The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-24

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showing HAT the lr
ton requirsd for tGe w. oYat
"a rfment was a necessary s ~ Sf TIE S
The army Large g? Works ara iBadihgs
tien & fhs sesfstafS 81 s iIaaa not Ssg2
commenced years y \,
son Of the amount Aplred Tor MAJ fhe
military branch of the G9Xsrn & At tk PRS:
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SENATE .zl-bia" bhf
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the Senate pfoeeeded TO The E6ps ct
those bifis fHfahse III np1
the private caiendart Which 10 hi ecti9p should
be&aae, Tts f6llSRing f Savi AT
'Hl set '% to a aai eh% sS 5ssa ri iii
job! John H igsGss e e atsb @ sa ia P F
TUG" .jnat
Act for the relief IF 15hn r. tadifnRShG1 , aNt
Act tor the relief Of f'fah e4 mo ~
Act for me fafef II obiaIon Ga i mapaa.siIP9i
Act for the Re lief Of Fred efiek SAiitht.. ~.
II Act for the, relief Of bav watsyk: II 2''-1
Act t tsr ths relief + f5as a f5a vss.l0&
P5te2tipn Ia ts III Role sE9AA message essage y
was received from Ire the, ffitea
States, asking authority To- use Sc TIE army and
navy Of the United States for the, protection 81
American citizens and ,ittetests in the Central
. u d la "A q ltaAN
Mr.. BENJAMIN said thefe vas bitabow lS 81
the calendar authorizing The President of the
United States 10 Use the public forces af thsJ
United Suites IN the eases therein specifsa and
he pfeferfsd To taks.a up that Bill at ohea, and
act upon II. He was Unwilling that any i seSpen:
sihilfy should rest up6n him, If, during the re-
cess Of cohgfess, II shbhfd turn out that not
outstanding these Repeated calls Of the BseSsi.
dent, Twlieh Seem 10 Suggest that lie has in: 4
formation that mikes him Tear an attack 6pSl
the persons Or property III Amefiean eitizsSplss
employed ih peaceful pas sge over tia trapSit,
these Threatened evils shoaia yertakse s us ! s s
moved z, that II PtifYaf5 8 asHf i } fAd
pa NJ s s ss us Ss s Il sB;ssss ts
assent Of Coigress and the passage Of this Bin
would transfer to him the power of ia XIII war
NJ FessendeR said that Ra seaar w }s gave
the President power to send the naEal forces
against Paraguay. Having spcceeasd III geffiiisgs
that power, the President how asks 20 have
power granted HIN to MAKE war 81 commenee
hostlities against Other nations The. principle
is the same with these snag, Powers as, if they
we're large ones and, he ala R9f choose to
s vest &c cSgsss rs RSSfsF RssSsa y Fl had
Mr.! Douglas was 1re1oitded that TIE President
had called the attehtioR Of ress tj this nat,,
ter. He believed The. President ought to have
the that bower he asks, We have Such Inter-
ests that we ought to have aid masf have the
highway to onr Pacific pessessioRis Kept Con
stantly opehfL In order do that, we Musf Heces.
sarily repose Confluence in the Executive, for,
unless we put this power in his kfnds, We fail
to accomplish the objects Contemplated BY the
Constitution. Mr.. D, Proceeded 70 Say that he
would not eonfef this power for a Single Case
but for all cases for the present E&eGntiye and
his successors matter What . tfsr P0lliitS
might be. -. -, +. I1t.',. ~,
Mr.. Davis GOULD not concur eur With, the. view
taken by the Senator from -nliRqiS., i might
be very desirable to protect American cit gems,
but there was higher and a holier duty sf.ll
which was to preserve The Constitution ulim-.
