, 1864-01-12

pletc order, to give the boys warm supper at +
Home" Halt a seore Of ladfes and soYerai re
tlemen, waited very inpatientl5 till afer 10 o'cIoc
when messenger returned with the word that Il
regiment marched from tic P. & Ft. Wayne
tue c. d N. ". Railroad depo.-thss they fou,
lhey had not time to come up into tho city for 81
rer. The boys who had been two years fro
home, would rather miss their snppcr, than ri:
the 1oas CT trnin TINT would bear them to the
families and friends few hours earlier
| BOARD Of SUPERVISORS.
ExTR.A "A s r. 9 $40 N.
The County nounties to be Continue
..1nserestin.s Discussion on the
Subject of Quotas
The Doard Of Supervisors Of Cook County met
special session yesterday afternoon, pursuant to
call aligned By twenty-one Of their number, TOGO
together for the purpose Of considering and actiu
upon proposal to continue the payment Of tt
County bountlea to recruits enlisting to Ill up th
| quota under the present call. The Board came
order at O'Clock, tho following gentlemen betn
| present;
The President, j. II. Allen Of Elk Grove, an
Supervisors A]gcr, Brown, Cammack, Charleston
Dalton, DeWoll DrandorR, Edbrook, Flomine
Farwen, Fisher, Gibbs, Gage, Gormley, Haines
Hopkins, Irwin, johnson, james, Morgan, MyricE
McGlashen, MeCaaery, Niles, Pancker, Pinno,
Pueheek. Peacock, Rccs, Robinson, Russell
schie1dfng, Smith, stenhans, steinmullez, Setback
ford, Taylor, ". W., and Ward-89
The reading Of the minutes was dispensed will
and the call for the meeting was read by the Clerk
Supervisor johnson moved that the Board d.
not at this session transact any other business
than that for which 1t was called. Laid on th,
table.
Supervisor Gibbs on the part Of the War Funi
Committee, offered the following:
0rderrd, That the War Fund Committee he
and they arc hereby authorized to continue the
payment OF bountics under, and By virtue Of the
orders heEetoto5e passed By the Board Of snperv
persons Who AZ far as can be ascestained shall be
credited on the quota Of Cook County under the
last cal of the Presldent Of the United States, aud
On Or subsequent to tho 11th day Of December,
1888; provided that the payment Of said bountief
ehal1 % eease e whep drait is ordered to take place
Cook County is filed.
supervisor W. ". Taylor moved to amend By
extending the benefit Of the bounty to all wtc
should have enlisted from the County between the
18th day ofAugust, and tho 11th Of December
Supervisor Mcolashen asked ii the Committee
had anything to report, md ii the Committee bad
asccrtalned how many more were needed.
Supervisor Gibbs replied that the Committed
had paid bounties to os2, and about a23 Others
were waiting to receive it. besides several at Camp
Fry and Camp Douglas, whose number the Com
mittee had not get nEcertaiued. They could not
tell what was the quota.
Supervisor DeWoH showed the absurdity Of Mr,
Tsylors motion BY stating that It would ba equally
judicious to pay all who had enlisted since the war
commenced, Ms to include those Who had enlisted
before the bountfes were declared, but after the
cath Of August.
The amendment Of Mr. Taylor was lost by yotc
Of against &c.
Supervisor Rees proposed TO limit the time for
paying bountles to the time for which the govern
ment would pay.
Supervisor johnson stated that they had already
about II men who had enlisted since the 4tl OF
January, who we're expecting to receive tho coun-
recruiting officers that they could get men yet II
the Hovesnment and County would resume boup-
ties. but not otherwise.
paid after the next session Of the Board.
Supervisor Charleston said that they were cx-
pecting news hourly from Washington. In refer
nents; there is but little doubt That Congress
would decide to continue them.
snperT'sor Dalton offered an amendment, as FOL-
'o"s.
Ordered, That the War Fund Committee be and
they are hereby authorized to continue the pa v
ment Of bountIes under and By virtue Of tho orders
heretofore parsed BY the Board Of Supervisors Of
listing in the service Of the United States from the
9TH day Of January, ttGf, to the Tth day Of March
1sC subject nevertheless to all the restrictions nnd
limitations contained in the original order exccpt
to extension OF time.
Supervisor Rees offered a Communication FINN
Major c. ). Stohlhraud Major and cbief of Anil
lery Of the 18th Army corps. which urpcd nno1 N.
Boafd thut such amendments NAV be introdnce1
y III enaoe ne COMMITTEES topay hounties to al
rcn,o I.cv Intu tne eouaty slnce tle 3st OF De-
~ Aeo' netetleo 10 Inc ;" "aE FUND commits
Sr,orr,so-
.me1,ri hr III s suPpof'eo INC Original ordesas
dhs snestq.o sn Of Supervisor Doon WIS., then
Tic cierls read communication FINN actin,
,ois n'cse1!as O! me ltth regiment Of III
M sas " %vn e. r. Chatles, stating
3 ron tie eonnty ior tat rsamont me me- etIy and
al sss assy G Tao m ae
rent Of bounties to lhose enistGna haf,,aa aos
It md 1lth. ~'''s~''3e 1N'"ee1 0ee'
Supervisor Alger offered the following. Il
truccd to comnunicate with the nrnnnr of,ee, ~
'flce1s for the purnosc, If possl6le Of hayin9 the
uota at draffeij man ~ f:naE rn,,nt. ~ snttEs sas
mons the respectye towns and trar1,a nf ia sai
The Supervisor stated that it WAS an undoubted
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