Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-01
oos@oar DAVENPORT IOWA FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST l. 1882
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ssest Ceusty gives Bounty Of $50
- Slngle esA o1S % 1arrieA ~
Volunteer ....,.
The Board net psssaast - call yesterday
morning at II o'el ,ek. for the purpose Of TAX.
ing into confederation the propristy Of o6sr-
Ing bosntiss - volontssrs.
Board called to order BY the Chairnas, G.
8. Rs Pressnt-Msssrs Ellie. Snyder, Pin.
nee. Frost. Ross. Msthes. Murray, Coleman,
Shsw. Earhars. and Qains. st-ta&
NJ Ross vas called to the chair 70 preside
over the meeting.
Ne. Ella offered the following preamble and
resolution and moved their adoption:
wsEaEAs, II hes bsss ssprsssssed to the
Bosrd Of Supervisors Of Scott eousty tnat 10
order to meet the call for addition.l enlist
useuts. it 10 necessary 70 pay bounty 70 those
VINO enlist, therefore
Resolsed. Thst We. the Supervisors Of said
soossy. do hereby appropriate for that par
pose. frou the county treasury Of said county.
sueh sum % may be necessary for that purpose
not exceeding 3l2 OOO.
Resoissd That the money 20 appropriated
shaiI bs under the control Of Q committee Of
six, three Of whom shall be taken from The
Board Of Supsrvisors, the other three from
the citizsns Of the county. f.fra
Rssolysd That the sum to be paid to each
volunteer. under this regulation. shall Be a.
foIlovs. TO vit: 10 every osrrisd man SIS.
to every single man the sum Of $50. which
suus shsll ssiy b paid - pssssssastss 70 ssid
committee Of tudicisos evidence q ssid volun.
teers hsviog been mustered ioto the service Of
the Uoited Htstss
psrvisors be, and be 10 hereby directed to issue
to ssid committee On the written order of
majority thereof. county wsrrsnts In such Gums
- ssid committee may direct, not exceeding
the smount heretofore sp,ei6sd, and that .sid
committee are hereby empowered to negotiate
the same.
Rrsolysd, That said committee shall consist
Of the following named persons. to Wit: G
Stewart Ellis. Dan. B. shaw. and Homer Car
psntsr on behalf Of the Board, and Hiram
Price. Geo. 3. G. Dow, and John L. Davies on
behalf Of the citixens.
Mr.. Els stated that tho bounty had been put
st higher figure % the resolutions than had
meet the nsesssities Of tho hour. They we're
paying $50 bounty In Rock Island and it
would pick off our men If We could not come
up to that. and - men With families were
justly entitled to higher bounty hs had made
that SIS which he considered very reason
able bounty.
Mr.. Frost wanted to know whether II the
bounty thus paid BY the county vas an immu.
nifty against drafting in case the other eounties
Of the State or district should not make up
their quota and also il this county could prop.
srly count men Who came from other counties
and volunteered ~ part of Scott county .
quota.
Mr.. Ells thought it made NO kind Of differ
soss which wsy the questions we're snsv cred;
the object was to raise men for the var to
promptly meet the demands Of the govern.
msnt.
Ar. Pinnso thought the qusstions we're Of
grave importance. He could not zee the pro-
priety Of furnisning bounties to volunteers and
raise this eouutys quota in that wsy. unlsss It
vas to cut off drafting, or furnish some immu.
nifty against it. l: 1t would not. then We
might ~ we'll 60 to drafting At once and run
our chances. He Vas not clear ON the subject;
il had not been presented to his mind 40 be
wanted IL, and be would move that the Board
take recess unit! two o'clock 10 order to have
time to reflect carefully upon the matter. He
wished to act undsrstandingly in the matter
Motion to adjourn Lost.
Mr. Els said be woud consent to an amend
msnt Of the resolutions 60 20 to make the
bounty pay able only to men from Scott county
in order 10 relieve the mind Of Mr. Frost. He
said that . regiment had been called for from
each Congressional district In the State with
but one exception, and that each district would
be expected to furnish its regimsnt-taking 90
msny men from each county Of the district
He thought that after Scott county had fur
nished her quota-220 men. NO further call
would be mads-but il she Vas called upon to
furnl.h men that other counties should furnish.
then che must do 1t. that's all. II the gov
srnment should make another requisi,ion-
for half million Of men. then We should, OF
course, be subject to draft without regard to
this action and be thought be might saisly
gusraotss that NO more than her quota would
be called for from Scott county under the
present requisition.
NJ Pinnso said be was opposed to Offering
bounties at this time to fll this eounty's quota
unless there Vas some degree Of certainty that
no drafting would follow. under the present
rsquis,tion, to help make up the quota Of other
counties in the district or State. Othsrwise
he was in favor Of the rssolutioa.
Nj. Ellie withdrew bic amsndnsnt sbovs al.
ludsd to-hs offered it without considsratiop
and would recall it He vas willing to pay
any man who enlistsd in this county bounty,
whether he ~ss . rssident Of The county or
not. All be vented to know Of the mao was
that he would fight to put down the rebellion.
Mr.. Saydsr moved an smendmspt to the
resolution 20 that il should give the cum ol
$7t to oil voluntsss. osrrisd Of sinels. p
NJ. Ells opposed the cane, On The sroand
Of safsirnssa He thesghs $50 vss fair
bsunty for single man-it might do them
NO good any how. bat It nsst b given 70
keep them from going elsewhere 10 enlist
and that On that basis. married man. man
with fsoily. susht 70 have 47S. =
Amsndmsnt lost.
| Resolution adopted usaaineuCly.
Comnittss-Asssrs. EIls. shaw and Car
psnser. -.