Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAaHINaTOH, July IL.

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Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee On Wav
and Means, reported a bill making additions
appropriation for the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial expenses for the year endin,
June, 1852, and arrearages ending June last
Also a bill making appropriations for thI
civil expenses of the Government for tn,
same period.
Mr.. Blair, from the Committee on Military
Afahs, reported a bill to promote the eff.
cheney Of the army.
Also a bill for the employment of Voluu-
teers TO aid in supporting and defending the
Government.
All the above bills were referred to the
Committee of the Whole and ord, sd to b.
printed.
On motion OF Mr.. Stevens, the House went
into Committee on the Army bill with
Washburn in the chair.
Mr.. Stevens said that the COMMITTEES of
Ways and Means hope to complete their bus-
iness so that the House might adjourn next
Thursday. They were disposed in these war
times to give everything the Government
asked, trusting that ere the year passed away
peace may be restored. The Importance Of
having disciplined troops was so obvious as
not to require argument. If the army
should be too large when the rebellion was
suppressed, it would be easy to reduce it,
The bill proposed a war standard.
Mr.. Yallandigbam believed the act of the
President in increasing the army ~unconstitu-
tionaI. He regretted to hear that the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means had merely car
ried out the recommendations of the Execu.
tive department, inasmuch as it appears that
the war is to be waged. He asked that the
majority of both House and Senate to lake
care of it in order that it may be conducted
under constitutional principles. II was known
that he had no confidence in the Republican
party, but he had rather trust the majority
here than the admin trat;on.
Mr.. Burnett said he had not had an Cd
POrtnnity to examine the bill, and was op-
posed to the way in which il was hurried
through and should vote against it.
Mr.. LoYejoy would not vote as the bill pro-
posed, to increase the standing army to more
than double what it now is. He would give
SEQ, 900 men AID $500, 900, 900, and his Oon-
s~tituents would give their last cent, and shed
their last drop OF blood for the suppression of
the rebellion, but they did not desire to In
the regular army.
McClernand briefly advocated the increase
of the army, saying it had been too small
for the hI fifteen or twenty years.
Burnett said that to put down rebellion it
was not necessary to increase the regular
army, but only to employ the volunteer forces
Of the country.
McClernand-Wm you vote for the volun-
teer forcs?
Burnett-Not byany means; because l do
not believe we can bold the Government to-
yether at the point of the sword or lannon's
mouth. You may vote your 300, 900 men ,
5000, 600, 600, and our country may be raw
ICED and desolated with civil war, bur by
he first Monday in December next we will {
)e no nearer the end of the war than now. 7
AeClernand said when that gent resumed I,
lis seat here he took upon himself a solemn I
in sight of his country and God !
bat he would support the Constitution of the a
Initsd States, and could be do 50 by folding
Is arms while the batteries of rebellion are 2
lFeied, perhaps, az the Capital. Is this the :
ray he can discharge his obligation7
Burnett said-I believe I am best serving 4
be interests of my country, and the cause Of
he constitutional representative govern 4
tent, IS well as the prosperity Of the peo- r.