4 paired. He could hot seq 10 what limit We
might not run, II the Executive should be in:
vested with the power to send the land and
naval forces ABROAD, and land troops wherever
he may please. Wheneyeft ambition tor any
other unworthy passion might prompt him, he
might involve this country IL disastrous war
with England OF France. and We might PERHAPS
the ra;t4a States trodd n pder foot 81 pow
erfui Nation, and th' Aiperieah Congress sbFipk;
ing from its defence, Olr 9fafhstS gave tbs
4 Executive no such power; and II it was, now
necessary TO 20 further than our fathers went,
i that fact only marks tie decAdence Of the peo-
/ ,,le, He would restriefthe power to The single
! case that laiaht be known to exist He would
prefer TO bear such III as aEise, from the in,
proper treatment Of our CITIZENS ,abtoad, aid
delay in obtaining Justice, rather thai. sqrreh.
der the great constitutional right Of Cqhgfgss$
to the discretion Of the President. =
af esfsh 6Htalasa IL aS05, bit yslld sa to
motion i tor adlonFnR9sF and and ,a 20 rita
The he Senate aaddloArFFea FIT ,. no a.. i,
ltg a.sajYi.i to-. HOUSE 81 ,n5Iu, 8 afi,,r
The ArmyApmopriatipa sBiu.-70n motion
\ of Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, the House then
vent into Committee of the Whole ON the, state
of tbs iJniOa, Mr. John. .Coehrane ri New
/ York, in the ea4iF,ll and resumed the consider
alton OF the bill making appropriations for' the
support OF the army toa TIE syesR aldipa 'aNHe
30, 1861, ,.t s.a o,aJT .tnJI ted, t. Dad
The Recruitiag Se2rice.777 The pending .assy,
ton being the amendment of Mr.. Eaulkuers oi
| V:rginia, to reduce the appropriation of one
hundred .Aansand. dollars for the recruiting
service toninety Gas-.saRd dollars, lit lwas.takea
and decided in the negative, tIns,p rna7.1..,t4
| The question recurring on the notsOn OF N r.
Stants~, IL Ohio, to strike cut the whole, apppo
priation. il was .,sc.iIs9 in the negative. hose,
Breyet Copspeasalion.--air. E.a,s .snassE moved
that the appropriation forI the Paoi Of the s,Iss
be peducea, thirteen thousand ,den Jars, for thf
purpose II cutting off the pay arsfemOluments
attached to the bfsFSt rank. 81. 7l'r."'r .dt .
Rejectad--yeas IS, mays ~, 4 ,f Taiinra %.
Extra Rdti0ss.7-Mr.,Fa takpqs .iAets ffoKss
to reduce the appropriation ata BPS J3a,se fol
communication OF officers subsisfst,osiR the san
of 500 009, being, the amount required 'toi
extra rations to those. In comnand'. OF extrs
posts -.s;i dvi,ndf ~ ,nul 81 i-.I'ri Il vaJtn'
Mr.. Stanten 1f 4lhii9- moved ita amend, the
amendment by adding fetsas 10. us and the
sum of $60,0e0,, which lis taxi tos.., .t.is
amount estimated ioI uts tfsInn ,hvn VT Os1
I GERS subsistence, shall be ,aedu from tint
| extra rations s,isged to. cemmalltiannso OF mni
: tary posts" h l.,nn ,t7 dpiap3 hbr"ia = dif
Mr. Faulkner accepted the ameEdmer it as
/; | modification of his own; whichwan then agrees
l. to. aa. ~ hG4ls jo.aa ~ .uah- 'Rfa 40"
. Reduction Ia HcTssss-Alrs FanlkHer mex
y moved to reduce the appropriation ssS .Oe'
e for supplies. in the Quarterrhastars' depart
s rpent. in the sum Of $4eg,000j for ,the pBrpos
e of reducing tie plumber. OF horses in 'that.Ide
o partment, BY refusing 10 spprcr tfsae o isuihcen
is sum for their forage which was sgrsssd es0
IS Reduction al, Labofersu+--Mrs Fauikues ais
N moved to reduce the apppofrationG$ 5O0eGs
% fer the incidental expenses ofi'the 4sarternia'