Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-28
Union Soldiers Removed and Keb-
ell Soldiers AppOiRted AT tue
CaDitOl-The Record

Northern democratic organs deny that
Union soldiers have been removed from
places ST the Capitol since they got posses
sion of the House and Senate. and that heoei
soldiers have been appointed instead. Bur
an Investigation has been made into the
matter and the facts definitely ascertained.
II is too true that the men who fought TO
save the Capitol have been turned out OF
places under the control of Congress, ana
men who fought to destroy the Capitol are
given the places made vacant. Before the
rebellion the Sonth monopolized all the ap-
poin,rents to such places, and they will do
it again if they get the power. giving them
TO the rankcs, rebels in rebeldnm-
The following is list taken from the
records. of the Union soldiers removed from
places III the Capitol, and of Rebel soldiers
arpeinted there since the democrats came
into power;
LION SOLDIERS REMOVED.
Henry sh.rv-ood lost a leg; J Z Wilson. lower
law bone shot away: J. Thomas Miller. Levi Jones
A. 7. Sherman, F. A. Wardwel, wounded: u; W
Du, n six months in AncierSonve: W. H. Harding.
wounded; j. f. W, Thompson. lost leg: John Sc
willie. j. C. Clark. }. c: Bonebrake: G. W Kirk
wounded; A. VI. Legg. r. $ McSiich"!i wonnaea.
lost an eve: ID A. Brady. wounded: c. +. Bundick;
j. j. g. Ball. lost arm: W. VI. Gibson, lost an arm
e. : Risiuger. lost leg: l.. W. Coleman. wounded
four times, lost an arm ". T. t1 Che l1sa Leg
Hudson Decker. disabled in both hands: NJ j. Bun
nell shot through both lungs; j. b. Eugene lost an
arm W. Shriver. lost arm; r. +. Bishop lost an
arm j. E. Hammond. !. W. Runer. j. Hunter. A.
Dole Willis Springer. W. Hutchinson. j. W. Croufh.
A. D. W ood. 4 Barnes, Louis Reinb"rg, IT, ID War
.sl..l
a leg: A. II. Hemihg' on. John GRADY, Harrison =
Tinker, ID. small. }. II. Barker, +. II. Brown, j. u.
simmons, II. LYONS. j. X. Meriz, wounded; j. b.
Clark :. :. Blackfarl wounded twice. LOST an arm:
F. A. Wood. c. II. Manning. e. q. Thwing. disabled
in left arm g. Beck. ID. A. Bahcock lost an eve: G.
n Iittlebridge wounded; X. W. Simmons, disabled;
g. j. Ball. Edward Town. IT, F. Fitz, G. II. smith,
in Libby Prison six months: w. E. Crearv wounded
}. W. Simmons, wounded; 5. l.. Wilson, lost both
Major Bank c. T.. Diemar. wounded five times, lost
AN arm: J. NJ Commons, W. X. Taylor, C. b. CAT
frey, A. f. Stowe, di abled
REBEL SOLDIERS EMPLOYED.
Col. l.. H. Fitzhngh. Texas. ex-Doorkeeper House
of Representatives.
Col John ID. Polk, eN- Doorkeeper House of Repre-
senfatives. .
Maj. j. ". Stewart, Virginia, Postmaster House of
+. snowdon. Virginia, Assistant Postmaster House
of Representatives.
General &. W. Field, Georgia, Doorkeeper House
Of Representatives.
Col j. G. Burch Tennessee. Secretary senate.
Major f. T.. Shober, North Ca olina, chief clerk,
Col. II. E. Peyton, Virginia, executive clerk. Sen
Mai. L. H. Chalmers Mississippi. bill clerk. SEN
Capt J. A. Newson. Mississippi, ex-assistant fin
nance clerk. Senate.
Gen. {. n. Wilcox, a West Point man. messenger,
Maj A. D. Banks. Mississippi, stationery keeper,
Senate.
Gen Morgan RawIs Georgia. Superintendent of
Clerks in Document Room, House of X presenta-
w. II. Robertson, A. w, c. Nolan. H. Cole. G. W.
J. L. Knight. j. b. Smith. II. Lothram, Richard Al
lem c. c. Buckner, II. 7. Banks. r. W. Young, Eppa
0 Wsdair,o 6 P0k cs,b r'er yes
Shuttles. J. Pettegrew, W. VI. Hardy G. n. Hubbs,
). NJ. Kinney. A. }; Dorn,w; G. Giman.J; II: White,
C. Richards. W. Harris. T. II. Baker, T. B. Lubbet, E.
VI. Jewell. c. NJ. Merrill ~ W. Reeves. H. NJ: Scott.
G; W. Huntington, T W. Pettitt, F. .Je ell. r;H.
