Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-09
THE RECORD AFFIRMED.

On the 10Th OF january we puDllsned the
Record of the proceedings in the Penn a
State Senate on the resolutions 'recommen-
ding an increase of pay to our soldiers and
giving them the privilege of voting while
in the military service. Some of the Cop
perhead minority then opposed these reso-
lutions for the reason, as they alleged, that
the Senate was not fully oganiZed. Since
then DIR. St. Clair has been elected to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Maj. Harry White The Senate being now
full, and the retaining Of Mr.. Penny as
Speaker, by the majority of that body, the
former plea for voting against the resolu-
tons referred to no longer exists. But, how
stands the record now? In the Senate, on
Friday, March 4th, the House bill, No III,
came up On third reading, and was read as
follows:
Resolred, by tie Senate and House. OF
RepreseatauCes Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, an General assembly met, and
1t as hereby enacted by tie authority Of the
same That our representatives in Congress
be requested to vote for, and use their infiu-
ence for the passage of a law increasing the
payof private soldiers and non commissioned
officers in the army of the United States
On the final passage of the bill, the yeas
and nays were required by Mr.. Beardslee and
Mr.. Clymer, and were as follows
YEAs-Messrs Champneys, ConneIl Dun
lap, Fleming Graham, Hoge, Householder,
johnson, Kinsey, Lowry, McCandless
Nichols, Ridgway. St Clair, Turrell, VIII
son, Worthington and Penney, Speaker-IS
NAYs-Messrs Beardslee, Bucher ely
mer, Donovan, Glatz, Hopkins, Lamberton,
Latta, McSherry Montgomery, Reilly,
Smith, Stark, Stein and Wallace-l5.
So the bill passed finally. Ere,y "Dem-
ocrat, but Kinsey of Bucks county, roted
against increasing the pay of the soldiers
On the same day the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution were taken up.
Among them is the following section:
SECTION ". Whenever any of the quail
fled electors of this Commonwealth shall
be in any actual military service under re-
QUESTION from the President Of the United
States, or by the authority of this Common
wealth, such electors may exercise the right
of suffrage in all elections Of the citizens,
under such regulations as are or shall be
prescribed by law, as fully as if they were
present at their usual place of election.
The vote on the passage of this amend
ment stood as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Champneys, Connell, Dun
lap, Fleming, Graham, Hoge, Householder,
johnson. Kinsey, Lowry, NJ MCandless,
Nichols Ridgway, St Clair, Turrell, Wilson,
Worthington and Penney, SpeaLer-lS.
NAYs-Messrs. Beardslee Donovan, Glatz,
Lamberton, Latta, Montgomery, Smith,
Stark. Stein, and Wallace-lO
So the amendment was agreed Toxin
sey, Democrat, voting in the affirmative.
Five Democrats '-Bucher, Clymer, Hop
kins, M'Sherry and Reily-dodged the
question thereby admitting the infamy of
the course adopted by their leaders in the
Senate.
We submit the above extracts from the
record, to the calm reflection of the people
of Pennsylvania. The above affirmance of
their former vote, We presume, leaves no
further doubt as to the Copperhead leaders
being opposed to giving our soldiers vote
while in the military service of therir gov
ernment.