Mr. LOAN. The totalamount appropriated is about 800,000 dol are to pay these home guards. But they were not connected with the State of Missouriexec t asGenlFremont, General Lyon, and ot ers, took the responsibility of calling them into the service. They saved the U.S. arsenal; they saved the city of StLouis; they fought at the battle of Wilsons Creek, and they fought in Arkansas; they were an independent organization. but these 6 months troops were called into the service on the 23d ofAugust, 1801, I believe, by the provisional governor; and they were organized just afterthe battle of Wilsons Creek. Now, 6,000of them served for 5 months. In the mean time they were enlisted in the MissouriState militia and in the volunteer service of the State. In 1862, about the 25th day of July, when 4/5ths of the territory of the State of missouriwas in the hands of the rebels, General Sehofield, commanding at StLouis, by permission of Governor Gamble, issued Order No.19, by which every able bodied man in the State was required to be organized in the military service, and but 6 days were allowed them within which to report at the various rendez vous ready for service. Under that order about 8 regiments were organized, and reported for duty as many of them as were required, and they remained on continuous duty to a greater or less extent until some time in July, 1865. It was comulsory upon every able bodied man within the State to come into this organization within 6 days; the exigencies of the case being so great that it was considered necessaryto issue such an order. So much for the history of the 6 months militia, and those who were organized under Order No. 19, dated July 25, 1862. Now, I propose to call the attention of the committee for a few moments to the character and importance of the service rendered by these troOps. The committee will remember that they were called into service by Federal officers; that they were all the time commanded by Federal officers, and that they took the place of Federal volunteer soldiers. I hold in my hand Mise ellaneous Document No. (53, of this session; I do not propose to take up the time of the committee by going through the whole of it, but I will refer to one or 2 items in it to show the character of the service which these troops rendered. Our position is this: we ask only to be reim bursed the money that we have actually saved to the Federal Treasury. Our State filled its quota, as other States did, with U.S. volunteers and in addition we furnished from 70 to 80 regiments of the militia. of the State to aid and assist the Federal commanders in the discharge of their duties in that State. I call the attention of the committee to age 11 of Mise ellaneous Document No. 63, which contains a statement of the period of service of these regiments. I will cite a few of the regiments, without giving them all. The 4th regiment, of ten companies, served 14 months, from April, 1863, to June, 1864the 10th regiment, of ten companies, serve 16 months, from June, 1863, to October, 1864 the 11thregiment, often companies, served 18 months, from April, 1863, to October, 1864; the 25th regiment, of ten companies,served 9 months, from August, 1862 to April, 1863; the 26th regiment, of ten companies, served 27 months, from August, 1862, to November, 1864; the 27th and 28 h regiments, of 11 and 12 companies respectively, served 28 months, from August, 1862, to December, 1864; and many of the other regiments served from mne months to over 2 years. These regiments were organized, clothed, armed, subsisted, transported, and paid by the State of Missouri, and rendered service that was due from U.S. volunteers. As to the character of this service, and how it was esteemed by the military authorities in Missouri, I refer to the following extractfrom the report of the Senate committee, No. 107, of the 2nd session of the 38 h Congress: “The on rolledmilitia were 1st called out, in a most pressing emergency, by the commander of the Dept to supply deficiencies in the Federal forces. They have been kept in service after the emergency passed to enable the commanderof the Dept to send Federal troops to other points, as in the case of recnforcements to GenlGrant at Vicksburg, and to General Steele in Arkansas." The Federal troops that were necessary for the defense of the State of Missouri were sent out of the State to aid GenlGrant in the capture of Vicksburg and to assist General Steele in Arkansas, and their places were supplied by the militia. of the State, who were compelledto render serVice as U.S. troops in lieu of U.S. troops. “The importance of the service rendered h the enrolled militia is strongly attested by General Sehofield in a communiention to the President. under date of October 29, }863. lie says: “Tho services of the enrolled militia have been of great value, not only during the