Winston, j. W. White. Francis Lamar, Gen.
l.. L. Lomax. T. G. Ingram. l.. Fisher. +. c. Boudi-
not, =. D. Savers, n. S BrOwn.J. s. Francis, 7. W.
Hood. G. =. Gilman. W. NJ: Patton. J. 7. Black,
ston. W. W. Lester, Thomas DUNCAN. Patrick Doran.
:. Harr, n. w. Henderson, W. Lynch Mr.. Coquitt,
Frank smyth; E. Este W. strngheld' Edward sloss.
Leach, 7. o. Tewles, G. T. Rogers
The record of the Senate democrats on this
subject is well known. There was long
caucus which agreed upon a resolution vest
ing the power of removal and appointment
in the Secretary of the Senate and the Ser
geant alarms. The question of removing
the Union soldiers on the Senate roll was al
so considered in caucus. and it was agreed,
informally, of course, that no exception
should be made in their case. Senator Wal
lace presented the caucus resolution in open
Senate April Il, 1879.
The next day the resolution came up. and
the record is thus compiled by Edward Nc
Pherson.
April ls.-Mr. Edmunds moved TO strike ont all
after the word resolved and insert: THAT in the
opinion of the Senate the correct and safe transac-
tion of the business of the Senate is materially de-
pendent on retaining in its service corps of exper
fenced, well-trained and diigent officers and this
can only be done by security in their respective posi-
charge of their duties'
April 22.-Mr. Pendleton moved to amend the
ceptable to a majority of the Senators. And mas.
much as the appointment Of the subordinates and
the power of dismissal should remain W tn those of.
Ulcers respectively, who must be responsible for all
the service committed to their discharged therefore
Resolved, That the standing order Of the Senate
regulating the appointment and removal of clerks
and other employees of the Senate be and Il Is hereby
amended by striking of the all after the word
respectively in the third line that the same shall
reau as 1OnoWs: Resolved that the several officers
and others in the departments of the Secretary of the
Senate and of the Sergeaant.at Arms shall be ap-
pointed and removed from office by those officers re.
respectively"
April GA division of this question was called.
On agreeing to the first part-adding "and accepta.
BILE to majority offhe Senators"-the yeas were 49,
o. The record of votes shows that all the dem
ocrats voted yea, and all the republicans nav On
agreeing TO the remainder of the amendment OF Mr.
iendeton the yeas were b and nays g. and, AS be-
fore, all the yeas were democrats and all the NAYS re-
puhcans. The question recurring on the amend.
ment of Mr.. Edmunds, amended, Mr.. Edmunds
moved to add to it the words "But no officer or
emit oyee Of tn Senate, who served in the forces Of
the United States in suppressing the late rebellion
shall be removed except for cause stated in writing
10 the President Of the Senate, and approved bv him
in writing" Which April 18th was disagreed to
yeas, Is NAYS, 81
Yeas (a republicsns)- Anthony, Bell,
Burnside. Cameron of PENNSYLVANIA Carpenter
Chandler Conkling, Dawes. Edmunds, Ferrv, Hill
OF Colorado ingalls,. Jones OF Nevada, Kellogg
kirkwood, Logan, Mcmillan, Morrill, Paddock. PIsff
Plumb. Rollins, Saunders, Teller-25.
Nays JAIL democrats)-Messrs. Bailey, Beck But
Ter, CocSreil, Coke, Eaton, Garland, Gordon Grover
Harris, Hereford. Hill of Georgia, Houston. John
ston, Jonas. herman, Mcdonald, Maxey, Norgan
Pendleion, Randolph, Ra som, SALISBURY, Slater
Thurman Vance, Vest, Voorhees,. Walker, Wallace
Withers-35.
Mr.. Carpenter moved to amend by adding the fol-
lowing: But no office or employment made vacant
by the removal or dismissal of person who serysd
in the forces Of the Union during the late war shall
be hlied or supplied by the appointment or employ
ment OF any person who served in .be Confefierafs
Army at any time during said war;" which was dis
agreed to yeas, &c. nays "A.
Yeas (all republican)-Messrs Anthony, Bell,