The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-22

full pensions To those who not IN the service as 70
those who had fought the battles OF the country.
Mr., GAIfIREIL explained the effect of his amend
ment The bill under consideration proposed 10 give
the officers aud soldiers pay according 20 their rank In
the line not exceeding the pay OF captain OF Infantry
As il stood, large number of the officers would
ceive $3.50 per annum and less than that amount
lie proposed TO place the pensions all at 500 year-to
place the officers and soldiers upon equal footing He
for discrimination.
Mr.. MILLSoN OF Virginia, said the country had not
been unnindul ungrateul for the services which
these old soldiers had rendered More than hundred
and fifty millions of dollars had been paid in military
pensions and bounty to the soldiers engaged in all the
wars aud he felt surprised that at time when the
finances of the country were dserieed when they
reminded 10y the President and the Secretary of the Treas
~ the necessity OF providing means 20 meet the
expenses of the government that any could
seriously propose the passage of measure like this IL
would involve expenditure Of nearly hundred mil
lions of dollars and where the money to come from,
unless they increased the duties upon importsf He could
express his surprise and regret that gentlemen whom
he knew agreed with him ia opposition to the extern
sion of protective tariff system, should select the
present opportunity for adding such burden 10 the pub
| lie debt.
Mr., CURRY, of Alabama defended the position which
he had heretofore assumed with reference to this bill
which he contended gave to the bsneciaries the same
amount per that they received for the whole
Mr.. GROW, of Pennsylvania, expressed himself in
favor of the substitute which Mr. FENros of New York,
had given notice that he would offer. These pensions
should certainly from the time the soldiers
disabled.
| Mr.. HARRIS. of Maryland defended the citizens of
Maryland, particularly those of Bladensburg from the
imputations which had been cast upon their bravery.
History, with its impartial verdict had placed the charge
of improper conduct in connexion with the disasters
that field upon the then Secretary of War lie needed not
either before the House the country to stand up
the defender of the old Maryland line.
| After further debate of an unimportant character,
Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky moved that the bill
be reported TO the House. with the recommendation chat
| The ting he Whi
agreed to--ayes 81, noes 76.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, of Tennessee, the committee
! then
| The SPEAKER stated the question to be- ''Shall the
enacting clause of the bill be stfiken out p
| The previous question being demanded and seconded,
and the main question ordered, the question taken,
and the House refused to strike out the enactng clause
| yeas 55, nays III.
| Mr.. SAVAGE then offered substitute for the original
BILL providing that each surviving officer n-commis
stoned officer musician, and private, who shall have
served for term of sixty days, shall have engaged in
actual battle shall be authorized to receive pension to
the first day of the present Congress and
continue during his natural life that each officer &c.
who served in the regular army volunteers OF the States
and Territories, for the space of sixty days in lighting
the Indians shall be entitled to the benefits OF the act
that ii any officer &c. shall have died. his widow shall
be entitled to receive the pension to which her
husband would have been entitled that the payments
will be made at such time and place the Secretary OF
the Interior may direct that officer OF his widow
shall receive the until he shall have furnished the
is entitled to the in accordance with the provisions
of the act that the pay shall not be transferable nor
sezable by legal process but shall so to the beneficial
res and that and marines engaged in these
shall be entitled to the benefits conferred upon the
land pensions to be paid at the rate oil $40
year for twelve months service, $50 year for six
months vice, and $50 year for sixty days service
| Mr.. s. demanded the previous question pending
which
Mr. BRANCH of North Carolina, raised the point OF
order that the bill made an appropriation of money and
therefore should be first considered in Committee of the
| Whole the state of the Union
! The SPEAKER overrued the question of order. The
bill had been considered in Committee OF the Whole and
the committee had reported it to the House with recon-
| mendation
The question being taken on seconding the previous
question: it decided in the sativeaye 49, noes
1903.
Mr. FENToN, of New York then offered a substitute
for the substitute submitted by Mr. SAVAGE providing
that those who had been disabled by wounds received in
these should receive pensions to be regulated accord
ing to existing laws in relation to the pay of invalid pen
ons provided the amount of any pension they may here
oforc have received be deducted from the pensions to
which they might be entitled by this act, the pension
to date from the time of being disabled He demanded
| the previous question.
The previous question receveda second-aycs 81,
Sand the main question ordered
The question being then taken the substitute of
Mr. FESToS, it was rejected yeas 81, nays 80.
The question recurring the substitute,
Mr. SEWARD OF Georgia. moved that the whole sub
ect be laid the table which mot.on disagreed to-
| Mr. WALBRIDGE, of Michigan, then moved that the
House adjourn which motion being negativeI ayes
81, lO4he moved that when the House adjourn it
adjourn to meet Thursday next which motion did
not prevail.
The substitute of Mr.. SAVAGE then agreed to
yeas 1922 nays elias follows
YEAs-Mcssrs Abbott Alrain ALL Anderson Andrews Arnold
Atkins Avery, Bennett, nghurs Bingham, III hop Hiss, Bowie
Braton Buhntn Bhringme Eurne Bnraa, Caru'hcrs, Case
Janc CoCker tix, Comins Covode Cox, James Craig Curtis
Jo,a Timothy Davis Massachusetts, Dean
cwa Dick I,odd Dufc Elliot Farnsworh, Florence
Foley Foster Garre Ghdngs, Gme Goodwin Granger Gregg
Houston, Hughes Iiuycr Jeaet, Kellogg, klgore
Kunkc, Lawrence, Iciy, Humphrey Marshall, samuel
Marshall Mason, Maynard, Morrill, Edward joy Morris, Isaac ~
Nback, Palmer, Parker, Pendicton Petit rytn
Pike iote Puviancc Ready, Reagan Reilly, Rc,nd Robbins
Roberts RUSSELL Jthn Sherman shorter Robert
A. smith, spinner, stutn Stevenson, VIM Stewart
ham, Vance waldron, Ward israel Washburn Watkins White
Wool son, John V. Wright, aud H,Ihconer--l22.
B,rsslc, Bocock, Bouhim, Branch Caskc
Chapman r. Clark, Burton Craige, Curry,
Grocsbeck Grow, Hail. MARIAN, Hill, Horton Howard
jackson, jenkins o. W. Jones' Knapp Lunar,
cher Lvcy Maciay, Mcqueen Miller, Mlon, Moore, Morgan
Morse Mott Nichols, John Phelps, VIM W. Phelps
Phillips Richie Snidge Scales, seward, Henry
W. sherman Singleton William Smith, Saworh, Miles Taylor
Wade Wa Bridge Caiwailaier G Washbun, kllhu Wash
burnc, whitaey, Winslow, and wortendyke-6l
The question recurring the engrossment and third
reading Of the bill
| Mr. WIIrTELEY, of Delaware, moved that the House
adjourn pending which, n
The SPEAKER laid before the House the resignation
! of Hon john KELLEY of New York |gir5N
! The SPEAKER also laid befofe the House a communi-
cation from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting de-
tailed statement Of the expenditures OF the contingent
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