The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-29

preparations Tor the payment of Revolutionary M Z
invalid pensions, which was read the first aud
second times, and committed to The Committee OF
The Whole on the state of the Union ''--pare lao
January II, 1880
The bill No sol ordered to be engrossed and
reada third time TO morrow. No dissenting voice
January 10, 1890
No. 100. Engrossed bill entitled an act making
appropriations lOr The payment of Revolutionary
and invalid pensions, read the third time and
| passed.
The bill again passed unanimously, James X.
Polk voting Of course in the affirmative.
Extract from House Journal-S Session ls3l--.2,
December 81, 1881,
Mr. McDullie, f0m the Committee of WAYS and
Means, reported bill No, Il4l making appro..
prlalons for the Revolutionary and other pension
ers OF the United States for the year 1882. page
ITO.
February IS, 1892,
The bill No IA, making appropriations for the
Revolutionary and other pensioners of the United
States ordered to he engrossed and read third
time TO morrow page 312.
FebuaryT7, 1888
"EngrosseG bill entitled an act [lii] making
appropriations for the Revolutionary and other
pensioners of the United States for the year 1852,
was read the third time and passed-page 377.
James X Polk of tennessee, again voting for
the bill, there being again no opposition to the
bill from any quarter of the House.
Erlract from The House Journai-SeSsiOn
1881
Dec 27, 1892,
"NIr Verplanck, from the COMMITTEE of Ways
and Means, reported bill mo- 642l making
appropriations for the Revolutionary and other
pensioners of the Uniled States for the year 1898,
which was read twice and committed page
100.
JANUARY 3, 1888;
The bill No. 6i2, Revolutionary pension biID
ordered to he engrossed and read third time to-
morow-page 100.
JANUARY 4, 1888.
Engrosscd bill entitled An act making appro-
priaOns for ,he revolutionary and other pension
ers OF the United States for the year 1888; read
the third time and passed-pnge 1866
Again did JAMES X. POLK Of Tennessee cast
his vote for the b-No member, In fact voting
against it.
Eriract from The House Journal-SesSioa IS
3S-4.
JAN. II, 1884.
"MR POLK, from the Committee of Ways
and Means. reported bill (2l2) making APP
sioners of the United States for the year 1884;
which bill was read the first and second time and
committed TO the Whole on the state Of the In
ion'--page 2lO.
JAN 81, 1884.
"Ordered, That the bill No. 2l2 be engrossed
and read third time this day The said bill be-
ing brought in engrossed, it was accordingly read
the third lime and passed"-page 210.
1t thus appears that JAMES H. POLK Of
Tennessee, this year. wrote and reported the bill
himself, for paying the Revolutionary pensioners,
and afterwards voted f,r it. This is the man
who the Journal says "s,eadiy opposed paying
the old revolutionary patriots for their service in
the war o. the Revolution"
Ertroci from The House Journal Session IS
3i-5.
DEC. 16, 1884.
"Mr POLk, from the Committee of Ways and
Means reported bill (No. 566) making appro.
priallons for the payment Of the Revolutionary
and other pensioners Of the United States, for The
year 1885; which bill vas read the first and Sec
ond time and committed 10 the Committee OF the
Whole House on the state of the Union "-pOge
90.
JAN. IL, 1885.
"Odered That the bill No. j66 be engrossed
and read Il third tine to morrow POS.
JAN. -, 1895.
No. sec. Engrosged bill entitled An act max
ing appropriations for the payment of the Revo-
lutionary and other pensioners of the United
States for the year 1885, was read the third tine
and passed. page 2ll.
Again did JAMES X, POLK of Tennessee re.
port the bill himself, and vote for its passage.
On the assembling of the next Congress in De-
cernber 1885, JAMES X. POLK of Tennessee
was elected Speaker of the House of Representa-
tves, until the close of 1888, when he retired
from Congress, having been elected Governor OF
tennessee. During the period he was speaker of
the House, he was not called upon to give his
vote on any bill for the payment of the Revo'u-
lonary pensioners, there being no division OF the
House, 10 make such vote necessary.
Amount of Money roicd by Cor. Polk 10 The
Revolutionary aui other pensioners.
Gov. Polk, introduced bills for paying pension
a