Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-03
FORTY-FiFTH CONGRESS.
Continuation of Yesterdays Pro-
ceedinpS.

! SENA1E.-feIUlnE CONSIDERATION OF the river
| and harbor bill yesterday afternoon,
| The Chair appointed Messrs. Dorsey, Ferry.
| ard Wallace second committee of conference
! On he post office appropriation bill.
! After the passage OF the river and harbor bill,
by yeas 29, nays Is, as stated on the third page
! OF this paper, the Senate took up the motion
! heretofore mace to reconsider the vote by which
/ the bill making appropriations to pay arrears
! OF pensions was passed.
MIR. Window said that when tho Oh was be-
! fore them on the 2Sth OF February, many Sena-
| tors good naturedly voted for the amendment
| OF Senator Shields, the hero or two wars, plat-
| ing the soldiers and sailors OF the Mexican war
on the same footing as the soldiers and sailors
of the war Of 1912 as TO pensions. The best e5ti-
mate he could obtain, showed that this little
amendment, SO generously adopted, would take
from thirty to forty millions OF dollars out OF
the Treasury. The subject of such munidcent
donation could be considered in a separate BILL
Mr.. Thurman said he voted for the adoption
OF that amendment because he was instructed
10 do so by tie legislative OF Ohio. aud because
he thought it was right. The soldiers and sail
oIs in the Mexican war gave to this country an
empire OF territory the value OF which could
Lot be estimated.
Mr. Mitchell said he voted for the amendment
because he was in favor OF it. He gaze notice
Of an amendment he designed Offering, namely
that nc person who served in the confederate
army. OF occupied ciV!i Office under the con-
1tGefate government, shall be entitled 10 a pen
sion under this act.
Tie Senate-yeaS 2S, nays 27-reconeidered
tie yOt e 10y which the bill was passed and f1a,
leconsldefed tic vo'e by which Nr. shields
amendment was agreed t0-yeas -. nays u
1Ee question recurring on the Shields amend
mclt. MI Mitchell moved To amend it as above
ICtcd. MI MitchellS amendment was GISl-
Sietd to yeas u, nayS %; a party vote, vita
the exception that NesSrs COnOver and Patter-
son vote with the democrats in the negative
JEFFERSON DAVIS DISCUSSED
MIR. icalr oleied aa amendment namely
Provided that 10 pension Shall ever be plil
uiGer TINS act 10 Jefferson Davis, The la!e pres
Ideht Of the SO-calp1 SD(lt 1eYn C1nraharAcT
n ;SD
had nG, been singled out by any selection OF hi5
own Cr Il ON any person VINO agreed with him
POLITICALLY. The name had been selected by
Davis EimSel1-Dy his own actin a marked
ard conspicuous character by an attack on tie
Nte OF tie country which educated him. That
gentleman had never given GtteraDCe to nor
thIltSsIoh OF regret for such attack. nor had he
followed tie example OF 50 many Of his aSs0-
clateS Dy asking Congress to remove niS poit-
lcal disabilities He Spurned the clemeGcy OF
the republic to-day. II was how proposed to
put the name OF this perS0n-wh hose treason had
not been rcpGnted of-on the pension rolls Of
the country, and TO TAX the loyal Wido US and
Orphans TO pay the pension.
MI. Garland 5aid lie did not know what mo-
tive the Senator from Massachusetts had In in
TIC ducing his amendment, but it was curious
spectacle exhibited 10 the American people
at thlS late hour Oh Tie day, while the govern
ment pensions i.ongStIeet by small post Office
III Georgia. y republican administration sent
governor orr as Minister 10 Russia, and ICSby
who boaStCd that he was the Marion in the
second war. as Minister TO China. He felt sat
lsfed that jefferson Davis would scorn a pen
III Shto ~ tHt tL tlcl.lah uid M lol ask H.
SlueS. he tHougDt thaI by singing out JeTer-
s0n taVis from the ten millions OF people in the
SO"th was oNIi.S am distinction greater than
he deserved.
