did not pro.
pose to press 1t at once upon the House. BE
moved that the bill be recommitted to the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs and then the bill
(having been read twice) was, on his motion.
postponed until Wednesday next, and ordered
TO be printed.
MIR. Faulkner, of Virginia, from the same
committee, made a minority report on the sub.
Ject, accompanied by bill, which was dis.
poeed of in the same manner.
Erputston Of Mr. .. b. MafSeson.-Th. gre.
amble and resolution offered by Mr.. Harris, of
! Illinois, expelng from his seat in this House
Mr.. Orsamus b. Mattesan, a member from New
York, came up for consideration by special as
signnleat,
No ono attempted to vindicate Mr.. Matteson.
bat members differed in relation to the power
OF the House to punish a member twice for the
same offence. A motion to lay the whole sub
Ject on the table failed-yeas Gil, NAYS l22. A
motion to refer to the Committee on the Judi.
clary was lost--yeas 81, nays 49, The resolu
ton was then referred to select coulmittee-
yeas "a, nays sc. Adjourned.