THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, ls47.
THE ARMY BILL.
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The pending question being upon the amendment Offered
by the Senator from Indiana for the appointment OF chap
lain to each Of the regiments of volunteers serving the
with Mexico who should each receive for his services
equal TO the pay Of major Of Dragons.


variety Of propositions presented, and much dscus
sion ensued to the amount of compensation proper b
allowed to these chapans The following Senators took par
in the debate, viz Messrs. SEWER SIMMONS BEN
TON, HANNEGAN, BERRIEN, COLQUTTT, ATCHI
SON, ALLEN, CRGrTENDEN, JOHNSON, of Mary.
land, BAGBY, DAYTON, WESTCOTT, WEBSTER,
CAMERON, JOHNSON, Of Louisiana, and BUTLER.


modification of the amendment by Mr. SEWER pro.
posing to make the salary of the chapans $500 per wear
with two raons and the allowance for horse having been
rejected upon division Ayes 81, 22--


Mr.WEBSTERproposeda modification by inserting 81 00O
per annum.


Upon this motion the yeas and nays were TAKEN and re-
suited follows:


YEAs-Messrs. Archer, Atclson Badger, Bagby, Ber.
rien, Cameron Cas Chalmers j. NJ. Clayton Thos Clay.
ton, Corwin, Crenden Davis, Dayton Greene annegan
huntingdon Jarnagin, johnson, Of Nd johnson, Of "a
Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Phelps Simmons Sturgeon
Upham, Webster and Woodbrdge-29


NAYS--Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atherton Benton Breese
Butler, Ciley, Colqutt, Dix, Evans Houston Niles SEWER
speisht Turney, Westeou and Yuee--l7.


Mr.. SEWER then moved further to amend by add


and that each regiment Of volunteers shall elect its own
chaplain"


Upon this proposition the yeas and nays were also takeu
and are follows


fbAs-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchson Atherton, Bag
by benton, Berrien Bright Chalmers, John NJ CLAYTON
Coiqu Corwin, Dayton Dix, Houston, Jarnagin More.
head Miles, SEWER, Speigh, Turney, Upham and West.


NAfS-Messrs Archer, Badger, Butler, Cameron Thos.
Clayton Crittenden, Davis Evans Hannegan Johnson Of


Mary land Johnson, Of Louisiana, Mangum Miller Phelps,
simmons Sturgeon, Webster, and Woodbridge-ls.


The question then recurring upon the adoption Of the orr
gna amendment as amended the and nays were again
ordered and were taken, follows
lbASnMessrs Archer, Ashley, Atchson, At,erton-
badger Bagby, Benton, Berrien reese Butler Cameron
LASS Chalmers John NJ Clayton Colqui, Corwn Critten.
aen DAVIS Dayton Dix, Greene, Hanegan. Houston Hun
ungton Jarnagn johnson, OF Louisiana Iohnso Of Mary
lsnd Mangom Miller Morehcsd Phelps Simmons, Spcig6t
sturgeon, Gphan, Webster, Woodbridge, Yulee-3s.
NAno-Messrs Niles, SEWER, Turney, Westcott--i.


mt HUSTON then offered some verbal amendments TO
the bill and also in substance the following as an additional
section


See .fnd be it further enacted, That SO soon as the
ocers are elected they shall upon their respec-
unes aud so soon they receive their they
ha ke and subscribe an oath to "suppo the constitution