Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-21

coke, Jones, Fla: Whyte,
Davis, Ill. Herman, Withers %
Davis, w. Va. McCreery,
Da,ccs, McPherson
Senators Wadleigh and Howe, who would
have voted in the affirmative, were paired with
Senators Hereford and Mcdonald who would
have voted in the negative
Senator Anthony was paired with Senator
salisbury. He said he did not know how that
Senator would vote, but as the Senators on that
side voted in the negative he (Anthony) would
not vote in the affirmative as he would do if
he was not paired.
The announcement of the vote was received
with applause in the galleries, but it was soon
checked.
Senator Edmuhds adverted to the election of
door keeper of the House, and said the person
named in the bill was not fit to be employed 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 retired list of
the army. The bill to place him on the retired
list was to rectify party mistake, and the
Senate of the United States was asked to take
part in the enactment of such law. He, Ed
mnnds, begged TO be excused.
Senator Cockrell said the object of this
amendment was to defeat the bill, and he spoke
OF Gen: Shields having been born in Ireland
and OF his services to this country. He had
added lustre and given character TO the country
Of his adoption we'll as the land of his birth.
Tho passage of the bill would be simple act
OF Justice: Petitions favoring It's passage came
from soldiers, from the gallant men who, with
their knapsacks and muskets, bore the heat
and burden of the day. Gen. Grant did not
need the relief proposed. There were other
honors which he (CockrelD presumed would be
held IN reserve for him, and it was not contem-
plated that he should be sheived on the retired
list with wounded and disabled soldiers.
Senator Hill said any man, and every man,
who, on any occasion, hazards his life in de-
f0nO hi a.
Therefore he respected Gen. Grant and he re-
spected Gen. Shields. He would vote to place
Gen. Shields on the retired list, but he would
not vote to place Gen. Grant upon it. His
greatest objection to Gen. Grant was that he
would not retire. Laughter If he would
agree to retire upon the passage of this bill he
would vote for it, though whether 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 of the retiring set. He never
retired, he never would retire and Senators
gould not make him retire. Great laughter.
If Grant had one quality which distinguished
him it was his directness. He did not sit in
ambuscade If this was attempt to use Gen.
Grant to kill off Gen. Shields, he did not believe
Gen. Grant would countenance it if he were
here to-day. If the time should ever come
when misfortune should overtake Gen. Grant.
he (Mr. HilD would cheerfully vote for any bill
Senator Kirkwood opposed the whole bill be-
cause it proposed to make new departure in
| the policy of the country. If all our disabled
and wounded soldiers should be put, upon the
retired list the people who owned farms would
have to sell them to pay the bills.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, said he had known
Gen. Shields all his active life. He had higl
regard for his character and his gallantry, ane
sympathized with him in his suffering Gen
Shields had served in the army about five year!
only, and he, Davis, could no
say there was any occasion now il
rule in regard to the retired list of the arm,
to make an exception in the of Gen
Shields. The principle upon which the Law
for the retirement of officers rested was Ion,
service. He would vote for an increase of pen
sion for Gen. Shields, but he could not see tina
it was right to place him on the retired lis
when the law said man must have served 4
years to be retired. Had he been in the Hous
of Representatives he should have voted 70
Gen. Shields for doorkeeper, because polite
sat very lightly upons, him (Davis), and
would not have had anybody to quarrel wit
him about the vote.
Senator Lamar said it always gave him pleas
ure to vote for a measure to confer create
honor upon a gallant soldier where there wa
any indication that such was the will Of tn
people. He voted for the amendment suppos
ing it was submitted in good faith, but if tn
motive, however was to defeat the bill for tn.
relief of General Shields, he would not co-ope
rate in any such movement any further.
Senator Sargent said he offered the amend
ment in good faith and he now insisted upo
it. 1t was not fair now to say the complimen
offered to General Scott and now offered Gene1
} al Grant, was intended to reflect upon hin
The American Republic owed this to Genera
} Whether he would be q poor man when tina
, trip was over he (Sargent) did not know.
Senator Cockrell said the amendment of Ser
ator Sargent had been adopted by the Senate i
| committee of the whole, and he now he gay
, notice that when the bill should reported t
the Senate he would renew that amendmer
8 and call for vote upon it. He inquired {
a the Senator from California (Sargent) why
had not introduced bill to retire Gen. Graz
r before, as he was SO much in favor of it.
d Senator Sargent said to be frank, he had I
idea such a bill would be passed.
/ Senator Withers argued the Republics
n party had been in power for years, and cou
p have passed this bill at any time. If Gen. Gra
: needed the relief proposed he would cheerful
vote for it. Soldiers who surrendered to hi
% at Appomatox court house, and who were to
n by him to take their horses home with them
T. cultivate their crops, would remember tho
words.
y Senator Voorhees, said the statement of Sen
le tor Sargent that he offered his amendment
8, good faith of course was binding upon t
Is Senate, but upon previous occasion that Sc
le ator offered an amendment to break down
re bill. Senator Voorhees, then read from t
amendment submitted by Senator Sargent t
g 18th of April, proposing to retire Gen. Ora
,e and many Others, and said SO far as &c
1T Grant was concerned, there was
10 proper honor which the government cou
g pay him for his military service tt
y he would not concur in, but he drew wide d
ne tinction between the military career and ci
&c career of Gen. Grant. Again referring to /
e. amendment aubmitted by Senator Sargent I