The Portland daily press., 1878-04-06
XLVth Congress-ReguIar Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April B.
Mr.. Sargent called up the naval appropriation bill
and asked the Senate to try and dispose Of it before
the morning hour expired.
The amendments restoring the number of ensigps
to 306 and 25 cadet engineers to be appointed 1873
greed to- The paragraph relating to the naval
hospitals amended as to discontinue the naval
hospital at Annapolis but retains the one at WASH
ington, aud the bill then passed.
Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the
funding bill and Bay ard favored the judiciary bill
senator Thurman attempted to push the bill to a
vote but the Senate by vote Of 81 to 81 adjourned
till Monday.
Resolution providing place for deposit Of records
of proceedings of Electoral Commission passed.
Mir. Baker of Indiana rising to question of per-
sona privilege sent to the clerks desk aud had read
Wedderburn (whom Baker charged yesterday with
dropping from the candi iates tor doorkeeper with
the andsrs an ling he should receive good posi-
lunatic and chat es him with falsehood.
Mr. Baker renewed the charge and said the evil
dence clear that Wedderbarn did drop out of the
canvass the corrupt condition that he should re-
ceive position with larger salary than authorized
by law.
out of the canvass because he had not any votes.
Mr.. Butler then rose to question of privilege and
offered resolution directiDgth House to proceed to
the election OF Doorkeeper and nominated Union
mai ned soldier, Gen. James Shields of Missouri for
that office.
Mr.. Cox of N. Y raised the point Of order that IL
was not privileged question. He did not desire to
interfere when SO honorable gentleman as Gen.
SHIELDS was nominated in pursuance to rules of the
House but he preferred to have the matter settled to-
morrow.
Mr. Butler said that if he had believed a majority
of the House would have selected Gen. Shielis he
would not press his m ton That gentleman has
been shot IN the Mexican war and hal sha. tered
in the late war. he was an old man and had been a
member of House and U. s. Senator, and was now
without means OF support.
M. cox-Why have you not provided for him in
oshonor Gen. Shields by the action of that side of
the doue but tie gentleman gu the other side of the
House had had disposition of 80, 900 offices and why
hal hey discovered that distinguished soldier
until this emergency.
Mr.. Morrison to Mr.. Butler-why did you turn
him out of Congress when he was elected by major
ity of lhous ands.
Mr.. Townsend of Ill.-Has the gentleman from
Mass. any authority from Gen. Shields to offer his
name?
MT. Butler-I never ask authority to do honor to
gallant MANNED soldiers. Appause) 1 have gen.
eral power OF attorney in that connection. laugh
ter)
drag Shields from the House and put a Republican
in bis place.
ME- Buller-I answer that nobody suggested his
name.
Mr. Eden-The people of his district suggested his
name at he time to which refer.
Mr. Butler-l5 was question of election.
Mr. Eden-fhree or four thousand majority voted
to elect him.
election and sometime. voie- according to par
tisau views in questions of electlous
MIR. Edeu-Did you vote accounting to your parry
preiudces when the question OF the election OF tuat
SOLE Ter was before the house when he had clear
majority?
Mr.. Bntler-If we did him wrong then let us mend
the wrong now. (Laughtero
Mr.. Cox said that Mr.. Shields was worthy of most
honorable position. 1t would be almost degrada-