summer of 1862 when they were 1st organized. but also during the iresoutyear. The ten provisional regiments which the Governor organized or continuous service, and placed under my command, enabled me to relieve an equal force of U.S. troops and send them to GenlGrant. On several occasionsI have called out from one to 4 additional regiments for temporary service, to meet emergencies as they have arisen. With a few exceptions they have responded with promptnoss and iilacrity, and have done good service. "To the same effect is it letter from GenlCurtis to Governor Gamble, dated January 4, 1856.GenlCurtis says: the demand for troo 3 below has induced me to sendout almost everything, so there is only Merrills lt iment of U.S. lroo s remainin north of the river. This is only partially armed Ve must rely, therefore, mainly on the en“rolled militia. From this statementit will be perceivedthat the duties of the enrolled militia have been precisely thoseof the U.S. soldiers in Missouri. In all casesthey took the place and answered the pur, poseof Federal troops. In many casesthey relieved edersl troops, and in someonse stheywere engaged in actual battle. They especiallydistinguishedthemselvesat Springfield, in Januar, 1863 and received the warmestcommendationof General Brown, then in“commandin southwestMissouri. They contributed to the enpture of Vicksburg and the greatvictories in that quarter, bgnabling timely recnforccmentsto besentto Genera rant from missouri and theymaterially assistedGeneral Rosecrans to“rIetpel the late rebel invasion of this State. should be borne in mind that the enrolled mi litin were under the command of General Sehoficld while he remainedin Missouri. General Rosecrans had thesamecommandoverthemthat GeneralSe ho liinegld had, and though, owmiztosomemisunderstand between Governor Gamble and GenlCurtis, the hitter did not, during all of his stay in Missouri, have that command. it is believed the militia remdered him every assistancehe required, except in tlfic ]singlecaseof furnishing guardsfor provost mar: a s. "Tho payment of the largo militia forcowhich has been kc t in servicein this State at the instance of U.S.totesofliccrs, and under their command, is a.drain upon our resourcesthat wf arebut poorly able to bear. Appreciating this fact, endeavored.while acting Governor, in August, 1863, to reducethe militia for ccin se ryice and accordingly issued an order relieving the 8 I PIOVLSIOIllrllegimentfromduLv. This led to a ficld, correspondencebetweenGeneral Seho General Fisk and the State authorities, and finally, on General Seliofieldsapplication, the order was rese inded. After the rese ission of the order I called onGeneral Sehoficld and urgedupon him the necessityof relievmg themilitia. from active service. He promisedto relieve them assoon ashacould. but when holeft the Dept there were 3000 militia on duty. “0n the 2dof February last I addressedii letter to General Rosecraus requesting him to relieve the militia. Ho replied that he could n otthen, but that hewould do so as soonas the conditionof the dep r tmentwould permit. A large number of the mi itin ar"e still on duty. The POTUS and the SecyWar havedone all in their powerto place the anrolled militia on the samefconng WithFederalsol iers. These troops occupied the position of federal troops, performed the duties of Federal troops, and were to all intents and purposes Federal troops, except so far as their pay was concerned. General Sehofield, in response to a call of President Lincoln, made this statement in regard to them: “As an example illpstrating the valnecf this organization, on the 18thinstant called out the 7th regiment of StLouis to relieve troops in the city, which I Wished to send utter Shelby. Within 6 hours after the order was made the whole city was under the guard of this regiment and a tow colored recruits and the old troops were pu their way to JeffersonCity. The regiment was Justas vnluablo to me, during the short time that its services were reguired; as a regiment of regular troops would have con. Let me read again, from the statement of Governor Hall: " As soonas Prices invasion became a certainty, I authorized the various district commanders to call into service such portions of the militia of the State as, in their opinion, the emergencydemanded. A largo number of the militia were socalled into the service: sportion of them fought at Pilot Knob. othersparticipated in the defenseof the city, others fought and were cuptured at GlasgowWith Colonel Harding; otherstoughtunderGenernl Blunt in resisting thememys march from L exmgton to the western border, and gmall they ncquitted themselves wcll. It was the e l who killed the out law. Bill anderson, who for monYhs had been the scourgeof northern Missouri, and who had defied or evaded all troops that had been previously sent againsthim." As late as January 