The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-07-05

IL Is as
States. AM claimed. Amt allow
MASSACHUSETTS, S~3,53S2e4 $1,000
New 1ork, 9'95o',1o 55'S0I 90
osSio A" SIS 35S 2526'6a0
The following Is a statement of the
troons f,rr;sbe5 drr;no tho civil war
.0P,
from facts iurhisheu ny Assisa"' Au-
%jutant General Beck
Regiments
-. and Battalions.
MASSACHUSETTS 90
PennsriTsni. a5s
Ohio, 24O
Independent
Companies.
Massachusetts, 81
New York, ~
Pennsylvania, "a
Ohio, 20
Tins while Massachusetts furnished
ono hundred md ninety-seven regi.
ments AMI battolions less than New
York ON the nIeo of war expenditures
nm 70 tho DIST cf December. 1868.
she had drawn from the Treasury
Al 1877 67I more than New York.
While Massachusetts. furnished one
hundred and ninety regiments and bat
~tal;ona less Than PENNSYLVANIA. on the
nIe, of war expenditures I'D to the
51st of December. 1868. she had
drawn from the Treasury 81. 1872, 9O4
moro than P~ennsvIvania While Mas.
]socbusetts furnished one hundred and
sixtv-two regiments and battalions
Iass than Ohio ON the plea of war ex
nonditnres she drew from the Treasury
SoI1. 243 more than Ohio"
These facts, though twice charged
In the House. nave Y peer denlea.
Statement of the ID Auditor was made
December 81. 1868, and I assert and
can prove, if allowed to do so, that
Massachusetts has been chin deep in
the treasury from that day to this
The opportunity will not be given. l
hold in nv hand The Dahl Globe of
February 1, 1871, from which L read
"Mr. Morgan.-I ask unanimous
consent to submit the following reso-
luton for consideration at this time:
Resozeed, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be drected-to report to this
House the respective amounts claimed
by, and allowed to, the States auher
ing to the Union, and to the citizens
thereof, for expenditures made and
losses sustained by them during the
late civil war.
"Mr. Butler, OF Massachusetts
object"
Massachusetts, objected to investiga-
ton, and the doors of the treasury
were slammed in the faces of the peo'
pie, who are being robbed.
ur, mr., or ND n.ups
"AihN hAoh VT IL"
In this connection, let me call your
attention TO the bill 1 hold in my hand,
which was introduced into the House
by Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts,, who
perhaps in point of shrewdness has
not his superior in Congress. Mr..
Dawes began TO be regarded by the
country as a kind of treasury watch
dog" And I confess that OIL entering
Congress 1 was struck with admiration
| for what seemed to be his Jealous
watchfulness of what became of the
taxes paid by the people. The shrewd
Mr. Dawes whose tactics T did not AT
first comurebend. generally makes a
sneecb in favor Of r~etrenchment q
Jay or two comet;n,es an bour mr. two
before he makes a dive into the Treas,
urv. and when NV friend Dawes does
drive, he generally goes to the bottom
To do him justice. he seldom comes up
Win d waIe! maui Sou arc az
aWare my irleiu u - .o
INGENIOUS, nc M Chnirn"u - the
Fay ~ ,Snannia.;nns A.
committee on APPrcpIialions n
you Know an apProPLla'ion VA can o ~;
9e n. ny un~ onnnonr;ate
uo . me oodP rcPosLIS aPPiot "oH
- cieu .:,;rn Iii
vice oill' anu ln'o %ni 80 L. -,
our 1rlehu loves tnc 49, uJ r., "
the 1reasury' siippeo ~ a y rev ~on nn e..
giving 10 iot
coast deiences uurins Inc i"l.
nat don't SOUND much IKE clVll ser
vice, does H3 Inc Proposea aPPro
Prlatloh Was SIrien ou., y n
.rislai reason tnere wac NJ Mt. "T u,
lnoig .nS po5ft w;.h . aSn;ie
IL. TasJ y sooI;on Go. a.
na wIs onanu,t cIainsa would yet
go Lno,u"a H. o,a;m !;
~. ho",nSe - = tho oIa;m -
Wass.ohrsa,
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE WAR
OF 1872.
will NOT refer to the Hartford Con
~ventian. nor to the sympathy shown