National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-28
SENltTE.

MONDAY, ian. %.
The Vice-Presideut laid before the Senate the
credentials of Hon. James Shields, elected United
States Senator from the State Of Missouri to fill the
uneXplred term. The credentials were placed on
file
Also communication from the postmaster-Gcn'
ora calling attention to certain deficiencies IN the
appropriation for his Department. Referred.
Mr., BARNUM presented communication from
Quartcrmaster. General Meigs United States Army,
In regard TO the water supply OF Washington and
Georgetown. Referred.
MIR. HowE gave notice that he would call up to-
morrow the bill recently reported from the Library
Gumlnttoe, providing additional accommodations
for the Congressional Lbrry.
MI. McCRRERy presented the petitions of William
Stone Abbott aud William II. Reed, executor, &o
ofWashington d. g.. asking that the tax for repay
ing u street aud Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Mr. AsTmosY, from the Committee on Printing,
reported substitute for Home bill in relation TO
the printing OF impressions of portraits and yign
the Treasury Department upon the payment OF the
costs thereof Placed on the Calendar.
Mr.. ROLLINS presented the petition of properly
owners on First street east facing the Capitol park
asking compensation for injury 10 their property by
Mr.. GARLAND submitted resolution TO print the
, testimony taken by the select committee appointed
under the resolution OF Mr. Blaine to inquire US to
alleged frauds in the recent elections Agreed tn.
Mr. SARGES1 submitted q resolution referring TO
the Committee on Naval Anails SO much Of the re-
u
ste0d building fora naval observatory. Agreed TO-.
Bis were introduced as follows aud referred:
ny Mr. BABNuM; Providing for commission on
the improvement Of the Potomac, the drainage and
Referred.
by Mr. FERRY; TO roorpani2c ard discipline the
militia Of the United States Referred.
Hon James shields, the new senator from MIS-.
souri, having entered the Chamber, was escorted
% the Vice Presidents desk 10y his colleague, Mr..
Cockrc an6 the oath of Office was Administered
to him by Vice President Wheeler
soon aitcrwnrd the yeas and nays were called
upon motion to take mn the bill 10 pay Warren
Mitchell for cotton belonging to him seized by the
Government during the war. and Mr. Shields gave
his first vote in favor of taking up that bill
Mr. EpMUNpS, from the Judiciary Committee. re-
ported, with uu amendment in the nature Of n sub
amcndmentto The Constitution of the United statos
prohibiting the payment of claims of disloyal per
SOUS LOT properly injured Or destroyed III tie late
war of the rebellion Placed on the calendar.
In submitting tho report Mr.. Edmuuds snid the
Judiciary Committee was of the opinion that the
tivcs was totally inadequate for the purposes indi.
Gated by the title. He gave notice that lac would
call 1t up for consideration ut M early day.
Mr. CoNKL1NG submitted n resolution instructing
the Committee on The Revision of the Laws to in
qure into the eNpediency of making provision for
publishing revision Of The Statutes of the United
States adopted since the dale OF the existing reyi
sion Agreed 10.
Mr. FERRY submitted an amendment to the Post.
Office appropriation bill, providing that persons in
local agents, and others-be divided into 1--WE differ.
$1,000 81, 200 and 81 400 each Referred.
Mr.. Burnside called up Seuate bill appropriating
sl25000 to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase land adjacent to the custon-housc ia the
city of Providence, II. ]. Passed.
The bill authorizing the Secretary Of the interior
10 pay Colarne and Sophia Germaine 81, 500 out oi
the annuities due the Cheyenne Indians they hay.
ing been captured by said Indians while en- r0ui,
from Georgia 10 Colorado, was passed without dis
cusson
Mr.. McCREERY moved to take up the bill to pay
Warren Mitchell s126 ,6!2.22 the proceeds OF cotton
halo 1tllHC tntn a
Savannah.
Messrs. HILL. KEpNAS SALISBURY. and COCK
GELI said they would vote 10 take up the bill and
dispose of it, though they would not vote for It's
passage.
The motion of Mr. McCreery was agreed TO-
The bill having been reported adversely from
the Committee on Claims led 10 lengthy discus
sion. and finally
Mr.. EpMuNDs moved that Il he indefinitely post.
poned; Rcjected-ycas. q nays. %
Mr.. HE, in opposing the bill. said he would
vote against IT, because 1t wuS war claim. lie was
opposed TO the payment of all war claims, whether
they be from loyal or dsloyAl persons lie might
probably except a few religious and educational
institutions whose property was destroyed. 10 pay
these war Claims would bankrupt TIC, Government,
and as we could not pay all, 1t would be an unjust
discrimination 10 undertake to pay some, Senators
on the Republican side said Warren Mitchell was
disloyal and should not hC paid while Senators on
the Democratic side said be was loyal and should
be paid.
mean a man devoted TO the States under the Con
sutlon? II was mn easy matter for II man In
Maine or New York to proclaim his devotion to the
Union during the war, but further down, whore the
SUM warmer II required courage for man to say
he was devoted to the Union. He (NIr HID knew
thousands and tens of thousands Of men in the
South who stood up and proclaimed their fidelity
to the Union to the very last moment. There were
many men who fought secession until IL became u
fact and submitted 10 disunon as they submit to
the death of u father or son. When secession
came, the only thing they could do was to go with
their people. This question of loyalty had not re.
ccyed proper definition. He knew thousands OF
would
honest reunion. lie believed The greatest possible
calamity which could happen 10 this country
would be one section exercising the power of u
conqueror over another Since lie had been in
Congress he had heard men denouncc the Southern
people as dsloyal thirteen years after the war aud
he believed in his heart II those men had been
south they would have rivnlled William L Sancey
in their devotion to secession, because they were
men of the same temperament. The manned
Southern soldier would never ask Congress for q
pension. His widow and orphan would never ask
for H.. They accepted their losses MS the penalty
for imiule, as brave men should do The sooner
losses ~ WORK by ifugaty nd St tie beeI
II would be for them and the country. Let the
losses OF the war go and 4 the people desire tc
avoid such losses IN future they must avoid war.
Mr. HILL here told lengthy story about the suf
tering OF II lady lie had Witnessed growing out o.
Mr. BECK, dnteTupungl said he desired to know
what that had to do with Warren Mitchell Did
heget any OF that old lody'f cotton? Laughter L
man IN the Democratic party, That party was
the people were satisfied that the Republican party
was no longer competent to remain in power
There were four things which the Democratic
10 them With fdolity-First, he would not pay any
war claims whether the parties were loyal or dis
loyal; second, he would vote no more OF the pub
lie money or lands to build up railroad corporR
tons; third, he would In good faith pay every dol
Jar Of the public debt, principal and interest u
good money of standard yalnoi fourth no woulo
res tore the Constitution ofthe country and honesty
IN It's administrations. Do these things and in MI