Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-06

would be objected by nobody. He hoped he should have
the appreciation OF the House moving the previous question
upon IT,
The previous question seconded and the man ques-
ton ordered TO be put. A pending annndment
then rejected and The resolution was ordered be
crossed for third reading.
The SPEAKER stated the question 10 be on tho third
reading.
Mr. HALL, Of Missouri moved the reconsideration Of the
ordering the resolution be engrosed for third read
ing He said he had objection paying the Texas voun-
eers precisely The other voluntees pad He
thought right that they should be pad but this resolu-
ton proposed pay those who had been The service for
very short period as much others nay than those who
had been longer in the service proposed 10 give to the
Texas volunteers who had not been in more than sixty
ninety days bounes and compensation and remuneration
exceeding the payments 70 those who have been IN the
vice since the war began Those who have been in the
wise since the war commenced entities to compensa
ton for their horses unless they actually ied in battles
but these called from Texas, who have the
enemy to be entitled to payment for then horses, which
sad had been lost in consequence Of the neglect OF the
Government TO furnish them with forage WHAT reason was
there TO be offered for this peculiar exception II was said If
they passed general law pay for horses os in the service
still these would not be paid because they called out
irreguarly. This he held a yald objection for
provision could be introduced into the general bill to give them
the that given TO other volunteers If was in
tended to pass general bill provision could be made for the
Texas vouneers but until it determined TO provide for
all others he unwilling TO make exception in favor Of
these men who had been in service ven few days There
were men from Missouri who went out the first call for
volunteers by the President of the Une States they travel
led some five thousand six thousand miles, and nearly all
their horses peshed And where he asked the law giving
them cent for the losses they had sustained Again, the
horses of other volunteers from other States thrown over
board IN the Gulf and why had not they good claim
these Texas volunteers who marched one hundred and fifty
two hundred miles ony and when they got TO the seat of
war were Immediately sent back again
MIR. BURT understood the gentleman from Missouri to say
that this resolution proposed give Texas volunteers greater
sum than any other volunteers likely receive Now,
he should be much indebted the gentleman if he would
show him specifically in what particular this resolution pro-
posed to pay these Texas volunteers greater sum- allow
ance, emoument than received by other volunteers
Mr.. HALL thought he had been sufficiently explicit This
resolution proposed pay the Texas volunteers for horses lost
for want of forage but there provision pay other
volunteers for such losses and thus they would receive
pay which was not received by others
Mr. BURT had yet to learn that pay for horses lost was
part of their pay and allowance for service This resolution
did certainly propose to give TO the Texas regiment OF volun
eers payment for their horses aso and it known to the
House that the Committee Military Affairs had likewise
promptly reported bill pay for all horses lost in the
Tor want OF forage being furnished by the Government OF the
Uned States But il such general law had been passed
giving the Secretary Of War authority pay for horses los,
Mexico under such circumstances this regiment Of Texas
volunteers would receive nothing by virtue Of that law.
Mr. HALL begged leave TO ask the gentleman from South
Carolina if law passed 10 pay other volunteers for
horses lost in the war, with poyiso extending to this
together with all others whether these Texas Volunteers would
Mr. BURT replied that it must be obvious, il Congress
should make special provision pay for these horses they
would be paid for. The very statement of the gentleman
furnished an answer TO bis own question What he
Mr.. BUnT) had contended for that they must make
special provision for the payment of these Texas volunteers
Why Because they called into the service by COL
Curtis without constitutional authority That was the
why they could not receive pay and remuneration for their
loses il general law should be passed to pay for horses lost
n the service The Committee Military Affairs recon-
mended that they should he paid all that they would have
been entitled to they had been regularly mustered into the
service, and be appealed the House pass this resolution
and 10 pass it without amendment which would require
paymoster to hunt up these twice TO pay them sums
which could be well paid at The Committee on
Military Affairs desired pay for all horses lost by the fault
misfortune Of the Governments but he repeated that this
was special case which required special legislation He
hoped the resolution would pass.
Mr.. GIDDiNGS briefly spoke in favor Of the motion TO
reconsider.
Mr. LINCOLN said the objection started by the gentleman
from Missouri Mr. HALL) struck him being sound
and he wished ascertain there any thing further TO be
learned about this claim, for be desired fully to understand it,
He understood that the volunteers who served Mexico
not general law entitled to for lost horses and he
esood that if this resolution should pass the Texas voun
would be entitled to compensation for lost horses. Thus
they would be placed in favorable circumstances than
others.
Mr. BUk kT begged leave again to explain The Commit
tee Military Affairs have reported bill whchis before the
Committee f the Whole the state OF the Union, to pay
by this oon by casualties not necessarily incident to
the service, without the fault of the He begged to
say the gentleman from Illinois r. LrScoLS that il that
bill law, they would have to make special pro-
vision for the payment Of the Texas volunteers This
admitted by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr Hall for
the Texas volunteers were called into service by Col Curtis
Of the Ohio regiment who had authority call them into
the service This resolution then, in the nature Of p
BILL Il was to provide for the payment Of particular
regiment in consequence Of the rreguay Of which he had
been speaking When the eoeral bi was passed, all the
others would be provided for IT. however, the provision for
the payment Of the lost horses stricken from this resou
ton gentlemen DESIRED and incorporated in the gen.
eal law, no good would be PRODUCED but double journey
Of paymaser into Texas would inevitably follow for the pur
pose Of paying FIRST that which would be allowed BY this
Joint resolution and afterwards the compensation be
awarded by the general law.
Mr.. LINCOLN said the payment for these lost horses
came within class Of cases in which be was good deal like
gentleman him, who in favor Of paying for every
thing by way Of being Of paying all those that right
But this resolution should I've passed. and the general Law
should FAIL then every body but these Texas volunteers would
20 without their compensation He was not willing TO do any
thing that would produce such result He preferred placing
the Texas volunteers on level with all other volunteers and
therefore, he should vote for the reconsideration.
Mr. KAUFMAN warmly advocated the passage OF the
resolution He urged that the resolution had been carefully
considered by the Committee Military Affairs and reported
the favorable consideration Of the House and being en-
rey mertorous in its character he regretted that il should
have with any opposition here ii gentlemen ac
quained with all the circumstances Of the case which had not
been detailed here they would have hesated 10 pass H.
He then detail the circumstances under which the
Texas volunteers called into the service Of TIE United
States by COL Curtis briefly stated by Mr. Burr, Of South
and said that had policy of this