The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
TIE FORTY. sixth CONGRESS-.
Adjournment Of the Debate on the
Fitz John Porter Relief Bill.
Senator Sharon Explains His Long
Absence--An Attempt to Bribe
Mr.. Kelly, Of Psnnsylvania--
The Proceedings In Detail.

WARRINGTON March 1l.-Ssnate. te.-The Vice
President being absent Nr. Edmunds presided.
Mr.. Sharon presented o petition Of the news
paper proprietors OF Nevada for reduction on
the duty on paper. Referred. In presenting
the petition Mr.. sharon said he thought the
tariff might now adyantaReously be removed
from many articles. II was said there 10 war
between capital end labor. That could not be
in any Just sense. for capital cannot be at war
with that which It most needs: but capital and
labor united are at war with production for tho
the The In
pie are not: they arc loDg.sufIering, patient
zone fssss NJ snsr9n then said
from his seas In the Senate, This absence was
caused BY the iaet that after his election the
s9n q mon. e9d q dosrs efG saG s 9 e e
minded his attention. He regretted this. as he
il sensa @ ake part IN the de-
Mr. Gordon. from the Committee on Com
merce. reported adversely Senate bin amend.
1n4 sne sinroitng ana licensing act Of i7s2 In
resumed the eopsideraiion Of Inc bill for tho
relief Of Fitz John Porter. jones. Of Florida.
Mr. Allison announced. Immediately after Mr..
Jones's remarkg. that be would ask for the CON-
bill, to the exclusion Of all other business
NE. Jones % fnep M M proceeded q to speak "a support
constellation. The President derives Sis Ss power YER
Of approval Of the sentence from the articles Of
ae es pors Ms a s
army and navy CONGRESS could tats 70 iseii ssf
s6e resdspt could not interisre Z q ,s psraon
He thought Congress had unlimited power over
the whole subject and could reverse or annul
Drova q tie Presiden. Is part q the iadcSa 7 S
act Of Q court-martial. How can he exercise
the pardoninR power In the matter In which he
dent what be does as the agent Of Congress-?
Mr.. Carpenter said that approval was In his
capacity a. commander.tn.chi Pardon was
IT. n his cspaci.y - chief civil magistrate under
Nj; Jones responded that the army was under
the despotic power Of ooneress. The constitu:
offenders IN military service. He differed from
the Senator from Wiscolsin tOarpenterl, WHO
thought the Z President had @ power e sppoiat az
all military matters absolutely, Ia CONGRESS-.
Any other arrangement would plainly be dam
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reearded the doctrine hsid by n the onnnnenta n -
me o .h ~ I1 81 1sngeF 20 our insslsns0ns
Davis. n West Viroinia mnva1 fhst tha nand s
inr bill be nostponed. and thsf the Sansta nro.
biil. the efeot of Whici sation wonId be 10 oarrv
ira pnrter hIil II tha focf ~ ia osiarTa.
). ME; Logan, moved to indefinitely POSTPONE
M nav,s ri waat VIRGINIA movad - Inv IN
Porter Xiii On - the fsb,e. a'o 1uosoo " 10Y s1o
Tsha Praaidanf nro fesn mr. Edmnndal rulad
that this motion snnerseded that ~ the Henator
from illinois (LoGsnj. '''''' = ~ ''e'4e'o1
Ths mpOn pi', was to by viea soos
calIad mn hv ma;nritv vofa 'e'A0' ~ oo
Isha fnrtihcafinn Standardization h,ll was than
taken mn. and a. / = N. ti,e senate M want into
aracntiva session and ushan the doors wara "a "a.
onenad sd;nmrned ""0 "1o1 '10 uoo1e Wo1e 1o@
question lof privilege. and sent to the CLERKS