The Arkansas banner., 1848-07-25
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FsNf~sy @~s~ ha N~ts& btsttt tt4t HE2te 0u9 10 his lamented predecessor The resolution as intro. daeed by Col. Johnssa wss passed.
 On motion of IEr JoHNso of Askansss.
 Resol0sd, That the Sesxeant-a Arns is hereby nu tkorised to pay to c. ". Dosne. admiais,sator ef the estata Of A. fell deceased, She amount ol per disa aad mileage which shall, upoa sxamlaa. ton, ne toana to have been due said reli as mem. ber oi the 99th Congress
 MF. G. ". JONES. q . subsequent part of ths day, moved rseenssdeEafien of the vose hY which the fesoiution was passed. lie explained that the resolution proposed io pay the balance ef the per diem ead mileage q the late Archibald YeH to hi. administrator, directing the SeFxeaat. d, Arms ol this House to pay the same. Now, tAe money in the hands os the SeTgeant rms was plaeed ihars under an appropriation to pay the menbsrs of the S0th Congress, whereas the late Mr Ysll Sas a mem- ber sf tbe 18th Congress. He would therefore suR- gast doubt whether the Ssargent-at-Arms csald divert appropriation In his hands fer other unrno- ses than tose tos which the sppsopsiaiion as made Having made this sxplanatiea, De withdrew the mo- tsoa to Feconsdder and suggested to the gentleman from Askansas MF. JoHNssNl that he should en- deavor Co set the payment from the eoatingsnt fund
 Mr. JOHNSON. of Arkansas, asked the House to permit the Fssalation to be 90 modified as to di- reel the Pay mont from the contingent fund.
 The modification was made by general eossent.
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 Mr, HAmMoNS roee the @id) to privileged question He moved 10 reconsldder the vote bv which wss passed yesterday the remlution direct ng te Clerk of the hcuss 10 pay to the adminisra. tor of Coaonei Ysil any money found be dne him Ter Psy es mileage ss member of the twenty niath
 MT H. understood the facts 10 be shese-lfhe vss wrong, the gentleman from Arkansas TMr. JoaN- sGs, who had introduced the resolution. could cor rect him :--that Colonel Yell was member of the twenty -hiHth Congress. and received hts mileage m>H a1Ann ha hsm -ksk.- and session of that Congress- that he never travel led one mile, or attended day of that session; that this resolution contemplated to pay to his fam- hy constructive mileage from here and constructive per dien for the session which he did not attend. If thess were the fac,s 1t would appear to him that the claim was not just For the parposs or ascer- taining how the facts night Do, he moved the re- consideration.
 Mr. WENTWORTH was next recognized, and yielded the floor for a mOme0t to-
 Mr, THOMPSON, of Mississippi, who wished to know whether the resolution contemplated paying Colonel Yell from the time he left here to the end ot the long session and there stop, es whether it proposed paying hun per diem and mileage for the ensuing session Colonel Baker and the others who had left this Hoass, as Colonel Yefi did, had re- eeived pay from the time they lef to the end of tho session: Colonel fsli was :he only who did not draw his pay Hesupposed this resolution was in tended to place this claim equal fooo,ing with the others; and. if 90, he did not object to 1t.
 Mr. WENTWORTH said, conHideEiug the cir eumstances of Colonel Yell's death. and consider. ing that tho other eoloneis had come here and got their mileage and per diem, he should be extremely nertIed to see any thng of this kind appear on the Journal of the House. He hoped the gentleman from Maine would withdraw tho motion to recon slider, or he Mir. " shoult move to lav it on the table. He believed 1t would be an art of gross in- Justice to try to deprive the family of a man who had died under such circumstances of the mileage ffern Eh eek ah.s AeA h-t-- more right to them.
 MT JOHNSON, of Arkansas. would mako a statement Tn regard to this matte. was desired by gentlemen. He knew, from the name of the in- dividaa concerned that if would attract the aiten- iicn of this House and its fair and generous eoDsi. eratloB. Governor Yeii was member of the iweu. ty-ninth Congress-ihat we all knew be cane here at the Commencement of the session; he left at inc commeheement of the war, and drew his pay ap to the tune. He went to The war as a volunteer of the Stale of Arkansas, in the ranks as a private; he marched one hundred and forty miles m he ranks io the place of rendezvous, where he was elected under the militia laws Of the State of Arkansas e0ionei of the regiment. He was commissioned by the Governor weui to the war; and served up to inc 22d or 2Sd day of February when he vas killed at the head ot his regiment al the battle of Blena Wis ta- None who knew him here or elsewhere ever knew in this country, or any other, more perfect gentleman, more gallant man, or one more deyo- ted to the interest and welfare of bis eoantry So much here; and in the course of the time he was there, he met with such injustice and unkipdness that ne would dislike 10 make any allusion to them here, and which he should regret most exeee,ipgtv to see carried out here towards his family Cover nor ell left behind him, without father or mother. number of children; the estate was greatly embar- rsssed, and vas likely to be sold, and not one cet ieft to take care of them. To whatever he was en. uted irom this Congress whether constructively or Fer setss! service he could Ho; believe there was a man within the sound of his voice who would be So ungenero1s, so wanting h eltrespect as ts think of refusing t, and Of coming here to talk on this question about pitful matter of dollars and cents
 What was the resosution7 It provided thai the Clerk oi the House be instructed to examine into the accounts os Colonel Yell, a msmber of the 29th Congress, and that the amount which was ascertain. ed to be due to him should be paid over to hls ad ministrsofs. Now, before it could be paid the &C., count must necessarily 20 ie the Commit.es on Ac- counts and be examined, and not one cent could be paid without their authority. But there were splr- s just low enough to approach and oppose any sub ject presented, if it vas 10 pay any money if any gentlemen had asked him what Was the nature and character ot this claim he would have answered him with pleasure. Gentlemen knew that members of Congress received taeir pay, and entitled 10 receive their pay, they had their certificate of cleo ton. even though they were unable to come here st all Colonel Yell drew his pay up to the time he left. and no further. Now, when it was found that Loione HAker. of Illinois, came here al the 2d session of ihe 18th Congress- and drew the whcis of kLs per diem and bis mileage up to that time, could objection be made to paying the family of coionei Yell in the same manner He did not object to Colonel Baker receiving his pay at aI he had gcae from tsis Hall to his country in another eA- Paelty under the militia laws of his own State.
 Mir. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, understood thls resolution merely 10 refer the question to the Clerk to determine what was dae 10 Colonel Yell.
 Mir. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, repeated that mem- cs;s cams ssrs at the beginning ef the session and were gone months at time, and no question was raised of their right to their per diem during the whole time. He only asked that the same course be taken new; he asked that tho children of thai man. towards whom the heart of every citizen of Ar kansas al least must tarn with yeneration and asc- ton. should receive the thing that gentlemen were constantly receiving He did not believe that The House ought to permit the discussion Ofa tbiag 90 plain. If the Committee on Aecsunts found noth- ing due to Colonel Ysli for his services they would oi course refuse to audit the account.
 Mir. HAMMoNS explained that his object in