Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-19
VOL. XXIV. NO. 10

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not with view TO defeat the call for all the doc
uments and papers touching the subject, which
may be en- hle in the Department OF War No
SIR the distinguished individual whose reputation
Is assailed upon this and other subjects will NOT
shrink from investigation. His friends viii not do,
! IL ior him And, however unpleasant TO them or
uilpronabie to those who force ii upon u.s. we viii
meet the attack now-we will meet il here or eIse
where. Therefore, with desire that the Honse
q ought 70 say the public for it is for them they
are soughD-shall have the documents the whole
documents, and nothing but the documents-no
lsPeech-I move TO amend the resolution bv s.r;I
ing out all after the end of the first sentence M
inserting the foilovslg:
" And also to furnish copies of all papers letters
documents relating to said Court Martial; copies OF
IDents, relating to said Court Martial COPIES OF
All orders generalor special made or issued by the
PRESIDENT OF the United States or by the Secreta-
ny Oh war; concerning or relating to the length OF
service OF the detachment of Tennessee militia
detached under the order af the Governor OF said
state, issued on the 10th day of Nav 1914 ana
afterwards placed under the immediate command
OF Lieutenant Colonel Philip Pelkin also copies o.;
The muster and pay rolls of said militiaInen which
may be on file in the Department of WAR
Mr. Sloane said, that he should have been ver,-
happy If the gentleman's amcndm.n had been
such an one as he could have accented and roaete
made part OF his resolution, but this he could no.
do, lnasnuch as 1t cut off important part of his
resolution. The latter clause of his resolution
called for all the correspondence
Mr. Wlcklitfe observed, that, If the gentleman
would examine his own resolution and comnara J.
with The amendment proposed, | am sure (sa,t
Mr. W he will admit that all the documents con
nectcd with the subject on file in the Department.
OF ar, are, and viii be embraced by the resol,i
lion, II amended as proposed by me. The amend
Inent, sir, extends the call-it goes farther than
he original resolution. 1t embraces the muster =,
pay rolls OF the detachment of Tennessee militia to
Wmch these SIC nailttig men belonged. The re-
solution and the amendment both refer to 4 partic
ular detachment of Tennessee militia which on
tered the service on the 10th of June 1914 under
me immediate command of Lieut. Col Pipkin
One object is TO ascertain the length of time they
were bound TO serve in the army of the United
Sttei 10 ascertain this, copies of all the orders
general or special made by the President. or ssr.-
ed by the Secretary of War, in reference TO this
detachment; copies of the muster rolls and nav
rolls are called for; if furnished, they viii enable
US to Tx the time their service commenced ana
terminated; and reference TO the acts of (,oncree
regulating the militia, from 1895, to 1914 inch,
slFe, which are accessible to the members of this
House, will enable every one 10 decide for him
sell, without the aid of learned commentary
from the War Officer Of the Government ilpon the
question
One other object ofthe original resolution. which
the gentleman from Ohio thinks is not embraced
oy uie amendment proposed is, he wishes the Sc
creiary oil War to tell Us whether the President
Cad make any order regulation under the discret;
oiary power vcstetin him by the act of 1911 which
authorizes the President to call out the militia q;
!he hited states Tor term Of service, not exceed
ing SIX months IN any year. Ii calls for copea
OF all orders, general special. fsuch orders
were made IT is but fair TO TO presume records Of
tnen are preserved and copies OF them will en-.
bic US TO Judge OF the import OF them for ourselves
IS well, and perhaps better, than ii we had the o.
plnlon OF the Secretary of War upon the subject
MY objection to that part Of The resolution which
propose TO eXqungc, IS, that il does not call Tor
copies OF papers and official documents but il seems
TO invite the Secretary to furnish us with hj4 o,i
mons, ms arguments, and his CONCLUSIONS want
the documents, and the nation will make I'm an a.
pih'oh ior themselves The gentleman calls lpon
q ar to mfr 81.
what law these men were mustered into the 60
wee OF the General Government, and what lava
| were IN force? When you get the comics of
| the Muster Rolls, which Will fix the date of tho
commencement OF the service, (Which will Il,n
out to be the goth June, 1914 can it be desired
! by the Congress of the United States that the Sc
crotary shall teii US what laws were in force on
that day? Dove not understand our own IaY,,3 Va,
Statute Book is better evidence of what laws ,o
III force, regulating and governing the Militia i,
the service oi the United States than The written
/ opinion OF any Secretary of your Government
The effect u the resolution, in its orgina! shane
must be to call in the Secretary of War 10 sefiIs
is umpire, which of the two Editors in this Cir,
was correct IN the opinion which each has az
pressed upon the law OF the case. ] prefer tia;
question, II II be impor tant the hsppfne5s ami
, prosperity OF this Government to be decided b,;
the tribunal before whom all the great Question,
are depending: Hgeneral legislation be the o,
l" I, why conilne the inquiry 70 the Tennessee
MILITIA! Why not call for information of tle nrae
tce OF the Government, in reference 10 the Miliii,
OF other States, under the law of 1914. and tb,
length OF time they were held to serve, and nc
laws in force under which they served?
believing, as do, the object most to be dosirod
- illi and complete information upon the e,,b;.r.
OF the attachments of Tennessee Militia tn ,ybici
the six Militiamen belonged, have confined M
amendment exclusively 10 that subject. anil Z
nave cndcavorcd to embrace every thing ,,F:cl
belongs to the subject-matcr Irepeat. Sir. latt,e
nave the documents the whole doc amef,is and
nothing but the documents
h4r. " Gems called FOR the reading Of tic ortiz.
nal resolution end the amendment
fhey were read accordingly, when th, Snesr.-
announced chat The hour allotted 10 the con ill.
ton OF reports and resolutions had expired WI,
Mr.. Martin, by leave of the House. moved ~.
the resolution and amendment be printed ,rt
motion prevailed, and the printing was ordered Az.
cOrdingly.
The Speaker lid before thc House A Iesoy f-o,,
we secretary Of War, transmitting report Of d.,
superintendent OF the Cumberland Road relafiy,
20 me NODE oil repairing the same; which yyas re-
4 ieIIIed t-vtne Committee or Roads an Canals
hr Speaker laid before tn Bouse T. letter fro,,,
the Secretary Of War, Transmitting a teporf snl
PIan' OF Tire. survey for route Of a Csnd for,
inc city oi Baltimore TO the contemplated Chess.
psakc and Ohio Canal, which was referred 4, A.,
Committee on Roads and Canals
The Speaker laid before The House the folto.-i,
letter, which was read, AMI land on he table.
Posr OFFICE DEPsHrMENr
r January 10Th, 1923
I SgcGkD qf the HoHsc eff Bfprcsenfot~D..
/ SIR: In obedience 90 u resoiu Jon gf no Efo,, q
LOT Representatives passed Maroh lit. I9,5. In.
tine honor To transmit you. herewith stater,crt,
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