New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-14
XLVIrH CONGRESS--IIID SESSION.

| THE SIGNAL SERVICE TO DE lNYEsIiGAIEp-I"H
SENATE DISCUSSING THE Fliz JOHN PORTER
| BuL-oBJECuONs TO GENERAL GARFELps sue
| CFssoR IN HE HoUsg-THE ELECTORAL COUNT
| DEBATE.
| SENATE. WAsHrsGroN. Dec. -. 1880
, In the Senate to-day the following Dilis
| were introduced and referred:
Nor the erection OF a public building at Pensacola Fl
For the erection o. a Hall of Records IN Nashi9[ou;
To refund fees cases OF VOID registration Oh 'r'o7
marks. ,.,
Relative to conflicting rghls on puoc l9uS, huIliou
| when above the STANDARD.
! For ne erection OF public building At d nver
In regard the suppression OF peuropn' um MA
The following resolutions offered aud agreed 10
DIRECTING estiulaies 10 be made II the OF deepen
ing the entrance to ST. Jerone's Z ger. ma. .r,,no
nsnE n '"i r,rt ON the ftasbiy Of usIng electric
| lights IN the capitol building anc gtounds
| Mr.. HANLIN N'p., Me- was at his request OK
cused from service on the Cyll Service Committee
Mr. vEsT Dom MOI offered the following resolution
Rfsolred that toe select committee tO-cxamne the
different branches of the civil service be instructed 10
- as nav tennire the filling OF vacancies he
quail corps above the rank OF aereeant ny picouOn
from said corps or nv appointment 10 such yae!hcies
o. ofcr from The Navy OF the United States, and that
said commit tcp ori by bill or otherwise: ,..
| M EDMUNDs (Rcp. w Thought the Investigation,
# made sno i be By the Committee on Military Ahlrs
Mr. VEST bjected TO reference of the sup CT TO tno
Military CoIniuItee His reas"n was mat Army olnyrs
neither by education nor by thcr nantS 81 ~ r 80.
peculiarly adapted 10 tins service w1lie I'aV"' r'
II Uugnt AZ least To be slo%h why luese "poI
nent, mast from the Army. The Committee on CFil
! Servi0c WIS the proper one 10 consider IT. -,
| Mr. D. YVES (R~p.. Mlss) hOughta general revision
| Of tn Weatnrr Bureau might be advisable
| TIE res1lu was amended to read " rom me Army
| or Navv' aud naming the Military Affairs COMMITTEE
inste td of the CiyI COMMITTEE 20 MAKE the M
PG on m otto Of ir RASDoIPH dem N - the biz
for tue rel ef oi ftz Joan fter was aHen ny ny vote
Of 20 IT, 10 Mr. LOGAN Qis D.. I) calling FOR tho yeas
aud TIE vot' was partisan except tha' MI
| Honr (Rrp., nassJ voted aye.
| h A 1 off red AN Amendment
the announced Dy MN FEW DAYS ago IN mat u not
only authorizes President To restore Porter to the
ARMY wlth rank not above colonel the retired hst
ma without pay for the time he mas been cur 81 'le
Army bul also relieves Porter from the disability o,
asfranch ment aud ncapacity 10 hold office imposed
by the sentence Of he e0gr[m1It1l: ., H., ,..r.
inr the words within year from the passage OF
M, aud not thereafter" Rejected ny parry VOC
! except hat Mes.rs. DAVIS Dem, H. and Mcdonald
Mr.. ,CHRfENTfR Rep Wis., argued against the bill
VI MI MCDONALD ID ~. Gnd.l. the other hand be-
heyed that Congress had pcndry power over everything
| couuecied with tue Army.
| Mr. HEREFORD de n., W. Va) REGARDED Mr. Carpen-
t,rs dn..rne OF the free government M
surrd ruhoIdinaiion OF the military 10 t"e eiHl'
power. in ths connection ne referred 10 IN" feeo1
peudaiion In the Presidents Message taat the on"e OF
General toe created ana coupled General dIahts
hG m "CAirPtH TIR-Does the sonator say that the
recommendation = Tor authority TO make General Grant
Ca t 'IIERjSF0RD-The language conveys thar id a.
