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herolc men who fought at Monterey and mingled their
blood with The waters of the Rio Grande' Under this
proposuon Ne soldier who forward and enlists
TO- to serve during the and disbanded on
the following day. would receive much as those who
followed me gallant McCung Davis, and others to the
field Those who had fought against their countrys en-
emes and those who had commended against deadlier
foe-tsease IN IFS most formidable shape-were be put
on with 5u slightly The four hundred survivors of
talon OF nseng the foe but kept service at the
mouth OF RIO Grande where sickness thinned their
ranks las,sr than Mexican cannon could do, were to
! be put on with but eighty Away with the
thought ne would equalize the bounty, and therefore,
he should favor the proposition of the from Tex
as He did not think its provisions ample enough but
when II came up, he should for for this reason
above all Others that he could for the PROPOSE
ton OF the gentleman from Ohio
Mr.. Oh A(eJERS called for the reading of the amend
mem as i now stood; which request being complied
with, he suggested further amendment, include
those also who died of sickness incurred in the service
| Mr.. CORWlN said his amendment was intended to
provide for the case to which the gentleman had refer
red He understood however, to accept the amend
ment.
Mr. CHALMERS desired that the bounty should not
be restricted to any specific term of service Whether
year, five years hour they had devoted themselves
the service of their country and should be rewarded If
they should die before participating in actual hostes,
their wives and children should be provided for.
Mr.. CORWIN desired TO reply to the objection of the
gentleman from Indiana. Pursuing the idea thrown out
by the gentleman from Missouri, that the bounty should
bear proportion to the length of Service he had
made the amendment as it stood. AS the specific object
OF the tdd seem to him that greaterreward should
be given to those who called for than to those
already in the field To the objection that the land
would be available the soldier he would reply that
the bounty proposed was equivalent to money at least
with the government Ii equivalent to land scrip
was scarcely possible to conceive of the idea of grant
ing so or 100 OF land TO officer soldier,
as motive OF honorary distinction Nor would dollars
in hand confer such distinction. The bounty, then must
be regarded as compensatory purely
Mr.. ALLEN desired to explain the vote which he
and then in favor of giving the land without restraint to
the soldier He should vote against giving land scrip,
because he was by means in favor OF rewardng the
soldier with paper currency
The ayes and noes on the the amendment to the re-
ported amendment submitted by the gentleman from
Ohio, mr. CoRwIN] being ordered were then taken,
with the following result:
IEAS--Messrs Archer, Badger, Berrien, Butler, Cal
NJ. Clayton Corwn, crit,en,en Davis, Dayton Evans,
Greens Huntington lanagn Johnson Of Maryland John
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Aherton, Bag
Houston, Miles, SEWER spegh Turney, and Westcoels
So the amendment to the reported amendment was
agreed to.
committee as amended, it carried without division
The amendment in relation to surgeons and assistant
surgeons was WA, then adopted, :,
at the close OF the 9Th section provso to the effect
that no officer now in the army Of the United States
Who may besappointed in the regiments authorized by
MIR DIX suggested that the gentleman from Maryland
make exception in favor of the regiments be created
Mr. JOHNSON thought it all important, as every sem
ator would that there should be in the field some Of
hcers who had seen service; and therefore that il was
all-mporant that the majors should be taken from the
captains in service Totest the of the Senate
on the subject he proposed to amend the 9th section,
az to include the regiments authorized BY this act.
Mr. CASS would suggest to the honorable gentleman
from Maryland, that it was important in one point of
view that the officers be selected from the regiments yet
to be raised In this case, they would not be compelled
to retain all the officers at the close of the war, but only
such as peculiarly distinguished themselves,
Mr. H. JOHNSON replied that on the principle Of re-
ainng officers account Of distinction, they might be
compelled to retain the whole of the officers How
they to distinguish the meritorous ofcers' To allow
the President 10 say who should remain and who should
placing too great patronage in the hands of the Pres
dent-of any President Besides those young and gal
liant officers who had been educated for the service at
West Point expecting to spend their lives in the
service, and looked or promotion; whereas those who
entered entered for the simple purpose of serving
their country during the present war; and had such
Mr.. WESTCOTT proposed to amend by striking out
the words 'who shall be appointed from captains in the
army"
The question this amendment being put and lost,
the question recurring on the adoption of Mr. JoHNsoNs
MI JOHNSON said he thought that the amendment, as
IT stood at present would include both the old and the
new and, consequently, that the Senate would
ton measure to which majority were opposed
MI CAoo inquired OF the honorable gentleman what
they were to do with the ten regiments 10 be raised
| Mr.. JOHNSON replied, let Congress dispose of them
Mr.. CASS responded: No There greater friend
the army in the country than hmself but he did
hold to the principle that because emergency like
the present they made officers of young twenty years
old, therefore they to retain them till they were SIX
y He believed in change of officers according to mer-
IT. AT the end Of the war great many officers would
show BY the service which they had performed that
was not for the public advantage retain them, while
many others would show themselves worthy of being
tainel in the service,
The question the adoption of Mr. JoHNsoN's amend
ment was then put and lost.
| Mr.. HANNEtAN moved to add provision for the ap-
poinmcnt OF chaplain for each regiment, who should
receive salary equal to the pay of captain of Dragons
| This Proposition gave rise to some debate.
Mr. DIX thought the provision for the appointment of
chaplans might better be embraced in another bill which
to be submitted.
| Mr.. HANNEGAN would give way to the suggestion
of his friend from New York but they had no guaranty
that the bill to which he alluded TO- if It should come up
would pass. 1t was solemn obligation binding upon
them to provide The hoops with chaplans They would
tend TO prevent crime, to promote order and subordna
tom and administer to the consolation of the soldier amid
ate soace in his last hours He called fcr the yeas and
nays on the question 'h
| Mr.. WESTCCTT said he desired to say few words
about me proposed chaplans. He had objection to
the President appointing many chaplains may be
wanted, and to pay them thousand fifteen hun
dred dollars year, if deemed necessary He would
! go further and give every officer and soldier that
wished it, a Bible and Psalm-book and Hymn
/ book, according TO the denomination or sect he
preferred But he was altogether opposed to appoint
ing tnese cnans to any particular corps the way pro-
posed Lei eight or ten or more, If necessary of different
persuasons De selected but not attached 10 any specified
regiment or corps, but serve in their sacred office when
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