23, 1865, General Dodge, in command at StLouis, made the following demand upon the Governor of the State: HEADQUARTERS.DEPTor run Missoniii, Sr. LOUlS, January 23, 1. Govrnson: I respectfully request that companies of militia be raised by volunteers from such classes asyou deembestfor servicein eachof the following counties: Mounted One company for Warren and Mont:omery, one companyfor nlloway and Audrain, one company for Boone.one coin anyfor Rails, Monroe, and Marion. (toberaisedntl annibal;) onecompany for Howard, one company for Randolph one coin priny for Gliariton, one companyfor Carroll and Livingsion. (to ho SillilOllBtl in Carroll:) ono company for Ray and Caldwcll, (in be stationedin Bay; one companyfor Clay and Caldwell, (to be stationedin Clay) one company for Platte, one company fer Jnc son, one company for Lafayette. one company for Saline, one company for Cooperand Monitenu, one companyfor Osageand Marius, one company for Stodda, one company for Johnson. one company for Pettis, one companyfor Morgan, onecompanyfor Mississippi, one companyfor Scott, one company for Perg, onocompany for New Madrid, one company for apo Girardenu, one company for StGencvieye. Infanlru. One company for bridgeson the Pacific railroad, one company for bridge! on the Southwest Branch railroad, onc company for bridges on the Iron Mountain railroad, one company for rid eson the North Missourirailroad. Assoon as raise to be turned over to the sub district commander for the respectivecounties. I will order them subsisted as soon as they rendezvous. I most earnestlyrer nestthat none but experiencedofficers, and also old soldiers, be placed at the head of theseorganizations.menwhowill enforce ordersand maintain strict discipline. The Government will issue clothing, forage, arms and equipment i.(when the State has not sufficient arms and cquimentsto supply them. already issued to the E. M. Ml.) upomproper requisitions. I deem it important that this force be put in the field within the next 30 days. I am. Governor, very respectfully, your obedient "mm" o. M. DODGE, Major General. His Excellency THOMASE. Fan roam, Governorof Mismff. The report continues: "In accordance with the above request, the Governor issuedhis order directing the organization of the required number of coinpauies immediately, (January 30) and, as shown by the accompanying statement of the ndjutant general of the State there were raised and put into active servico aforce of 57 companies containing 4353 men. whose average term of service was 3 months dating betwoen the 25th of Feb ruary and 6th of July." From these statements the committee will understand that the State of Missouriis simplyasking to be reimbursed for money which tgat State has saved to the Treasury of the U.S. When we had furnished our quota of men under the call, as required of the other States, we had discharged our duty as a loyal State of the Union. But, unfortunately, our soil was a part of the theater of the war. The Federal soldiers that could be spared for that locality were insufficient to meet the exigencies of the case. We organized some 70 or 80 additional regiments, of whom the federal officers in command there took charge, and who were compelled to render continuous service for periods varying from 12 to 24 and 28 months. The State of Missouriwas required to pay these men, and in many cases to clothe and subsist them. All that we ask is that when we have furnished troops who were called into service by Federalof diwrs, who were under their control, and who acted in the place of Federal soldiers, we shall, to that extent, be indemnified for the money that we have saved to the Treasury of the U.S. We ask no compensation for what our State has suffered in consequence of bein embraced in the theater of war. We are wi ling to submit to the consequences of that misfortune. But where you have required us not only to stand between you and the enem, but to advance money that ought to have been paid by the U.S., we ask, as a matter of justice, that such exnditure shall be reim ursed to our State. We ask that the U.S shall pay now the amount of this expenditure the amount which the Governmentshould have paid originall to Federal volunteers. That is all there is in this bill. We ask no especial favors. It is because the exigencies of the case required us to do this thin that we didit. We have done that for the Government which we were under no legal obligation to do. We did it in behalf of the Government and for the success of the cause of the Government. The record is that we did our duty well, that we were ellicient, that we answered the same purpose as volunteers. These men fought time and again in battle after battle; and it is to their arms frequently victory was due. We have aid the expenses, and we ask to be reimbursed or those expenses; and that is all there is of it.