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


those who engaged iof any Indefinite ~
1Iod aud actually served one month shall receive hdS
acres iR t5A
Mr. DOUGLASmoved to strike out all after the word
.ntled" in the 18th line OF the lei section down 10
,hs word provided" and insert as follows;
Those who engaged twelve months more, and
actually served nme months or more shall receive one
MOI lbs more. and actually served four months
shall receive eighty acres and those VINO engaged 10 serve
adj or more, shall receive forty acres.
Mr. SHIELDS | am perfectly willing TO accep, that
anne ndmeni goes great deal further than had pro-
po Mr. UNDERWOOD am sorry that my friends
amendment does not provide for my case, His amend
ment is that II any has engaged to twelve
months and only served nine months, he shall have
the one hundred and sixty acres OF land But suppose
| person served nine months upon q shorter engage
ment than twelve monthsin that case he does get
the bounty: il will be perceived that this amendment
does not meet my case, the OF Captain Cox. Ii
requires according 10 the amendment that he should
have engaged to serve twelve months and then have
served nine months, IN order that he should get the
land Now, would like 10 have the amendment word
ed, if it can be done, in such way that any one who
served nine months upon shorter sa. engagement
bred and twenty II not one hundred and sixty acres OF
land
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi | would make sugges-
ZION 10 the senator from Kentucky. suppose the
Inc refers 10 where the term of enlistment
during the war, and the difficulty could be obvated by
providing for those who were called out for the period OF
Mr. UNDERWOOD That would be an indefinite pc
ol, and would be still worse II would fall within the
latter branch OF the amendment where they served for
Zone month and get only forty think we can, by
some amendmentif the Senate think proper to provide
for the class Of cases have in vew-provde some Ian
Mr. SHIELDS suggested to modify the amendment by
Saying "for twelve months, or during ths todr"
4 Mr.. DOUGLAS modified his amendment accordingly,
Uby striking out after the words "twelve MONTHS" the
words or more and inserting the words "or during the
WAR;" SO that il would read
Those who engaged to twelve months or during
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi. I think the senator from
Illinois providin gfor difficulty which is more magin-
ary than real The twelve months men, who were dis
charged just before the expiration OF their term OF ser
vice. all mustered out iron the day which COM
peted their twelve months for very few OF Them ii you
will compute the rate Of travel at twenty miles day
would have reached their homes within the twelve
months In point OF fact, therefore, if you include the
Dunbsr OF days which the soldier was allowed to travel
his residence the place Of his original enlistment,
be not mustered out before the expiration of his
term. He may, it is true. have reached home be-
ore but he had right to be allowed to travel at the
OF twenty miles day. and according to that com
puaton it will b found in most cases. and perhaps in all
That he twelve months in service, The only voucher
Nor the length of time he actually served is the
ROLL, and that will show that he was twelve months in
Nervice. &c.,
But there are great many cases which would be
luaed by the amendment proposed BY the senator
IRON Illinois refer to those who enrolled themselves
Dor twelve months. but were wounded perhaps during the
Ns three months, and discharged for disability in con
sequence Their merits as high as that of those who
keyed for twelve months Now, am not willing to
kuce the amount of land Tor such soldier below that
(which he would have received II he had passed
twelve months in the service This is one of the class
Die days months of actual service The period OF the
Engagement is the proper period by which we should
the amount of land TO be given II The soldier
has engaged for twelve months he must have broken
p his business arrangements at home, and il he has
,urned before the expiration OF the term OF service
b has doubtless returned an Invalid Tor the remainder
NJ tho taru nd q
ucng the amount OF land granted TO such soldier below
That which his comrades. who had better fortune than
himself are to receive for their services
II Mr. UNDERWOOD. ! would like 10 ask the senator
rom Mississippi, any one who Is better informed upon
subject than am. whether there were any cases OF
persons Who entered The service for term between nine
Ind twelve monihss II they all entered the service for
long as twelve months. then the amendment as u now
nnd may embrace the case OF Captain Cox but there
Ind twelve months, It will exclude this case sup
ose however, there such thing entering the
)ervlce for that intermediate time.
Mr. DAVIS. will answer the gentleman. The law
assed soon after the declaration OF war with Mexico
qured that all volunteers should be raised tor period
atwelye months Previous TO that some were drawn
but TOR months, and for three but they could mol
received for six months, because the law was specihe
aiweve months In consequence oil this they were
sh4ged, except such as were retained under The OLD
militia act, for period OF three months, who renewed
: heir engagements, and by that renewal served SIX
nonhs. There was no such term as SIX months, sui
es nine months; and yet the militia term was three
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velve months or during the war. These were the only
fams OF ensment-three months, twelve months, OF
turng the war
Mr. DOUGLAS In reply TO the senator from Mssis
j Bpp, in regard TO those who were wounded and dis
charged prior the expiration OF the period OF service
Understood my colleague TO intimate that he would oiie
amendment TO the bill TO provide Tor those cases, ans
bat is the reason why did not provide for them IN my
amendment In concur in the view taken by the sena-
o from Mississippi 10 the propety oil II. l would
sges, that unless this language adopted, or some
hing 10 that effect. great injustice will be done to two
regiments OF my own State, which were discharged be
I, voIe the expiration OF the twelve months
Mr. DAVIS. The er-rolls will show that they
were mustered out al the expiration oil the twelve
!, months
Nh DOUGLAS. The officer thought differently.
Then, again, IN regard TO another poInt-wlth which
senator from Mississippi may be famar-if not III,
major iron Wisconsin Is-where regiments were called
!. no that war; and marched several hundred miles
nd were discharged at the expiration OF two months. the
: user-roil shows that they served two months an'
! 0ehy-two days. although they did not get home u
!, hsaef aoie Time alter the expiration OF three months
ac' does no, appear from the Enroll, mas
ucn as lhey were discharged from service in the lndar
Il 'uhuy and though they went home afterwards re
u wing pay All the way, they would be excluded. ap
I, enehd II we could look into the particulars we wou'
4 90 mat unless we go time after the period TO
!, men they were engaged aud actually discharged
eai injustice would be done
4 M DAVIS, oil Mississippi do not know the par
= GUAR musteT-roll TO which the gentleman refers
I. noud nave however allowed them many days afte
1er discharge as would be required 10 reach home,
: ing at the rate Of twenty miles day They ar
lowed pay and subsistence Tor all that time think ih
Iny true plan is what have suggested that they shout
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