The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-05-30

al matters on the 10th, centered in the Sem
ate proceedings. The bill authorizing the
President to place
GEN. SHEDS
on tho retired list of the army was taken up
and was discussed at length. An amend
mont was adopted to place Gen. Grant on
the retired list, also, and Mr.. COckrell fol-
lowed this action in lengthy speech. He
said this amendment was made to defeat
the bill, and spoke of Gen. Shields having
been born in Ireland. and of his service to
this country. He had added lustre and
given character to the country of his adop-
tion rs well as to the land of his birth. The
passage of this bill would be simple act
of justice. The petitions tavoring its pas
sage came from soldiers, from gallant men,
who with their knapsacks and muskets had
borne the heat and burden of the day. Gen.
Grant did not need the relief proposed.
There were other honors which he Cock
relll presumed would be held in reserve
for him, and 1t was not contemplated that
he should be shelved on the retired list
with wounded and disabled soldiers. He
said any man and every man who, on any
occasion, hazards his life in defence Of his
honest convictions had his respect; there
fore, 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
1t. His greatest objection to Gen. Grant
was that he
WOULD NOT RETIRE.
If ho would agree to retire upon the pass
age of this bill he would vote for it., though
whether the Senators on the other side
would agree to 1t or not he did not know.
Some of them on that side would be very
glad If he would retire, but he was not one
Of the retiring sort. He never retired, he
never would retire. and Senators could not
make him retire. Great laughter) II
Gen. Grant had one quality which distin-
guished him 1t was his directness. He
did nothing In ambuscade. If this was an
attempt to use Gen. Grant to kill Off Gen.
Shields, he did not believe Gen. Grant
would cOuntcnance 1t If he were here to-
day. If the time should ever come when
misfortune should overtake Gen. Grant, he
would cheerfuly vote for any bill to relieve
him, but until that time let him rest. Mr..
Whyte presented resolutions Of the Mary
land Legislature favoring government aid
| in the construction of ship canal to con-
meet the Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
Referred. Mr.. Whyte gave notice that he
would urge tho matter before the Senate at
the proper time. believing the work one of
national Importance and free from consti-
| tutional objections. Baltimore, he said,
was now the grand reservoir of grain from
| the West and Northwest, and 1t was the
nearest outlet for Western produce to for
| Gign lands.
The Senate on the 21st resumed con-
sideration Of the bill to place Gen. Shields
on the retired list. The question was on
concurrng in the amendment made by the
committee placing the name of
GEN. GRANT IN THE BILL.
The amendment was cOncurred in, 80 to %,
u strict party vote. Next Il substitute was
| Ofnrnl N p1nnn tbn Eannrnl on tho nan
sion list at 500 u month-reiected. The
question then REQUIRED on the passage of
the bill as amended, placing Gen. Shields
on the retired list with the rank Of briga-
dicr-general. and Gen. Grant on the retired
| list with the rank of general, and it was re-
| jected-yeGs 3O nays "a. On the motion of
Mr.. Paddock, the Senate non concurred in
| the House amendments to the bill to amend
section 2,lGi of lrevisedstatutes relating
to the
CULTIVATION OF TIMBER
on the public domain, and Il committee of
conference was ordered. Messrs. Paddock,
Plumb and Grover were appointed com
mittee on the part of the Senate.
In the House the army appropriation bill
was under discussion, and Mr.. Phillips
characterized the measure to
CUT DOWN THE ARMY
as revolutionary. Referring to the danger
from Indian hostilities he said the army was
needed to preserve thepeace of the frontier
and to give settlers security, which had
never been glvon to them. Within the past
fifteen months two of the most terrible In
dian wars known in the history of the coun-
try had taken place, and yet the gentleman
from New York (HGwltt had told the House
that there would be no more Indian wars.
That gentleman seemed to have been read
ing about the millennium, and thought that
swords We're to be beaten into plOughshares,
and spears into pruning hooks. Mr. Ban
ming favored the measure and referred to
the charge Of dishonesty made against him
by what he called Jay Gould's newspaper,
and said that there were In this country
two kinds of communists; one composed of
those who want to steal food and raiment,
and the other composed of those who were
sittingin comfortable arm-chairs, and steal
railroads. This last class wanted the army
to enable them to keep their ill-gotton
gains.
In the Senate on the %, Mr.. Paddock
called up the Senate bill for the relief of
settlers on public lands under the pre-em
tion law, and in explanation thereof said 1t
was to give the settlers who had been on
the public lands two or three years, under
the pre- emption laws, the benefit Of that
time upon changing their claims, SO as to
be under the homestead law. The bill pass
ed.
The House had a somewhat exciting run
ming debate on the army appropriation bill,
after which resolution was adopted ex-
tending the power Of the Potter investigat-
ing committee to any State where there
may be well grounded allegations of fraud.
Gen. Butler called up his bill for the publi-
cation of q government advertising record,
and explained that 1t should supersede all
newspaper advertising for the government.
After good deal OF noisy discussion, and
after various amendments, the bill passed,
yeas 100, nays n. The Senate bill for the
relief of tho, settlers on the public lands
whose crops were injured by grasshoppers
was passed.
In the Senate on the 23d, the follow
ing nominations were confirmed: Resi-
dent and consul general to Liberia, John
II. Smyth, of North Carolina; consul at
Galata, Timothy O. Smith, of Vermont.
The House adopted Mr.. Throckmorton'
amendment to the army bill fixing the
strength of the army at 25,000.
In the Senate on the oath, the ses-
sion was devoted principally to the consid-
Grafton of local matters, and little of gener-
al interest was done.
The House passed the following bills in
regard to pensions Of disabled soldiers: BY
: Mr.. Rice, granting to persons deprived OF
their pensions from March, 1865, to June,
1866, by reason Of their being in the civil
service, their pensions for that time; by Mr..
Mackey, bill increasing to S72 per month
; pensions paid persons who have lost both
legs, both arms or the sight of both eyes;
by Mr.. Powers, a bill granting TO every
: pensioner who has had his leg amputated
Mt the hip Joint $3.50 per month; by Mr..
: Walsh, a bill making 1t unlawful for any
attorney or claim agent to demand or re-
ceive more than $40 for services in pen
sion case. After the morning hour the
House went into the committee of the
whole, and after consideration Of the army
appropriation bill, adjourned.
/ The Senate, after an uninterestine
session on the 25th in which nothing oi
public interest was done. adjourned unit
Monday.
: The House on the 25th passed no bills
having under consideration measures ir
regard to salaries of army officers, which
$ ELECTED some sharp remarks from either
y side OF the House. The House adjourned
till Monday.