, 1880-03-11
specch. reviewing tho history Of THO Democ-
rcy when thoy were ln power. md showing
corruption throughout thc!r long rule.
FlTX JOHN PORTER.
YERrEMpAY'8 BrEECnEa.


whern XII EnnNy measures nrr h0pcicsty en-
tDinbctf. Thfs Afternoon sctnt0r Mcdonald
1nn'e Il desperate nltc1nVt to 1tsp1hy bis military
knowledge. md hn wandered AH,ut In Virginia
wtnkIs, and to anl fro ~. vtrR1na turnpikes ,,,-
til hc md Ills hcnr:Fs wcrc nike howll1crcu.
When he Ind concluded Gun. 1.oKan tnnie some
pertinent criticisms on sotno TT bis insertions.
especially his attack IN SUNG members uf tho
col,rt-nartin1, which oxe.tel senutor sci'hcrsor,,
MID tllcru WAS u lively interchange Ut Wnrls.
Thc scnator trum Now Jersey usacrtcd with
"plnnfore dignity, that tsiIr John Porter bnd
never used tho rrf'fanu expression attributed to
him by Il witness" This. Ucn. Logan said, wus
iinnlatcrial, and ho proceeded 10
PtSiEm HIS CntTtCfsM
on Me1onaid's nlsstAtetncnts. When he had
concluded, ScnRt0r Jones. Of Florlda4 took tho
fiuor. expecting to speak Tomorrow. It was
then TINT senator GnrIand, Of Arkansas, Intro.
dttctst resolution, which he said ho should not
press until aftcr tho Scnntor from Florida hal
spoken. Tho preamble states that legal Gucs-
ttons have arisen during tho discussion of tllo
I'LL. md tho resolution rcfcrs it to tho Commits
tee on tho judiciary. This pruycnts Gen. l}urn.
sldc, Cnnkltng, nnl Ecyer1 OF tho Republicans
who hnyo prepared themselves to tlobato tho
question from speaking, AMI is m admission
TINT the Democrats feel TINT they haye hal tho
worst Of It In tho dcbate.
M'DOxAtp's MEaA1tRB.
II tn Htsttrs Assoetated Prrss.
WAsn1suToS, D. T., Mnrch l0.-1n tho Senate,
tho morning hour having expired, consideration
WIS resumed Of tho bill fur tho relief Of Fitz
John Porter.
'Mr. Mcdonald continued bis remarks in sup
port Of thu bill.
Mr. Mcdonald said tho engagement In which
oe la tn,' -t,tnrrr. r., h, 49,, pnnn,,,r fr, rvis.
Us .e 70 @ " m rne scnn. t.o .1h
August, whrn these operations wcro going on,
hut IT, tho tlcrcc contest tat took place on tho
sss Q, the sth c'wsen Ktnss Diris!on s st hf,
IGns,In,, WY m',r ato nrc1s sriv; r its cot,1
1auntlcr ut o'clnck on tho, :7th;> It's
au;l It's next cGief olcer was i,o ,r.vr, and Eal
liant, and during llraRg, nnw III. honoretl nrt,-
Ter Of f the H. S1s H. fp wss9sn Theso en
.yA1.u rn1EsDs or r1rz JOHN ror.rEr-
n wss rc,nnrknh,c lint tho on,nnc,ts of tbo hill
't. n,t ,h r. put ~ ~ ~ tr.n -, stnatf Thnx
Nv ,hat 1ny r." wltnlrwa1 ~ p"rra a. IN "r
der osy The iv,tye Sr4eE q nf to re-
poat T. - t,tE y, ~ ti' ,,,tS,t ~ n
tIo,,s man so If tt'at tay Ib,s III norrs wci aatl
ropos ar'ny, Was ,.ia1 ,Wdha1~ irn ir9 ,u,n.s Us
aa !'anS tpcssl to at,aeX BY ! sre'tMly III ;4Rs; ,;
str III ~, ,iG aitnr't.o t,I t1 INV tbn or1ir
it"r,1ly ren o II ~ n t,, INV 'isnrna,ivS i. shpui
hive refused ~ obey e ~ 10 iurtGrs @ smDse
ent cnac. On sno ~; ~ H. nas asaH " 'nu ,rrtns
sNys: Tile Federal infantry annqs ss 0slofR III
re Gveng a1vnsGi , si " liz Bc'SaM ssns c,,1agcd IN
iesco ieT a' aaa saasuary @ s stssse VIII tie so@y:
As pne lne WIS fnpu4se1 nnosnsr ,oH HU.h .n nnsc
a9 W s,,rx aaT frs ~ ~ ns.n.,1 to riyo III run
our pastso; ot s W ,,, iu nv ~ scn IN In
Golnn,ana!nE tienSral fos ret,torecme''f, tal nat
tklIEt$ Alu B4lllhIlL oGl4s AtottS