The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-22
Patriotic Speech by Gen. Garfield
"A Warning that May Turn
Out q Prophecy.
A Hard Time in the Senate With
the Mexican Veteran.
What Will They Do With Him ?
That 10, With Shields.
Lamar Paired With Our Henry.
SENATE.
WAsH1yoros, MAY q

Al conclusion Of the morning hour The
Senate resumed consideration OF the bill
TO place the name Of James Shields on the
retired List Of the army with the rank ol
Brigtdier General, and the bill having
been considered in the Committee Of the
Whole was reported to the Senate.
The question being on concurring in
the amendment made In the Committee
Of the Whole to place General Grant on
the retired list, Mr.. Cockrell demanded
the yeas and nays and the amendment was
eoncu rred in. Yeas 80, nays %, strict
party vote, the Republicans voting in the
Affirmative and the Democrats in the neg.
atiye.
Mr.. Lamar announced that he was
paired with the Senator from West Vir-
sinia (Dsvis). Was that Senator here
be Lamar) would vote in the affirmative
and Davis would vote in the negative.
After debate Mr.. Thurman moved to
strike out all after the Rnnexing clause Of
the bill a. amended and insert In lieu
thereof, 4 provision authorizing the Sec
retary Of the Interior to place the name
General shields on the pension list at the
rate Of 500 per month.
After & long discussion Thurman's
amendment to the substitute for the bill
"a amended, to grant Gen. Shields pen.
sion Of 800 per month, was rejected;
yeas 81, nays 3S.
The question then recurred on the
passage OF the bill as amended, placing
General Shields on the retired list with
the rank Of Brigider General, and Gen.
Grant on the retired list with the rank Of
General, and it was rejected; yeas 30, nays
81.
Mr. Hill said It had been asserted on
the other side that the Senators on his
aide Of the Chamber opposed the amend
ment OF the Senator from California
tsargeant), because they were opposed to
Gen. Grant BE protested against these
declarations. He would have voted
against the amendment II il had been to
insert the name Of Geo. B. Mcclellan, =
distinguished General and Democrat, He
did not stop to inquire II the man whose
name was proposed was Republican or
Democrat, but be for one would not vote
to tar the people Of the United States to
support man who Is already supported
or able to support himself. de did not
know that Gen. Grant would accept this
retirement. II the bill should pass perhaps
he might. He did not refuse much, but he
(Mr. Hill believed that General Grant
would refuse Il. There were many fea.
lures in General Grant't character which
he admired. The man who uttered the
words be did when be was offered Lees
sword, and would not receive II would
not be forgotten.
After further debate the smendment Of
Mr.. Thurman was rejected-yeas 81 nays
So.
The question being on the passage Of
the bill, the vote was taken without for.
ther discussion, and was rejected-yeas
30, nays 81, As follows:
Yeas-Allison, Armstrong, Blaine,
Bruce, Burnside, Butler, Cameron Pa,
Cameron, Wis, Cockrell, Conkling, Con-
over, Dorsey, Ferry, Hill, Ingalls,, Ksl.
loRg, Lamar, McD Donald, Mcmillan, Mat
thews, Mitchell, Morrill,, Paddock, Pat.
ttEbO0t Eiumut 5atkehr 6PcuSAt 'SSA
heea and Windom-30.
Nays-Bailey, Barnum, Bayard, Beck,
Booth, Christiancy, Coke, Davis, ILL.,,
Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds, Eustis, Grover,
Harris, Hereford, Hoar, Howe,
Johnston, Jones, Fla, Herman, Kirwood,
MoCreery, Mcpherson, Maxey, ,Merrimon,
Oslesby Randolph, Rollins, Saunders,
Teller, Thurman, Wadleigh, Whyte and
Withers-34.
Mr.. Anthony said he was paired with
Mr.. Saulsbury. II the Senator Was pres.
ent he (Anthony) would vote aye. he
did not know how the Senator from Del.
aware (Saulsbury) would vote.
Mr.. Ingalls, called up the House bill TO
provide for permanent form Of govern.
ment for the District Of Columbia, and II
was read at length. When the reading
Of the bill had concluded, there were 10
or 20 Senator's only present.
Pending the discussion the Senate went
into executive session. When the doors
reopened Mr.. Teller entered q motion TO
reconsider the vote by which the bill to
place General Shields on the retired List
Of the army, was adopted.
HOUSE.
The House at ll:So went into Commit.
tee Of the Whole, Mr.. Springer In. the
Chair on the appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hewitt gave notice at the conclu-