The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-27
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGREss.
FIRST SESSION.


WASHINGTON, Jan. &c,
Mr.. DOUGLAS, (opp.) or III, from the Committee
riiores, reported bill for the admission Of thu {
Minnesota into the Onion. II was read and placed
calendar.
death OF Messrs. Brenion and Iockhsrt, elected
former Congress from Indiana.
Messrs. BRIGHT and FrrcH delivered euloges,
usual resolutions Of respect were adopted.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration
NIL no INCREASE rHr EFFICIENCY o. THE ARMY.
Mr. DAVE, (scm.) Of Miss. In reply 10 Mr. Toom
that the FIRST section OF the bill would add thirty "a
panies TO the army, or 2,22o men; and II the secc
ton Is adopted the number of men will depend M
manner In which the army IL posted. npested
now, with the thirty companies n be added BIS u
section. the total increase will be nearly coo priv
Mr.. TooNIs. fadm Of ca would strike cut q
section, as the increase 81 the army will be large
as provided IN the secord section and that woul
moro appropriate mode While he should vote
The bil, be deemed u his duty u make u as eoo'
could before the nDai vote IL taken upon It. Accoi
the present constitution 81 the army was car
being enlarged n nearly rs 600 men aud With the n
increase would nearly reach Is 900. This numl
altogether too large. lie presumed the occasion
in ,rease asked for II the anticipated Mormon war
was not yet fact Congress- which alone c0ul,
war, had not yet declared war agains, Utah. and
the country had undergone silent revolution, th
dent could rot make war. hut f there shouli be
would be exceedingly brief aud hut tempori
these troops were 10 he raised for Utah, he shoui
In amendment that they should go ont OF the ser
soon as the war was over This policy was pur
the case OF the enlistment OF troops for the Mexict
The force Of Brigham Young was magnned, tn
story bad been toll three or four times of the n,
Of more troops TO hght the Indians ou the frontier
coon az the additional regiments were granted
peace. The reg ments, however, were not to be
OF, and were permanently fastened upon the count
Mr.. DAVIS agreed TO show the necessity
passage Of the bill. The army would amount h
thousand nine hundred and fifty six men II tb'
compani,s be added. He preferred the plan OF v
to that Of the present Secretary namely, IN have
ton IN time Of peace, capable Of sudden expansion
OF war This was the most economical plan.
crease " not asked by the secretary ON the groui
Mormon war. twas, however. notorious that :
sections Of the country was difficult TO enforce
OF the land lie regretted as much NJ any one
sheuld ever become necessary 10 call Nv the aid OF
for the executions Of the laws. But whenever r,
exi,s n is the duty Of the President 10 nut II dos
Congress should furnish the means ~ enable him
form that duty. II would he very fortunate for u
try n there be no necessity for the employment
troops n they were raised.
Mr. HUNTER, (adm.) Of Va, favored The plan Oft
mittce rather than that Of the Secretary Of War,
thought that II ought 10 be accompart
proviso that when the present diiIcut'
settled the extra force shall be dis
Unlessrhat was done II would be mantle q that an
was desired in the staining army. To that he wa
ing 70 agree. The subject was discussed In 1856,
new regiments were ct that time added 10 the
army. twas supposed that they would be able
cessary TO guard aud protect the country IN time
lie bad seen nothing since to shog any necessity
increase, unless Il be the Mormon war. lie 81
that IN granting lands on tho frontier the donation
be accompanied with the condition that the COVE
shall command the services Of the frontermcn in
emergency.
Mr.. HAZE, (opp.) ofN. H., remarked that dur
last year the government expended about nlnet
lions for military purposes, and there was dehc
upwards Of seven millions more, making twenty J.
lions OF dollars spent in twelve months for
purposes in time OF profound peace DUR,
most expensive year Of the last war viii
Britain the military expenses G the eov'
never reached high rs twenty one millions.
he first took seat W Congress, fourteen or
years ego, the army cost thousand dollars for ~
every year. Tbs bill proposed TO raise 1000