The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-14
A New AppOFtiOnment-The Admir-
aIEY-RutIeP on Porter.


WASHINGTON, December 13-The
Western members begin to talk of a
new Apportionment bill, to give in
creased representation to their
States, based on the returns of the
census of last Summer. The new
members are to be chosen at special
elections in time to take their seats
next December IN the Forty-Second
Congress. A bill to this effect will
soon be introduced. and if no Com
mIttee reports. it will be sprung upon
the. House some Monday In the morn
ing hour.
1t was expected by some that Gener-
al Pieasanton's name would be sent to
the Senate yesterday, for confirmation
as Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue., with that of Senator Drake. In.
duiry failed to trace the ruDoT to any
| trustworthy source, and it probably
arose from the fact that Collector
Murphy and General Pleasanton have
been IN the city for several days.
| Many affect to believe that Pleas
antson's 8 name will be sent In to day,
/ although the friends of Douglas still
think he will have the office.
| When Gen. Logan presented his
bill abolishing the rank of Admiral
| and Vice Admiral in the navy, yes
terday, and moved suspension OF the
| rules that it might be passed, there
was great excitement in the House
SchoGeld opposed action on the bill,
and desired that it be referred to the
| Naval Committee, of which he is
Chairman. He did not think it best
to pass the bill just now, because, foI
| no other reason, he did not like tC
kick a man when he is down.
General Schofeld's speech broughi
General Logan to his feet, in defense
of his present action. He had no ref.
ereuce,i in Offering this bill, to any per-
son, but he desired to have it passed
now because there Is q vacancy in the
Office of Admiral and if Congress post
poued action the vacancy might bt
flied, and there would then be NJ
need of the law. He showed that, al
though there are only 5000 in the
navy, there are 116 officers holding
rank as high as General. Lieut.. Gen
eral. Major General and Brigadiel
General. This Office was created Il
> do honor to Admiral Farragut, snC
there was no intention that it sho0lG
descend to others.
Mr. Hale, of Maine, repeated his OlC
t argument In favor of allowing the Of
ficers to continue, and referred to Por
ter's letters. Gen. Logan interrupte'
/ him with this question :" Why d.
you lug that in?" "I do it on N.
, own responsibility. replied Mr.. Hale
! Al / see you do, sneered Mr.. Logan
When Mr.. Hale had finished
= : scene of disorder ensued, in the mids
of which Mr.. Schofeld asked permis
sion to make an explanation, and Mi
j, Butler objected, unless he shoul'
be granted permission to reply to Mr.
: Schofeld. Half dozen other mem
e bers were at the same time attemptiD
a to get in their words. -
!. .Schofeld claimed that the Militar
- Commissioners Reform Bill, Whic
0 was passed last session, required
: larger appropriation than was aske
n before, and that, while all retire
naval officers received only half pa
of the rank on which they were II
Ie tired, the army oficoxs received three
n quarters pay of their rank.
.e When Butler left his seat, and can
down to the front Of the Speaker
desk. the officers crowded arouu
him, and perfect silence peeYaded Il
IN House. Referring to Porter's lette
Of and the illusions to him which
:, contained, Butler said that
: . gratitude, for the letter could in1l
l. euce his vote, he should not be o
er posed TO this bill. Then, WarmiI
e. with his subject, he made one of Il
r. most seathing speeches heard on Il
floor of the House for many a da
The words came red hot" from b
20 liDs. as he denounced Porter as q ns
who did not know his own mind tg
days in succession, and who one d.
lauded his commander aud next da
en- abused him. Then, comparing Pc
W. ter, the author of the printed lettt
,s- with the sainted aud brave FarragU
- He protested in the strongest la
Iee guags that he was unwilling that su
In q man would be held up as an exal
on pIe.for the brave and noble youth
,et the II. S. Navy. "As the friend a
IN. associate of the noble Farragut," ss
- he, 81 say that shall object to piaei
VI this honor upon a man who has q
lth honored himself and dishonored t
m President.
! Mr.. Cox added few words and t
vote was UiUG UOce, hardly q SIM
icy voice being heard In the negati
ge. Since the revelation of Admiral 2,
he ter's treachery toward General Ora
me some curious facts have been rak
up respecting General Buffers re
tions TO the same person. Il is 81
sh- that previous to the election of 18
ted Butler wrote q book about Gene
ev- Grant, more severe in its CONNIE
g. upon his character and in its dem
" citation of his aets than ever Porte
ar celebrated letter to Secretary We'll
der Those who claim to have seen pr
"a. sheets of the volume declare thaf
Jer was unsurpassed in the bitterness
1 its invectiTe and in its contempt
ala the intellectual capacities of the Pr
vas dent. Butler was, however, persu
oW- ed 20 suppress the book for time.