The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-19

ces of the county vii! allew
The committee have advertised for pro
posals for loans with which to pay bountles
and have received proposals for only Sl4,-
600 There appears TO he = hesi;aHcy on
the part Of capitalists is Offering for loans
until the action Of the Beard on the sub
.ject of bouuties 81 this session IS deter
mined Aud your committee believe chat
the offer Of an indefinite amount OF bnun-
ties, without the power OF raising by TAX
alton The interest, Will not only besulcidai
and fatal 10 the credit Of the COUNTY. Dat
will defeat the object il view that II we
recklesslv impair the credit OF the county
ky lavish and uncaIlel fer appropriations,
we will incasacitate the county for any
effectual actIon- FOR raising volunteers, CT
even for dscharging the sacred duty OF
providing for soldiers families we there
| fore recommend that the whole amount
expended for bountlcs shall. not exceed
| $4,000
| Your Committee will further state that
we have found it utterly impossible to get
| the prcoC required by the resolution Of
! Dec 3lSt, 10 enable the soldiers 10 get the
! bounty, and as it will be dishonorable to
| offer bounty and then avoid, By tech
! meal bubble, It's payment, we recon-
! mend that the certificate OF the mastering
II CI!iCGE 3ilii vi lt!S OiIIL'i, III Si.iI VI
! The reyruit, that he is actively on duty, as
sufficient.
Res0lcod That the resolution passed by
the Board at the special session held Dec.
3Gth and 3lst, 1863, Offering bounty of
800 to each able bodied man that should
enlist in the service Of the United States.
ana be duly credited to la Sale county
| by the 9TH day OF January. 1864, was in
! tended, and shall only apply to new en-
! listrserts within the county, and not 70
veterans in the field And that the com
tai,tee authorized to pay bounties under
said rcsoiutIen are auth oTizcd to extend
| the same 81 as 10 pay = bounty Of 500 TO
! each able bodied man being new recruits
I and residents 81 the county, enlisted into
/ the service Of the United States from the
| county of In Sale. and mustered into ser
/ vice between the el.h day Of Feb, 1864,
and the first day OF March, 1851 ProTi-
| ded they have not received bounty else
/ where. ether than government bounty
! AID shall be credited on the quota OF La
! Sale county. Provided that such bounty
shall be paid only to so many men as may
be necess.-+ 20 FL the quota ola Sale
. comfy unde~ all calls 70 this date. And
( also provided that the number OF men to
whom tie county shall be paid under this
. ro= sutton and The resolution of Dee. 3lst.
T 1853. shall no. il the aggregate exceed
900 naen.
Rceo,si, That volunteers eniistiug un-
der the resolution OF Dec. 3Ist, 1868 with
IN the tine specified and afterwards mus
tered II IN GOOD faith before the Ist day
Of March. 1864 shall be entitled To tie
bounty on making the proof specified in
/ this resolution.
Rzso'rsd, Tia. tbs certificate Of the
mastering officer, together with the certi:i-
cate Of the officer in charge, to the fact
/ that the enlisted man : duly in the SER
/ vice or thc United States. and or duty,
shall be sufficient proof 20 enti.le him to
The bounty.
( Ali OF which IS respectfully submitted
Sup Uise offered substitute fov the
resolution Of the committee. in substance
that thy pay : bounty Of 500 70 al vol
uulecss who have enlisted since the 9TH e!
January ~ IL the present time, and fur
ther, if more I2ea are necessary 10 Eli or
quota
Sup. Ra.Gwia o:.egei - AT amendment
10 to proposed substitute that the bonn
ty committee pay the boun!iss directed by
the resolution ci Dec. 3lst, 1858, 10 new
rccr..s oaIy. oc SO much Of the same as
rnay remain after dischatciEg al other 10
gal obligations incurred by saia rcsolu-
ton
The auaendasnt was adopted l. yeas
-. nays I.
sap. baldwin then moved to lay he
substitute Offered 10y Sup Ui=e) as amend
ef, On the table. which WAS agreed TO-
ye,s -. nays Il.
sup E.se then offered the following
! resolution. rs al amendment:
" That nothing IN thase resolutions sia!!
.--Fr = H. ~ ~
5suHty ose who have been enlisted in
the service under tAo late call for vo!un
tsers belonging to regiments thea IN the
field, and who g 10 FIJI up the late cal! Of
the President for volunteers, and who
have enlisted under the resolution Of the
Board adopted st the December session o.
the Board
Sup. Mcintyre moved 10 lay the resolu-
ton q The table. Carried % 10 9.
Sup. Fleming offered g. an amendment
I" tha: the words tie 9th day OF January,
1854, b. inserted in the resolution, in
stead Of the words the Eth day OF Feb
urary, 1864" Which was adopted, yeas
II. nays IL.
Sup Gilman offered As 4 substitute for
the port and resolutions Of the county
committee, a series OF resolutions, IL sub
stance. that the bounty coI..mittse com
municate with the Adiutant General Of
thi. State; and ascertain whether the
: quota I'll this State under AL calls has
been filed and if rot, what Is tbs present
quota due Gy Ia Sale county; and if such
quota is named, to offer a bounty Of 500
for q sufficient numb al recruits to I'll i,
not to exceed 400 recruits, including those
already enlisted under the resolution Of
Dec 3ist. last
Which substitute was voted GoYa. yeas