New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
r,rz John poRTER-THE TARIFF.

FrTz JOHN PORTER-THE TARIFF.
cvrRTuRow OF SENATORS HERMAN AND RANDOLPH
AT THE HANDS OF SENATOR LoGAN-No PROS
pycr OF TARIFF IsLATIoN-wHITE EAGLES
STORY.
Senators Herman and Randolph were unfor-
.nrate in their encounters with Senator Logan
,n the debate on the Fitz John Porter bill
There is little prospect of any legislation
affecting the tariff, the committee tearing
to trust the House with any bill on
the subject, White Eagle told his pltl1ul
story TO the Committee on Indian Affairs yes
terdav. The appropriation for public prlnuhg
has been exhausted, and 400 employees Oh
the Government Printing Office have been de-
prived of work.
PORTER'S UNFORTUNATE FRIENDS.
uSMERcIFUL TREATMENT OF SENATORS HERMAN
AND RANDOLPH AT THE HANDS OF sENAlo'
LOGAN.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
w,su,NCToN March Ex-senator Logan is making
Cor himself reputation as a formidable antagonist
IN debate Two Democratic Senators to-day, for
cettinr the ill-luck of Senator Hill on Yesterday
took isSue with him and both met with misfortune
Senator Kernau's experience was somewhat ludl-
crops He attempted to commit Senator Logan 10
some legal absurdity while pretending only to seek
fuller information and explicitly declaring that he
EXPRESSED no opinion himself This was exactly the
task Senator Hill failed III yesterday. Senator Lo
gan sknfully led the New-IOrk Senator into ms
own trap, and, before he know it, he had declared
bis belief that the pending bill gave the President
power to annu the findings of the Ftz John Porter
cOurt-martial
There is nothing of the kind in the BILL and SEN
for Herman subsidized after a brief struggle, joining
unietlv in the laugh at his own expense, while
Senator Logan declared that the only thing OF I'M
portance to be found in the bill was provision to
pay Fitz John Porter 100000.
The treatment received by Senator Randolph was
much more serious. and this gentleman VIII be COM
PEELED to make a more explicit explanation than he
was able to make to-day. rest under the stigma
very pointedly placed upon him, of wilful msrep-
resentation.
Senator Logan, al the beginning Of his speech
said be had noticed the newspaper articles in refer
ence TO Senator Randolphs charge that General
Mcdowell had sworn to facts quite the reverse TO
those contained in his own official reports written
mouth earlier. He believed that great injustice
had uninteutionally been done by the Senator to
General Mcdowell.
Senator Randolph admitted that he had made the
statements referred to- and he reiterated them in
the course of a running debate Of twenty minutes
He read from the official report of Mcdowell, and
from his testimony in support Of his assertion.
Senator Logon characterized the proceeding as
remarkable attempt to confuse the question by read
ing irrelevant matter and said he would show the
facts to be exactly the reverse Of the statements
made by the Senator from New-Jersey. He first
forced Senator Randolph to admit that he had him.
self read an official copy of the Mcdowell report
from the files of the department He then showed
from the testimony and the report itself, that there
was no discrepancy between them. He declared
that the statements to the contrary were unquali-
fedly false and he gave Senator Randolph notice
that since the attempt to disOrt facts and misrep-
resent testimony in behalf Of this claimant had been
made he Q4ogau) would before he got through with
this matter himself 90 through the testimony and
show that Fitz John Porter had deliberately dis
disobeyed the orders Of his superior which be
yould have obeycd had they come from another
souree-say from General McClelan-and that, IN
consequence of such dis0bedicnce, our armies had
suffered defeat
Senator LOgans speech to-day was continuation
of the examination of the legal propositions made
on Yesterday, viz. that no power exists IN the reg
lslative branch of the GOvcrnnent 10 reTISe or ie
verse the findings of cOutt-mart1al. lie ho!ds thc
floor r tomorrow, and is expected 10 make some
very plain statements of facts in regard to the ac-
tiOns Of Porter shown by the evidence before the
court martial. c,n
IL is hinted BY PorteT's friends that Senator Ran
dOlph has reserve in his desk in the way OF newly
discovered evidence, which Is expected 10 DC very
dana gng TO General Mcdowell.
Tie same distinguished audience which has been
in attendance the two preceding days, listened to the
Senator from Illinois to-day. General Por5er was
himself a conspicuous figure III the Senators pr-
vate gallery.