, 1870-12-16

the ofaces of General md LientsnAne oenssll4
they ahor11& b discontinued. He trusted tnAt,
nttmuch N .the onoe Of Admiral Eas N:
r3tcoesaFy, and ~ tho House wa8 xakeo noe g
coneider for moment tho aots Of tbs nomiaea
fox. .thfs Offices bacarso i woum prejudice nas
.casa, the House should noW net upon The
.roeg1ta OF tho question. and pl&ee the oAica OF
Admiral WHARF Congress- had plscsd that Of
oepetn1 and Lieutenant 9ene1zl Of tne N1uty.
ThtEe VIA row = vacaucy In the ot3ca Of Ad-
mira1. II tha office xas exteadsd ia tbs par
tson uho Ind bean pou1mated to it. thare WAS
nd laason why it should not b. cont1nusd to
tbn and OF time; and he knew that thoso who
we.c called upon to pass Judgment on that
nornfuxtion wafe anxious for the House 70
pass Judgment upon the Qnestlon whether tho
ofhce itaet should be continued.
Mt. Cox called the attention OF the House to
n order Of tha Nary Department. Issued on
tho l2sh of March, 1859, directing that al ~
te1s 1elasinR to the nRvy coming unoet taa
coenizance at the different BUREAUS sdonId %
snbu,itted to Vice Admiral Porter before be-
ing transmitted to the SECRETARY oi tne NAsy;
and eaid that that order VAS an uptnrnm8 OF
the Whole nsvy business and violation OF Q.
the law. There had never been any ruas OF
law OF Of the department. prsE7ously, "msn
would allow vica Admiral Porter 70 take
charge Of the dep.tsmsnt, to the dlshonor OF
IL ,Ss ssss e as ~ ths ssa
loved in any other Administration, and
ehou1d not be allowed ia this adriuistra-
tiop. He knew very well that great many
| Irregularities had takeu place under tho Ad-
uintssration. He knew very wel! that Aaml-
| ral Po1tar had in one aense plaJed the sFco.
phant aud disg1aced hfs high position He
I wis willing to slow to Admiral Porter brave
~ a. teaman and shiEl Is Captain IN eTety
relation III which he had served during the
| var. hut he would Tota to make voAi the othce
| Of Aduiral* because he Was In favor OF good
| administttfion and responsibility tocf at The
| head OF the Navy Department. The condition
| Of things In the Nary Department bad bee.
| such that the man who had the {oKer Haa mol
accountable, and took 10 responsibility. II
would vote for the bill. not on peIsonk
| grounds, not because Of the shameful 1sster:
/ Of Admiral Porter. not because OF the hutalls
| alton Of tho nay3, and Of tho nation. BY hl:
/ {Porter's) sycophancy. hut he Eeald vote t
I vac.te this Office teeA0ss = would be re
form in tho administration cf the government
and especially in regard to nsvsl afat1s.
| Hi. LOGAN eaid that what he had done u
this matter he hAd done beeAuse he hst
Thought 1t to the Advantage Of the countf.
and * the nation. And not from any feeling o
L OF tho gentleman Affected By It {naeAninE Ad
! niral Eowan) he had neyer met End did no
know, bat he thought it right that this bi1
SHOULD pass, and he thought that now WAS tn
/ time to pass it. The rank Of Admiral xss ou
| that had nerer been conferred IN tnss eountr.
| befofe, and one which never ought to ba con
/ fe1ea hereafter. Rs moved that the rules b
suspended md that the bill be put on its pas
I sage, The motion WIS agreed TO By two
thixds vote, without disisiou, and the bill VS.
| passed.