Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-21
SENATE

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Mr.. Wilson introduced bill TO regulate
and equalize ,ths expenses of assessors Of
Internal Revenue for clerks and stationery
which was ordered printed.
Mr.. Collamer, from the Committee on
Library, reported the House resolution tc
provide for the purchase of Mr.. PowelPl
picture of the Battle of Lake Erie for s25,-
900, with recommendation that Il pass.
Mr.. Brown, from the Military Commit
tee reported back the resolution of thsnkE
to General Thomas, with an amendment
| giving thanks also to Admiral Lee.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Commit.
tee, reported adversely on the petition Of
certain Provost Msrshsls for an increase Of
pay. He stated that the Committee were
opposed to increasing the pay of these Of
fcers.
Mr.. Wilson moved toreconsider the vote
on the Army appropriation bill for the
purpose of reeonsidering the vote by which
Mr.. Trumbulps amendment, removing all
distinctions Of rank and pay between reg
ulsr and volunteer officers, was passed.
After considerable discussion, in which
Messrs. Trumbnll, Sherman, Brown and
Wilson participated, Mr.. Trumbull offered
an amendment to his amendment, that
this amendment shall not be 90 construed
as to abolish the service ration now 81
lowed in the regular army, but officers in
the volunteer service shall be allowed the
same ration when entitled to it by length
of service. This was sdopted-30 against
seven.
The amendment of Mr.. TrumbulI IS
originally reported was then voted upon,
and lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Brown, Carlisle, Chandler,
Collamer, Davis FarWel, Foot, Grimes,
Hendricks, Howe, Lane of Kansas, Nor
rill, Pomeroy, Ramsay, Richardson, Trum-
bull, Wade and Wilkinson-Is.
Nays-Anthozy, BuekaleW, Clark, Con-
ness, Dixon, Doolittle, Foster, Harris, Hen
derson, Howard, johnson, Morgan, Nes-
NTH, Nye, Powell, Riddle, Sprsgue, Stew
srt, Sumner, Ten Byck, Van Winkle, Will
ley, Wilson and Wright-24.
Mr.. Powell offered an amendment to in
crease the pay of officers and soldiers Of the
army 20 per cent.
Mr.. Wilson said we owed the army now
$4,000, 900, and we had better pay this
before agreeing to give additional pay.
Many soldiers were serving in the army
who got $1,000 bounty for one year. He
Mr.. wilson, would be glad to increase
the psy of soldiers if he thought it in the
power of the Government to do it. .
Mr.. Salisbury said though not an adVo-
cate of this war, he would vote to pay those
who entered the service, believing it to be
a right, Just and reasonable compensation,
not that he was under any obligations TO
the soldiers himself, for in his State the
soldiers had been taught to believe that the
principles he advocated were antsgonistic
to the cause which they were serving he
discussed the question of peace and the
Presidents late peace mission. when Mr..
Sherman raised point of order that Sauls-
bury was not speaking on the subject be-
fore the Senate.
Mr.. Foot, in the chair, decided that the
point was well taken under ordinary cir
cumstances, but as Salisbury had been per-
mitted to go on so long without Interrupt
ton it was hardly in order to rule him
down now.
Mr.. Salisbury resumed the floor. It
was a delusion, he said, TO suppose that
peace was near at hand. A delusion often
reported that in sixty days and ninety
days. Charleston and Savannah and Col
umhis might fall and Richmond might
fall; but still the war would yet remain.
There are years ofWary yet before the coun-
try under the policy of the present admin
istrstion. It appeared from the Presi-
dents Message that the obstacle to peace
was the terms which he ofered-refusing
to treat with rebels.
1t should be remembered that the Brit
ish lost their American colonies because
George III. would not treat with rebels in
arms sgsinst him.
The yeas and nays were then called on
the adoption of Powel's amendment, and
it was rejected by IA TO %.
Mr.. Anthony offered an amendment
as an additional section to give the service
ration to volunteers as we'll as regular
officers, which was rejected, and the bill was
rejected.
The Senate then passed resolution su-
thorizing the issue Of bonds to pay for the
feeding of certain refugee Indians.
A bill to provide for the better organiza-
tion of Indian affairs in California was
then taken up and passed.
Several otheE bills and resolutions in re-
lation to Indian affairs were then taken up
and passed. =
Mr.. Nye called up the House jeint reso-
luton to confirm the title of the United
States to the land on which the branch
mint of Carson City, Nevada, is located,
which wAo passed.
At A3o the Senate took a recess till Z
P. NJ, the session to be devoted to executive
business. -.-.. ...r