The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SIr. KELLOGG of Illinois, asked consent to introdu'
the following resolution

Mr. KELLOGG, of Illinois, asked consent to introduce
the following resolution
Resolved the be instructed report
this House bill that shall embrace all the organized Territories
States providing the by people Of ali
rora officers appointed by the President Also providing for
every actual settler thereon within sa Territories under such
and thereof the title thereof be
transferred said such time and such conditions
Improvement that person shall
entitled receive from the more than donation of
each said Territories shall provide pay
ing a, the inhabitants Of said TeTrores n IL remain in terrific
ria. until the Inhabitants Of Territory shall be
equal required representative
congressional Representations people amy
Territories who desire to establish State having
the requisite number of inhabitants and having formed constitution
FOR such State shah the be submitted
fair vote of the legal voters of such Terroryior approval or c
ton.
Objection made.
APPROPRIATION BILLS
Mr. PHELPS of Missouri, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported the following bills which
sevelly read twice and referred to the Committee
of the Whole the state of the Union and, together
with the accompanying papers, ordered to be printed:
bill making appropriate ons for the consular and d-
pomatc expenses of the for the year ending
June 80. 1860
bill making appropriations for the support of the
army for the year ending June 30, 1860.
TERRITORY OF DAcorA
Mr.. CAVANAUGH, of Minnesota on leave introduced
bill for the organization of Dacoa and other pur
poses which read twice and referred to the Commit
tee on Territories.
PENSION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, of Missouri the House
then went into Committee OF the Whole on the state of
the Unon--aycs 81, noes 49--(Mr. HOPKINS of Viz
gnia in the char)and resumed the consideration of
the bill granting pensions to the officers and soldiers of
the with Great Britain OF 1872, and those engaged
in Indian during that period the question being on
the I'M m Of Mr. of To m
clude those who served in Wayne Indian war,
The question being taken, the amendment adopted
Mr., CLARK, of Missouri, offered amendment X
tending provisions of the bill to the Territories so
to include those settlers of Missouri who had suffered
from the incursions of the Indians
Mr.. ATKINS, of Tennessee, regretted to the bill
loaded down with amendments. He felt il due to the
memory of the dead well to the gallant living to
grant these pensions.
Mr.. KUNKEL, of Pennsy lvania had no intention that
this debate should be confined to the members from Ten
and Kentucky. He claimed Pennsy lvania the
soldier State of the Union. There three things
public man in Pennsylvania could dare to do and
live. He dared vote against supplies to the ARMY
when the country was actually engaged in war; vote
against fair and honorable accession of territory vote
against granting pensions TO the old soldiers. y
Mr. SANDIDaE, Of Louisiana, quoted from the re.
port of Mr. Calhoun TO show that the amount that would
be paid under this bill would equal the entire amount
paid to them during the
The amendment of Mr.. CLARK rejected.
Mr. WHITLEY, of Delaware, offered an amendment
to exclude the soldiers of those States which passed laws
prohibiting their militia from going without their. Dor
ders and refused to place their militia under command
the President Of the United States when Congress had
declared Under the present bill these soldiers could
claim pension He contended that the who would
not fight for his country upon the hope of pension
ought to leave his country for his countrys good.
Mr. DAVIDSON, of Louisiana, regretted that he had
not time to reply to the remarks of Mr. CuRRY, of Ala
bama The souls of the soldiers of the of 1912 had
been tred they had only had their services recognised
once and then but for little time and he hoped that
the present Congress would perform its duty in passing
the bill before them
The amendment of Mr. WHITLEY defeated.
The question recurring the amendment of Mr., GAR
TRgLL, of Georgia
Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohio said he wanted to place the
soldiers of the of 1872 and those engaged In putting
down the Indias hostes of that period on an equal
footing with the prvaes of the old continental line He
opposed the present bill eoo,'se II dscrmnated against
the soldier in favor of the officer sproposi
lion wdHd only Involve an expense of about oneanon
five hundred thousand dollaT.
Mr. GIDDINGS, Of Ohio opposed the proposition sub.