The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-02-24
xxxVIII CONGRESS .
WASHINGTON, Feb. l

a Ntei i1''h3 OihSSiS olV hSh3 Hoo pas
= ed.
. On motiou of Mr.. Wilson, the Sci
e ate resolution equalizing the pay
soldiers was taken up.
:. An amendment was offered by N
Wilson, which was adopted, equalizin
the pay of colored troops and extenc
/, ing the provisions of the bill to gi,
them an additional three dollars pc
, month from January 1st, 1864.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Doc
} little, deducting four dollars per mont
from their pay for supporting thei
families and friends, is under discus
sion.
A report of the Secretary of Wa
was received in answer to resolutio
relative to officers communication fo
quarters and fuel. 1t shows tha
there are 507 officers here drawin,
such ommutation now-9 Major Gen
erals, 18 Brigadier Generals, "a Col
| onels, Is LieateAant Colonels, "a Ma
jors, 125 Captains, 43 Liedtenants
26 Surgeons, IL Assistant Surgeons
and 79. Paymasters.
Mr.. Howell presented q memoria
from the Milwaukee Chamber of Com
merce, representing that within a few
months twenty-five millions of dollars
have been mined and are waiting ex.
press, and asking aid in the construc
ton of wagon road within military
protection through central Minnesota
| Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the Sen.
ate proceeded to tho consideration of
a bill for the equalization of the pay
of United States soldiers.
Mr.. Conness withdrew his amend
ment comforting the benefits of those
in the service at the time of the pas
sage Of the amendment.
Mr.. Sumner offered an amendment
providing that in cases where the Sec
retary of War shall be satisfied that
persons Of color have been mustered
into the service of the United States
at the rate of thirteen dollars per
month, they shall be paid at that rate
for previous services.
Mr.. Grimes hoped the Senator
would withdraw his proposition, and
from this time forward every soldier
WAS to receive the same pay. He no.
ped the bill might be allowed to stand
on its meflts without making it ret
respective:
Mr.. Wilsofi moved to strike out the
clause in the, bill of the committee
giving colored tFsobs the same pay,
except bounty. dufing the whole time
they have been III The service, and
inserting "after the first of January,
1864"
Mr.. Sumner would not withdraw his
amendment without explaining THAT its
provisions would only apply to i few
and there would be no Great
draft on the Treasury.
Mr.. Fessenden here claimed the
floor, and from the Finance Committee
certain amendments to the
House deficiency bill. He asked that
they lie over until Monday.
Mr.. johnson, in reply to Mr.. Sum-
ner, said if the black men of Mary
land were as good as thes black men
enlisted elsewhere, why make excep-
tions? IF justice were done according
to the views of the Senator from
Massachusetts, some $800,00O would
be taken from the Treasury, or as he
it, about 100000. All
should be paid alike. Why did not
Massachusetts pay these troops her
self.
Mr.. Fessenden said he understood
the pay had been offered, but the col
ored troops refused to receive it.
Mr.. Wilson exclaimed the circum-
stances Under which the colored troops
from Massachusetts, had refused to re-
ceive their pay. They held the Cow
,rnment to the pledges made to them,
md wanted the full pay of thirteen
lollars per month, or asked to be dis
charged from the service.
Mr.. Johnson said they were colored
men of extraordinary sensibilities.
MIR. Grimes said that from the very
outset he and his colleague (Harlan)
we're in favor of putting the negro
,roops on an equality with the whites.
lis was on the records in this respect
before the Senator from Massachu-
Jetts Sumner
Mr.. Sumner said that in public
speech he had said that while he was
n favor of carrying the war into Af
'ica he was more In favor Of carrying |
;he African into the war. Laughter
Mr.. Grimes was not only in favor of
the African into the war, but
or paying him thirteen dollars per
month, and for placing him on the
'ame footing with white soldiers. If
We were going back to pay these color
ID troops from Massachusetts, ETC.,
Why not pay those from Tennessee
lie was informed there were some 80
egiments of these troops there. He
hought there was trouble in the fu-
ure to be apprehended frem making
he retrospective character of this
ill indiscriminate. lie sympathized
With the gallant and patriotic young
men Of the 54th and 55th MassaShu-
etts colored troops, but he could not
lelp believing it was on account Of
Il a.. n ntin,, that tho colnrpd men az