The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-18

he Whoe on me Stale OF the Union; which motion was
agreed TO-
The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole on the state OF the Union, (Alr McCLEL-
LAND in the chair and proceeded to the consideration of
the ouse "bill TO increase the pay of the
stoned officers, musicians and prvaes of the army of the
United States and the militia and volunteers in The ser
wee OF the same, and allowing them bounty land in
tam cases y which was read as follows:
BILL to increase the pay of the non-commssoned Off
GERS, musicians and prvaes of the army of tie United
enacted By t Sar and Nous Of Rspe eSfe
Of the United States Of dnnd III Congress assembled That
from and after day Of May last and until The ,enni
nation of the with Mexico the monthly pay of the non
comm ssoned officers musicians and prvaies of the army
of the United States, and the militia and volunteers in the
service of the same, shall be increased dollars per
SIC, q Aad Be ii fafhsr enacted That each volunteer
no-commissoned officer, musician, and private who
volunteered may volunteer for six months and who shall
have gone may go into the service in the field
months, and until he honomby discharged shall be
titled a for hundred and acres of land
belonging the United States which land shall have been
subject to entry tor ten years or more previous the date
src 8. And be ii further enacted, That any noa-com-
e a sS U anes m hs 1y % who has
twelve months and who has gone actual
until he honorby discharged shall be entitled TO
warrant for one hundred and sixty of land with the
privilege OF entering the same any land belonging
the United States and subject 10 entry the date Of said
warrant
stoned officer, musicians private the army Of he Uni
ted States the first day OF May, eighteen hundred and
who shall enlist in the army volunteer in the
of the United States for period of five years, during the
the termination of said war; shall be each entitled their
receiving an honorable discharge from the army,
any land belonging the United States and Which was
subject to entry at the date of said warrant.
SEC g. and be ii further enacted, That the widow if there
be if there be widow then the child children, if
there be and if there be child then the father
mother OF noil-conmissioned officer, musician pri-
waite Of H. army of the United States or militia pr youn-
IVc hiring lie WI w mi he In
hundred and sixty of land, aud shall
Suites subjee, to entry Prosided That in ali whatev
err where land warrants are issued in pursuance Of his act
which said warrants shall have issued.
The first section having been read
Mr.. COOKE moved to amend the same by striking out
increasing the pay of the soldiers SO per month instead of
Mr.. THON1AsSoN said, that if he understood the
amendment it would increase the pay OF the common
soldier to $40 per month.
voice 4p replied si in the affirmative
MIR. WENTWORTH moved to amend the amendment
by substituting "hye" instead of 'three," which amend
ment was rejected
The question recurring on the amendment submitted
by Mr. TI4ONASSON, tellers were demanded and or
dered and the amendment was agreed to-yeas So nays
not counted
The second section was then read
Mr.. BOYD moved that the second section be amended
by striking out the words "unt honorably discharged
and substitute therefor shave received honorable dis
charge"
Mr. WENTWORTH moved to amend the second sec
ton by striking out the end of the section the words,
(which lands shall have been subject to entry for ten
years more, previous to the date OF said warrant"
Mr. w. said he was not disposed to reward the brave
men who went into the battlefield in defence of their
country with refuse land He would give them the best
land, none at all
voice. The amendment is out of order. 1t does not
come up until after the first amendment is disposed Of
MIR. JACOB THOMPSON moved to amend the amend
ment submitted by Mr.. BOYD, by striking out the
the word sand, after the words hree MONTHS, and in
ser the word .or."
Mr. VINTON inquired whether this amendment would
not enttle adeserter to bounty land Such was his
preston.
Mr.. MCDOWELL suggested that the amendment would
who serves his country honoably who could get his
regular discharge He (Mr. McD.) had been in the SER
vice. and never received his discharge soldier might
be wounded or become so debtated BY Illness as to
make it necessary for him to home in order to
his health If, in the mean tme his company was dis
banded how would he get his discharge He hoped that
provision would be made against such contingencies
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON modified his amendment as
follows:
Insert after honoably discharged" the words, cor who
may have discharged before the expiration of three
months in consequence of wounds other disabilities
ccived in the service
Mr.. GORDON objected to giving bounty lands to per-
who had served less period than three months
Mr. EWING, of Tennessee was in favor OF the amend
ment In his view of the case, if man left his home,
and rsked his life and health in the service, and was
killed, disabled within three five days after he
entered the service, he his heirs much entitled
to the bounty land as the man who served out his time in
the enjoyment OF health.
Mr. GORDON replied. There was no instance on rec
erd in which bounty lands had been given for less than
three months service.
Mr. BOYD was opposed to extending the provisions of
this bill to those who should for any period less
than three months The bill was, in his opinion, liberal
enough already.
Mr.. R. SMITH expressed the opinion that the bounty
land was to be given reward for the patriotic nteh
ton OF the man TO his country, and not for the
vice actually performed |, would be exceedingly unjust
any other not under his CONTROL disabled from
carrying out his honorable and praseworthy Intention
to deprive him OF the benefits to be enjoyed by his
fortunate comrades He QMr 81 would 60 for the most
liberal grant of land which might be proposed, and he
expressed the hope that the amendment to the amendment
would be adopted
Mr.. WENTWORTH expressed the hope that the same
privileges would be allowed to the soldier who was dis
abled by wounds sickness extended TO those
who served their full time and that, of his death
from sickness incurred the service the provisions
would be made for his family heirs if he died in the
service He wanted to the sick soldier taken of
and rewarded for his desire intention TO his
country.
Mr. CHAPMAN suggested a modification of the amend
ment to give bounty lands to soldiers ''who shall
have been honorable discharged from disabilities incur
red IN the SERVICE, which he supported few remarks
MIR. RATHBUN said that until IT could be shown that
the government had means pay the soldiers the ~ per
month which they had already contracted to pay them,
leaving surplus still in the treasury he would never
The Secretary of the Treasury had told them that loan
to large amount necessary to obtain the for
carrying the war, that the said loan could be
raised unless Congress would impose a tax upon tea and
coffee and Congress (by his vote among others) had
fused to levy the said tax What prospect, then, was
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