The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-25

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the conferred as he considered !, ss
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IL ass e s e a' &c e.. q his
authority ror say ing bai could have wisely
thai h ~ as has Scso as
h MALES Tsa, General Iasct has no. always been con
war SSs soy had always upon her oa.
iaecs sdse had after The splendid victories
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se ONE 81 Ss 70 ss battle o. cseu which
e uus o s Meant" ina. me enemy SHOULD
oss o. his siaat'on. with his s'p so'p.
lie Iog saoa have assmss es @
sponsi6,ly We saonld look however, atthe facts the
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Mr. CoSNEss Uep) oil Cal. SAID the of the
Ter different commanders Was il not proper to seek for 4
om ns lie hoped he ssa
s ' %h sE0 ne was
House because i he wanted to do an act
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speak VIA, no though, without any suister meaning
OPoss f aSHSr
wanted General Grant where his merits him.
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for this bll That true; but are living In times
when 4 becomes necessary to make precedens II
There law TO be regarded higher than Congress
iolee s,er ,ns establishment. q this preoeaeni
sis!oryat our lei seek ihis honor, 80 -
Hampshire had the hope that the Senate would
pass ibis resolution and thus dictate to the Chie Mags rate
do no such thing. For himself he took no part in move
the hope @ woae this
% Do no
such thing For himself he took no par in movements
enough some months hence % turn our attention 70 ha
hs ~ III he wsh 1
sed the grade without debating T. The Executive gpou
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pe% the ba ,sss s 10 syor o. such a. sad %
sss ifsa he '
everywhere denoancins him lie tho CHI nobody had
right to advise the President what TO do with General
Grant.
Mr. HowK, trep) OF Wis, In favor Of putting the
II the country the hands General Grant and
oui be the results lie had been successful in few
things and he would bestow him things There
dctaon In asking the President to DO what we all
Mr. FssssNpEs Tep) OF Me- would not detract in the
least from richly due General Grant; but he
son upon whom Tie grade should De conferred as Inc
ait hereafter judges his conf nation Was
when few he striving to yet above ieuten
anti We now propose 10 make him Lieutenant Genera,
Mr. wIKISsos. rep OF Minn., thought that euden
OF the speeches Indicated that General Haiers and
would and, be believed General Grant 4, be
better Than General Haeck he should vote against
the amendmen s!rlkne out recommendation oil the
The amendment Of the Military Committee striking out
general, Was adop sd-yeas q, paysl2 as iollows'-
YEAs-Messrs Clark Collauer. Conness Davis, Dixon.
5esnaon Lane Of lane q Ssn:as
r. Nesmith. Powell. Ramsay. spague Sumner. Ten
N.ss-Sessrs Baessisw. Carlisle Chandler. Doolttle,
Hale HowaId, H9ye, Mcponsal' SALISBURY, sherman
Mr. CosSsss offered an amendment providing that the
general created ~ me p shall be
ton OF and during the pleasure Of The President
Y s.s@Me.sSs. sacI.ss csaadisr conne.. pooitue
Hale Ho.e. Ramsey shermau, Wage and Wilkinson;
Fsssenden, Foot foser Harding Harlan Harris iIender
SON. Howard Johnson Lane Of Indiana; Lane q Kansas
snnneT Ten Eye Van winkle Wiley wilson, Wright
The joint reso non as amended was then passed-ayes
Ysas-Nessrs Chandler Clark Comes ColIamer DIX.
on Doolitte, foo!e. Fessenden Foster Hale Harlan Hsr
Lane OF Kansas Morgan, Morrill, Nesmh, Ramsay sher.
man, spraaue Sumner, Ten Eyck Van winkle Wade, vii
EAYs-Messrs BucnaIew, Davis. Harding Powell, saus.
bury Wright
The Senate, at FIVE oclook, adjourned.