Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-12

NAllandigham record upon THIS ques-
ton is found in the Congressional Globe,
Of the first session of the S7th Congress.
On the 9TH Of August, 1861, Senator Will
son, from the Committee on Military Az
fairs, reported bill TO the Senate, provid-
ing that the pay of non-cOmmissioned Of
fcers, musicians and privates, ofthe Army,
bs increased two dollars per month. Sen
ator COllsmer moved to amend BY substi-
tuting four dollars instead Of two. The
amendment was agreed to-syes, lS; noes,
II. Senator Wilson then moved an addition
alsect:on, ,approviu g, ,legsliziDg sad making
valid the acts, proclsmstions and orders Of
the President since the fourth of March,
1861, respecting the Army and Navy, and
calling out the militia or volunteers from
the States. The amendment was agreed to
snd the bill passed, Breckenridge, Sauls-
bury, Powell, Kennedy and Polk, voting in
the negative On the same day in the
House Of Representatives, Mr.. Stevens
moved to take up this Senate bill. Vsllsn-
digham asked for its reading, and it was
read. he then said, I must still object to
the introduction Of the bill" He then urged
the striking out of the second section ;
saying that unless this was done he must
object to the bill. 1t will thus be seen ttst
rather than iudorse any act of the Admin
istrAtion for the suppression of the rebel
lion, he would refuse to grant the soldiers
ad itional pay. Mr.. Stevens moved to make
the additional pay two dollars instead Of
four, in view of the enormous expenses of
the war VallaEdigham again moved to
strike out the second section of the bi ],
saying: al should be glad to discuss and
to denounce this naonstroas proposition as it
deserves, but want of time fOrhidR." The
question on Mr.. Stevens amendment was
ordered and it was lost The question re-
Cured on striking out the second section,
aud it was decided in the negatives VAL
lsndigham Of course, voting in the afirma-
tive. The bill was then passed; the vote
in it's passage not being given in The
Globe, but as Vallandigbam had objected
to it unless the second section was stricken
out he, Of course, voted against its pas
sage. Instead, therefore, of originating
such bill, he opposed it, because with it
was an endorsement Of the calling out Of
the troops at all.
On the bill going back to the Senate (ihe
House having added another section re-
garding the pay of certain Ohio troops)
Mr.. Wilson moved that the whole bill be
laid on the table, to enable him to offer an
other bill of similar import, but more
guarded. This bill proposed to increase
the pay Of privates to thirteen dollars per
month and also extended the provisions
ofthe act 10 the Ohio regiments named The
bill was pa sed by the Senate and offered
to the House by Mr. Stevens, who explained
that it was new bill, which provided for
an increase Of two dollars per month in
stead of four Vallandigham said that he
could not understand the matter. The bill
was passed, notwithstanding,
Where the Vallandig hammers get any
warrant for claiming their champion as
the originator of any such bill, it would
puzzle them TO show. He was no more the
friend of soldiers then than he was when
he turned hungry Squirrel Hunters away
from his door, declaring that he would not
give them q morsel to eat if they were
starving.