Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-11

would receive honorable discharge they were moi
private soldiers and others entitled a discharge
Therefore they wsre not within the letter Of the law
Within his own knowledge there three pryates
who had been elected within few days Of the expiration
their term Of seicereceiyng thus few weeks conpensa
ton officers the exclusion Of their bounty lands This
was not just II the intention OF either House oil
Congress To supply the Defect therefore, it necessary
to pass law making promotion equivalent honorable
discharge
L was said by the honorable gentleman from Pennsylvania
Mr POLLOCK that it desirable TO refer this bill the
Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union that
other metorous might be provided for He should
waste words make sounding declarations Of his
readiness TO extend bounty land warrants to those who had
rendered military services in times past But he would say
this that the reference Of this bill for object of this kind
IN all probability would be fatal To send il ohe Committee
OF the Whole the Of the Union would be like sending
Tito ktngdOm come--to that bourne whence traveller
returns Sufficient the day the evil thereof They
had proposition before them making provision for those
who In the legislation of last Congress- forgotten AS
wise men let them keep separate from every thing else
This merorous measure ought not to be stranged by
entangLng alliance
An honorable gentleman had said that this provision
involving large amount Of expenditure. This very
great error At the extent there not than twenty
to forty persons who had enlisted pvaies and who had
been elevated by election TO the rank OF officers They might
receive scrip for 81 000 This the whole of the immense
expenditure of which the gentleman spoke.
There was occasion for referring the bill to the Commit
tee OF the Whole the state of the Union II vas mea-
which might be passed i'm nediaey without any such
reference, for made appropriation Il decaratoy
only In It's provisions II declared what the intention
former Congress- twas make promotion equivalent to
honorable discharge He hoped that those who honestly
desired to do justice to worthy the worthy class OF
who went into the service of their country would not
seek to strange this bill either by referring the Commit
of the Whole the Of the Union by connecting
with il aprovson for any other of men whatever Let
the provision which ought be made for any other class of
merorious individuals whether the soldiers Of the Revou
ton, of the of 1912, of the with the Indians
up in separate bills They should he considered on
their merits each class standing by ITSELF and the House
would be enabled TO vote understandingy.
Mr. VINTON, remarkng that the morning hour had some
time since expired, and that the House into Commit
Of the Whole the of the Union now this would
be the first business in the morning and in the gen
emen would have opportunity examine the provisions
Of the BILL moved that the House resolve itself into Commit
tee of the Whole the state of the Union.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, wished to know il gentle
men could dispose Of bills here without any action whatever
The SPEAKER replied that the motion go into Com
mitee of the Whole always in order.
Mr. ViNroSs motion being agreed to, the House resolved
itself into Committee OF the WHOLE Mr. HuST in the chair
and proceeded 10 the consideration Of the bill further supply
deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1913. 1.-THE proceedings this bill will be found
in another part Of this paper