The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-02
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, 1.=Several petitions
we've presented for admission, free OF
duly, of substances used in making
paper.
Allison, from ths committee on
appropriations. reported fayorably the
House bill Masking an appropriation
for the deficiency for the support OF
certain Indian tribes. He will ask its
consideration tomorrow. Calendar.
Beck submitted a resolution direct
ing the secretary of the treasury to
report the amount of appropriations
for the postal service for the fiscal
year from July LIST, 1879. to March
1st, 1880, stating the amount paid on
each route and what amount would
be required to be paid for all such
Star service at the rates under the
contracts now existing, for the re-
mainder OF the present fiscal year;
stating the amount required for each
route separately. Adopted.
On motion of Mcdonald, the bill
for the relief of ]. Key and W. G. II.
Davis, paying them for certain cap
tured and abandoned property, was
passed.
Saunders introduced a bin author
izing the appointment of justices OF
the peace and constables in Alaska.
The bill for the relief OF Fitz John
Porter was temporarily laid aside to
permit Hoar to deliver speech on
the bill to revive and continue the
court of commissioners of A!aba ma
claims.
At the conclusion OF Hears re-
marks, Garland gave notice that
when the subject comes up again he
desired TO speak.
Randolph then supported his pro-
posed substitute for the committee
bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter.
The substitute authorizes the Presi-
dent to nominate Porter as colonel of
infantry, his commission to date from
January, 1868, and to retire him &C
coIding to law.
Randolph reviewed the whole case
in detail and said: We 5hall show, If
it becomes necessary, in this debate,
that not only did General Porter
know the number of the force from
which be did not retreat, but that be
was spprised thereof by General
Mcdowell, who sToIe before the court
martial that he did not know the
nature of the enemy. There is, in
the war department, or should be,
sketches from Mcdowell dated before
the court martial, giving o statement
of such knowledge OF the nature OIL
the enemy before him. At the con-
clusion Of Randolph's speech, Logan
obtained the floor and stated that be
did net wish to speek until tomorrow,
but in order that wrong impressions
might not 90 out, he deemed it just to
say now that he thought Randolph
assertion regarding the disagreement
between General McDowelPs testi-
mony and his report to the war
department, would be found er0nous.
Randolph-If l find it SO 1 shall
make prompt and early reparation.
I do not want 10 do any injustice to
General Mcdowell, but I have had
placed in my hands report OF such a
date, and I certainly have seen Gen
eral McDoTell's testimony of later
! date.
Logan-Of the later date. the de-
cision will develop the facts. OHe
other thing desire to say, in behalf
of this man who is dead. Douglas
Pope, that the Senator will search in
vain to find anywhere in evidence any
admission by Douglas Pope that he
had made any misststement on the
trial. He swesrs before the board
that he never made such an admis-
sion, and the orderly that travelled
with him swesrs positively to the time
and route and the whole time. Both
witnesses stated exactly as he did be-
fore the court martial,
Randolph-Is it not true that two
officers testified that he did make
Just that admission?
Logan-It is true that the two
officers stated, in a casual mess con
versation, that they understood him
to say he had met someone on the
road that had misguided him and de-
layed him. Mr.. Pope came forward
and emphatically denied this, and so
do his orderlies.
Randolph have made statements
with care; facts will be developed in
the course of the debate.
Lsgsn-Certlinly; of course I do
not mean to insinuate that the SEN
ator has made any misrepresentation;
he and I understand the evidence
differently.
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