J Mr. CARFLNGER-l should certainly vote against
Su NJ "ufEFORD-It docs not mention him by name.
| Mr CAEPi.N IEK-OL. tat 1, tue whole polni. DO
not question laat Consress might pass IA" 1gy'nE -.
cer.'a" ,aor s,Tpg The president may appoint John
so,t colonel I'm lhe Army, for instance. Ihat IS cNer-
csng The p,wer of appointment; the other Is merely
NJ. ni,KEFURD-Couercssc can authorize the appoint
! melli Of any pun ic servant by name ..
| NJ. THURMAN (Dt.' Onl") stated ut opIoh , tI
te court martial had no Ggnt 10 Impose disqualification
~ ho office. Inc power gwen C1nei' IS 10 iunaln az
Army and pr1yi" regulations Tor covers lhs poNc' ~
say uo SIN or shan uut I'D offices Ia the ARMY Hc
referred To Of oargeou-O Hammond VINO
| was 10, torod 10 .ur Army. $3.50.
Sir. CARPENIER responded that the Hammond 6i,l
merely authorized tAe reinstatement of Harmon II the
rryrwi- power could rev Ise hN sentence lue Case
| was thus rot uaosouS to Porteis. .,,.o .,,.
Mr. THURMAN hen cited the cases OF Major Collins,
~ lT LOGAN (!Irp NJ stated that rhr mentioned
by Sir. thurman Nere nominated, ana thrr n.mrs sent
~ 10 The stIatc Tor continuation. He pointed Out IA
! what the cas- w,re not IKE PottePs.
| MI CAEPESI TER sld 10 Was dan-erous 10 DISREGARD
the Cu.sutuiluH tVe- ia mail mater lie had Eearu
| very sartiag statements today. He wOud ask the
Cnu,rr.s go Ild discharge neral Slermau Tomorrow:
Mr. MCDONALD ma think so, aud no. only General
| sherman, every per on IN tn Army, except the
! Pr, sldcnt. ts mu,tn!er-in Chief
trel dr.ycn 10 ae ground thar General sherman wa
not one 81 the " otc'rf ~ lie Uruel states which
Nv the COnsttut!On The President vas authorized TO
ar. McDONALD c.aim.l ,har he was driven to no
sIcn .luuuI. I4.s -round thai the Army was pro-
yided Tor II lorr par az the COnsdtuIlOl Wch gave
'' NJ @NEPTX TX .,ii taat authority was There gwen
Congress es,aoish an Army, lus' ~ authority was
/ e.
ptv.u 10 appoint oil of The Army or IN ge- 81 TIE
courts 1nerc al au rity to make regulations
for the government Of The Army. but uo authoiiy TO
govern me ANN. Hc reiterated ms argument tu1t
sentence Ia-,-d py c'usHtlura court oI ma resort
including courts martial lOt reversible. The Pro-
iucnt can pariou bI, this b would b. usurp1uoh OF
| power. .-. ,.-.-, 49, .t..o,
| thai tlr sentence ui court martial was o maj
Judgment. lie " Us formerly passed by tue senate
r,lry,r prs-ins from the sentence 81 courts ma tla
one of me b a. WIS 4Igncd ny Mr. Carpenter Prcs
! drii, p.O ten of ia" senate.
! Nr'CARPENTEK t-inarked that the official act OF
.sunga b.ll WIS expression Of opinion. The alien
AID stdlicn laws PASSED Congress, thoneh SIR CirPeh
Ter supposed every Democrat would imp our o. NJ
| stockings "a tHe dea that they we've constitutional
| lLtu.H.er
| dr VOORHEES, thought IL singular that the
uuconstItutionauy Of tins kind O legislation had not
br en- di-cyt red untI ths part Guitar case came M Hr
read a general order Of Secretary Of the Navy Borie
revealing ne sentence Of naval c0nrt martial upon
commander B.cne me ground that nothing In the
record court JUSTIN II III" sentence. Bachcs pay
| during suspension was also 81 owed nm.
Mr. LOGAN said thar IN the absence ~ proof 10 the
contrary, sUppO-ii tit tho sentence Wa' not
annoyed ami tlit the vocation the regular form
of G.sapprOV.d.
Al ms point 4 motion for executive session pre-
| vaed aud when the doors we're rcOpencd the Senate
| adjourned Iuul to morrow.