Mr. Cobb moved to amend the same by inserting the words "five o'clock this evening," in lieu of "one o'clock to-day.' Mr. Rathbun moved that the said resolution be laid upon the table: which motion was disagreed to. The question was then put, Will the House agree to the said motion made by Mr. Cobb? And decided in the negative. The question recurred on agreeing to the amendment moved by Mr. Burt, by striking out "one o'clock this day," and inserting, in lieu thereof, "two o'clock to-morrow." And being put, It was decided in the affirmative: and The resolution as amended was then agreed to. On motion of Mr. Haralson, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Tibbatts reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, particularly the said bill from the Senate, (No. 185,) had come to no resolution thereon. Mr. Jacob Thompson, (by leave,) from the Committee on Indian Affairs, (to which the subject was referred,) reported a bill (No. 456) to protect the Cherokee Indians from domestic strife, and for other purposes: which bill was read a first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. Haralson, (by leave,) Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the consideration of the petition of Ann Timmons, widow of Samuel Timmons, and that it be referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. On motion of Mr. James B. Hunt, (by leave,) Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be requested to inquire into the expediency of erecting or reconstructing a fortification at Fort Gratiot, at the outlet of lake Huron, in the State of Michigan. Mr. Morris (by leave) offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to report a bill adopting the laws of the State of Maryland for the government and administration of justice in the District of Columbia. The said resolution was read: when Mr. Brodhead moved to amend the same by striking out the word “report," and inserting, after the word "instructed," the words "to inquire into the expediency of reporting:" when Mr. Thurman moved that the said resolution be laid upon the table: which motion was agreed to. And then, on motion of Mr. Cobb, the House, at twenty-five minutes past 3 o'clock, p. m., adjourned until to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, a. m. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1846. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Dickins, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The President of the United States has notified the Senate that he did, on the 29th ultimo, approve and sign bills of the Senate of the following titles, viz: No. 148. An act establishing certain post routes, and for other purposes. No. 196. An act in relation to the July term of the circuit and district courts in the district of Ohio. The Senate have disagreed to the amendment of the House to the bill from the Senate (No. 120) entitled "An act making alterations in the pay department of the army. And then he withdrew. A motion was made by Mr. Morris, that the vote by which the House yesterday laid upon the table his resolution in relation to an extension of the laws of Maryland over the District of Columbia, be reconsidered: which motion was postponed for the present. On motion of Mr. Burt, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Tibbatts reported that the committee having, according to order, had the state of the Union generally under consideration, particularly the bill from the Senate (No. 185) entitled "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'An act providing for the prosecution of the existing war between the United States and the republic of Mexico, and for other purposes," "" had directed him to report the same to the House, with amendments. The House proceeded to the consideration of the said bill; and the question was stated, Will the House agree to the said amendments? when Mr. Hungerford moved the previous question, which was seconded; and the main question was ordered to be now put: when, On motion of Mr. Ashmun, the House, at four minutes past 4 o'clock, p. m., adjourned until to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, a. m. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, The Speaker announced as first in order the consideration of the business relating to the Territories, it being a special order postponed to this day. Mr. Haralson moved that the said special order be further postponed, and that the House proceed to the consideration of the bill from the Senate (No. 185) entitled "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'An act providing for the prosecution of the existing war between the United States and the republic of Mexico, and for other purposes,"" which was reported was from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union yesterday, with amendments. And the question being put, Will the House agree to the said motion of Mr. Haralson? It was decided in the affirmative. The House accordingly proceeded to the consideration of the said bill, (No. 185;) the question being on agreeing to the said amendments, (upon which the previous question was moved and seconded, and the main question ordered yesterday:) when All the said amendments were agreed to, except the following, which I was read as follows: In the fifth line of the first section, after the word Senate, strike out the words "two major generals," and insert one major general. And the question being put, Will the House agree to the said amendment? The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Amos Abbott Daniel M. Barringer Charles S. Benton James Black Martin Grover Mr. Thomas J. Henley Those who voted in the negative are— Mr. Stephen Adams Asa Biggs James B. Bowlin Linn Boyd Jacob Brinkerhoff William H. Brockenbrough Armistead Burt Augustus A. Chapman Lucien B. Chase John S. Chipman Howell Cobb Alvan Cullom John D. Cummins Mr. George Fries So the said amendment was agreed to. The following amendment was read, viz: Mr. George Rathbun James H. Relfe John Ritter David A. Starkweather Bannon G. Thibodeaux Benjamin Thompson Mr. James J. McKay Frederick P. Stanton In the said fifth line of the first section strike out the word "four," and insert "two," (so as to read two, instead of four brigadier generals.) And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? Yeas, It was decided in the affirmative, Nays, 108 68 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Amos Abbott Daniel M. Barringer Charles S. Benton Henry Grider Joseph Grinnell Mr. Martin Grover Those who voted in the negative are— Mr. John Quincy Adams Stephen Adams Asa Biggs James B. Bowlin Linn Boyd Jacob Brinkerhoff William H. Brockenbrough Augustus A. Chapman Alvan Cullom John D. Cummins Henry D. Foster Mr. George Fries So the said amendment was agreed to. Mr. John S. Phelps James Pollock David A. Starkweather Alexander H. Stephens Bannon G. Thibodeaux Mr. Felix G. McConnell James McDowell Robert Smith Frederick P. Stanton The following amendment was read, viz: Add at the end of the first section the following proviso: "Provided, That when the war with Mexico shall terminate, the number of major generals in the army shall be reduced to one, and the number of brigadier generals shall be reduced to two; and the President of the United States is authorized and directed to select from the whole number which may then be in office, without regard to the date of their commissions, the number to be retained, and cause the remainder to be discharged from the service of the United States." And the question being put, Will the House agree thereto? Nays, 92 86 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Stephen Adams Asa Biggs James Black Linn Boyd Richard Brodhead Charles W. Cathcart William S. Garvin Martin Grover Hannibal Hamlin John H. Harmanson Mr. Thomas J. Henley Joseph P. Hoge · Robert McClelland Mr. Augustus L. Perrill John Ritter Robert W. Roberts Robert Smith David A. Starkweather Bannon G. Thibodeaux Hezekiah Williams Bradford R. Wood William W. Woodworth Mr. James G. Hampton Abner Lewis Thomas W. Ligon |