The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-07-21
PAY OF VOLUNTEERS.

been written to repeatedly TO furnish the
yeas and nays from the journal on the
question of concurring in the Senate's a.
mendment striking out TEN DOLLARS as
the monthly pay "f volunteers, and thus
fixing it at seven dollars month. The
yeas and nays on this question it seems
have never been published in your paper.
Also please annex the yeas enl nays on
Mr.. Stewards resolution, proposing 10
gve tie volunteers in the Mexican war
TEN DOLLARS PER MONTH and l6) acres
of land. / send you the following:
Er'roct From The J1Hrnoi.
May l2, lsi6.-EIouse Journ il, page sos.
SENATE's AMENDMENT.
Strike out the following words in Sec
ton 8, VIZ. except as follows. 10 wit:
privates of infantry, artillery, and rifle
men shall receive ten dollars per month,
anl privates OF volunteer mounted corps
twenty dollars per month for their servi-
ees and the use and risk OF their hor-
ses."
And insert sand all mounted privaies,
non-commissioned officers, musicians,
ana artIficers shall be allowed forty cents
per day for the use and risk of their hor
ses, except of horses actually killed i'll ac-
ton; ana if any mounted volunteer non
commissioned officer, musician, or private
shall not keep hms eli provided with a
serviceable horse, said volunteers shall
serve on foo!.'
And tie question being put, Will the
House agree iherct3! it was decided IN
the affirmative: Yeas IL, nays so.
The yeas aud navs being desired by
one-fifth of The members present,
Those who voted in the affirmative
/ arc
Messrs. Stephen Adams, Anderson.
Asfmun, Atkinson, Barringer. Benton,
Biggs. james Black, ]. A. Black, Blanch-
ard, Bowlin, Boyd, Brinkerhoff. Brock
eubroueh, Brodhedd. William G.. Brown,
John II. Campbell, Calhcari, Chase,
Chapman, Cobb, Cranston, CuIlom Cum
minis, Dargan. Darragh. jefferson Davis.
De Mott. Dillingham;, Dobhn, Douglass,
Dromgoole, Dunlap Ellsworth, Er'lman.
F'aran, Fickin. Foster, Carver. Giddings,
Giles, Gordon, Grover. Hamlin, IIaral-
sn, Ilarmanson, IIilliard, IIoge. Hop
kin Iough. Houston, Edmund w. HUI
bard, Hungerlord, james b. Hunt. Hunt
er. Charles J. lnaersoll. Joseph Johnson,
An lrew Johnson. George w. Jones, Sea-
horn Jones, Daniel p. King, Preston
King. Thomas Butler King. Leake, La
Sere, Levin, Ligon. MCLEAN. MrClel-
land, Joseph j. Mcdowell james Me-
Dowell. McGaagley, Mckay, Barclay
Martin, Morse, Mouton, Niyen. Norris.
Owen, Parish. Payne. Perrfil, Petit,
Phelps, Price. Rath5un, Reid, Relic, Rit-
ter, Roberts, Root, Sawsteelc. Sawyer,
Seldom. Severance, Alexander d. Sims;
l.. II. Sims. Simpson, Truman Smith.
Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, Starkwea-
ther, S.. Sohn, Strong, 'Fhibodeax, jacob
Thompson, Thurman, Tredwav. Vance
Vinton. Wentworth, Wheaton, Williams,
Woodward, Woodwork, Yancey, and
Yell.-lI7
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. john Q. Adams, Arnold, Ba-
ker, Bell, Milton, Brown, Burlington, Burt,
William w. Campbell, Carroll, John G.
Chapman, Reuben Chapman, Cooke,
Crozier. Culver. Garret Davis, Dockery,
E,lsalI Edwin II. Ewing, Foot, Gentry,
Graham Grider, GrinneII, Hampton. HAr-
per. Henley, Ierrick, Elias b. Holmes,
Hudson, E.ei,, Lewis, Lumpkiu, McCler-
nand, Mcconnell, McHcnry, McIvaine,
Marsh. John p. Martin, Moseley. Pol
lock. Ramsey, John R. Rockwell, Ste
phens. Stewart, Strohn, Thomson, lib
bats, Trumbo, Winthrop, and Young
80.
TNoTE.-All those who voted against
the above amendment are Wings but
TEN.
On the 2ofh May. 1916. NJ. SrSw-
ART submitted the following resolution:
lSee journal, page $50.
Resolved, That the Committee on Mi
itary Affairs be instructed 10 report a. bill
increasing the pay of volunteers from sew
en- 10 ten dollars per month, and granting
to those who serve to the end Of the war,
or die in the service, one hundred and SIX
ty acres of land.
The said resolution was read.
And the question being put, Shall the
rules be suspended! ii was decided in the
n gaiive, two thirds not voting in favor
thereof,) Yeas 10, nays 75.
The yeas and nays being desired by
one-6fth Of the members present.
Those who voted in the affirmative
are