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In Senate.


wAsrrseros June IS. isAs.


TIVE VOLUNTEER ARMY.


Mr. BErrov moved to take up the bill from the militia
~ committee relating to or and brgadier generals for
the volunteers raised for the war with Mexico Tho
bill was taken up, and is as follows -


BILL


To provide the organisation Of the rolufesr Forces,
brought into the service Of the United Sfsfss, snts
brigadss and dpisions aud foi the dpponfsnf Of the
nsesssary number Of general officers to eommsnd the
De II enacted by the Senate and House Of Represents
tvss OF tho Unied States Of America in Congress
sembed Tha, the President Of the United S'aes bs and
no 10 hereby authorized to organize into bigades and
divisions such Of the volunteer forces have bean
may be called into the service Of the United stacs under
the set approved May thirteen. eighteen hundred ami
Of the exsnR war between the United States anil the
republic Of Mexico !, that he be, end hereby Is
horzed to appoint BY and WIN nc sdviee snd consent
der generals the organization OF tuch volunteer
forces brigsdes and divisions renier
Provided that the brig and major geneIss so appointed
shall be discharged from by the President OF ta
" States whom the i'm Mexico shall ~ tersnused
by dehnivo treaty of peace duly concluded and rsti.
6ed or, the brgades divisions of volunteers
Al any time in the shall Ne reduced In number,
the brgades generals and major generals herein pro-
vded for shall be discharged proportion 70 the roauc
provided further, Ii 4 each brigade Of volunteers sha
consist Of not lcss than three regiments and each d
sion shall consist Of not les. than two brgsdss;
where State shall furnish troops sufficient for bgsds.
the brgadsr general shall be sppointsd under the
The amendment proposed was debated by MssGA
Crittenden Benton, Csss, johnson Of La Coiquh ana
johnson of Nd. whom


MIR. wxsrcorr moved further to amend, BY an extsn-
sion Of the right Of appointment Of chfcsn, to a
States In which the volunteers rassd and took tno
bold position that the bill from the committee wss un
M Dir dsassd shs bil and .hs circumstances 'ssd
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