The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-21

The question was taken. ana MT. KINGS amend
ment was agreed to-yeas 50, nays 49,
The question recurring on the amendment as
amended
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, asked for the yeas
and nays, which were taken, and resulted-yeas
80, nays SO. So the resolution was adopted.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole ON the state of the Union, (Mr RICHARD
SON in the chair,) and resumed the consideration
of the bill providing for soldiers of the war IN the
years 1912. 'I3, IA and rs, with Great Britain
the Indian wars of 1911 the (Florida) Seininoean
of 1885, '36, &C., and the war, known as Gene
raj Waynes, of 1892 to 1875, that have not hereto
fore been provided for
The bill which was introduced by MIR. COBB, oil
Alabama, is as follows, VIZ
Be IL enacted By the Senate aud House Of Repre-
senfatipes of the United States Of -4ierica ia Con
gTess assembled, That each non-commissioned oth
Ger. musician, and private, enlisted or regularly
mustered into, and served in, any volunteer COM
pany for period of six months and over, in the war
with Great Britain of eighteen hundred and twelve,
thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen, the Indian wars OF
eighteen hundred and eleven, (Florida,) Semi
mclean OF eighteen hundred and thirty hive,
thirty six, &C., or in the war, known as General
Wayne's war, of seventeen hundred and ninety
two to seventeen hundred and ninety five, that have
not been heretofore provided for by the General
Government with bounty land, pension, or bounty
Of more than fifty dollars, and who have received
an honorable discharge shall be entitled to receive
a certificate warrant from the Department OF the
Interior-for those who served six months and less
than twelve months, eighty acres; and those who
served twelve months and over, one hundred and
sixty acres of land which may be located by the
WARRANTED or his widow at any land Office OF the
United States in tracts OF not less than eighty acres
EACH and in conformity with the legal subdivisions
thereof in such district then subject to private
try; and upon the return Of such land warrant or
certificate, with evidence Of the location thereof
having been legally made, to the General Land
Office patent shall issue therefore and that, in the
event of the death of any non commissioned Off
Ger, musician, or private, who may have received
hia discha hefo uf the certificate
or warrant, then il shall be issued in favor, and
inure to the benefit of his widow, if living at the
time OF the passage Of this act and in the event OF
her death before the issue of the certificate war
rant then il shall go his children, if any and all
sales, mortgages, powers, or other instruments of
writing, going to affect the title or claim TO such
bounty right, made or executed prior to the issue OF
such warrant or certificate, shall be null and void
to all ntents and purposes whatsoever; nor shall
any such claim to bounty right be, in any wise,
affected changed by any soldier prior TO the is
suance of such certificate or warrant Provided,
That no land warrant certificate, issued under
the provisions Of this act shall be located upon any
lands of the United States to which there shall be
emp ton right, unless by the consent, in writ
ing, of the pre-emptor, attesed by two respectable
witnesses, and filed in the office where located.
Mr. HARRISON advocated the bill.
MIR. WATKINS followed on the same side; and
when the hour of one arrived, to which the general
debate limited,
Mr. COBB, of Alabama, made a few remarks in
reply to several observations of gentlemen against
the bill
Debate took place amendments, (under the
rule which allowed five minutes for explanations }
in which Messrs. MEADE, McLEAS OF Kentucky,
GIDDISGs, SAVAGE, GooDENow, STANTON OF Ken
lucky, McMULLES, MARSHALL, KERR, FEATHER
sTos, DusHAM, TAYLOR, HuRBARD, VENABLE, and
TooMBs participated. The two last named gentle
men opposed the bill.
On an amendment by Mr.. MEADE, TO strike out
the word volunteer, in the fifth line,
Mr.. GOODENOW said that if the bill is to pass
amendment offered by the honorable gentleman from
Virginia 1t must not be forgotten that there was,
during the war of 1912, class OF regiments for
which this bill does not provide unless amended
proposed. He alluded to the years. men, as they
were then called. Congress passed an act in Janu-
airy, 1913, by which the President was authorized
TO raise such number of regiments of infantry, not
exceeding twenty, as in his judgment was neces-
sary for the public service, 10 be enlisted To serve
for year. Several regiments were organized
under the act TO which hc had referred, went on TO
our northern frontier, and there did much efficient
and hard service. Among them the 33d and
Bath regiments, from Maine. Now, unless these
men, and this class Of men, shall be provided for,
he could not vote for the bill 1t would be gross in
Justice TO exclude them.
Mr. HUBBARD offered the following amend
nent, in effect substitute for the entire BILL viz:
"The benefits and rights conferred by the ninth
section Of the act entitled AN act TO raise, for
limited time, additional military force, and for
other purposes approved February IL, lS47 shall
be, and the same are hereby, extended in manner
as follows: that is, each non commissioned officer
musician, and private, who served in the regular
army, or in any company or command OF volun-
tccrs, rangers militia in the Indian war, in the
northwest, prior TO the treaty Of Grcenvilie, in
1894, or in the late with Great Britain, in
any Indian war between the years 1913 and 1872,
twelve months more, shall be entitled TO a bounty
Of one hundred and sixty acres Of land; or who
served six months or more, eighty acres; or who
served sixty days or more, forty acres: PToUidsd,
aI,oays, that said non commissioned officer, must
clan, private, has not received bounty Of land
orably discharged by the rolls. Provided, also,
That the bounties herein granted shall be subject
to the rules Of descent prescribed by the aore
said act, and the act or acts amendatory Of the
same: Prorided, further That no treasury scrip
authorized by said act Of February II, ls47,
shall be authorized or issued under the act"
Without taking the question on this amendment,
the committee rose,
And the House adjourned.