Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-11
PAY OF VOLUNTEERS.

MEssRs GALES & SEAToN have been written to
Peatedy to furnish the yeas and from the journal the
question of concurng in the Senates amendment striking
ten dollars the monthly pay of volunteers and thus fixing
it at dollars month The yeas and nays this ques
ton it have been published in your paper Also
please the yeas and nays Mr. SrEwARrs resou-
on proposing give the volunteers the Mexican
dollars per month and 100 acres Of land send you the
following
Ertracf from the Journal
May IL, ls46.-House Journal page $685.
SxNATEs AMENDMENT.
Strike out the following words in section g. viz except
follows wit privates of infantry artillery and remen
shall receive ten dollars per month"; and pyate Of
mounted twenty dollars per month for their and
the and risk of their horses"
And insert and all mounted privaes
officers, musicians and arcers shall be allowed forty cents
per day for the and of their horses except of horses
actually killed in action and if any mounted volunteer
commissioned officer musician, private shall keep him
self provided with servceabe horse said volunteers shall
on foot"
And the question being put Will the House agree thereto
it was decided in the affirmative Yeas III, nays so.
The yeas and nays being desired BY oBefh of the
bers present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Mesrs Stephen Adams, Anderson Ashmun Atkinson Bar
ringer, Benton Bgg James Black j. A. Black Blanchard
Bowln' Boyd Briqkerho Broekenbrough, Brodhead, viii
liam g. Brown, John H. Campbell Cathcart Chase, Chip
man, Cobb Cranston Culiom, Cnmmins Dapgan Dsrragh
Jefferson Davis De Mott, Dillingham;, Dob6iu Douglass
Dromgoole, Dunlap, Ellsworth Erdman Paran Ficklin
Foster, Garyn, Giddings, Giles, Gordon, Grover Hamlin
HARRISON, Harmanson, billiard, Hose, Hopkins, Hough
Houston Edmund W. HUBBARD, Hungerford, James b. Hunt
Hunter, Charles Ingerso Joseph Johnson Andrew john
son. George W. Jones' Seaborn Jones' Daniel King Pres
ton King, Thomas Butler King Leake La Sere, Levin Ii
Dowell McGaughcy Mckay Barclay Martin Morse Moul-
ton, Niyen Norris, Owen, Parish Payne, Perri Petit
Sawtele Sawyer Seldom Severance, Alexander d. Sims L.
H. Sims, Simpson, Truman Smith, Thomas Smith, Robert
smith, starkweaher St John, Strong Thbodeaux Jacob
Thompson, Thurman, Iredway Vance, vnton, Wentworth
Yell-Ii7.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. John Quincy Adams Arnold, Baker, Bell Milton
Brown Burlington Burt, William W. Campbell Carroll
John q. Chapman, Reuben Chapman, Cooke Crozer Gull
yer, Garrett Davis Dockery, Edsa Edwin H Ewing rot
ley Herriek, Elias b. Holmes Hudson Leib LAWS Lump
kin, McClerDand, Mcconnell, Mcenry, McIlyane Marsh
John Martin, Moseey Pollock, Ramsey, John A. Rock
well, Stephens, Stewart, Strohm Thomasson Tibbats
Trumbo, Winthrop, and Young-50.
NorE-A those who voted against the above amendment
Wings but ten.l
On the 10th May 1876, Mr.. STEWART submitted the fol-
lowing resolution (see journal, page $780,
RssoiDed, That the Committee on Military Affairs be in
structed to report bill increasing the pay Of volunteers from
seven to ten dollars per month, aad granting those who
to the end Of the war; die the service one hundred
and sixty Of land.
The said resolution read.
ana he quesuon being put Shall the rules be suspended
was decided IN the negative, 1.-TWO thirds voting in favor
thereby Yeas 20, nays rs.
The and nays being desired by one 9Th of the mem
bers present.
Those whs voted in the affirmative are
Messrs Abbott, j. q. Adams Ashmnn Rarringer Bell
blanchard, BoSiin Milton Brown William q brown John
~ Campbell, Carroll Cathcart John g. Chapman Reuben
Chapman Chase Cooke, Colamer, Crozer Cullom OAR
ragh Garrett Davis, Dixon, Edsall John IT, Ewing Foot
Gentry, Giles, Graham, Order Grnnell, Harper billiard
Elias b. Holmes, John W. Houston, s. d. Hubbard WASH
ngton Hunt Joseph r. Ingersoll George W. Jones Daniel
p King, Thomas Butler King Lewis Maelay Mcleiiand
Mctieny, Mcilyape Barclay Martin Miller Morse Nose
fey Parish, Payne Rce Julius Rockwell John A. Rock
web, Root Runk, Schenck, Seaman Truman Smith Albert
smith, Robert Smith, Stephens Stewart Thbodeaux Tho
mason Benjamin Thompson, Tbbats Trumbo, Wentworth
and White-70.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. Stephen Adams, Atkinson, I,edinger Bentoa
Bigg James A. Black, Boyd, Brnkerhon Brock enbroug
broahead, Burt, Clarke Collin, Cranson Cunningham Da-
MEL Dargan, Jefferson Davis DeNfott Dobbn Dockery
Dromgooe, Ellsworth Erdmsn Fickln Fries Garyin Gro
YER iamn Isaac h. Holmes, George s. Houston Hunger
lord JAS b. Hunt, Hunter, Chas 1ngersoil Jenkins Jas
Johnson Joseph johnson, Preston King Lawrence eake
Levin, Joseph j. Mcdowell, James Mcdowell Mc(iaughey
Mckay, Marsh, Morris, Mouon Norris Owen, Phelps,
prcc Red, Khe Ritter, Roberts, Sawyer Seldom Alex
sims Leonard H. Sims, Simpson, Stanton, Sarkweaher,
ske James Thompson, Jacob Thompson Treedway Vance,
yintoa, Williams, Wood, Woodward, Woodwork, and
Yancey-SS.
tNorE-Al those who voted against the above resolution
are Democrats but fire
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