The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-10-01
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say ,o.proyidc torsa National
when the bill came up, upon
Of tho conference of the Com
the two Houses. Whaley VI
emily absent again; but tbf
by The decisive yolo Of SO to
came law. Globe p. 3sa.
Coufscalion bill came up, and 5.
ton of its enemies to lay II on The 10,
Whaley was silent again. Globe, ge
4l2. The bill, however, was not laid
on the liable. Subsequently, The bill
was recommillcd to the Committee on
, (he Judiciary, and on motion to lay on
the table the motion to reconsider the
vote reeomuitling, Whaloy voted 9Th
Yallandigham and all shades OF @the
opposition" and with enough Union
men to carry, and the motion prevailed.
See Globe oxlrn session page AIS.
Vote on agreeing to Conference on
Revenue Bill. WhaIey sientaguin. G..
p, 4le SO for VaIlandingham and SO
others voting nay.
On page 43l, Of the Globe for the
Ezra Session, will be found most re.
mor&ab'o vote for ga good Union man :;
to give, when legsIOiing to suppress
rebellion, The vote is, on laying on
the table the ConGscation Bill; and,
strange as it may seem, Nh Whalcy
voted to lay it on the lable-voJed with
Yallandighan, WickliG, Voorhees,, and
Co., and against the Union men. The
bill however, was not laid on tho table.
On motion 10 adjourn, while COp6sca-
ton bill was being considered, Whaley
voted yea, with 29others, including Val
landigham, Wickliff & Co. Let our
readers remember, that even Dan. Voor.
hees, the notorious Indiana Butternul,
voted against adiourning. what Sspec.
taclo for a q Union man! Voorhees,
voting with unconditional Union men,
voting for the Government, Whalsy-
"tho Union Representative from the
Wayne District'--voling against Yoor.
heos and the Government at the same
time. Consistency thou art jewellp'
oh, shame. where is thy blush?' and
yet Mr.. W. asks the people Of Mason
county, who have ever stood by the
Union, TO vote for Hun, as their Rep
resentetye.
On the final vote on the Confsoation
Bill, WhaIey found i: expedienl u be
absent again. The bill, however, Ps-
sed,-Yeos 60, Nays 40, Cop :
al Globe page 43l, is
squarcly by the Government
portonl bills come up on their Pas -
to dodge the vote, SO as, MOTTO IS cn
the record.
We now come to the matter for which
Mr.. W. claims especial credit for him
self viz: that relative to increasing the
pay Of the soldiers. Let us see exactly
how that stands, as we are anxious to
praise when we can do so. First then
(Con. Globe, page 44S, upon ordering
the main question to be put, Mr.. VIVA
ley was silent, That certainly seems
odd enough, especially, when Vlllandig.
ham himself, was present voting yea,
with the Government; but, il is claimed
w. voted not, 10 reduce the increase
from "a 10 80, which is very true, and
so did more than two. thirds OF the
House, Vallandlgham himself casting
another good vote and voting with the
government. WickIiff and % others,
mostly Union men, voting for reduction,
ana Whaley and 60 others voting ag
aipst reducing from 81 to SO per month.
Under these circumstances, how much
praise is actually due Mr.. Whuley, for
that vote, upon which he SO plumcs
hiasclf? We will say en- PEASANT, that
the bill went to the Senate with the
Iour dollar increase, in it, but hey cut it
down 10 two increase-hence the sol
dicrS receive only Sl3 per MONTH
Con. Globe page 44s,
But the second section of this same
bill, proposed logalzing the acts of the
President in calling GU. the dtst $4,000