, 1864-02-14

NAsnfS1FoS, feb IL, 1874.
SENATE;
Tie resolution Of thanksto Gen. Sherman,
his officers and men, passed!
An amendment offered bt Mr.. Wilson was
adopted, cqualizing the paytof c olored troops,
extending The provisions Of; the bill to give
them IN additional IS per month from Janu-
ary 1st, 1864. An amendment was offered By
their pay for supporting their families and
friends is under discussion. !
A rerort Of tie Secretary of War was re-
ceiyed in an6Wer to, a resolution relative to
officers communication for quarters and fuel !
It shows that there are 587 officers here
Generals. Is Brig. Gener'1s,5A Colonels, e
Lieut. Colone1s, "a Majors. I20 Captains, 43
Lieutenants, 2surgeons, y Asst Surgeons,
aud 70 Paynusters.
Mr. HOWE presented memorial from
the Milwaukee Chamber Of Commerce, repre-
twenty five millions Of dollars hare been
mined and arc waiting Z egress} In idaho and
asking did in tho construction pfA wagon road,
with military protection, Though Central
Minnesota. Referred.
On motion Of Mr.. WILSON, the Senate
IT, e as s Un ss Of sast1 I S
Mr. C0NNEb s withdrew ls amendment
comforting The benefit 10 those in service at
the time Of the passage OF the amendment.
Mr: .6UMNER offered IN amendment pro-
yiding that In eases where tlih Secretary OF
: War eha1l be satisfied TINT persons Of coloz
have been mustered into thetservice Of the
United States at the rate Of $ts per month
they shall be paid at that rate for previous
hir: GRIMES hoped the senator would
withdraw his proposition, and that from this
tame pay. He hoped tho bill might be al
lowed to stand on tts merits
Without making 1t rctrospectHe.
Mr WILSON moved to strike out the
clauscin the bill Of the Committee giving
co]ored troops tie eame pay,f&c, except
r. dc service: IND insert "a'tff the LIST Of
Mr SUMNER would not withdraw his
amendment without explaining THAT its pro-
visions would only apply to teF regiments.
cnd there. would BE- no great draft. on the
'iShsqf Mr, FEssEyDEN here claia,ted tho floor,
md from tic Finance Committee reported
t sstis!ency biii. L. asked that t4sy lie over
X Mr. 4:cHSE1S 5oHSsoS, in reply to X: Sumner,
faid il the black men Of Maryland wero as
good as the black men enlisted elsewhere,
according to iie views Of the Senator from
Massachusetts,, some $500, 600 would be taken
1ltm the Treasury, OF as he understood 1t,
about $150,cCO. All should be paid alike.
Why did not Massachusetts pay those troops
herself?
pny had been offered, but coloredgtroops re-
FUSED to receive 1t. !
/ Mr: WILSON explained the circumstances
under which the colored trosps from Massa-
tLusetts had refused to receive their pay.
They held The Government to the pledges
made to them, aud wanted full pay OF $lS
per month, or usked to be discharged from the
Mr: JOHNSON said then they were cs1ored
gentlemen of extraordinary scnsib}Iities.
Mr. GRIMES said th.t from the very outset
he" snd his colleague, Nj. Harlnn, were In
favor Of putting negro troops on ali equality
with whites. He was on the record, in this
respect, before the Senator from alassachu-
sttts. -. ..'-
Mr. SUMNER said that in public speech
he had said that, while he was in favor Of car
rying the war into Africa, he wus mort, in
iAvor Of carrying the African into the war.
'1SGee!eiibI ST. GRib,Es, of Iowa, was not only in
favor Of carrying the African. into the war,
but paying him 313 per month, and for plac-
ing him on an equal footing with other sol
diers. If we were going back to pay these
eolored troops from Massachusctts, &C., why
not pay thoee from Tennessee? He was In
ments Of these troops there. Ho thought
there, was trouble IN the future to be appre'
lerded from making the retrospective char
actcr Of this bill indlsctiminate. He synpa-
tllized with the gallant and patriotic young
men Of the 54th pnd 65th Massachusetts, col
ored troops, bnt he could not help believing
that It was on account Of their action that
the colorcd men OF South Carolina re- 5imcnts
refused to receive their pay.
Mr.. CONAN said: II We we're going back
for these colorcd men, he was In favor of
White men, who were our earliest volunteers
and Lad borne the the heaviest burden Of the
day. He WIS not In favor Of overriding the
statutes to do Justice TO these negro troops
until equal and exact justice had been done
10 the veteran white soldiers. When the
country should be restored to It's wonted
prosperity We could do justice to all, Low it
is exceedingly dangerous.
adopted. ..,
The amendment Of Mr. Doolittle, proyld-
ing that from the monthly pay Of colorea
troops mustered into the service in insurrec-
:ionary districts, the sum Of three dollnrs
expenses incurred by the United etates, in
FEEDING and clothing the widows childrer4 and
naTepfs Of deceased co1ored troops, 'Has re-
jccted. .,.
| After come debate Mr.. SUMNER proposed
pfoytso that In a1l cases Of past services of
colored trooTs, where It ehall appear to the
satisfaction Of the Secretary of War from ac-
tua1 papers of enlistment t1at the troops
were enlisted under the act Of July, 1851,
ujey shall be allowed tue pay promised by
tE"t net. This wns rejected By eyes IL, noes
81.
Mr. CCWAN offered a substitute for the
" bill as amended, that from and after the pas
sage Of this act, nll soldiers Of the United
States, Of the same arm Of the service, shall
receive like compensation.
MIR: C0WAN supported his amendment at
some length, claiming that the negro must be
regarded as citizen under the Constitution,
as he received the protection Of the laws.
Mr. SALISBURY said that II that was the
basis Of Senator Cowan's substitute, It was
aGhorrcDt to bis {Sau1sbury'6) views, and hc
Would ,not support it. The. old-fashioncd
tam Was: nes;ro-now they were .colorcd
citizens.
Nr. HOWE would ask if the negroes were
rot colorcd in De1aWarc.
Mr. SALISBURY doubted If they were as
colored In Delaware as in some other places.
He would never consent to equality, either
political or social. with the negro.
MI. COWAN asserted that the negro had
legal stntus under the Constitution, which
protected him. t.
Pending action on the amendment Of lrr.
Cowan, the Senate adjourned to Monday.