The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-10-03
JOHN H. B aI!HVitIAA VOTE
The Bounty Bill.
A SHORT SKETCH Of 4 dread AID
II RTTfEa' P6ATIGIha.

In the House OF Representatives, july
~, 1866, tSee Cong. Globe, pages 1886 4
1888, the Senate and Housed Conference
Committee reported on several amendment,
to House bill 737, making appropriations
| for ciyilexpenses of the Government, and
among Others the Committee recommended
agreement to the section giving to member,
of Congress S5000.00 a year, and twenty
cents a mile travelling expenses, and also re-
commended agreement to the section giving
to soldiers who served three years $l0l
bounty, and to those who served two year:
$50 bomty, &c. The question was ther
taken by yeas and nays on agreeing to the
rapn t. wEiichswas the same as voting yes OF
no on the bounty bill.
During the r~ol.-clll Mr.. Bingham was il
his seat, and answered NO!
Mr.. Hubbard said: | cannot get what
want for the soldier (alluding to a bill tina
would e~qualize DO l%nties) and so | will take
what | can get. | change my vote to AYE
Mr.. Bingham did not change his vote.
Mr.. briggs. | hope the gentlemen who
are in favor of bOunties to the soldiers, but
who are 10th to vote to increase their owl
| salaries. will contribute the surplus of Their
salaries to the soldiers.
Mr.. Bingham made no reply.
Mr.. Bergen: On account of the soldiers
| change my vote to AYE.
Mr.. Bingham said not a word.
Mr.. O'Ncill: | vote aye so that We
NAV get a bounty
Mr.. Bingham was again silent.
Mr.. Cullom: For the purpose Of securing
the soldiers bounty, | vote aye.
But no "ave" came from Bingham.
Mr.. Ferry then said: Steadily have vo-
ted against increase OF pay to members OF
Congress, because | am opposed to any IN
crease in the present condition of our inan.
ties. Three times upon this very propposi
| cion has my vote been recorded against it.
| Now it appears coupled with the increase
of bounty to our gallant soldiers. 1t may
be that ~headoptioa of the report may hang
| upon a single'vote. The Issue must be met.
1t IS bountY or no bounty to the soldiers that
must now be considered. Let me here
reply to a proifcrcd suggestion, that mem
bers need not be so sensitive about voting
| themselves adequate pay, for their surplus
can be distributed to the soldiers, that sug.
gestion shall reconcile my action. My
Vote shall be fortified by acts. | therefore
ask to change my vote, and will hold myself
| A0SWGrdulU W VI bcUtuU VI INV O''4IClS "
the extent of such surplus, [ now vote
AVE"
But this appeal did not move Mr.. Bine'
cam. He remained firm against the sol
diers. and on counting the vote it stood 81
for the bounty and 80 against it, so that
Mr.. Ferry vote passed the bill.
The following is the official vote;
YEAs-Anderson, Banks, Bafsor, Reuia-
min, Bergen, Clarke, tullom, briggs, Eek
lev. Eldridgc. Farnsworth, Farquhar, Fer.
Hotchkins, Hubbard, Ineersoll, Jenckes
johnson. Kelly, Kerr, Knykendall, Latham
lie Blond, Lefrnich, Marston, Maynard
| McClung, Mccullough, Moorhead. Myers
Miller, Newell, Niblack, Nicholson, O'Neil
Patterson, Randall, Rice, Rice }. H., Strust
Schenck, Taylor. Taylor n. g., Thornton
Van Horn b., Van Horn r., Whaley-5l.
NAys-Allison, Ashley, Baker, Baxter
Bidwell, Bingham, Boutwell,, Bronnell,
Broomall, Cobb, Conkling, Defrees, Eggles.
ton, Elliott, Finck, Garfield. Harding, Hart
Hays, Hubbell, Kasson, Kitchum, Kountz
Latin, Lawrence c., Lawrence W., Lynch
Morrill,, Orth, Paine, Perham, Phelps
Plants, Price, Ritter, Ress. Sawyer Shank.
lin ~shellabafger, Stokes, Taber, Thomas j
L., Trimbel, Van Amman, Walker, Wilson
j., Wilson s., Wright-50.
IhiSlS certainly u leITinie FtcoTu Vi III
| gratitude for which Mr.. Bingham has nc
excuse, because if his conscience troubled
him about taking more pay. why did he no
purge himself as did Mr.. Ferry and other!
| and still stand by the soldiers, who periled
life and limb to save his property and thu
government that protects him. If st
squeami ii about taking more pay, why dix
- come home after voting against the sol
diers bounty, and run right into convention
to snatch another two years pay in Con
gress from Col. Poorman, Who had beer
out in the war and deserved to go to Con
gress? Let the soldiers s.
Mr.. Bingham has been ten years in Con
gress. and held p sitions as Judge Advocat
and Solicitor of Claims; and his little earn
ings may be a curiosity to some,
Ten years in Congress, $1,000 : $4,000
Mileage, $4oo 4,0o(
/ One year Judge Advocate 300
Solicitor of Claims = 800,
$4,000
Twoy year, mere at $1,000, will make witt
mileage over $4,000, and vet he could no
vote that poor widow of a dead soldier, 0