, 1864-02-15

twenty five millions Of dollars have been
mined and are waiting egress, IN Idaho and
asking aid in the construction ofa wagon road,
With military protection through Central
On %eiea f r. H. WILSON, t. The .s ssqets ct,
equalizlDG the Ray Of United Statea soldiers.
I. Mr. CONNES ) WlthdrcW bis amendment
comforting tue benefit 70 those IN service at
the time Ct the PafEage ol the amendment.
Mr. SUMMER oacfeu an amenament Pro.
g1ulne tnat IN cases W4el9 tne oee1eta1y o1
Mar snan oe satlsnso tna' tt petsoag o. Sotoa
United States at the rate Of SIS per month
they shall be paid at that rate for previous
services.
Mr.: CRIMES hoped the Senator would
withdraw his proposition, and that from this
time forWa1a every soldier ~, sha4 % reee1Fe W Tue
same pay. he hopeq the Dill might DC a.
lowed to stand on Its merits
without making It retrospective.
4lr. N1LsoN WoEed 70 strlke OUT Tue
clause in the bill Of the Committee giving
colored troops the Eame pay, &c, except
bounty during the Whole ttme n they ~ navc 7n oeen n
IN the service, anu insert "aiter the 1st OF
January:
Mr. SUMMER 3:ould not "ltharaW nus
amendment w1thool eHplalhing tnat Ms Pto-
visions would Only apply 10 lev Regiments,
and there wonld be no great DRIFT On the
IrensrIZE:e % rnZE:ee.anrx ,o.o .,,,,,.a .,,o ao..
~: FEssEa9EN ~ mere canned INC aoof,
1 and from the Finance committee reported
dMsdeicney M bill. He asked That they lie over
til! Monday:
~. J0HASoN, IN rePy 70 Mr. sumner,
said # the black men Of Maryiand were as
good as the black men enlisted elsewhere,
why make exceptions: # Justice we're done
according to the Views Of the Senator from
MASSACHUSETTS, come $soV,O00 would be taken
IRON the treasury, or as ne understood 1t,
about f15o,0o All should be paid alike.
Why dad not massachusetts pay those troops
herself: ,,ea,>,~,.>,
pay 9ad oeen offered, ont colofeo troops re-
1usGd 70 receive II.
Mr. "lLSUN explained tne circumstances
under Wh1ch 9he col9reo s1ooPs ifom Massa-
ch1fetls naa reused 10 reeslVe 1netf pay.
1hcy held the GovelnmenG 70 tae PledGes
maze 10 II a 11
Per Month, oraskea ~ oe o1scnl1s seo l1oto Inc
service;
Mr. JUHNeVN 6ala inen tney Weis colofed
gen1leme1 Q! e&t.aoIulaaly u eenslolntaes.
AT. GhiMEo saia tn'e tsol4 ~ Scsy oolsst
ne nna hls coHeaeue, ME. aal'au, "ete IN
iay9r o. pat1lhE neo erooPs 9} On aan an eaua hIy
win Whatcs. az was On tnc & leeo1q, ~ % LUIS
fespect, oe1ofe tlsc ecnator lfoul nlaasaeau-
seI1s. e77,.>rn ~, .,..4 .,uo ao,,
NJ sOANEis !s t, sain ', thas H. IL p1nnc speecn
no faa ea1u 1ha!, Whlie ne WINS III 1asol OF car
Tying tae war lnto Aisiea, ne Was m more III
/ tavoE Of carrying u'e African INTO tue war
li.hugltel: =,
Mr. GRIMES, OF lowe, WIS not only IN
favor OF carving ,ne aaillcan >n.o no, tae var
but paying HIM Slo PET Mohtil, ahu !or pug
ing hlni on IN cqna1 tooti9g win oLaef SOL
u1crs. II we were gong naeh 70 pay lnsse
| not Fay those from Tennessee: Ho was in
| formed that there were some thirty reEl-
| mCnts Of these troops there. He thought
there was trouble IN the future to be appre'
lendcd from making the retrospective char
nctcr Of this bill indiecriminute. Hc sympa-
thized with the gallant and patriotic young
| men OF the 5sth and a5th Massachusetts col
ored troope, but he could not help believing
that It Was OH account Of their action TINT
the colorcd men Of South Carolina regiments
] refused to receive their pay.
Mr. C0WAN said: If VIC were going back
for these co1ored men, he was in fnVcr oi
white men, who were our earliest volunteers
aud he'd borne the the heaviest burden Of the
day. He was not in favor of overriding the
statutes to do justice to these negro Troops
until equal and exact justice had been done
to the veteran white soldiers. When the
country should be restored to its Wontcd
prosperity nc could do justice to all, now il
] is exceedingly dangerous.
The amendment Of Mr.. Wilson was theH
! adopted. =; .'''
Tie amendment Of Nj. Doolfttle, proyid
irC that from the monthly pay Of colored
troops mustered into tho service In insurrec
tionary districts, tho sum Of. three dolla1t
Ecr month sEall be re- cryed to reimburse tht
Expenses Incurred II tho United States, ir
paTents Of deceased I eolorsd StS troops, was &c
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