Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-11
FOrty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON. March 10.

l the Senate bill to reimburse the several Statel
 for interest paid on war loans and for othel purposes. Placed on the calendar. 1 The motion made yesterday by Senator Thurman to refer to the Judiciary Oommittet l the remonstrance of the Indian chiefs agains | the bill for United States Court in Indiar | Territory was taken up
 | Pending discussion the morning hour ex pired and the Senate resumed the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter Mir. McDonalc resumed his remarks on the bill. The evi dence was taken up from the period when the '4:30" order was sent, and the speaker main l tained that General Porter not only received it late, but also that General Pope was ignor- ant of the true state of affairs. In reply to 6 statement made in MT. Carpenters speech he said that the officers of the Wisconsin '.Irou Brigade" vera all warmest friends of Porter. He put the opinion of the court martial that 'tPorters conduct on that day saved the Union army" against the cruel declaration that 1t cost the lives of 10000 men. It is an at- tempt to put on Porter the responsibility for that momentous failure which staggered the country from end to end. In reply to NIT. Conkling he said McDowell did not know the orders he had made in confounding the 29th and 30th of August, but it was ignorance that was inexcusable as the facts were accessible to him.
 At 3:49 D. m. Mir. Mcdonald took his seat and MT. Logan briefly examined some points
 
 In reply to the statement that President Lincoln died convinced of Porter's guilt, MT. Randolph read an extract from the testimony of ex-Governor Newell of New Jersey, in which Lincoln said if there was any new evi- dence he would be glad to grant new trial.
 In reply to question by Mir. Randolph as to his opinion of the character and standing of the members of the board of inquiry, MT. Logan replied that if the decision of the board was just may God give him the power to un- derstand the evidence as they did.
 Mir. Jones. of Florida, was recognized, but yielded to MT. Garland, who offered resolu- tion stating that as the question was raised as to the jurisdiction of the law of the United States, and as the bill involved Q purely judi cial matter, the bill be referred to the Judici- ary Committee, with power to report by bill or otherwise.
 At 4:55, on motion of MT. Wallace the Senate proceeded to the consideration of ex- ecutive business, and shortly after adjourned.
 HoUsE-Mr. Reagan CTex. obtained leave to have printed the following resolution which he would offer as a substitute for the resolutions of the Committee on the Inter oceanic canal:
 Resolved, That while we recognize the gen. eral interest of the whole commercial world iD the use of ship canal or railroad across the isthmus connecting North and South America, oASAA a line of interoceanic communication shall be established, we declare that as the establishment of such 8 line of communication would practically connect the Atlantic and the Mexican Gulf and the Pacific coast lines of the United States, and as the United States would have great local as well as general interest in the work in common with the other commercial powers of the earth, and as the political control of such 8 line of communication would be vitally nec- essary to her commercial interests and to the preservation of her territorial integrity ard political independence, she will insist, wheneT- CT and by whomsoever such 8 project shall be commenced, on such political control of it as will give security to our commercial and polit- ical interests.
 The bill appropriating $500, GOO for the re- lief of the poor of Ireland was reported and placed on the calendar.
 The House agreed to the Senate amend ments to the bill authorizing the employment of additional clerks to bring up the pension cases and the bill passed.
 Consideration of the political assessment bill was resumed by MT. Young of Ohio.
 MT. Richardson, of New York, characterized the bill as infamous. It was intended to i'm pose disability upon loyalty. The political disabilities of men from the South had been removed with scarcely dissenting voice from the Republican side, and now it was proposed to impose disability upon Republican employ es. Was that Democratic reciprocity ? (Ap- plause.)
 MT. Crowley, of New York, argued that the bill was crude, i'll digested and unconstitutional.
 MT. Butterworth, of Ohio, opposed the bill. He characterized it as measure to create po- litical disability and denied the constitutional power of Congress to take away political rights in this way. He gave notice of 8 sub- stitute he would offer at the proper time. His substitute made it "a misdemeanor for any officer to permit contributions to be levied up- on clerks or other employees, but it recognizes their right to make voluntary contributions. Penalties are imposed upon candidates who secure votes by promises of reward. It prevents interference in elections and imposes penal ties for acts of intimidation practiced on voters. Mir. Butterworth thought his substi- tute would correct. existing evils while it left the voter free agent and made long argu- ment in it's support.
 Mir. Hostetter tried to have the previous question seconded, and pending his demand the House, at 4:30, took Q recess till 7:30.
 The session of the House this evening was for consideration of pension bills. There was the usual objection to making Congress 8 court of appeals from the Commissioner of Pensions. Nevertheless, 8 number of bills were passed, and at 10 p. m. the House ad- journed.
 MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
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