The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-01
, Beriah Wright, John Savage,

Crazy and John Stuart laid on the table, and ordered to
Mr. FARELLY, from the Committee on Patents, sub
ned an adverse report upon the of 1hos Gregg,
Tor extension OF his patent for bal-proo steamer aud
IRON smelling furnace laid on the table, and ordered TO
be printed
Mr. STARKWEATHER, from the Committee on Ac-
counts, reported the following resolution; which was
agreed TO, viz;
of the Committee Accounts, the account of I. Bailey
Myers and F. Marbury, employed by the solicitor OF the
Treasury under resolution OF the House oil The 10Th Janu-
ary 1876 10 take sworn testimony In the claim of Mathews
Wood, and Hall.
Mr. PRESTON, from the Committee on the Library,
reported the following resolution; which agreed to,
VIZ:
Rsolped That the Clerk of the House of Representatives
purchase for the use of his House fourteen se of the SEN
and of the first session of the 10Th Congress- and fourteen
copies of the Senate Journal OF the first session of the 2h
Mr.. TRUMAN SMITH, from the Committee on For
egn Affairs, reported back (Senae) bill for the relief of
John Black late consul OF the United States at the city OF
Mexico, without amendment; when said bill was read
and committed.
Mr.. BARRINGER from the Committee on Indian AZ
fairs submitted adverse reports upon the cases of James
NJ kibben and of Isaac C. Eston laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed.
MIR. J. A. ROCKWELL, from the Committee of
Claims, reported bill for the relief of Manuel X Ha
mony, and bill for the relief of A Baudoun and D.
Robert severay read twice, and committed.
| MIR. TElBODEAUX, from the Committee on Com
merce reported bill TO make Ship Island in the colec
ton district OF Pearl river port of delivery and to
thorze the appointment of surveyor for said port read
three times, and passed.
MIR. HUNT, from the committee, reported bill
to release from duty plank and timber imported for the
construction of plank roads which was read twice.
Mr.. H. explained The object of the bill, and expressed
the hope thai it would be engrossed read third time
and passed forthwith The design of the bill to en-
courage the laying down of plank roads, which
sidered a work OF much importance.
MIR. POLLOCK expressed the fear that this bill would
open the door to great amount of frauds upon the
nue. He afraid that, if the bill passed, all the um
Der imported from Canada would in free, under the
petence OF being designed for plank roads and that
lumber trade would thus be broken up. He opposed
to free trade, and must oppose it in every and
shape He moved that the bill be referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union
| MIR. WENTWORTH said that the gentleman from
Pennsy lvania Mr. PoLLocK was opposed free trade,
but he surely was not opposed to internal improvements
The bill proposed means OF assisting in the carrying
Of what was believed to be important work of inter
nal Improvement and he hoped that il it not passed
now, it would at all events not be referred, but allowed
to lie over informally, that could be taken up at
time and put upon Its passage.
After some further conversation and before any action
was had, motion to go into committee prevailed.
EXPENSES VOLUNTEERS.
The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole on the state of the Union, MR. T. B. KING
in the chair and resumed the consideration of the bill to
refund money Tor expenses subsistence or trans
porlaton furnished, and money advanced by individual
citizens of the United States for the of the volunteers
before after being mustered into the service of the Uni
Mr. FICKLIN sad as there seemed to be some anxiety
to have his amendment withdrawn, and as he believed
the modification he desired was embraced in the amend
ment by the gentleman from Tennessee, Mr. JONES he
would W lthdraw the provlso he had offered
| MIR. JONES' of Tennessee, then proposed his amend
ment-a separate sectiono the effect that individual
claims should be admitted only for such expenses as
would have been incurred by the proper officers of the
United States, had they been present and acting
Mr.. DICKINSON proposed to amend the amendment
by striking out and inserting but on division the COM
MI. FARAN opposed the amendment The means
for subsistng and transporting volunteers before they
could be mustered into service, bad frequently to be
supplied by Individuals and it hard and unreasona
BILE TO expect OF men TO leave their farms and business
for the public service and pay their own expenses to the
place OF rendezvous 1t was manifest that thew must
have assistance Patriotic individuals have opened their
doors and purses to then and furnished them the
OF subsistence and transportation until they could be
mustered into service; and in known to him, this
had been done on the faith of pledge that whatever
they advanced should be refunded to them by the gov
eminent He astonished at the statement, yeser-
day, by the gentleman from Indiana, IMr WIcK] that
these supplies furnished grauitously and that the
passage Of this resolution would invite the practice of
fraud Mr. F. sad ii the proper dsbursng officers of
the United States had been the ground where these
companies have been raised, they would have found no
law authorizing the payment of such claims those Of
which he was speaking; because, they have
hOrity to pay for subsistence &c, of troops before they
mustered into service But he repeated that, TO his
knowledge, assurances had been made that and
money so furnished should be refunded by the govern
ment for supplies just necessary to keep troops
together before they could be mustered into service as
tney were atter ana there was no distinction between
the justice of claim for supplies furnished before, or af
ter the troops were mustered into service
Mr.. TAYLOR desired to express his concurrence in
the remarks OF his colleague, Mr. FARAN1 When it
first became necessary TO call ont volunteers for the war;
it well known that Ohio asked to furnish TWEEN
ty-four hundred men. Several thousands responded to
that call. The number required promptly made up,
and the payment OF the preliminary expenses promptly
authorized by Gov. Barley When the time of these
first enlistments had expired the President induced
call again the State of Ohio for three reg of
unlu IN If
these preliminary expenses was authorized by letter
from the Secretary of War. He mentioned particularly
the letter Col Irvine then recruiting officer at Lam
caster, Ohio and said that companies raised and
subsised on this from the Secretary of War;
in Lancaster Chicothe, and other places He mention
ed particularly the OF one man, who had furnished
about thousand dollars for this purpose, and
1t would be most crying injustice not to refund this mo-
ney. 1t demanded at our hands by every principle
of honor and of duty To refuse it, would be to destroy
all confidence in the government
The amendment by Mr. JONES was then rejected.
Mr.. EVANS, of Maryland, proposed to amend, by a
proviso to the effect that such supplies money should
not be paid or refunded until the Secretary of War
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, proposed to amend
by adding the words, 'to any person whatever to en-
able him to ask question of the chairman OF the Com
mttee on Military Affairs He then stated like the
following A company leaves a county in Mississippi
whose citizens make up by subscription and advance
five hundred dollars for their subsistence and ranspoa
ton TO the place of rendezvous He would ask whether
under the terms of the resolution, this money would be
refunded in the proportions subscribed and furnished
Mr. HARRISON replied, saying first, with reference
to the amendment by the gentleman from Maryland, that
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