The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-30

major-general.
The following ID list of the brigader-
generals in the order Of their rank Nc
Dowell, Cooke, Pope, Howard, Terry, Ord,
Candy, and Augur.
1t is expected among the army officers
that q mnjor-general to succeed General
Thomas will be selected from the briga-
dcrs above named, but it ia not likely the
President will make any such nomination,
inasmuclf as both army bills now pending
in Congress provide for reduction Of the
number of major-generals.
Respect to General Thomns's
Memory.
| The President ann ounced to his Cabinet
to-day that the country had suffered an
other calamity in the death of General
Thomas, and expressed his intention of at
tending the funeral of the deceased, which
will take place at Troy, N. T., the latter
part Of next week. Some of the Cabine.
officers will also attend.
There was meeting tonight of officers
of the Army of the Cumberland prelirni
nary to another meeting to take suitable
action to give expression of respect for the
memory of the late General Thomas.
About fifty officers were present, oil of
whom had served under General Thomas
one is member of the Cabinet (Secretory
Cox and twelve of them members OF Con-
gress.
The Pas sage Of the Texns Bill in the
genaae-Excifement
The passage of the Texas bill in the
Senate to-day was the occasion of some e2
element and cross firing between Messrs.
Sherman and Trumbull, caused By the de-
termined and persistent effort of the for
mer to take the bill out of the hands of the
judiciary Committee and put it upon its
passage in the Senate. Various bills were
called up of the regular order, and
we're successfully put aside, under the
management of Mr.. Sherman, who was de-
termined to get up the Texas bill and pass
| it, in order to have the fifteenth amend
| ment proclaimed.
The rulings of the Vice-President were
in favor of Mr.. Shermans motion, and an
appeal being taken, the Chair was sustain
ed. The morning hour expiring while the
struggle was going on brought the case of
General Ames before the Senate, and again
MIR. Sherman sprang to his feet with mo-
! tim IN chic Mr. Tr,,Y,, hull
who had been inwardly chatting for some
time, was enraged, and accused Mr.. Sher-
man of gross liscourtesy to the Judiciary
| Committee. Mr.. Sherman, with 10 sign
of emotion, coolly replied, disclaim;ng
any intention Of discourtesy and de-
| clining to enter into personal controversy.
The four million votes dependent upon the
fifteenth amendment was more important
than the question Of courtesy. Here On
amusing incident occurred. Mr.. Vickers,
the venerable senator from Maryland, was
recognized by the Fice-President as emit
tied to the floor, and to the dismay OF the
friends of Texos unpacked about half a
ream of manuscript, raped for glass of
water, cleared his throat, and was about to
commence an elaborate speech against the
eligibility Of Ames. The friends of Tie
Texas bill appealed to him to give way.
Thurman ard Casscrly cried out " Don't
do it," Eickers was confused. lie wanted
to be courteous and yield. lie looked at
his colleague Hamilton, whose countonance
said Yield" and TO Bayard, on the left,
who begged him not to 81 20 way.
Vickcrs had it in his power to put the
Texas bill over until tomorrow. He 81;
halfway down, rosc up again, partly rolled
up his manuscript, unrolled it, hcsitated
looked at Sherman, bowed gracefully, and
Rubsidcd So the Texas bill came up, and
was passed in five minutes minus tho
clause which gave the State the right to be
admitted with or without slavery, which
had been strangely overlooked in tho
House.
The bill will undoubtedly be passed il
the House tomorrow as it comes from The
Senate, and the Presidents proclamation
declaring the fifteenth amendment ratified
will be promulgated on Thursday.
General Loznn's Reply to General
Sherman's Letter.
General Sherman this morning rernarked
that Logan was furious because of the pub
LEGATION of his letter to Senator Wilson anc
had threatened TO take him SHERMAN
down. He added that he supposed Ii
would survive the attack, and from tn
number of commendatory letters he hat
received coInciding with the views ex
pressed in his letter it was evident tina
General Logan would have pretty larg
army to encounter and sure enough Gene
raj Logan did attempt the taking-dowl
process in personal explanation on tn
floor of the House in reply to the letter o
General Sherman.
General Logun's speech was profuse II
expressions of patriotism but slim and weal
in figures and facts. 1t met with success
apparently, among the auditors however
for his peroration vas heartily applaude
in the galleries, and he received the con
rratulations of number of members Of
the floor.
General Slocum came to the defence o
General Sherman by way of few inter
rogations put to General Logan, but it look
as though General Sherman will have t
continue the fight through the medium o
letters if he wishes to respond.
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