Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-26
who Are the Friends Of the soldiersl

sympathy WIN the Hoiniefs and omcerh III bhe
field. Notwithstanding every regiment is
crowded with Democrats; Notwithstanding
every Democratic Convention has expressed Its
sympathy by Resolutions with the gallant SOL
diers who have undergone tho hardships of the
campaigns; yet the impression is sought to be
created that they are the only friends Of the
officers and soldiers. There was a test applied
to these men, or their representatives, during
the late Congress. Let the officers who for
actual fighting have naturally expected promo.
tion, and who have been outranked by political
appointments, read the votes on the bill in
creasing the numbers Of the Generals, which
was before the House on the 26ih Of February.
We copy the following from the Globe:
Mr.. Cox. would ask the gentleman wheth-
er he proposes to call the previous question on
this bill, or whether he intends 60 allow amend
ments7 desire to offer an amendment which
I think the gentleman will accept. (Ciies Of
"read it.") send it to the Clerks deek to be
read.
The Clerk read the amendment, as follows:
Provided, That the President shall appoint
no one except for gallant and meritorous SER
Mr.. Mcpherson. l am in favor of that
amendment.
Mr.. Cox. Then hope the gentleman will
accept IL.
Mr. Mcpherson. cannot acceptit, because
this 10 Senate bill, and the amendments l
have reported are the amendments Of the
Committee on Military Affairs; but will yield
the floor to the gentleman 10 offer it. l. am in
favor OF is myself u lr-. p.
Mr.. Cox. That is all want. now offer
the amendment, substituting, however, for the
word "except," the words "who has not dis
tinguished himself"
Mr. MCPHERSON. Oh, DO; do not do that.
Let 1t stand as It was. That is better Ian
guage.
Mr., Cox. Very we'll. Let stand as first
offered IL.
The question was next upon the amendment
submitted by Mr.. Cox, to add as follows:
PTouided, That the President shall appoint
no one except for gallant aud meritorious SER
vice in the field.
Mr.. Cox. ! ask consent to modify that
amendment by striking out "and" and inserting
"or."
Mr. Roscoe Conkling. object
| Mr., Cox Very we'll; let US have vote on
| it as 1t is
On division there Eere-syes 6I, noss 80.
Mr.. Wsdsworth called for the yeas ana hays
on the amendment. "
The yeas and nays we're ordered.
/ The question was taken, and 1t was decided
In the afirmative-yeas 80, nays Al, as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. William Allen, William J.
Baxter, Beaman, Bddle, Jacob Blair, Sam
uel s. Blair, Blake, Bridges, William G. Brown,
Bufinton, Calvert, Chamberlain, CLARK, Glenn
ents, Collar, Corning, Cox, Crisfeld, Cutler,
Dawes, Diven. Dunlsp, Dunn, Edgerton, Eng
lish, Samuel G. Fessenden, Frsnchot, Granger,
Grider, Gurley, Hahn,, Hall, Harding, Harri.
son, Holman, Johnson, Kerrigan, Killinger,
Knapp, Law, Llzssr, Leary, Lehman, Low,
Mexican, Mcknight, McPherson, Mallory,
May, Menzies, Mooihead, Morris, Nixon, No.
BILE, Morton, Nugen, Patton, Perry, Pike, Por-
ter, Price, Robinson, James s. Rollins, Segar,
Shanks, Shellabarger, Sloan, William @.
Steele, Stevens, Stiles, Strstton, Benjamin F.
Thomas. TrImble. Tfowbridge, VslIandig CHAM,
Van Wyck, sWadsworth, Walker, Walton,
Webster, Whsley, Albert'S. White, Wcklffe,
Wilson, Woodruff, and Yeaman--92.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, BIker, Bingham,
Campbell, Frederick A. Conkling, Roscoe
Conkllng, Davis, Edwards, Elliot, Ely, Fen
ton, Thomas A. D. Fessenden, Fisher, Frank,
Goodwin, Hale, Hickman, Hooper, Horton,
Auschins, Julian, Kelley, Francis w. Kellogg,
William Kellogg, Lovejoy, Mclndoe, Justin S.
morrill,, OIin, Timothy g. Phelps, Pomeroy,
Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Riddle, Ed
ward H. Rollins, Sargent, SedgNiok, Sheffield,
Verree, Wall, Window and Worcester Al.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mark what followed The Republicans,
finding the amendment would cut out such
Brigadiers as CARRMsToN & Co., commenced
backing out Of their votes.
Mr.. Stevens. move to reconsider the vote
by which the amendment was adopted. have
entirely misunderstood the whole thing l
voted under an entire Interpretation. /
Mr.. Cox. move to lay the motion to re- |
consider on the table.
Mr.. Hickman. l ask for the yeas and nays |
on the iais5- motion.
The yeas and nays we're not ordered. l
Mr.. Hickman. call for tellers on the yeas |
and nays.
Tellers were not ordered.
The House divided on the motion to lay on
the table the motion to reconsider, and there
Were-yeas SO, noes 55.
Mr.. Menzles called for tellers.
AoAAOts WoAo SAeSACet oho ANoppto' AAOtmCh /
and Crisfsld were appointed.
The House again divided, and the tellers re- |
81, noes SO.
So the motion TO reconsider was laid on the |
table.
The bill then passed. 1t went to the Senate,
and then;to o conference committee, who re-
ported 10 with the words gallant and mefito-
rious services in the field" struck out, and
services "in the line Of duty" inserted, with q
direct view to reward any partisan favori.e,
whom they might think deserved promotion
for depressing Democrats or playing Provost
Marshal. The fighting men we're overslaugh-
ID, and designedly. Let the officers who are
passing resolutions be comforted; and let those
have done field service ana exposed their
lives, look for their friends among the Repub-
cans, II they can find them.
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