Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-03-21
QUOTATIONS FROM THE RECORD.
What Senator Olymer Did when Acting
Under the Obligation of an Oath.

Under the Obligation of an Oath.
As the so-called Democratic editors have
deemed it proper to open the gubernatorial
campaign by nisrepresenting and slander-
ing Gen. Geary and his supporters, they
certainly cannot object to our reproducing
the official record Of their candidate, Heis-
ter Clymer, at this time. We quote from
the Legislative Record of 1864, ,spage %, as
follows:
MIR. Graham offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolced, That the Senate of Pennsylya
MIA urge upon the Congress of the United
States the propriety of increasing the pay of
officers and privates of the army and navy:
the officers twenty-five and the privates one
hundred per cent. Ef -
On the question, Will the Senate proceed
to second reading of the resoutionp
Ihe yeas and nays were required by Mr..
hinsey and Air. Donovan, and were as fol-
lows, viz: a.,
Yeas-Messrs. Champneys, Connell, Dun
lap, Fleming, Graham, Hoge, Householder,
johnson, Lowry, NJ Candless, Nichols, Ridp.
way, Turrell, Wilson, Worthington and PEN.
ney, Speaker-I6
I Nays-Messrs. Beardslee. Bucher, CLY-,
MER, Donovan, Glatz, Hopkins, Kinsey,.
Lam berton, Latta, NJ Sherry, Montgomery,
Relly, Smith, Stark, Stein and Wallace-l6.
On the 9th of April, 1868, bill was in
troduced in the Senate allowing Pennsylva
mans in the naval service the right of suf.
frage. This bill was strenuously opposed by
the Copperheads in that body, in which op.
position Senator Clymer teok.a conspicuous
part, and a test vote had with the following
result:
Yeas-Messrs. Boughter, Bound, Connell.
Graham, Hamilton, Heistand, johnson,
Lowry, M'Candless, Penney, Robinson,
Stutzman, Turrell, White, Wilson and Law
renee, Speulcer-l6.
Nays-Messrs. Bucher, CDYMER, Bono
van, Glatz, Kinsey, Lamberton, M'Sherry,
Mott, Reilly, Stein and Wallace-ll.
/ The following proceedings, had on the
9th day of January, 1864, in the Senate of
Pennsylvania, We copy from page 6 of the
Legislature Reeord, 1864, as follows:s
GEN. U. s, GRANT AND OTHERS.
Mr. Lowry offered the following resolu-
ton:
RESOLVED By the Senate, that the thanks
OF the loyal people of Pennsylvania are due
and are hereby rendered to Gen. u. s.
Grant and the officers and soldiers serving
under him, for the series of gallant services
and glorious victories resulting in the liberia
ton of the faithful Union people of East
tennessee from military despotism more
CALLING than ever was that of Great Britain.
On the question, Will the Senate proceed
to the second reading of the resolution the
yeas and nays were as follows:
feas+Messrs. Champneys, Connell, Dun
lap, Fleming, Graham, Hoge,- Householder,
johnson, Lowry, NJ 'Candless, Nichols,
Ridgway, TurreIl, Wilson, Worthington
and Penney, Speaker-l6
Nays-Messrs Beardslee, Bucher, CLY-
MER, Donovan, Glatz, Hopkins, Kinsey,
Lamberton, Latta, M'Sherry, Montgomery, .
Reilly, Smith, Stark, Stein and Wallace-l6.
So the question was determined in the
negative.
Here stands the name of every Democrat
ic Senator recorded against vote of thanks
to gallant General Grant who brought the
war to successful close
On Friday, the 4th day of March, 1864,
the following Joint Resolution was taken up
for considerations tsee page 295 of the leg
islattre Record, session 1864, viz:
Joint resolution asking Congress to pass
law increasing the pay OF private soldiers
and non-commissioned officers in the army,
came before the Senate on third reading,
and was read as follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met,
and it is hereby enacted by the authority Of
the same, That our Representatives IN Con-
gress be requested to vote for, and use their
influence for the passage OF a law increasing
the pay of.private soldiers and noT-commis-
stoned officers in the army Of The United
States.
On the final passage of the bill, the yeas
and nays were as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Champneys, Council, Dun-
lap,- Fleming, Graham, Hoge, Householder,
Johnson, Kinsey, Lowry, M'Candless,
Nichols, Ridgway, st. Clair, Turreff, Will
son, Worthington and Penney, .Speaker-lS.
Nays-Messrs. Beardslee, Bueher, CLY-
MER, Donovan, Glatz Hopkins, Lamberton,
Latta, M'Shery, Montgomery, Reilly,
Smith, Stark, Stein and Wallace-I5
Sc the bill passed finally.
This is only a portion of the votes east
by the copperhead candidate for Governor,
as Senator of Pennsylvania The "boys
In blue can judge from this how friendly
CHmer was and is to the cause in which
they perilled their lives. As occasion serves
during the campaign, we can lay before our
readers many similar passages in the Legis-
lative career of Heister Clymer.
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