Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-06

resolution Of Roscoe Cqnkling. in the house
K was deemed prudent to make no public
claim as to authorship while the war
lasted.
The wisdom OF the plan was proven, not
only by the absolute advantages which re-
suited, giving the mastery of the conflict
to the national arms and evermore assIr-
ing their success, even against the powers
OF all Europe. should they have combined,
but Il was likewise proven by the failures
TO open the Mississippi or win an% decided
success on the plan first devised by the
government.
II is further conclusively shown that no
plan. order, letter, telegram or SUGGESTION
of the Tennessee river as the line or IN
vasion has ever been produced, except in
the paper submitted by Miss Carroll on
November 80, 1861. and her subsequent let
tiers to the government as the campaign
II is further shown to this committee
that the able and patriotic publications OF
memorialist. in pamphlets and newspapers,
with her high social influence. not only
largely contributed to the cause OF the
Union in her own state, Maryland, but eN-,
erted a wide and salu.ary influence on All
the border states.
These publications were used by the gov-
eminent as war measures. and the debate
in congress shows that she was the first
writer on the war powers of the govern
ment. Leading statesmen and jurists bore
testimony to their value, including Presi-
dent Lincoln, Secretaries Chase, Stanton,
Seward, Welles and Smith; Attorney Cen
eral Bates, Senators Browning. Doolittle.
CallameT. COWan. Reverdy johnson and
Hicks; Hon. Horace Binney. Hon. Benja-
min II. Brewster. Hon. William NJ. Mere
dith, Hon. Robert ]. Walker, Hon. Charles
O'Conor, Hon. Edward Pierrepont. Hon.
Edward Everett. Hon. Thomas Corwin,
Hon. Francis Thomas. of Maryland, and
many others found in memorial.
In view of all the facts, this
believe that the hanks of the nation are
due Miss Carroll, and that they are fully
justified in recommending that she be
placed on the pension rolls of the govern
ment, as a partial measure of the recog-
milton for her public service. and report
herewith a bill for such purpose, and rec
mmen its passage.
To accompany this report General Bragg
prepared and suggested the following bill:
BE it enacted, That the same sum and
emoluments given by the government to
the major generals of the United States
the date of her services to the country, in
November, 1861, to the time of the passage
of this act; and the further payment of
the same amount as the pay and emolu-
ments of a major general be paid to her
to the end of her life, as a partial measure
of recognition of her services to the
nation"
But the military committee says Miss
Blackwell. having made this excel
lent ummary of evidence. Endorsed Miss
CAROLS claim in the strongest manner
and prepared a noble and fitting bill 1.-THE
other committees had left the award a
blank. to be filled in by a puzzled and TN
willing congress. which preferred to do
nothing at alb. became greatly alarmed at
what il had done. Leaving the report I'M
changed, at the last moment It hastily
place the following surprising performance:
d" BE il enacted. that the secretary of the
interior be, and he is hereby. authorized
ard directed to place upon the pension
rolls of the United States the name of
Anna Ella Carroll, and to pay her a pen-
sion of $50 per month from and after the