The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-11
TELEGRAMS.
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION
SENATE.

Washington, 10.-Thc vice-presI-
dent presented the Presidents mes
sage transmitting the agreement pc
tween the secretary of the interior
and the Utes, and Recommending us
ratification. Referred.
Thurman reported adversely tue
bill reimburing the states Tor the III
terest on war loans, etc. Calendar.
Bayard, from the Judiciary, re-
ported iavorably the House bill de-
fuing the terms of Office OF chief
supervisors of electors. Calendar.
A bill and memorial we're referred
which amend the Revised Statutes
concerning the navigation of steam
vessels.
Nest opposed Thurman's motions
to refer TO the judiciary committee
the remonstrance of Indian chiefs
against the establishment of United
States court in Indian Territory. He,
with Garland, thought it discouTteOus
to the committee on territories to so
refer the protest.
Edmunds favored the reference.
Pending the discussion the morn
ing hour expired. and cOnsid Grafton
was resumed of the Porter bill. Nc
Donald confined his remarks in sup
port of the bill. He said the en-
gagement in which the Iron Brigade
took part was on the the 2Sth, and
not the goth, as Carpenter stated,
and was led by Gibson and Bragg,
both Of whom, it was noteworthy,
were warm friends of Porter ever
since. The board of review hold that
the withdrawal OF Porter's force I'M
der Pope'a order, on the 30th, was the
beginning of the days OF disaster. The
board decide that Porter was brave
and loyal in his obedience to orders
which his judgment derided. He
quoted from confederate reports TO
show that Mcdowell and others had
confused dates and had reluctantly
been compelled to admit the fact.
After Mcdowell had been forced to
retract MS afirmstions of Porter's
delinquency, how could he ever raise
ibis head again?
| C0nkling ssked if Mcdonald
charged Mcdowell with knowingly
circulating false reports, and then
admitting that he had done so.
Mcdonald said that if Mcdowell
was Ignorant Of the dates, be was not
eycusable for his ignorance.
Logan and Mcdonald debated This
point at some length and Conkling
said be had heard injurious insinua'
tons against Mcdowell until be
believed the debate was largely
directed against him and the part
he played in battle. Mcdonald
was as much to blame tor
no. knowing the date of the battle as
lMcDoWell was, and he read from the
cross examination TO show that
Mcdowell had made a most gan
erous admission regarding Porter.
Mcdonald still maintained that
Mcdowell was unwilling TO do Porter
justice.
Logan took the floor after Melon
aid finished, and after rehearsing his
former points, and fortiiyipg them,
said Porter's friends virtually gave up
his case by making false charges.
Randolph asked if Logan would
deny that Generals Ferry, Schofieli.
and Getty we're the equals of any
other three generals in the army, In
honesty and competence, and
whether they did not declare Long
street was in front of Porter?
Logan said no honest man, except
be we're Believed, could renort as that
board did, THAI 25,OUO men were in
front of Porter. They made a
report not based On fact. Of course
they were honorable men, but no
more so than Lincoln, or the nine
men who convicted Porter.
Garland here introduced d resolu-
ton referring to the committee OF
the judiciary for report, by bill or
otherwise, this Porter question, which
involved so many intricate points Of
Jurisdiction and the power of courts.
Randolph hoped it would be con-
tinued without reference.
Adjourned.