The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-03

services they baye rendered 1 think il would be mu,A
better than make the discrimination by which you ~,
the man who may have served seven months one hun
bred and sixty acres, and the one who served th,.
months only one fourth think. therefore, this smsaS
ment would be preferable, and would meet the views q
senators, .a a. II.
Mr. DAVIS. Of Mississippi think. Mr. Presideo,
that should keep in view Two things: irs the cass
6caiion of the men and secondly the character OF n
land survey, II would be inconvenen, 10 have frac
tonal parts OF sections, not LAID out IN the surveys The
land oiace The classification OF men could he easily
made into months men, six onlhs men, and three
months II is essential that the twelve month";
men should have served Tor 800 days slight modi6es
ton will accomplish the object OF the senator from NM
nos The whole difficulty which he hnds, think will
be remedied by providing 100 acres OF land, as III,
amount granted 10 iwel we've men and further
for twelve months, and served out the term OF his eng
ment, until honorahly discharged, he shall have is
100 acres OF land Such was the phIaseoogy Of the law
that granted bounty lands for service in the Mexican w
Men discharged Tor wounds, or other cause, honoraby
received the whole amount OF lands due for the term M
which they engaged. This bill requires the same mod
fication OF the language, to make all bo.
that honorably discharged within the term of SER
vice for which they were engaged Six-months men o,
twelve months men would get the amount due to he
terms of service; and think they are fairly entitled 10
that amount There is further suggestion wish 10
make: that there class OF volunteers called out A.
militia men. and actually engaged in bae, and who
could be put the position with three months men
II may happen that shall have been enrolled and dis
charged within ten days, having done service in battle
and perhaps having lost their lives in battle. would
give to such soldiers their widows, the same AZ 10
soldiers enlisted for three months Perhaps the three
hours which they may have served in battle were worth
more than three months OF ordinary service.
MIR. EWING. The object OF the amendment suggested
by the from Kentucky behindme and Of the senator
from Illinois could be effected by modification which
will suggest; that after the words "l2 months" be in
serted, and in like proportion for any term Of ser
vice exceeding two months" That would give 100 acres
for IL MONTHS and the due proportion for any term Of
service exceeding two months That would meet the o.
ject OF the senators, as suppose, exactly.
Mr. BELL want 10 suggest TO the consideration Of
my friend from Illinois that most OF the effective service
in the Indian the southwe est commencing 1914
and running through 1871 do not recollec perfectly
but think such the case-was performed by "sixty
days men," II very often happened that they would per-
form the most effective service, and be discharged lex
time than sixty days service Al all events such smy i'm
will not bear ought in this; that there was veryd
fcent service performed by what called sxy DAYS
men, when the Indians were in the vicinity. | think
OF the most decisive engagements, with the Creek
dams particularly, were performed in part by sxty days
men," and perhaps in Georgia as well as Tennessee.
have very strong impression that this is So kaow
there great deal OF suffering in that campaign from
privaton, and that there number of very bloody
battles fought with the Indians. should think that
the government proposes TO give this bounty 10 troops
called out for three MONTHS who did not perform perhaps
one half the service which rorhed by the "sYy
days men," there could be good for dscrmi
ting between these men and the three months men.
When it is known that some OF the 6erces battles Of The
southwest were fought by ssxty days men," it would be
unfair to exclude them in any regulation of the kind
mention this in the hope that the senator from Illinois
will so shape his amendment as 10 include those
whom have called attention.
Mr. TURNEY ! hope the senator from Illinois will
so shape his amendment. The most effective service
rendered by the sixty days men, and they suffered
greatly, not only in battle, but for OF PROVISIONS and
other necessares OF life, the campaign. believe they
were enlisted Tor sixty days in the Indian ho
the senator will frame his amendment TO include
them; Tor il now stands one Of them would re-
ceive anything from this bill and yet they honor
bly, discharged, and during their sixty days service they
rendered important assistance 10 our arms and SUI
Tered more than IN other campaigns, sometimes OF twew
months. Most assuredly, think, provision should h
made for them, and they ought TO have forty acres,
much as other men who served three months
Mr.. SHIELDS Mr.. President, have been very un
fortunate in my explanation. for have been aiming
accomplish the thing the gentlemen from Tennes
Glasses Of mem The sir month";. men WILL h sea ~
touched by the bill 1t will embrace two classes OF
those called out for twelve months and those called od
the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. DAvsl knows and
know, were mustered out OF service before they hk
performed full Twelve months service, sometimes eleva
months. as the senator from kentucky MI USDrRwooD
states. Nine months is his case ten months is the
OF another man. We cannot graduate this TO SUI, ever
month and every day II is impossible So with rega
TO the three months men. They called out fl three
months, and only served for some sixty days.
Mr.. BELL, Tin his seat.) No, sir; they were called
Mr., SHIELDS. My object is to cover that class d
men, and 10 give them bounty. New, the amend.
ment suggested by the honorable gentleman from MIss
sippi lMr. DAvIs1 would be the most efecua because
II would embrace all who volunteered for twelve monihA
and they would get 100 all who volunteered for three
months would get 40 acres, and Unfortunately
that question discussed in the House and under
stand that that amendment made TO the BILL and did
not pass They have commended there that ought 10
restricted to the service alone have endeavored ST.
to change the phraseology OF the bill little possible
and that only to make the bill intended by the commit
tee effective For that reason decline to make the as
amendment II any gentleman presents more effective
amendment than my own, will accept IL have no
earthly object but TO make the bill effective.
MIR. TURNKEY. Mr.. President, will the gentleman al
low me TO make suggestion, | understand that the sen
who enlisted Tor twelve months and honoraby do
charged before that time, the bounty for that period and
also the three months man. who honoraby ds
charged before The expiration OF that nme has bounN
Tor that PERIOD Now, SIR, 10 carry out the principle, ana
10 do equal justice to all, desire that he should mssea
similar provision Tor the who entered the sefyo
for six months, and were bonoraby discharged before
the expiration OF their term, that they may receive me
bounty provided Tor the who served six inodhs
wish to put the six. months upon the loot
ing this respect, with the twelve months and hr,s
months men. know myself there was a campalgn-
very arduous one-ihe last one, believe that Genen
Jack son ever performed IN Florida. The men enters
for six months and mustered for six months m |
discharged some days before the expiration OF ta
term. think they ought 10 have their eighty acres
bounty, as much the tweve-moulhs' who wee
discharged before The expiration of their tern
should receive their hundred and sixty acres and
much "a the three months who honorabiy dr.
charged before the expiration of their term should re-
ceive their bounty OF forty ask the senator 70
frame his amendment to make the same equitable
provision for those who volunteered for six months an
did not serve out their full term for the other 'so
classes