The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-18

them, have come to the conclusion that It would be
proper TO allow TO the officers who served upon the Mex
lean and Florida coasts, the bounty IN lands which
10 allowed TO the officers OF the army who were engaged
IN The same wars. In respect 10 seamen instead OF
batter and more beneficial 10 the sailors to make them
compensation by extra pay, which shall move as an
amendment to q subsequent portion Of the bill. This
amendment therefore, confined naval officers, putting
them upon the footing officers OF the army who
were engaged in the same service.
MIR: BRIGHT. The honorable senator from Florida.
in offering his amendment, states that his amendment
comes from the Committee on Naval Affairs suppose
that the majority OF that committee must have agreed 10
but being on .aai Somm,se e myself we pos.
ton. As OF the committee. object 10 the amend.
ment offered to this bill. However kindly disposed
might be towards the amendment itself, if presented in
bill BY itself. should oppose il an amendment to this
bill
Mr.. YULEE. am not able to say whether the honor
when these amendments were agreed upon but | am
certain they were agreed upon when aquorum OF me
committee was present, and that they were unanimously
adopted by all OF the committee who present at the
time the subject was presented
Mr.. BRIGHT. was not present. II ! had been,
should have objected did not object to as not having
come from majority OF the committee, but because
opposed TO it as amendment 10 this bill
Mr., SHIELDS. am decidedly in favor OF the. prop
oson of the senator from Florida, but not as attached TO
this bill In the early part OF the session, bill was
introduced upon this subject twas referred to the hon.
orabe senator's committee. He, as chairman OF that
committee, has made no report upon i up to this day
For one, am for putting upon the same footing
with soldiers Those who have served upon the sea are
much entitled to bounty as those who have served
upon land but cannot to the proposition being
attached this bill Let the Committee on Naval Al
fairs bring in bill for the purpose. and will support it.
sion, and attach il 70 this bill, by which they
will defeat both propositions and neither nor SOL
der will derive any benefit from it.
Mr.. BADGER. As member OF the Committee on
Naval Affairs beg leave to say word with respect
70 the proposition which the honorable senator from
Florida has brought forward Why on earth should
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bill Is it not gernane 10 the bill Is il not right to
put sailors upon the same footing. with those who
Well, If il is right that they should be upon the
footing, why not in the same bill Certainly, upon the
merits of the question, there is no reason why we
should not put them there unless separate, and
bring in separate bills for each and every class OF per,
who may be entitled TO claims Why does the bill
before the Senate unite in one bill all the soldiers
day! They should all be separated according TO the
principle upon which this amendment is opposed.
Now. Mr. President, the subject has been under the
report bill, when bill has been sent to US from the
other House making provision for class OF persons who
have rendered precisely the same kind OF services who
stand no respect superior the sailors who have
dered similar services and having no higher claims upon
the consideration Of the government Why should we
report separate blli Why, sir, il report separate
BILL has only pass through the Senate but has
go the House, and be passed there with such amend
ments as they may see TT TO put upon IT. why Is u not
proper that should add these amendments to the bill
My friends says that il do So shall lose both meas
uIes How does he ascertain that beeve--if it is
proper refer all TO what has been done in the other
House-that measure has passed that body this SEES
sion by such overwhelming majority as that which
we have now under consideration That ! my recoec
ton of il.
Mr. President il seems to me il is trifng with the gal
liant to say that will provide for those who have
fought upon land; that will consider the soldier that
we will make provision for what he considers andlub
her, and speaks OF accordingly; that will give the
public lands to him; that we will see how many men we
find who have trained pike, who have aimed mus
kei, drawn sword, or who may have been employed
do any Of these things, although he may never
have done any OF them and provided they were TO
have been done upon the land we will make provision
the who renders the most desperate service under
the most hazardous circumstances comes before US with
his claims, we are to let him stand aside and wait for
separate b-hat he ought not 10 be associated with the
soldier although for that distinction no reason can be
assigned These sailors served in the Mexican
II the fact that they served their country upon that
stable and tumutuous element renders them niero TO
those who served il upon terra fraa, upon which the
persons served for whom this bill is primarily entitled
then they ought be dsassocaied from them that
account for they not associated with them merely
in serving the country in the same degree Of gaanry
but also upon the same element II strikes me as
my Dst friend lend from Illinois. i be expects us to sup
al, s s % . he to
der this return To the brave men who have served their
country in military capacity on land, we beg Of him not
to make an nvdous distinction against those brave
who have served upon the sea-who have everywhere
not only maintained the character OF the American sailor
for desperate bravery but who have shed less glory
than armies themselves upon the character OF our
country. -
Mr. President. say that to reject this amendment will
be 10 make unjust, nvidIous, offensive, an in
sutng distinction between classes OF who have each
CALAMITY served their country wherever they were
hope cir this amendment will meet the appreciation of
the Senate il is entitled do, and every consdera
ton OF justice equality and public consideration and re-
gard for the faithful services OF gallant men, demands
Mr. BUTLER. shall occupy the floor but moment,
sir The other day the senator from New Jersey made,
thought very proper remarks in relation TO the
service oil Commodore Stockton and his saors-all de-
served, sir; and another occasion my friend Com
modoe Perry and his sailors received, very properly too,
notice from gentleman upon this floor. beg TO
associate with these gentlemen matter OF justice,
as far their be associated by any remarks
OF mine upon this floor, that OF Commodore Shubrck,
who believe with his sailors, rendered signal
vice upon the coast Of California any whose
names have been mentioned concur fully in the re-
mark that those sailors who performed the double duty
OF sailors and soldiers have very strong and fair
claim upon the justice OF the government
Mr.. TURNKEY. | would simply remark, in relation
to this proposed amendment, understand that, far
from seeking to place the sailors upon equality with
the soldiers i proposes TO place them upon higher and
better grounds. The amendment now under considera.
ton, understand only provides for the officers, but is
accompanied with notice OF the chairman OF the COM
mtee that he proposes to reward the sailors in money
yes. sir, in money II that distinction j. to be made at
Mr.. YULEE Mr. President, rise to question of
ordertha the branch OF the subject TO which the
ator is now passing is before the Senat that the
amendment which | proposed with reference to the
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