Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-28

TrisDAY. January q. 1853
The President called the Senate 10 order at .
o'clock A. VI
/ Journal % Yesterday read and approved.
PETITIONS. MEMORIALS, &C.
I Mr. Blsir: From the Union men OF Hendricks
county. enclosing resolutions adopted at a meet
ins IN that county. Referred to the Committee
OF Federal Relations.
REPORTS.
Mr. Williams. from the Committee on Finance
reported back the Senate bill ia regard to the
fees of County TreaSurers. with recommends
ton that il lay on tie ttBle Concurred in.
| Mr.. March. from a select committee. reported
back the concurrent resolution with regard to the
pay of soldiers. With amendment reducing the
pay Of commissioned officers IN snch manner rs
the pay ia the several grades may be more nearly
equalized.
| Mr.. Ltnders opposed the amendment. He
favored The resolution as il came from the
| House he objected q buriening the Treasury
OF the Uuited States. The amendment ia
definite, as regards the pay OF commissioned Off
GERS.
Mr. CIaypool moved to amend by striking out
OF the amendment all that relates To commits
stoned officers lie was hot afraid 10 put him self
upon the record. The pay OF private soldiers
WAS always too low. and. IN the diluted state of
the currency the pay of officers IS hot too high
Mr. March agreed. in the main. with the gen
tlemai from Morgan I he amendment offered
los the committee proposed To reduce that pay,
but did not specify the amount. IL did not say
reduce all grades % per cent but LET the amount
OF reduction 10 those who knew better than we
10 what reduction in the several grades would be
fair aud Just
Mr. NJ ,n-6eld opposed the proposition to re
luce the paw OF officers. Distinctions must. in
the nature oi things exist in military life. Take
the military history of the world from the time ui
Julius Ca-ar uown, aud YOU will find that the
~tricter the discipline and the more marked the
distinctions between the grades. the more high
toned AMI efficient the army. He would be glad.
il it WAS possible, TO raise the pay of soldiers;
but that in the present state OF the Treasury, WAS
impossible. aud he would vote against the whole
nrOposiiien
Mr. Wolfe agreed with much that the gentle
nan from Jefferson Mr. MMsfeld) had said
IL is true in an arm, that Il soldier * look Ell upon
, mere mtchne. nut Senators here should re
gard them rs men having rights nj home, il not
, ia the army The reduction OF the pay of riIi
GERS would enable the Government to deal more
literally with the private soldier. ami for tllat
reason he favored the resolution it came from
the House j. the class of commissioned officers
in the army the only class who are not to be-
their SHIRE OF the burdens thIt fall upon the
shoulders of all classes of the peOpeI Are
they alone o. he exempt? The pay OF officers
vices rendered We hear OF these officers now.
in>,e I'd OF devi>ing plans to beat the enemy.
D holding meetings and passing resolutions de
4 nouncing tie loyal citizens OF their own State
denouucng members OF this Legislature as Il
miserable set of "butiernuts" These gentlemen
. are gettin. = little too fast and saucy. Thel
should remember they spring from the people,
and should he tau. LIT To attend to their own bu>i
ness. Brn. these men down TO a level that will
teach them 10 attend To their own business and
let other people attend to theits The same rule
holds good in churches Those ministers, who e
salaries were such mide them rich were al
Xay> meddling where they should not. The pureSt
preachers those who were paid the least
tie was opposed To the mere money patriot
Such men us Mcclellan and Burnside and Rose
Grams, men who cid not Fl, ht ioi pay. he did not
allude 10 in these rem lrks He believed they 4,
and many others were far above all Sordid aims;
but there were thousands of leeches hanging on
To the army who were Overpaid. and their pa,
should be reduced He favored the resolutions "a
IL anne from the House.
. Mr. Peak favoie j the re oluon reported by
the Committee. The responsibility OF the o.
de ly Serge mt WAS greater than that of any off
Ger in complny. That grade should he better
paid He spoke at length. advocating reason
able reduction in the ply of officers, and an ad
vance To The non commissioned officer and SOL
der
Mr. ClaypoOl. Ifrhat did not prevail lie would
vote for the amendment OF the Committee. aud
IT m 1t WAS lost he would vote for the House resO
luton. He did not think II general rule the
officers entered the service for the sake OF making
y money There may be instances, but he thought
. they were rare He wanted the pay of the pri-
Yates raised 1T all events lie was happy To see
that the majority OF the Legislature favored the
> increase Ii would have good effect on the
army and the country
Mr. White favored the amendment of Mr.
Cla,pnol. The soldiers from Indiana were in
tellie cent. and calculated when they entered the
service how they we're 10 maet the expenses he
, would, however. favor the increase OF pay tu the
: soldier To meet the increased price or value at ar
tcleS And he would oppose the re iuction OF
the officers pay The officers did not make them
! selves They chosen hy the men them
selves. with the full understanding OF the power
belonging to the position and the pay attached
To il. There WAS do division or brigade on re-i
. ment in the service ever petioned Va hive the
: pay OF the officers reduced. Mr.. White would tie
" always vi ling to vote to increase the pay OF gal
, liant soldiers lei by gallant men.
Mr. Horl had been in doubt how he should
vote. but the reading OF the army resolutions hid
settled his opinions These gentlemen were 81
;. liberal an. patriotic rs to take upon themselves
the whole burden and expense of the war. and a.
; they were generous 10 would vote tor Mr.
!, | ClavpnOl's amendment.
" Mr. Dawney would vote for the amendment OF
: Mr. Clayponl with slight modification II mi. ht
: Toe act of bad faith for TO, eminent To reduce
= the pay OF officers below the Amount siipulat ted
when they entered the service. He would not
vote To reduce the pay of officers in active ser
: vice but he would vote o reluce the pay oi those
not IN the fed. who were without commands. on
!. unnecessarily absent from their commands lie
&c WIS warmly in favor of the incre, se of pay Ia
privates. 10 MI. Cha, pool woud accept hi> niOdi
< dcation he would vote for the amendment
Mr. Ciaypool accepted the modification. II
WAS n good one Mr. C,aypool replied To the re
N marks OF those who had spoken OF the exorbt,mi
salaries of officers The officers of The arm,
u :, were not overptid. The ply OF Lieutenant
: Sos per month, not more than YOU pny your
. Pages He compared the military with tie civil
Offices and contendel elrno-ly that the pay
not dSpropprtiOue Ii retrenchmeut was need
!. ed. let il begin at home
,rl Mr. Shields thought this al 4 great fus-
. about nothing He din not think oar action here
would affec, much. Perhaps II il was known thai
e indtna. Con.reSs might ply atieiaion "a il. I'm
, pntatons had been ide IA the public press and
n elsewhere that the Democratic party would impair
| the efficiency of the army Resolutions had beer
i. passed in the army, and they had been trumpete,
about coming from Democratic officers. {,
v show that Democrats. as a party, we're hOuied at
- b. these resolutions. He would take or1 of these
ofice,s rom his District Co! tioodmg) TO show
what labor il took To make a Brigadier General
, That man sold whisky for twenty wears. pre-