The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-22
THE SCIENCE OF IOLITICS.
SENATOR CHaNDLER's CAsTIG lTTON
OF FITz JOHN PORTER.

The Lords Prnyer sent to Mr.. Sumner
TIE Extinction OF the Rredmen's Bureau- =
Measures Locking TO n General Amnesty
Mr. shoeny Cox Quoting the Palms.
WAsHiSsSoN. Feb. Ex-senator WILLIAMS
Rep. oregon), introduced Joint resolution decar.
ing the ratification OF the Fifteenth Amendment 10
the Constitution Of the United States By the requisite
number Of States Referred V sbs judiciary Com.
mittee.
Mr.. HovARD dsep.. Mich. insrcdsesd bill 10 e.
tsbllsh territorial goverpmsst fcr Aissks.
Mr.. CHASplEs CRep, Mich.) offered . resolution
requesting the President 10 communicate 10 the Sen
ate, II not Inconsistent with tie pablie interests,
ssJ recent correspondence In his possession In rea-
ton TO
rHx cAss or vIrz-soHs POTTER.
Mr.. Chandler helt In his hand an appeal 10 the
President Of the United States Cor the re-examins-
ton Of the proeecdtnSs OF tho court martial In The
case Of MAJOR General riu John Porter. and In an
swer TO the statements VI that paper he proposed 10
vindica,e the truth Of history while the witnesses
were yet living. who would testify /. the case. Az
member OF the Committee on the Conduct OF the
War IL was his duty 10 an onaeial capacity
TO investigate the facts connected with the
details Of General Pope's Virginia sumpaign
and the retnovus by death " Presidont Lincoln
and Mr. Stanton rendered moro imperative and i'm
por,ant the Immediate fnalmcm OF pledge which
nc hid voluntarily F1ven to Gen. Pope seven years
ago, that Justice should be done to that General
his campaign In Virginia, even though he hnndler)
senate Mr.. Chandler said tbs, Cen Pope's entire
force did not exceed 4aO0O men, only 1900
sOua ie S my .Sos 4oI
Aqua Creek to Harper's Ferry. ret, while hablo
to be oycrwhelmed by superior force OF the enemy,
Gen Pope deceived rot only the enemy, eut the
whole country, and even the newspaper correspop-
dent. at Washington. ~ to the e1tent Of his fSees,
that his army numbered 10000 men. This the
beis believed, and theienpon Pope drew upon hun
fought night and day for eleven days adoptne every
cxped'cnt as means Of gaining time, so that the
Army o. the Potomac might unite withhim. n was
at this time that the alleged detection Of Porter
Cured and the criminal refusal or neglect OF that
officer to obey the commands OF his SUPERIOR ana
move up his command to the attack wae MI Chanf-
Ter asserted fully proved by the teeyrums Anfoiher
evidence in the case. Porsrr's duty was 10
MARCH wHgy ORDERED,
and that difficulties or dangers OF the march were
none OF lis business one Of Gen Porter : reasons
on the trial for not moving hts force forward was
ns ,Sssn s S 10 re N. N 5
Gainesville. Gen. Porter row claimed to have fresh
evidence. So had he CNr. Chandler, resh evil
Ftzhuxh Ice explained that the clouds OF dsst re
fcrred 10 caused by Jrb. Stuart's cavalry with
slcons Hc III % down o% sdn Gsnesse o Mr. 'es Chandler
sdded that some Of the court martial Which, tried and
unanimously convicted Gen Porter we're In favor Of
the death penalty. aud the that the only
reason why that penalty wns not ordered was the
fear that Mr.. Lincoln, whose kindness OF heart
well known, would not enforce II.
Mr. wItsos CRep., Mass l-T would be glad to scs
the case tried upon is merits OF upon the hets, not
washing for the purpose Of doing even and exact
justice TO one who held the commission ot Major.
General in the army OF the United States
Mr.. Chambers resolution was withdrawn
rHs LAWS ov THE srA-
The Senate passed bill to provide sDr the better
security Of the hves OF passengers On board OF ves
e e: Sc sSS SS
eIhsustinK leaks. which shall operz.ed lndrT
81 III s S IN Of 81 Of n. s. q saa Ss s
ms,steSse,. with bread SD atel ,ssompartments
act fixing certain rulr. and regulations for prevent
ing collisions on water approved April 70, ist de.
ships which must, II both keep on their respective
courses oass clear of each othrr. or where a ship
sess another ahead crossing her own course but to
cases IN which by day each ship secs the mnsts OF
the other In line with her own, and when at night
each secs both the side lights of the other.
The bill TO rCorgsnizc the Marine Hospital Ser.
vice, AID - provide for the relief Of sick and dis
abled seAmen, was also passed.
The bill authorizes the appointment by the Secretary
o. M LrS4;;nty a suneryi.ng spTreon @ NE "a
meat r.dueed to, 20 n sasy y csn %, f ~ The nse's
Mr.. SUNStR announced that he had teceiyva for
prescntatlon to the Senate beautiful volume. con
tanning
Tus LoRp's PRAYER.
10 one hundred different languages. He moved that
be received and deposited IN the CoDsrc ssionsl
Library. Agreed 10.
Nr. WILSON introduceda Joint resolution direct.
Ing that no speech. not actually delivered in Con.
gress, shall he printed 10 the Gobe. which was i'm.
medistely passed.
EXIT FREEDNES's BUREAU.
Mr.. PAIrkRsoS iRep. \. H.9 lerorted with
mendments the bill TO abolish the Freedmen's Bu.
reau and provide for the Bureau OF Education
The bill provides that the present duties OF the Freed
mems Bureau relating to the collection aud OF
bounes &c. shall be discharged by the ocers OF the
War Depl rnent TO be selected by the President The
War Department 4 also to take charge OF all properly
now under the control Of SAID Bureau. e1cent sueh
property and funds as have been the
OF education which shall be transferred the
Bureau OF Education. toIetnei with the clerical force
employed therein. The Bureau OF Educ alton au
thorxed TO coODerate with any and all Other eduea
onal organizations throughout the United states for
the estahl shment and maintenance OF schools the
education Of all classes and take possession OF all
fund property heretofore conyeyed by the Freed
mems bureau fol such purposes. which may be at.
TEMPTED to he diverted Irom the original purpose aud
Intention.