...dollars appropriated. 7. Provision for volunteers wounded in service. APPBOYED, MAY 13, 1846. Whereas, by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war...exists between that government and the United States. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in...

...Grande having taken place, an act was passed by Congress, on the 13th of May, 1846, declaring, that "by the act of the republic of Mexico, a state of...between that government and the United States," and placing the militia, naval, and military forces of the United States, at the disposal of the president...

...Resaca de la Palma [M;iy 8, 9] were known in the States, Congress had declared [May 11, 1846J that, "by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of...exists between that government and the United States ;" authorized the President to raise fifty thousand volunteers, and appropriated ten millions of dollars...

...Constitutional authority vested in them, have declared by their act, bearing date this day, that, " by the aet of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war exists between that Government and the United States :" Now, therefore,!, James K. Polk, President of the United Slates of America, do hereby proclaim the...

...the act of the 18th of May last, declared, that " by the act of the republic of Mexico, VOL. XVI.- 5 a state of war exists between that Government and the United States ; " and " for the purpose of enabling the Government of the United States to prosecute said war to a speedy...

...President. Mr. Boyd of Ky. moved the following as a substitute for the first section : — " Whereas, by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war exiiits between that government and the United States: Therefore '• Be It enacted by the Senate and...

...Resaca de la Palma [May 8, 9] were known in the States, Congress had declared [May 11, 1846] that, "by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war jexists between that government and the United States ;" authorized the President to raise fifty thousand...

...Resaca de la Palma [May 8, 9] were known in the States, Congress had declared [May 11, 1846] that, "by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of...exists between that government and the United States ;" authorized the President to raise fifty thousand volunteers, and appropriated ten millions of dollars...

...great unanimity (only two in the Senate, and fourteen in the House dissenting), had declared that " by the act of the Republic of Mexico a state of war...exists between that government and the United States ;" when the same journals that informed him of this, also informed him that, when that declaration...

...is hereby declared to be the true intent and meaning of Congress, in making this appropriation, that as, by the act of the republic of Mexico, a state of war exista between that Government and the United States, agreeably to the declaration made by act of Congress...