The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-07


Mr.. GIDDINGS. Does tho chair undertake 10
say, without having heard my argument, what Il
amounts to-eitheT 10 printing or not 10 pruning
! The SPEAKER. The chair says that the gen
tleman cannot 60 into the question OF the I'M
portance Of printing document which the House
has already ordered to be printed. The Speaker
was under the impression that the House had re-
Mr.. GiDDINGs. My motion is to reconsider
the order for printing and now, as understand y,
the matter is open 70 the discussion on the mouon 10
print.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman can take
ground to show that The printing ought not 70 nave
been ordered. -
Mr.. GiDDINGs. If the chair will bear with
| me nv argument may probably come 10 That con-
clusion But must Jake the course, In stating my
own views, that my own Judgment points out
| Mr.. SCHENCf TO the chair.) Is always
considered out Of order for gentleman 10 make q
speech against his own notion
| The SPEAKER lin good humor) lfexamPles
are TO have any weight 1t is not a1as out OF order
| Mr.. GIDDINGS. Now with the consent Of the
House, will proceed TO read the communication OF
the President and to state the light ~ which trans,
actions of this kind have heretofore been regarded
by this House. When was interrupted, ! was
proceeding TO read the message Of President Mon
roe IL Is dated the 9th Of January, 1920 and Is as
follows
To he House Of Representatives. Of s U"'tsd Sai'''
Gin compliance with the resol1ton Of the House Of Rep
resentatves OF i4th December, 1919 requesting me TO
cause laid before any information may possess re-
sPeetns certain executions which nave oss "a ne
laws and regulations provided for the government Of the
same transmit report from the Secretary Of war con
tanning detailed account In eia"h " s %
e'oiuu0h
lG.) JoHs c. CALHOUN, then Secretary Of War,
made the following communication;
\ wAn DrrAsInrsI, Jan. o. 1870,
examined for all the information possesses respecting
certain execuons OF rather Panishments' which may
nave been lnnetsa IN me aY ."oe Na gar toto WI.
uaTy 10 the laws and regulations inc govern
ment OF the same, comormAbly 70 resolution OF IAN Of
soon reported to this department. that King OF
the Ah infantry while Commanding at rensseoh had gwen
orders to shoot down dessrsn ound within the limits OF
ot h III @ 70 nj, o1SsS ~, TsesS.d during
my absence last sumner The colonel reported such
order had been given and that was IN accordance with
the sitIhhsd u.ase' o. We sfses' nnsh onsr means
threaten tSs total reductiun OF the force under his
| mand had failed
80 CALhoON'
Message from the adiutant generals Office, March
90 IaIae
80 49, ,
sIHi has been reported to the War Department from
source entitled to credit that you have had
mand Forda and al Pensacola orders have been
d. and that such order, snsnsisi from Colonel King mil
tary eommsndant and have accordingly been executed
The Secretary OF War directs that you forthwith make
particular and detailed report stating the orders by whom
gwen ey whom shseu'sd' on ~ho% executed ana INC
Ssem imoortant on this subject. ''
have the honor to be, sir. your obedient servant,
| D. PARKER
-, W., v An 06 nojpan Sh" inspector "'he'"
| ros,s, ;" p" %' 0ycs hIssanI,
NJ 4 .o.,inn.d. IN The ,o,h y, A,,,,,., colo,,,-
49,, III coIIoa,;n, a. ,,.s ;ssnsd lie The com.
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Extract from general order' dated eulutaht ana
inspector generals ONCE August IT, 1919
The commanding general Of the south division will detail
ana organize geheai eou, maI1s as soon Is
oYCo WI KIM Of The An infsntry such cbarg.s doca
msnts and the war Department possess
herewith transmitted to be put into the hands Of the
Judge advocate o. ,he sSath division OF snea Sesr as
| court ''
| ,rL;. /..,,;.JM AZ. r., >,.,.s H. o-a.. .o,,,.,;,.
tho conI, W,,hont heing fnr,hcr ,ed;on, I vii
Ine eoui': I'M" nI oea.s tus''t 'u.Jue' ! ~ni
say tha' ,nnieua' a,'o ~ H al o'ue' was 10
sued for the arrest OF Colonel hing. he was arrest
ed, and will read the specialization under which he
was uied:
sFEcwIeArioS 2d-ln that the said Col VIM King being
then commanding Sfoer o. the province Of west Florida
into he eeamstances Extending the death Of Neil Cameron
private and deserter from Isl battalion company
an,y who in the os cruel and inhuman manner put
. Of ,S Un I'm haaI;dn ca onanY In =, sbos, ~
seventeen miles from Pensacola West Florida although
sad Cameron nae mace n, res,snee nut begged 70 De
se h S anu ~ snsl co ~ J " ' oi
The court martial Mr. G. continued) was convened
in October and after long and tedious
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| .ot he'e ~oIe o.'ot enases2 ooohei mug was
found guilty OF the charge OF shooting, or rather OF
refusing to inquire into the shooting of q man who
was CHARGED with being a deserter The court found
| -, ill.,, 81 s.n,.no.d ~, ~. s,,snans;o 60 III
nun guty, anu seh'cnceo MIN 70 suspension from all
rank, pay, and emoluments for the period of five
| years. And, by general order, promulgated to
| H. -, H. b..,9o,, ~ r. II,!,aJ CO.. -,
proved the sentence, and directed it to be carried into
effect Such was the sentence of that officer. And
now come to the action of this House in relation
to il. This House no, being satisfied with the SEN
tence of the court martial for such crime the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs ION the 10Th ef Nav fol-
lowing, J to whom had been referred che report Of
the Secretary of War. containing the proceed;nos
of the court martial reported the following resol,-
ton:
R,,o,r,s Tb,, IN. Prss;asnor the ,,n;,sd s.,ss o
to strike from the roll of the army the said william
King late of the fourth regiment of the United in
fantry.
This Continued Mr.. g. is the precedent to which
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