The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-14
THHKTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Eenate.

j THERTY-EIGHTH UoNGRNsS.
| FIRST SESSION.
| Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feo. 49, 1864.
/ OFFICERS COMPUTATION FOR QUARTERS AND PuEL-
report Of the Secretary Of War received n an.
swer to resolution relative 10 officers Communication FOR
quarters fu II shows that there three hundred
and eighty officers here drawing such Communication
namely:-Nne major generals, eighteen brigader gene
rails thirty colonies, eighteen lieutenant colonies
twenty, four majors. hundred ana tweoty,sx cap
tans fifty three licutenants, twentyfour surgeons
twelve assistant surgeons and seventy nine paymasters
WAGON THROUGH
Mr.. HOWE, (rep) OF Wis, presented memorial from
the Milwaukee Chamber OF Commerce representing that
within few months moro than twenty five millions Of
dollars have boon mined, and waiting egress, and
asking aid In tho construction Of awagon road. with
military protection, through central Minnesota Re.
| ferred.
REGISTRATION VOTERS wAsaIsGroN CRY
Mr.. HARLAN, (rep) OF Iowa. Introduced biA for the
registration Of voters In Washington city Referred the
| Committee on tho District Of Columbia
NcRRAsE or PAY or coLoRHD soBOIERe.
On motion OF Mr.. WILSON crop OF Mass. the Senate
proceeded TO the consider iton Of tbs bill lcgazhg tho
| pay OF United States soldiers
Mr.. CONFESS, (rop.yo CAL, withdrew his amendment
combining the benefits 70 those in the eervcc at the time
| Of the passage Of tho est,
| Mr.. SUMNER. (rep.) q Mass, offered amendments
providing that 10 where the Secretary OF War shu
30 satisfied persons Of have been mustered into
they shall be paid at that rate for previous services
MIR GRIMES. (rep.) Of Iowa. hoped that tho Senator
time forward every soldier whatever might be his color
would receive the Same pay n any abuses acts OF
quent legislation. He hopod.he bin might W allowed
TO merits without making it retrospective
/ MIR. HOWE c0ncurr0d with Mr.. Grimes
Hr. WILSON moved strike ont the clause ta'tho bill
OF the committees giving coore troops tho ssmo pay No.
aud insert hs q
1904"
ns %
lew regiments. and therefore there would be no grcas
draft upon tho Treasury iic Did not think that tho
United states could afford at this time to do Injustice
| the coored troops.
Mr. FkssEsrss lrep9 OF MO, lssre claimed theiocr,
ana from the FINANCE reported certain amend
rnents to the House Deficiency bill He asked thapthey
lie over until may . -. s.
said- the black men OF MarysDS we're as gooo a. inc
g mS1 cna ,;s, nS ,ns % Inv
were none accoroing 20 sne v'ews sns ocnasE i,"m
Massacnusc.s some oa 90 g. soo nsn All
should be paid alike Why did not Massachusetts pay
'hsse roOls nosssn . h oder..oos rho ,sv h,s bean
49, ssu ~ ,.us 800. ~ "y ~ ~
inc rh tho
from had 60 receive
ms%o p hem ana wanea .bs fu BAY OF se" ao
lars per month or asked 10 DO Discharged r. mhe SER
VICE ,ouxso, Tho. ...v wore oooroa gentlemen .,
| extraordinary scnsibiIitics.
Mr. CRNEs said that from tho worry outset bc aud his
colleague (Mr Hsrlan) were in favor OF putting negro
troors on an equality with the whites He was on the
scord An this respect before tbs Senator from Mnssa
/ chnss,s mir Sumner,
Mr. SINNER said that in a public speech he had said
that while he was in favor OF carrying the into
Africa he Was more in favor OF carrying the African into
the war Iaughter1
Mr. GRMks was not only In favor carrying the Arri
can into the war hut for pp him thirteen dollars per
month and for placing him on footing with other sol.
diers II we we're going pay these soorcd troops
| from Massachusetts, NO, why not pay those from
| Tcnnessee9 He was informed there some thirty
rermens OF these troops there He thought thore
trouble Ia the future 70 DO from making
retrospestiye character of this bill indscrim nate He
sympath zsd with the gallant and patriotic Young
the Faty.fourh aud Fifty Rfth Massachusetts, colorsd
troops but he could not help believing
count or their action that the coored mon the Soth
Caroi.na regiments refused TO receive their pay.
| MI Covtr (rep OF Ia. said II we we're going back
for these coored moa he favor OF going back
in favor OF the white men who wero our earliest youn
tesrs and had pospe The heat aud burden Of ts day
ne was not In favor OF overriding statute do
tec 10 these negro troops until equal exact Justice
had boon done 10 the veteran white soldiers When the
country should be- restored 10 lis wonted we
could do justce 10 all Now II Is exceedingly danger
GUS.