The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-04
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May

Military Affairs, reported bill providing
that on and after the lSt Of May next the
raw Of privates in arms shall be increased
from L. to IL dollars month, and that Of
non commissioned officers as follows:
i Corporals, Is dollars; SergeantS 20 dol
lars; first sergeants, a; sergeant Majors, 2G
per month"; Clerks TO Pavmastcrs. 200 per
annum &c.
Schenk moved the previous question and
was about to explain the BILL when Cox
asked his colleague to withdraw the demand
SO as to allow him to amend the bill by in
creasing the pay of private soldiers to Is
dollars per month, and non commissioed
officers to % Even this would hardly be
enough to keep pace with the increase in
price of the necessarles of life, for the fam
lies of tho soldiers. His (CoX's) friends
on OILS side of the House, offered this in
good faith,
Schenk declined to comply having been
instructed by his committee To urge the
present bill.
Dawson of Pennsylvania appealed to Mr.
Schenk. tie Was chairmah OF tia Demo
cratic caucus, and desired to offer that
which that caucus had agreed to offer for
| the soldiers.
Schenk replied if the Democratic caucus
were more numerous than the Union cru
Gus, they could vote down the motion for
the previous question,
Schenk proceeded to explain the bill,
both the Senate and the House havlng az
ted upon the proposition to equaIi1r the
pay of white and c1Iored troops, the com
mttee on Military Affairs had principally
outned themselves g. the increasing Of
pay.
In tue course Of bis remarks, he sad ii
was proposed to amend former law, SO
that offce may have leave OF absence for
causes other than sickness VI wounds with
out the deduction OF pay and allowances,
and that the absence shall not exceed 80
! days in any one year
The ratio of 1861 is restored, MAXIM a
deduction of one dollar and thirty nine
cents month. This took away nothing
essential to the soldiers comfort and sub
sisteuce anG gave him supplsts equal TO
any soldier in the world, aad twice as much
as those of jeff Davis;
In the aggregare the Gouernment viii save
considerable while the soldier is paid b or
6 times as much in cash As the deduction in
the increase of his pay
The bill passed unanimously, there being
1876 yeas s..s rs...
Mr.. Stevens reported from the committee
of Ways and Means the Senate's ammend-
ments to the Navy Appropriation bin, and
the House cOncurred 10 those appr0prIatng
s. 200 600 for the completion OF IL screw
steam sloops, S4 100000 Tor the purchase
and repair OF vessels for the Westorn va
tiers, and S5,000,000 for the purchase and
charter Of vessels for blockading purposes.
The same committee recommended a non
concurrence to the Secnate's amendment
striking ous the appropriate N Of Sl3i, 900
for the purchase of land adjoining the
Charlestown Navy Yard
Mr. Holman moved reduction eff the ap
preparation to 100000. showing that this
was the value of the property lest autumn
Mr.. Rice, Of Mass, showed that the en-
largement of the Charlestown navy yard
had become necessary by the large increase
of the navy.
Mr. Dixon of r said that on the break
ting out ut the rabellion the Academy was
! TSuufeu w ANe"polt Oy lie secretary OF
the Navy. The same authority which re
moved it can restore it. Toe academic
year will Commence in September, 1861.
and If al occasion should ossur tor its re-
moval before that time 1t womb doubtless
be done. Besides the naval academy prot :
erty at Annapolis was occupied By the Wa
Department which had declined to surren
| der it.
Mr. Stevens of Pennsylvania said that
Newport was large and fashionable place,
and with all its vices was no fit place for a
young man. liz is always better to have
seninaries Of learning In small villages,
where there arc but fex temptations to
! vice.
! The debate was continued by tht.e who
opposed the appropriation, regarding il as a
speculation.
! The House c0Dcurred in the Senate's
amendment by Tste of 30 to Is
Z The House then concur red in lhe Senate
amendment providing that no money ap
propriated for the naval academy shall be