The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-21

voted for Gen. Shields for Doorkeeper, be-
cause politics sat very lightly upon him
Davis, and!he would not have anybody to
quarrel with him about bis vote.
Mr.. Lamer said it always gives him
pleasure to vote for measure to confer
greater honor upon gallant soldier where
there was any indication that such was the
will of the people. He voted for the
amendment sunposing it was submitted in
good faith, but if the motion, however, was
to defeat the bill for the relief of Gen.
Shields. the would not cooperate in any
such movement any further.
MIR. Sargent said he offered the amend
ment in good faith and he now insisted on
lit. 1t was not fair now to say that the
com pliment offered to Scott and now offer
ed to Grant was intended to reflect on him.
The American republic owed this to
Gen. Grant. He was now travelling iD
Europe. Whether he would be a poor
man when that trip was over he (Sargentl
did not know.
Mr.. Cockrell said the amendment of Mr..
Sargent had been adopted by the Senate
Committee of the Whole. and be how gave
notice that when the bill should be report
ed to the Senate he would renew that
~.
He inquired of the Senator from California
bill to retire Gen. Grant before, as he was
so much in favor OF it.
Mr. Sargent said, to be frank, be had
no idea that such bill would be passed.
The announcement of the vote was ap-
piauded by the galleries.
Mr.. Edmunds. speaking OF Doorkeeper
Polk, said Shields vas not fit to be en-
ployed in the public service while any
body who fought against the country
wanted the place. but was fit to be put on
the retired list and thus rectify party
mistake.
Mr.. Cockrell said petitions came from
the whole country to pass this bill. Grant
didn't need relief aud there were other
honers held la reserve for him. and it was
not contemplated to shelve him with dis
abled soldiers.
MIR. Hill said he respected Gen. Grant
and Gen. Shields. He would vote to
place the latter on the retired list and
not the former. His greatest objection to
Grant was that he would not retire. He
knew some on the other side who wished
be would retire. (renewed laughter.) but
he was not of the retiring sort, and the
Senators could not make him retire,
| (Great Iaughters.) Grant would hardly
sanction this attempt to kill off Gen..
Shields with him. Should misfortune ever
overtake him be would vote to retire Gen.
Grant
MIR. Withens said the soldiers who sur,
rendered to Gen. Grant at Appomattox
aud were told by him to take horses home
aud cultivate their crops would remember
those words and would vote to relieve
Graut whenever he needed it.
| Mr.. Voorhees, took Sargent TO task for
having tried successively to retire SchurZ,
Grant. Devins, and Butler without success.
His remarks created some DerIimeut.
Mr.. Blaine was ready to vote for the
bill with the amendment on. Ifhe should
be placed on the retired list it would leave
Gen. Geart to be disposed of by the peo
pie. and that would be done no matter
what the views of either side of the Senate
WERE 1t would not be any block in hi:
way that the Senators on the other side O
the chamber. with single exception liza
mari had voted against placing his name
on the retired hst. (Applause in tie
galleries.)
Thurman said. unlike England ant
France, this country never gave large pen
! sions, but rewarded its soldiers with othe
honors More than any other land thi
republic has been very grateful to Grant
and if he was the high-spirited man hi
friends claimed him to be. he would scorn t
be carried through in this manner. Muc
I as be valued the services of Gen Shield
, he should not vote for the bill withou
misgivlngs as to its being precedent, bu
e be would vote for the bill as it came fror
D the house upon the ground that the cas-
e was wholly exceptional.
Mr.. CoDkling took the floor to speak 0
t Shields, but yielded to Mr.. HamliD, an
}, the senate adjourned.
t HOUSE
e WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Bils wei
IL introduced
By Mr.. Garfield, for taking the tenth an
subsequent census.
By Mr.. Atkins, requiring all appoin
: ments 10 the civil service to be distribute
equally among the congressional district
. By Mr. CrittendeD, providing that It
u claims of militia men or non-enlste
persons on account of disabilities receive
in battle with rebels or Indians shall
, valid, if filled previous to July 1882.
Mr. Kimmell made speech maiD
directed to the dangers of standing arm
10 the time of peace.
~ Mr.. Humphrey took opposite groun,
y and argued that in republican country
~ standing army was not menace to Il
. liberties of the people,
Adjourned.