Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-26

SENATE

sEEATH.
The Senate met with barely quorum
this morning
PAY OF GOvHRNoR's STATT-Mr. sinnets
bill from the Committee on Military Affairs,
TO emend the law for the organization Of the |
militia, was considered In Committee Of the |
Whole, and succeeded by fixing the pay |
and stipulating the duties Of the officers Of
the Governors staff as follows:
The Quarter Master General shall per-
form the duties also Of the Oommissary
and Paymaster Generals, and receive per
ennum $1,000.
The Adjutant General shall perform the
duties also Of Inspector General, and re-
ceiVe So 600 per annum.
There shall be two Abide. Camps instead
Of four, one Of whom shall be Engineer-in-
Chief, and the other Judge Advocate, and
shall each receive 81, 200 per annum.
The bill vac referred back 10 the Milita-
ry Committee.
The Senate adjourned OF O'Clock for
want Of something To do.
HOUSE.
REMTTAHeEs OF SoLDIERs.-The follow
ing communication from Gov. Tod, was read
this afternoon.
COLUMBUS, March "a, 1862.
To the Speaker Of the House Of RsprSsnts-
tiVes:
Sir: In reply 10 the resolution Of your
body, desiring to know the success that has
attended my tefforts 10 procure remittances
from our soldiers in the service Of the uni
ted States" / have the honor TO submit
! L.-.--gAL l.. - nn1 V,v.vcs vnnVa knT
Of my staff, who has but recently returned
fom mission for that purpose. From
this il will be seen that Col. Young and his
colleagues secured for the families Of the
soldiers, the sum Of Sl25, 500 60-being
about 90 per cent Of the money paid to
them by the Psymsster. The effort demon
strates thst did not oVerrate the gener-
osity Of our gallant boys n the field; and
that q safe and secure means Of transit Of
the money is alone necessary to obtain for
the families Of the soldiers an adequate
support without resOrting to taxation.
The absence Of legislation providing fer
the appointment Of these pay agents, throws
degree Of responsibility on the Executive
that should not be borne by him; hence,
without the sanction Of the General Assem-
bly, it is not my purpose to make any fur
ther effort in the matter.
Respectfully,
DAVID TOD.
The report Of Col. Young states that he
was accompanied by Messrs. Chaplin
and Walker as assistants, and they three
went with PRymSsters Mcdowell and
Brown; visited twelve regiments, and OBJ
tanned remittanoes from about half the men.
Their expenses were $50 each.
The Communication and report were laid
upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Myers introduced q bill to amend
an sot fixing the compensation Of Members
of the General Assembly. The object is TO
limit the sessions to eighty days at 81 a
day; any time after that ct 81 per day, and
for any absence, except for sickness, all per
diem shall be withheld.
Mr.. Myers resolution in regard TO call.
ing upon the President, Secretary Of War,
and our members in Congress, as to the
conduct Of the rebel officers in Columbus,
was taken from the table and discussed
with much spirit and interest, by Messrs.
Hills, Reamy and Myers, in favor Of re-
moving the rebel officers, ct least those who
are talking treason; and By Messrs. Dresel,
Converse, Cook, and Flagg, in opposition.
Mr.. Dresel, Of Franklin, closed his re-
marks in opposition to the resolution, with
the declaration: "There are as good men
among these rebel officers as there are on
this floor"