The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-13

mot proviso. He was once for a protective
tariff, but now opposed to all protection.-
The time was when Gen. Cass voted for inter
nal improvements; but he wrote an answer to
/ letter of invitation 10 attend the Chicago
Convention. in his neighborhood-a letter Of
four lines. stating that he could not attend; as
at Cleveland the other day, when asked for
his opinions on internal Improvements and
the proyiso, he said there was such crowd he
was afraid he could not be heard, and there
fore he spoke on other subjects. Now, the
Baltimore Convention declared that internal
improvements were unconstitutional, and Gen.
Cass, Amen; he agreed to every word In that
platform. He was man who had been on all
sides of all questions; man of no principle,
no consistency, but a time serving, vacillita-
ting, weather-cock candidate, and that had Sc
cured his nomination for the Presidency. But.
he (Mr. S. thought his party now felt very
much like Father Richie did-very much like
giving it up. Had the Wing candidate ever
Facilitated, ever charged his position, his
princinles? No. They were laid down in
The Allison letter, and were fixed as the ever
lasting hills, having their foundrtion in JUS
tice aud truth; based on the constitution of
The country, and upon popular rights-the
carnations of sound head and pure heart,
it was impossible that they could be wrong or
could change.
Gen. Cass was once great lover of the vol
unteers. He was a volunteer himself, and
was sometimes called the sold volunteer
But now-it was on the records of Congress,
and there was no escape from 1.-THE put il TO
gentlemen on the other side of the House that
at this session of Congress, on December 10Th,
i'm the Senate of the United States, Gen. Cass
introduced bill reducing the pay Of the Dol-
untcers for communication for their clothing one
third.
Mr.. Wick interrupted; but
Mr.. STEWART declined to yield the floor, as
his hour was fast running away. He would.
show gentleman the bill; here it was, as it APP
peared on the records of the Senate:
I'm the Senate the Uaited States, Dec. %,
1917.
l,Mr. Cass, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported the following bill, which
was read and passed 10 second reading.
ga bill to provide clothing for volunteers in
the service of the United States.
"Be II enacted, DC, That in lieu of the mon
ey which, under existing laws, is allowed to
volunteers as a Communication for clothing, the
President be and he is hereby authorized to
cause the volunteers to be furnished with clo-
thingin kind at the same rates, accordingly to
grades, as is provided for the troops of the reg
ular army"
The bill provided ''that in lieu of the money"
"cothing in kind" be furnished TO the volun-
teers at the SINE rates according TO grade as
was provided for the regular army. Now,
here was letter which he had received from
j the Adjutant General, stating what the allow
ance TO the regulars was:
Il "ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
! '.Washington June 16, 1913.
i s'S,R: In reply to your inquiry Of the 18th
instant respectfully inform you that the av-
erage allowance of clothing per month to SOL
die rs of the regular army is about 81 80. en-
close herewith copy Of "General Order No.
| TO-" current SERIES In which you will find spe
Gifted the articles of clothing, and their value
for each year of the term of enlistment.
Respectfully,
4 K. JONES, Adj. General.
s'To the Hon. ANDREW STEwART,
4 blouse of Representatives, Washington.
This 81 80 was TO all grades, dragons, ar
:. tillery men, &c; but, by examination OF The
: general orders referred TO BY the Adjutan
a General he found that the whole amount o
1 clothing for iafdatry for five years was STA
5 55s, which By computation, 1t would be seer
gave 81 81 per month TO the infantry, and nc
more. Thus it appeared that this bill of Gen
: Cass reduced the allowance 10 infantry volun
teers for clothing from SO so, allowed by tn,
act of 1916, 81 81, the amount allowed to the
infantry of the regular army. The Union,
! il was true, and Mr.. CAMERON said the volun
e teers could have their option; but the language
5 of the bill was express; nobody could mistake
> il; it was that this clothing in kind should be
y furnished sin lieu of the money which unde
= existing laws is allowed" Now, could you
2 find any option there? The bill provided thai
| IL a., 4 eha,,
T be furnished in lieu of the So 60 allowed un
der previous Jaws.
u Mr.. McCLELLAND interposed, and was un
5 de stood 10 speak of the construction put upol
" the law by the Adjuiant General; but VIVA
I he said was not caught by the reporter.
: Mr. STEWART declined to yield, and said he
t cared not what construction the Adjutant Gen
: eral had been induced TO give to the law b,
: Gen. Cass or any body else, there was the law
i as it was reported by Gen. Cass, aud as il pas
: sed He knew it was said that Gen Cass hat
seen the Adju;ant General and got him or the
President 10 nulify by construction, or veto i
ct post fdcto; he might have found it woult
not do 10 strip the volunteers oflheir clothing
e hanging and burning in effigy might have beer
r unpleasant; and the Adjutant General Nigh
5 have been induced TO cons.rue this law oil Gen
: Cass directly contrary TO its provisions; still
} here was the lar as introduced by Gen. Cas-
d and passed, which expressly provided for thi!
s change, and that the 81 81, ''clothing in kind
!, should be furnished Sin i;su" or the amour
It previously allowed, which was 50 80. If j
l. was intended, why did not Gen. Cass say s.
i in his bill; why not sa that the volunteer
l. should be allowed to draw 81 81, the amour
of clothing allowed to regulars, which shoul
s. be deducted out of the So 80 TO which the,
= were entitled. and not as the law declares ''i
Of lien of the 50 so. The 81 81 was not TO b
IT in part, but in full. The law was too plain
a Ingenuity could not mystify it. 1t was NO
s. only outrageousy unjust. Bull it was clearl