The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
SAFE BOrNIIEs.

Then there is also pending the whole que,
ton of state and local bount.es l. Dr pa.
In the future. The aggregates Of IL
amounts involved in he payinea- C pas
and future bOuaties WILL be se-y l-TSe-sC
large as 10 make Il -. great question q
the session. Ihe payment 81 the Staf'
bounty OF one hundred dollars % &C. r
the SIX thousand men required 70 G.l -,
present call f9f troops. viii be six hundred
thousand dollars, but II the bounty b. ~
creased 10 two hundred dollars. the dTa4l
from the Treasury w.l rise u Cne million
two hundred thousand dollars. \ Tax Of
this kind, Of course Will touch The prop
erty OF every ter payer in the state, I'D
must be an important lng1cia. mea-ure.
Governor Blair tells us That according 70
the Law OF last session. bounty Of one n~--
bred dollars was paid 10 each VOLUNTEER
the State 50 long a. the appropriation
bali million dollars lasted; and he think
It very questlonab'e whether the expendi-
turs accomplished anything 30 r-r a. &C.
ting an additional volunteer was cOHcernCi =.
and that the number OF persons enlisied
since the State bounty ceased 10 30 paid.
for want OF money IS so la-gs tAe. Il Will -
qulre not less than seven bundled thols a.
dollars 10 pay them The state bounty o. one
hundred dollars each, so IS 70 put thc.4 DE-
par with the soldiers VINO first enlisted
he gives IL as bis ju lgment, that 10 sta.e
bounty should be paid. but If any be paid.
1t should be 10 those veterans VINO shall re-
enlist In the service.
Gov. Grape recommends the adoption Of
thorough, vigllant and persistent system
ofrecruiting TO I'LL and keep full al calls
FOR troops, aud in advance Of such calls
but he does not specify in what way the -
existing Is to be done.
The practical question which comes be-
fore the Legislature Is, shall there be any
State bounty? In opposition TO this boun-
~, II has been urged in the House that
each sub-district owes specific debt TO the
Government which Il is bound to pay from
It's own resources and also that a State
bounty would tax the different districts
very unequally, inasmuch "a some Of the
districts we're clear from all calls on tie
present draft, while other districts were far
behind. Several members from the Fifth
Congressional District, which is clear OF
the coming draft, declared that that dis
trict ought not to be taxed 10 help pay for
other districts which had been careless or
parsimonious. To remedy this it Yves sug-
gested that each district ahead, should re
ceive one hundred dollars or each man al
ready furnished ahead, or that the bounty
should be paid only on future CALI.
Mr.. Grlswold, of Kent, started the broad
proposition that the war should be sustain .
"A by property rather than by population. 4
Uas il right that thousand men, worth
thousand dollars each. should pay as
Z oh for the war as 4 thousand other men .
. i hall a million each? Several members ]
8 IN favor OF a State bounty because it I
i'd reach large amount OF property +
: CD ought 10 help support tho war; but
-ieh now contributed nothing. One mell-
Der mentioned q man in his town who
owned four thousand acres OF land. Of which
one thousand were improved, aud be had
two thousand sheep. and yet he had not
paid one cent toward filing any Quota
Mr. Chapman, DEM Of Detroit. spoke
at considerable length against c State
bounty. These bounty questions grew out
Of the war, and were It's natural result
Want, Generalization. bOunyjumpers and
substitute brokers follow IN its train This
will 20 down TO several gen
srations, making them worse ;han they 9th
erwise would be- The bounty system was
q mistake and an evil; it was a confession
Of the weakness Of the Government; it had
prolonged the war. and he believed with
Gov. Blair, that we should have had lest as
many volunteers if nc bounty hal been
paid. But if we were 10 have q bounty.
Dne hundred dollars local bounty paid into
the mans hand would be more cleo u, p
getting q recruit than three hundred dci.ars
State bounty, deposited IN the Treael-y q;
Lansing. The soldier is apr 10 be very
childish. impulsive man; not very interest
ng before he gets his blue coat On: is es-
ger to grasp all the bounty he can ley his
lands on, aud equally eager 10 spend It as
hst as possible, and regrets the necessity
'f entering on his active duties as \ solo 81
while single dollar remains unspert -
There were some exceptions. b-t tbs VS.
he general rule among thousands CT se-
fruits be had seen. His Constituents had
ZONE fully up 10 al demands made ugon
hem for volunteers; and were they VOW 70
70 called on IN addition TO help others
gain and agains
Mr.. Look, (Dem.) OF Oakland, agreed 6
with Mr. Griswold that wealth
hould pay the expenses Of the war. Nine
enths Of al the wealth In the State As In
&c haads Of men over forty-five vesrs Of ID
&c, who could not be drafted. and would
ct enlist voluntarily. and generally would =,
ot pay anything TO those who dii enls..
he young men give their bones and sin ?.
VS. to protect the property OF the old men =
~ ~~~%-A - ASA4N- -NlAAC4S tN- ..
rything without murmuriug. while the
lea Of public distress AMI suffering came :,
ON those who lived in ease and luxury e.
ONE. Much was frequently said about the .,
Iurels Of glory which encircled the brow Of
be victor, &C., which was all very well Tor
stump speech, or lecture; but neither :.
me, glory nor immortality would buy
lad OF wood to keep the soldiers family
ON freezing or loaf Of bread to keen
hem from starving. Besides, under the Il
resent regulations, young men must 20 10 OF
1e war, and should be generously conpen- 81
ated by those who stay at home and have in
leir property protected. The payment Of W
onnties will weaken the arm Of the traitor. ri
I'd strengthen that Of the patriot. Mr.. E.
COX made the best speech that was made c
the subject
Mr.. O'Grady, ofMarQuette, sustained the h
Obey Of a large State bounty, and the con- b:
equent taxation Of the property in the n'
hole State. Unnecessary, he would 90 for C
State bounty as lar~a a. e. -, nj