The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-29
VOTES OF col. POLK EVERY CONGRESS
IN FAVOR OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
PENSIONERS

! VOTES OF col. POLK EVERY CONGRESS
IN FAVOR OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
| PENSIONERS.
"Mr Polk steadiiy opposed paying the old
Revolutionary patriots for their services in the
war of the revolution. - SangamO JOuraal.
| Such is the assertion of tie leading organ of the
Coon party in this State. 1t is a broad, sweep
ing, assertion; and the reader can only infer from
/ it, that Col. Polk "steadi!y' voted every year
while he was member against paying the
pensioners of the Revelation. The Journal goes
further; it attempts to lortify its assertion, by
making another equally false. 1t says that "Mr
Folks grandfather having been a distinguished
Tory of the Revolution, his votes against the
Revolutionary patriots verify the old adage that
"what is bret in III, bone ,ciH show it'c!f in the
feSh"
Now mark how the records of Congress will
put these SANDERS down. These records show
that James X. Polk Of Tennessee never did OPP
pose the annual appropriation bills for paying the
Revolutionary and other pensioners of the United
States, on any occasion while he was member
of the House of rep. in December 1925, and re-
NAMED member for twelve successive years,
the last four as Speaker of the House We will
now publish extracts from the Journals of the
House, every year while he was upon the floor,
in order to establish the truth Of what we have
said;
Eriract from the Journals of The House of Rep
rcSentdtiues Of the IT, SESSION 1896.
DECEMBER IA, 1925.
"NIr M'Lane of Delaware, FROM the committee
Ways and Means, reported bill making APP
preparations for the Revolutionary and other
pensioners of the United States: which was read
the first and second time, and committed 10 Il
commilte of the whole House tomorrow. page
"a,
DECEMBER 81, 1925,
"The House resolved itself into a committee
of the Whole on the bill making appropriations
for the Revolutionary and other pensioners OF the
| United States; and after some time spent therein
TIE Speaker resumed the Chair, aud Mr. NlarEley
reported the same with amendments; which were
read and concured in by The House.
"Orderei, Thatlhe said bill be engrossed and
read Il third time tomorrow. page 81.
DECEMBER %, 1925.
Ergrossed bill Of the following title, viz:
"An act making appropriations for Revou-
tionary and other pensioners Of The United States,
was read the third time and passed.
"Oidcrcd, That the title he as aforesaid, and
the Clerk do carry the same bill to the Senate
and ask their concurrence therein. page IS.
No division on the bill, in anv stage Of its pro.
grcss through the House. There was no question
agans, it, made by single member The bill
appears to have passed through every Stage
unanimously. There were no yeas and nays
taken on The bill in any stage of its progress, nor
on its final passage, James X. Polk of Tennessee
being then member orlhe House, must Of course
have voted for the bill in every stage, and on lis
passage. They are matters of official record,
But we proceed to the second year Of Col. Folks
membership.
Eril act fom the Journal Of he House, End SEES
sion, 1911 CoagrssS-Scssion Of 1851.
December s, 1926
"Mr McLane Of Delaware, from the committee
of Ways and Means, reported bill making ap.
preparations for the Revolutionary and other Pen
sioners of the United States; which was read the
first and second time, and committed to COM
ml,,ce OF the Whole House tomorrow. page
81.
January 10, 1927.
"Thc House resolved itself into a committee OIL
the Whole House on The bill making appropria'
lions for the Revolutionary and other pensioners
Of the United States; and, after some time spent
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Nj
Bartlett reported the same with amendments
which were concured in by the lluure.-pagC
l4l.
"Oydcred That the said bill be cngrossed
aud read the third time this day"
January II, 1927.
"Engrosscd bill of the following title, viz:
"Anuct making appropriations for the pay
men Of the Revolutionary and other pensioners
of the United States; was read a third time an1
passed"
"Orierei, That the Clerk request the con
currence of the Senate in the passage of said bill
Here again we find no division on the passage
of the bill. 1t appears 10 have passed without q
dissenting voice.
Eriraci from The Journals ofhe Houss--ss.
sion of 1928.
January l6, 1928.
",Ir McDu1ie from the committee Of Ways and
Means reported bill (No. S5,) making appropr'
a,lons for the payment of the Revolutionary ana
other pensioners Of the United States; which was
read first and second tine and committed to
January II, 1928.
"The House resolved itself into a committee o
the Whole House, on the bill making appropra-
tons for the payment oflhe Revolutionary ant
other pensioners cf the United States and reported
the same with amendments, which were concurret
III by the House.
"Ordsr,d, 1hn, the bill be engrossed ant
read third time TO .morrow."-page 1877.
January Is, 1928.
"Engrossed bill of the following title, viz:
can act making appropriations for the paymen
Of the Revolutionary and other pensioners of ih'
United States; for the year lS2s,'' was read ih,
third time aud passed. and sent to the Senate TO
concurrence. page 100.
Here again the bill 10 pay the Revolutionary
pensioners passed uiihovi dissenting roice.
Extract from House Journal-Scssion 1928!
Feb 3, 1929.
"Mr McDuGie from the Committee of Way
and Means, reported bill (No. i2l) making nd
ditional appropriations for the payment of Revo
lutionar, aud other pensioners of the United State
, for the year 1929, which was read the first an
second times. and committed to the Committee q
the Whole GU the State Of the Union. page 2ig
Feb. 81. 1929
"Ordered that the bill No. 1921 making add
tional appropriations ioI the payment, OF the Re,
olulionary and other pensioners OF the Unite
States for the year 1929, be engrossrd and rca
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