New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-13
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WASHINGTON Feb. 5.-Senaie not In session.
Honse.--Mr Qnitman, Of Mississippi from the
Committee Oh Military Affairs, reported The following
Rssolesd. That the President Of the United State.
be requested 10 communicate to this House
l. What Is the whole number Of officers. non-com
nissoned officers, musicians and privates, whether
regulars or youteers. drafted militia at any
time engaged IN or mustered into the service Of the
United States Ia the last war with Great Britain.
z Also what IS the whole number, in like manner
engaged In any Indian wars during the same period
Distinguishing between the number OF those engaged
for the greater en- less period OF one month.
3. Also, what IS the whole number Of persons 20
whom bounty lands have been granted Tor services IN
the said inan fs from the close Of the revolutionary
war TO the commencement Of the war Of 1872.
Resolred farther, That the President be requested
also to communicate from any information IA the
possession Of the Executive Department, showing tne
estimates or approximate estimates OF the proDapie
annual cost the extension Of the system Of reyo-
lutionary pensions to the soldiers engaged IN the war
of 1912 and in the Indian wars
After brief discussion, the resolution was amended
motion Of Mr. Jones, OF Tennessee, by aading tne
following;
In any Of the Indian from the close Of the reyo
iutionary war TO the war OF 1914
The resolution, as amended, was then agreed to.
The Speaker called the attention OF the House to
the following response by J. D. Williamson to the
questions propornded 10 him by the House
WASHINGTON, Feb, 5, 1858.
To the Sneaker Of De i4onse 81 Representatives.
Tbirty-Fiffh Congress of the Y nte3 States:
: srR-fn answer to the questions propounded to
me BY the House, would most respectfully state
that when the Subpoena was served upon me. sum-
monIng me before your select committee, consented
to appear and prepared to do so, bat being under
heavy bonds in New York not TO leave the jail limits
of that city, called upon the Sheriff and told him
chat bad been summoned to appear before the COM
mittee and desired that my bonds should not be for
feited BY my absence He replied that if | left the
city voluntarily my bonds would be forfeited and my
pledged faith broken; but ii my attendance was
compelled, il WAS his opinion, as well as that OF my
attorney, that my bail would not suffer loss Upon
their advice acted snpp0sng it was right, and not
knowing that | was committing a contempt upon
your honorable body. / would cheerfuily aud with
out hesitation have appeared before the committee,
aud answered all questions put to me touching the
investigation they pursuing, had IL not been for
the restraint thrown around me ia New York.
/ now hold myself in readiness to answer such
proper questions as shall be put to me by the COM
mittee. j. ID. WILLIAMSON.
Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, stated that the witness had
appeared before the committee and answered very
promptly, without equvocaton or preyarcation. all
questions proponnded to him, and that the committee
had further business with him. He therefore
moved that the witness be discharged from the Gus
tody of the Sefgeant-at-Armes.
The motion was agreed to.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the
message Of the President in relation to the Lesomp
ton Consultation, with which it was occupied up to
the hour Of adjournment.