FRIDAY, JANUARY %, IS47.
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THE ARMY BILL.


The Senate then took up the bill which proposes add ten
regiments TO the army, the pending proposition being on GER
tain amendments offered by Mr.. HoUsros.
A long debate ensued, in which Messrs HOUSTON
ALLEN, CRlTTENDEN, CASS, BADGER HUNT
lINGTON, JOHNSON, OF Nd, and TURNEY participated


The question being put upon the first amendment proposed
by the Senator from Texas that auxiliary volunteer force
be organized the and taken and resulted
follows


YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Berren John NJ. Clayton Cor
wn Gt1enaen, DAYS. Dayton Greene Huntngton' Miller


NAYs-Messrs Aien Archer, Ashley, Athertou, Badger,
Thomas Clayton, Dix Fairfield, Johnson, of Maryland, John
son, of Louisiana, Lewis, Mangm Niles, SEWER, Spegh
Sturgeon, Tuney, Westcot, Woodbridge, Yuee-27.
The remaining amendments of Mr.. HoUsroS were then
Withdrawn.


And Mr. ATCHISON offered, in substance, the following


"That the President of the United States be authorized
ing the unless discharged be organized,
mssoned and paid in the provided in the
act of 3h May, 1876"


Mr. ATCHISON expressing desire address the Senate
and the hour being late, motion made that the Senate
adjourn the yeas and nays ordeed and being taken,
the question decided aavely and the Senate adjourn
ed until Monday next


THE MEXICAN WAR.


Mr. CLLEY, ofNew Hampshire, submitted the following:


WHEREAS speedy and honorable peace with Mexico is
exceedingly desirable and whereas the Constitution of the
United States has made provision for holding foreign
territories still less for incorporating foreign nations into


Resoled That the President of the United States be re-
quesed order the OF the United States in Mexico
place in the United States the frontiers OF the two
countries.


Mr. SPEIGHT inquired if the purpose of the
to press the immediate consideration Of this resolution


Mr.. ClLLEY replied that it could lie over one day.


Mr.. ALLEN expressed the hope that, the resolution
to lie over, would be for very short time. The inoduc
ton OF proposition of this Sort in the present state Of public
affairs, of the greatest caames that could be nc
ed upon the country, and he trused-cres Of Order !"
Order l-and he trusted that the honorable would
embrace the very earliest opportunity bring it forward


Mr. JOHNSON, of Maryland, to question Of order.
He inquired if there any thing before the Senate


The PRESIDING OFFICER observed that the resolution
under consideration.


Here the subject dropped.