The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-15

the afternoon, being the first time in the
history OF the Government that colored
man has occupied the chair.
The Postmaster General declines the re-
quest for the appointment Of postmaster
at Spring Garden, Ala, because Of the NAL
treatment OF the postal agent who in No
Yembcr last arrested the postmaster at that
place for a violation of the postal laws.
Forthwith con~rcss...Third Session.
WASHINGTON, February IA, 1879.
SENATE.
The credentials Of Messrs. Jonas and
Gloome, elected for six years from Louis
lana and Maryland, respectively, and those
OF Hon. u. Il. Vance, OF North Carolina,
were read and filed. ...-.-....
| Mr.. Withers presented report and reso-
tions adontcd by the special committees OF
the Virginia Senate and House OF Dele
gates in regard TO certain alleged usurpa-
ton OF power by the United States Courts
in Virginia. Referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
The Senate resumed the bill for restrict
ing Chinese immigration. Mr.. Blaine spoke
at length in favor OF the bill. The discus
sion still continues.
9P. M-Without,actio on the bill the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| The bill for the retirement Of General
James Shields came up. and caused good
deal OF confusion. Referred to the Commit
tee OF the Whole.
A bill for removing the political disabil-
ties OF j. +. Halrison, Of Virginia, was
PASSED.
The bill to pay John G. Armstrong, OF
Virginia, S1.S4O for rent OF wharf in Alex
andria during the war was discussed at
great length. Mr.. Conger started off in
opposition to the bill. contending that il its
principle was a correct one the troops that
marched across the Long bridge ought to
have been preceded by army wagons loaded
with specie TO meet the enemy and pay the
owners OF property which was to be used
for war purposes what they demanded for
their property.
| Mr.. Shelley, OF Alabama. has no symDa-
| thy generally with these war claims. There
| were no Confederates presenting such
claims. There were not in Alabama two
war claims. and he certainly would not vote
for any Alabama claim wherein loyalty was
| set up.
| Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, expressed
| his views on the war claims. So long rs
such claims were presented for damages
done during the war, or for property occu-
pied during the war, so long would there
! be misunderstanding between the sections
OF the Union. Both sides desired that by
cones should be bygones, and that all about
the war should be forgotten. There was
| one thing, however, which could not be
| forgotten, and that was the valor and pa
triotism Of those who fought for the Union
| in the hour Of its direst peril; nor would
| the bravery and carnestness, and he might
say loyalty to the cause which they es-
poused, OF those who fought on the other
| side be forgotten. lie was willing that the
States should be put upon the same ground
that the fathers Of the republic had put
them upon In the war OF the Revolution, by
assuming all their debts for raising and re-
cruiting troops, and after that let no claim
arise ont OF the war except claims OF manned
and disabled soldiers; and with that deter
mination on the part OF the people OF the
country, both North and South, the time
would not be far distant when the feeling
OF brotherhood would take into the charge
OF the Government the manned and disabled
soldiers of the southern army, remembering
their courage and their steadfaStness to the
cause they espoused, and forgetting their
mistaken Judgment which made them fight
upon the side they did.
Mr.. White OF Pennsylvania opposed the
bill az a war claim for use and damages to
property in an insurrcctionary State.
Mr.. Aiken, OF South Carolina, declared
himself opposed to all southern claims. He
was glad 20 hear that some members on the
Republican side were liberal enough to vote
compensation for damages to religious, e,iu-
catonul, and eleemosynary institutions at the
South For himself, his independence would
not alIow him to do even that. The south
ern Deople should 90 back to first principles,
and 90 to work and rebuild such inslltu-
tions themselves. They had ri=ked every
thing in The war, and had no favors TO
ask from those who had whipped them.
He honestly believed that II the southern
States had been represented in Congress ID
1871, -. and 80, 81 they were represented
to-day, there would be no such cry rs tnas
hundred millions had been drawn from
the Treasury to pay southern war CLAIMS.
Judging all OF them from those that ne
knew, he could say Of, those claimants
that a grander set OF villains bad never
drawn dollar ont of the Treasury
His own little State had been rep
resented in Congress- by men who
were now God only knows where.
They had never been t. South Carolina, and
vet they had voted the claims OF men who
had not a inst title TO Il dollar. He hon
estly believed the Treasury was safer in the
hands of men who defended the C0nfede-
racy than in the hands OF those whofheld it
to-day. The people OF South Carolina tno
matter what their rebeiious procliYities
had been heretoiore) were, to-day us strong
and united in defence OF the Government
as the people of any State in New England
or the Northwest, Himself snd those OF
his colleagues who truly represented THAI
State were here to protect tho Treasury, ard
The best way to protect it $50 Tar as these
claims were .concerned) was TO drive every
one OF them from the balls OF Congress.
TAnplal,se on the Democratic side.
hi. Keifer, OF Ohio, criticised Mar, But.
Herds speech, and, citing the part OF it in re-
gard to tho-pension OF Confederate soldiers,
ssked whether he understood him correctly.
MFR, Butler: /" repeat that whenever tue
question OF the depletion OF The Treasury
by these claims ID over, think that the
pity, the humanity of the North will take
care Of the manned men OF war; and iii you
wish to know it) see no more reason why
a Confederate soldier. manned and crippled
lin Tie honest discharge oil whats believed
to be his duty. should not be pensionad
than why u Confederate general who hon.
estlg believed ne was doing bis duty, Should
/ be put into d Republican Cabinet Ap
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