The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-05
TIL E UNION.

cepon in favor of these men who never saw battle
and pay them for their horses lost for want OF forage
ceiyed and whenever those others should be allowed
Tor horses lost Tor want of forage these could be easily
included There were men of the State of Missouri who
went INTO The service the first call of the President
and, marching some five or SIX thousand miles, almost
every horse belonging them persisted for want of for
age and they have never yet received single cent OF
compensation for their horses He saw no good
IN passing over such claims these and making the
proposed allowance TO those who were but short time in
the service and only marched one two hundred miles
from their homes.
Mr.. BURT Qneruptng) said he understood the gen
emah from MssouT 10 say that the resolution proposed
larger pay Tor these Texan volunteers than others He
would be very much indebted TO the gentleman If he
emolument consists
Mr.. HALL. That have explained They to re-
ceve pay Tor their horses lost for of forage Other
volunteers are not entitled to compensation in those
In this Ihey are TO receive more than others
Mr.. BURF. regret TO learn from the gentleman that
compensation for horses in such be considered
as part OF the allowance TO the volunteer The resolution
does propose to pay for these Texan horses known
to The House that the Committee on Military Affairs
have reported bill, now in its regular position on
the calendar, proposing 10 pay for all horses lost in
me service Tor want OF forage being furnished by the
United States. But if there was such law in force
day-and desire the House to u ark he distinction
now make-ii there were now in force law auhoriz-
ing The Secretary OF War to ray all volunteers for their
horses so lost In the service this Texan regiment could
not receive compensation for their horses under the
thody of such law.
Mr., HALL would beg leave to ask. if such law were
now on Its passage provso could not be added
embrace the Texan regiment
Mr.. BURT Very obviously The statement which the
gentleman has made furnishes its This is
the authority (he call OF Colonel Curtis of the Ohio
volunteers,) under which The Texan regiment was
called OUT was unconstitutional He submitted to the
special provision to pay these Texain' volunteers the
| amount to which they would have been entitled
had they been regularly mounted thus to omit the pay
| In thar nd nn tara
er special act! The Committee on Military Affairs
clearly that would be most proper to give all they
entitled 10 at once for thus you would obva,c the
sy OF sending out Paymaster to Texas twice on the
misunderstanding these together TO receive their
pay The opposite would be utterly preposerous,
ea d 6 wo S mot osov5es that these
shall receive forty cents day for the use of their horses
while in services and besides this (Which in many
amounts perhaps, to the full value of the horses there
is be allowed their owners the appraised value Of all
the horses lost besides This was principle which had
never yet been admitted into our legislation upon this
,a me 10 EG1aa the full vau Of the
would be ordered, and the subject referred the Com
mee Of the Whole the state OF the Union, where it
might be more maturely considered.
Mr. LINCOLN was inclined to vote for the resolution
at first account of the eaneslness with which it
pressed by the gentleman from South Carolina, [Mr:
BuRr But his mind had WELDED to the objections urged
by the gentleman from Missouri, [Mr. HALL
Mr. BURT reiterated his explanation and answer to
these objections
MT LlNSOAN Hdl uHueTStOOu as nuCn DeIOTe. lie
inclined TO pay every claim set up for the volunteers,
the principle of being Of paying all that would be
right But If pass this resolution, and fail to pass the
general bill reported from the Committee Military At
fairs then these Texans would be paid for their horses,
and everybody else would have to go without pay for
theirs. He proposed 10 place al on the same level
| Mr. KAUFMAN. The bill has received the careful
consideration of the Committee on Military Affairs and
he regretted that what he considered most merorous
proposition should have met with this opposition. He
believed in candor that if all the circumstances had been
well considered, opposition would not have been made.
The resolution proposed allow the Texan regiment
more than what was right Where. them the policy
of providing for the payment OF portion, and leaving
out the rest for future enactment' They entitled
to their full measure of relief much to any portion
| of it and he did not believe there in the
| House who would say that it not right for them
to receive the whole II had been the uniform practice of
the government pay for horses lost in the service AS
for the bill from the Committee Military Affairs, no
man could think there any danger that il would not
pass It would receive the unanimous vote OF both houses
IT, then it was of moral certainty that the gen.
eal bill would pass, why object to this resolution With
view TO remove objections he would state that those
who rallied under the call of Col Curtis scat.
tered over every part of the State of Texas and they had
now sent on Col Harper, their agent to represent their
case here; and to treat with him here, might ex-
pense to the government, while II would be doing but
Justice the volunteers, who had been kept more
| than year out OF their pay.
But before coming to the vote the reconsideration
| The House adjourned