TIE debate was continued by Messrs. Bailey
AaNey, aHd Thurman. The latter said he did
not want TO pick out Jefferson Davis as mar
tyr. when all others who had acted with him
walk the earth uuchallonged
VT. Eoar SAID With regard TO those who had
tten engaged IN the southern cause. and been
appointed TO Office, that they had aCuuiesced in
Tie results OF the war, ana the people OF the
Sl&te lie Represented were always Welcoming
those whose present controlling feelings were
love u country.
Mr. Lamar said he must confess his surprise
aIC regret that the Senator from Massachusetts
sLCud have wantonly- without proyocation
lung this Insult.
1he chair (Er. EdmundS) called the Senator
10 cIdef for this language
MI Lamar.-l suppose it is in order to fling
insults, but out OF order for those who are in
suited. 10 hUii back the blow. | appeal from
The decision OF the chair.
The question being taken, tie decision of the
cGair v as ONeruled-yeaS Il, nays q.
Nj Lamar thus being declared III order said
that ii lis language was offensive or cxcep-
uonal. II was Withdrawn, Tor il was not his pur-
pose 10 offend or wound the senSbiiit!eS of any
of any Of his associates on this fioor WHAT ne
meant by MS Teln;;fk was Jhat jefferson Davis
StGcu II! Ine position he Mr. Lamar did, with
olEeIs, VINO believed In the right OF state to
i. hoai, ih'eIinplipg, SAID he wished TO as
@ Suir ile Tue az ntna.ol lllaI III oilefing Ills amend
m ie,,l % il1 ulu ot pit'ce Hill III the same position
'9 Jei 81 SUI soi. i,aNio. ,,
-',i l;tlilal % - ielSu llIaI lle ohly dlerence be-
@ iiitlssil anu Jeleioon laElS was the lat
III 1Cl eAaitsu Si,i ac,GI pIolielt talents, and
az S ny ao d Statesman ana
i n',da ao' @ IN G lao @ 10 caal aCtHt vi MI Da-
dn+To I'M nm tu - w caI leitui ol Tue
Lino So 7, n ~ NJ G@mt.ib@ol'otCais @ @ ioioweu
Iono l f 80 ~, ohw w iiaS nc t'teicd Sce tne
ar ia VI LIZ va, Cohsds.eG @ Win the great
nomId % "i,5i t 10 " tt0 ,1puUriG; iie senator
o",,io - 10 ~ o @ " ~ - i;, Cn tut loeu ihe
W & te i noGil ~ soii aiiiooil2 or nos
~ 'tT nc "iioii, iipi ~ uu ne GneIiou no9oiuty
i nc nc o i ~ -, ,il; ia u "oiu alWayS
I IolHLSu W NY Se1lle III company
WIN WIN Inose VI li1nl,.on ,tiIu w MdoiiiiIStoH 10
oiiei sucn an tuleiumen. ~ dI ieIutIeu no courage
vi hid dgndiIiitS II ~ !cq'ilieu Ho courtesy, our
Only oltteI Hidii3H"Iit ittiihS. ana a sense or
PERSONA IMMUNITY. III Coilcltlsi1l, he caused TO
De Ieau a iettei oi Jefferson DAVIS TO Represen-
t2t1Ve singleton daled MISSISSIPPI City. ISIS, in
Whlcn tAe Writer Salu ne iloneu MS name would
pe no pdl W NV'inS lehSl us Ioothef5 than him.
Ae,i, Mito @ i iooSii, i, IA ti. Tue MtAtcah War
MI, biaiie, '.iiuuiS w. tL,e ieinarkS previous
- @ naIue ,9 ~ NJ nuiiiin, M l dskea hlpt VINO
ivusit i,as - litit lo-nlS III, ana VINO
brought nlfL 1nlo congress at different times?
NO fepuohcan had maze reference TO him. The
olbef Slde had brought nun mere, ana asked the
republicans 10 vote Or remain silent. The Sen
atoT from Mississippi said that Jefferson Davis