The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-10-30
The Political Field,
THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE AND THE UNION
SOLDIERS.

the WaShingtOn correspondent of the Boston
journal In the deficiency estimate transmitted
to Congress Feb D. 1854 the following amounts
were asked for to enable the Treasury Depart
ment to pay such bounties a, might be certified
to be due bv the accounting officers: Bounty to
volunteers and their widows and legal heirs,
; 1000; bounty under act of July Is. 1866 500
900 1t WAS stated in the same estimate that
/ he balance of the appropriafion for DAY of Two
and three vears voInnteer. was considered suf-
tcient To nav all an,nnn,S tb.t ni,ht he ,.erttad
i; ~ ~ e: i V ,; ~ ga ~ ny
u ~, ~ !ii' n>Cal }S"' eiluis ouh' ~ 10 III
the DencienGy Dill, as reported TO the House OF
Representatives. no provision was made for
Auditor called attention to the matter and Stat
ed that in consequence of new legislation the
balance of the appropriation for pay Of volun
teer> would be insufficient, and that increased
appropriations for bounties would be required.
III f>.a!eu 1at eloo'oe9 mou our pe heeugu ior
volunteers and their widows So and 800 600
for bounty under the act of .Iulv y. 1SGG. The
Scnafe Apnronriation Committee arnroypH
these amounts in the Deficiency bill. but the
House nonconrurred i'm the amendment Final
i, The matter Was comnromi>ed in Committee.
Of Conference Sl0 O0o instead Of 800 600 hrjnu
tppropriatrd for nav $40 900 instead of Sl0O.-
00G for bounty under the ACT of 1856. ana 500
600 instead of ~ 600 for bounty 10 volunteers
and legal heirS The apurauriaiion~ for bonn
nos are nov .xhau>tel and nayupt,t. u1.t he
SUSPENDED. There are only 4 few thousand
dollar, left far .,rrpar. If NAY which vilI nrn-
baby he ex ha1.frd in three months The new
legislation to which the Auditors referred. and
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i iGunu ~ .iie "1t - 'une %
~ IT, " ~ 4TI 'ne nus 80 pa. Vi ~
Ma NJ I,,I IsIt ~ bo,etiiu
OF Section I, act March ). 1S65. in relation to
three month~'> extra pay TO volunteer officers,
ana the acs of July ). lS>4. to relieve certain
soldiers from the charge OF de>ertion.
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