The national Republican., 1862-02-07
TnlRTY.sEvERTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE.
THURSDAY, Ee6. 6, 1859.
MEMORIALS, ETC.


Mr.. HOWARD submitted several joint resolu.
ticns Of the Legislature OF Michigan, all OF
which were duly referred and ordered to be
printed, viz:
Government for the establishment Of a military
school in that State.
Praying for grant of land for the construc.
tion Of a road from Houghton, on the peninsula
Of Michigan, to some point In Northern Wis
consin.
Praying for the building Of a lighthouse on
Lake Michigan.
Also, a memorial from citizens Of Michigan,
for the establishment Of an armory at Chicago,
Illinois. 80 ~.
Mr. KING presented a memorial from Ger.
man citizens Of New York, for the printing OF
the Patent Offce Report in the German Ian.
guage. .-
By Mr.. GRIMES. Eighteen petitions, with ssv.
eral thousand names Of citizens of Wisconsin,
for the employment Of homeopathic army
By Mr.. cARLILE, from ive hundred and one
citizens Of Boston, asking the Senate to drop
By Mr.. HARRIS, from citizens of New York,
asking Congress TO enco urage the active sup.
port Of all conditions, bond and free, in putting
down the rebellion.
treaty.
And, for the prohibition of intoxicating
| liquors to soldiers.
ISSUE OF SMALL NOTES.
Mr.. GRIMES introduced q bill to authorize
the issue of small notes by the Corporation of
Washington. Referred to the Committee on the
| District Of Columbia.
ARMY PAY AND ENJOYMENT BILL.
On motion of Mr.. SHERMAN, the bill relative
to pay and emoluments Of army officers, etc.,
solute nece,sity of reduction. The expenses
of the Government, for the irst quarter of the
year, ending June 80, 1862, were SOS, ,239, ,7S3 o.
and the estimated expenditures Of the other
three quarters amount to 1907 ,035 ,76l. The
expenses of the year ending June 30. 1868, rs
estimated, will be $475, ,33l ,245, with damages,
bounties, &C., in all At least $500, 900 900. But
in the present year there will be an additional
expenditure to the above of fl43 ,l30,927, max.
ing total, for this year, of $5l3 ,406 AGO.
be reduced, then mileage By the nearest routes
brought down to ten cents per mile; other EN-.
| ployees Of ofGovernment should share similar
reduction. The salaries Of army officers, when
the army was small, and an officer could scarce:
| ly expect to rise above the rank (and pay) OF
n captain much short Of lifetime, were rea.
| sonable. Now, 1t was different; officers were
getting higher pay than they could expect to
| obtain in civil life. Nor would they object
10 the reduction; he would be very glad to re.
ceive the resignation Of any officers who would
not cheeAGly acquiesce IN the necessity Of
reduction. The pay of the soldiers was sum
ciently low, and should not be reduced. The
disparity between the pay of officers and mer
was far too great, and should be remedied. He
referred II various abuses in computing ratiOns
mileage, &c , which should be remedied. II
was time that sacrifices should be made. BE
| recolleCted that in Ohio the supreme judgel
travelled all over the State, and lived on u sal.
ary of 900. He moved to amend the bill to
include in 1t the reduction of mileage, contin
gent fees &c.
| Mr.. DOOl,lTTLE wished TO amend Mr.. Sher
mans amendment, to compute al mileage by
the shortest travelled route, and reduce 1t iity
Mr.. POMEROY referred to the cases Of Sem
atOrs like himself, and the Senator from Ten.
nessee, who we're unable TO get to the capita
i by the most direct direc, route, and spoke o.
the difficulties and dangers Of travel by stage
coach, through mud, in which 1t became neces
sary to walk and carry a rail. He favored .
suitable reduction.
i Mr.. NEsMITH wished to sec the abuses O.
me mbers from Oregon had been alluded to. He
spoke of the dangers OF travel on that route
and said that the cost Of his journey here, with
mis- family, was So, 900. There was a law in hi,
State that provided tor a divorce in cases where
husband and wife were separated for year
it was therefore matter OF somo importance
that a family should not be separated.
Mr.. C0WAN suggested that the mileage
should be the actual expenses Of members II
getting, to the capital.
military bill a provision relative to Congress
, Mr.. DOOLITfLE said it was useless TO tall
of reducing the pay of others until the reduc
ton was made in Congress.
Mr.. RICE thought these reductions were moi
necessary; that they would occasion hardship,
to many. He did not believe the war would
! last long.
Mr.. CLARK opposed the introduction OF
amendments. They would lend to embarrass
the passage OF the bill. He would 20 for the
i mileage reduction in "A seDarAte bill.
| Mr.. SHERMAN modified his amendment to
read as originally offered.
Mr.. HOWE objected 10 intimations Of the
poverty of the country. The credit of the
country WAS good, though there might be
nothing in the Treasury. He would make \,
great reductions as any one.
Il Mr.. SIMMONS preferred taxation of salaries
instead of reductions, as more convenient ant
avoiding constitutional objections in certain
| cases.
Mr.. WILSON deemed it vain to boast of tht
credit of the Government. We should be ready
, to make sacrifices. We are already regarded
abroad as nation of plunderers, and we mus
prove our patriotism, II necessary, by Willingly
making all sacrifices, even to our blood, for hi
salvation of our free Government.
Mr.. DIXON responded in u similar strain.
Mr.. HOWE did not fancy this idea of merel,
playing honest while the war lasted, and thei
turn dishonest and put up the salaries again
The salaries were too high, and should be per
manently reduced.
Mr.. SIMMONS said that our monetary aft air
were by no means in as bad condition a
{ represented. He referred to the British debt
and said it was owed to English citizens, an
was not an element of weakness. II our loa
. should be taken by citizens, AS he hoped in Go
it would, it would not injure us. The countr
has resources and capacities, and a willingness
to use them; and If $500 900 900 is needed, o
81 900 900 900, or 81 800 900 00O it can be had
The finance question was not neglected.
Mr.. WILSON held that the credit Of the Gov
ernment had been impaired. While stocks G
tho State of Massachusetts were worth l043 pc
cent, those of the United States commando
but 80 per cent. A million, in one case, woul
' command more than $40 900 premium; in tn
other, there would be a loss OF SO 900.
+ Mr.. TRUMBULL insisted that what WAS wan
E ed was an advance Of the army. Victore
, would secure all the money desired. There ha
been hundreds of millions raised, and hundred
of thousands of soldiers brought into the fielC
, and the finest season for military operation
that was ever known, and the country wishe
, to see some result Of all this effort.
The amendment of Mr.. SUMNER was the
agreed to.