Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-21

Dle, Ineie VIII Uo Aulple TIME 10 postpone TIT
day or repeal the act when congress:
meets again in December next. There
are now outstanding in United States
notes S346, ,016; coin certificates.
| $50, 044, 500; currency certificates, SIS, 355,
900; making total of $3.50, 039, SIC. Oul
resources may be summed up as follows
Coin actually in the treasury, $156s037, 236
the $4,000, 600 loan; SAC, 000. 900; currency
$39. ATS, 40, making total of 1926, SIS, 81
| My estimate may differ from that of others
but / should not consider it extravagant &c
assume that IN the country, ou-id-. of the
| treasury and the national bank, there Is IN
| gold not less thPn $50,0o0,000; and OF silver
1 including all foreign and American coinage,
not less than $50. 900, 900. This would show
| that there will be over $500, 600 600 in coin
in the country on the first of January, to be
reinforced by all the silver and gold that may
be hereafter coined up to THAT time, and fur
| ther fortified by the bullion not coined IN the
next eight months, very little of which il
likely to be exported, Resumption is not in
the'interest of capitalists, but in the interest
| of those who are paid by capitalists. The
house bill, with any of the proposed amend
| ments, can have no other purpose or effect
than to hamstring the treasury, and either to
postpone resumption or to make it aperplex-
ing if not a doubtful experiment.
Senator Cockrell moved to postpone the
pending order, the bill to repeal the srecie re-
sumption act, and take up the bill authoriz-
ing the President of the United States to ap-
point James Shields a brigadier-general in
the United States army on the retired list.
Senator Edmunds demanded the regular
order, but the motion of Senator Cockrell
was agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, 20. Senators
Blaine, Cameron Pal, Cameron Wis.
Dorsey, Kellogg, and Patterson voted with
the Democrats in favor of taking up the bill,
and Senator Davis I'LL. with the Republicans
in opposition.
Senator Sargent trusted that there would
be no disposition to pass this bill without the
sponsor of it stating some of the circum-
stances attending it.
Senator Cockrell said it was not necessary
for him to recapitulate before the senator the
history of this country for the past forty
years, and the connection of General James
Shields Herewith. The senator was well
aware of the justice of the grounds upon
which the measure rested.
Senator Sargent submitted the following
amendment as an additional section: That
the President is hereby authorized to appoint
Ulysses S. Grant, late general commanding
the armies of the United States, a general on
the retired list of the army, with the full
rank, pay and allowances of that grade, ex-
cept that the general so retired shall not be
allowed forage for horses, or Communication
therefor, or aides-de-camp or other staff Off
GERS, unless called into active service in time
of war;"
Senator Kirkwood inquired if General
Shields now received a pension, and if so,
how much?
Senator Cockrell replied that he received
thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents per
month. He inquired if the distinguished
soldier named in the amendment of Senator
Sargent had applied for the proposed relief?
Senator Sargent replied in the negative.
Senator Voorhees, said that General Shields
needed the relief afforded by this bill, while
General Grant did not
Senator Cockrell said he would vote against
the amendment because the design of it was
to embarrass the bill for the relief of General
Shields. Whenever a separate bill should
be reported for the relief of General Grant,
he had no doubt it would meet with favorable
consideration.
Senator Oglesby, after eulogizing Grant
vote for this bill, but there were many other
crippled and wounded soldiers all over the
country, and what could he say to them if
his vote left General Shields on the retired
list of the army and leave all the rest in the
rear. He could never vote to lift an officer
up to trample over the ranks of the private
solaiore- SO long he had q unina IN the
senate it should be equally potent in confer
ring honor, place and emolument upon the
grand army of privates, as well as upon the
officers.
Senator Blaine favored the amendment
1t was then agreed to-yeas, 30; nays, q.
The announcement of the vote was re-
ceived with applause In the galleries, but 1t
was soon checked.
Senator Edmuuds adverted to the election
of doorkeeper of the house, and said the per-
son named in the bill was not fit to be en-
ployed IN the public service so long as any
body who fought against the country wanted
the place, but he was fit to be put on the re-
tired list of the army. The bill to place him
on the retired list was to rectify party mis-
take, and the senate of the United States was
asked to take part in the enactment of such
law. He [Edmundsl begged to be excused.
Senator Cockrell said the object of this
amendment was to defeat the bill, and spoke
of General Shields having been born in Ire
land, and of his services to this country. He
had added luster and given character to the
country of his adoption as we'll as the land of
mis- birth. The passage of this bill would be
simple act of justice Petitions favoring
ITS passage came from soldiers, from the gal
liant men who, with their knapsacks and
muskets, bore the heat and burden of the
day. General Grant did not need the relief
proposed. There were other honors which
he [Cockrelll presumed would be held in re-
serve for him, and 1t was not contemplated
that he should be shelved on the retired list,
Mr.. Hill said any man, and every man who
on any occasion hazards his life in defense of
his honest convictions, had his respect.
Therefore, he respected General Grant, and
he respected General Shields. He would
vote to place General Shields on the retired
list, but he would not vote to place General
Grant upon it. His greatest objection to
General Grant was that he would not retire.
Laughter. If he would agree to retire upon
10 IS 1or 70, Go.
though whether the senators on the other
side would agree to it or not he did not
know. Some of them on that side would be
very glad if he would retire. Renewed
laughter. But he was not one of the retir
ing sort; he never retired; he never would
retire, and the senators could not make him
retire. [Great laughter.I If General Grant
was his directness. He did nothing in am
buscade. If this was an attempt
to use General Grant to kill off Gem
eral Shields, he did not believe General
Grant would countenance it If he were here
to-day. If the time should ever come when
misfortune should overtake General Grant,
he Hill would cheerfully vote for any bill to
relieve him. but until that time let HIM rest.
Senator Kirkwood opposed the whole bill,
because it proposed to make new departure
in the policy of the country. If all our disa
bled and wounded soldiers should be put on
the retired list people who owned farms
would have to sell them to pay the bill.
Senator Davis said he had known General
Shields all his active life; he had high re-
gard for his character and his gallantry, and
sympath1zed with him in his sufferings. Cen
eral Shields had served in the army alb out
FIVE years only, and he [Davis] could not see
that there was any occasion now Ia departing
from the we'll established rule in regard to
the retired list of the army to make an ex-
ception in the case of General Shields. The
principle upon which the law for the retire
ment of officers rested was long service. He
would vote for an increase of pension for
General Shields, but he could not see that it
was right to place him on the retired list,
when the law said man must have served
in the army forty years to be retired. Had
he been In the house of representatives he
should have voted for General Shields for
doorkeeper, because politics sat very lightly
upon him [Davisl, and he would not have
anybody to quarrel with him about his vote.
Senator Lamar said it always gave him
pleasure to vote for a measure to confer great
er honor upon a gallant soldier, where there
was any indication that such was the will of