New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04
XLVIth CONGRESS-IId SESSION.
REauLAR REPORr OF PROOEEDINGs

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
THE STAR ROUTE BILL REPORTED IN THE SENATE
WITH AMFNDMENTs-A BILL TO REGULATE PRO
MOTIONS ~ THE NAVY-TBE FITz JOHN PORTER
CAsE-EULOGIEs on THE LATE SENATOR HoUs
TON IN THE HOUSE.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 8. 1880.
In the Senate to-day adverse reports were
made on several House bills for the removal Of political
disabilities OF individuals
The Senate bill facilitate the transaction OF business
in Supreme OF the United States was indehn-
itey postponed.
Mr. WALLACE Dem, PENN introduced bill to aid in
increasing commercial relations with the Argentine Re-
public
The Senate passed the bill for the relief Of Chester A
Arthur Collector OF the Port of NewYork relieving him
from liability for discrepancies in tho accounts of subOr-
dinates, etc. amounting to about $1,000.
The Senate passed the House bill to amend Section
5000 Of the Revised Statutes In relation allowing
axes, baches, hammers plOughs, cultivators moving
machines. reapers and cans manufactured partly OF ma
The Committee Appropriations reported with
amendments the House bll 20 provide deficiency ap-
propraton for the Star routes Ordered 10 be printed
dna PLACED oil the calendar.
Kansas Trust and Diminished Reserve Lands In Kan
The bi reported from the Committee on Naval Affairs
by Senator Mcpherson to regulate appointments and pro-
motions In the Marine Corps prOyldesi That
appoutmenta 10 I'm vacancies In the offices OF com
maudant OF the Marine Corps shall be filed by appoint
ment by selection from line officers the active lis
who havsseryed twenty years and upwards com
missOncd officers in the corps. All vacancies IN the
grades OF Colonel LeutenaDtColonel Captain ana FIRST
Lieutenant shall be fed by PROMOTION line officers OF
Corps active list, according seniority. Va
p offices OF Adjutant and Inspector anG OF
Paymaser shall 90 made by selection from line officers
the list who have served twenty more
commissioned oficers vacancy IN the Office OF
Qnartermaster OF the Corps Is TO be hed by promotion
from the Assistant Quartermasters the active list
cOrdiug 10 seniority, from line officers Of the Corps
not below the grade OF captain vacancies IN tue offices
Assistant Quartermaster are 10 be hed by selection
from line officers the active list who baye served
Corps.
with reference to promotions the bill provides that
that shall be made only after medical eKanln tu0n.
The senate resumed consideration Of the bill Tor
the rolet OF Fuz John Porter
Mr.. LOGAN REP. IIl) challenged the Senator from
NE 70 Pr"l1 Se,o PG2G 5e OF conr
martial, reported to the War Department Ills knoTl-
edge OF the force in front OF Porter though the court
MI RANDOLPH (Dem., y. j. replied that he did
state In his remarks that General Mcdowell swore on
iIOnt OF him. that il, rs TO whether 1t was L0DgseeIs
orJacksOus or neither He now restated tDat and pro
ceeded TO read from McDOweWs testimony before the
Mr. LOGAN said he oould show the facts TO be the op-
poste 10 what the sena from New-Jerey had stated
lie asked the latter he had read the report M the Office
OF the War Department to which ne mad referred Oy
saying that IL ought to bc there whether &c not.
Mr. RANDOLPH said he HAD read certified copy OF IT,
Mr. LOGAN asked Why lie had IN view OF jhat TACT, !
insiuuAted that it ght might not De there. He !
went on say thnt he had both tho report and evil
dence, and scinta OF testimony could be found TO
show their disagreement. He read from the printed !
records or the War Department containing General |
McDOweiPs report 10 Pope aud sdid there was 60 dis
New-Jersey to produce certified copy Of any |
dispatch contradctiug this assertion n he could |
He gave notice that II It became necessary for him TO
go into argument the dence IN this case he |
would enoeavor to show that Porter did fail TO carry
orders that he would have obcyed II coming from
General Mcclellan such officer. In the course
Of his remarks he said that Porter was ostensiby seek
Ing the removal OF n stain his honor. But wien he
asks that. ne sticks his hand behind him ana saws
Sixty thousand dollars viii correct 10 better IMAM
merely restoration OF my honor" 1hOnly way, CON
tnued Mr. Logan I'm which Porter could bc relieved
by Executive p8rdOn. lie had been told, however, that
the President had never been asked to pardon him. IL
was true % pardon did not carry with 10 100000.
Mr. KEENAN, Dem, n. Y)-Does the Senator think !
n convicted by court martial, as believe ertOnc-
Ously, that "a pardon would place me where WOMB De
placed II cOuld hayc rcheGfing and show mat was
originally innOCcuti
Mr. GAN-There IS no rehearing IN the bill. There
Is $50 600 IN IT, But what Kind Of reGearng could De
had tua would have authority to Orng 1lr Porter De
Mr.. KERNAN-I believe there Is power, appli'a- !
ton OF ne accused for Congress 70 authorize tribunal
L. rehear the ease.
Mr. LOG1N-I do not agree with the Senator, bat |
what power would there DO In such tribunal TO uy
Porter Tor thls offence
Dir. KEENAN-I this bin passes as II Is proposed 10
bo amended o. authorizes the President to review tlis
case, and by rctrlal mean review Of the sentence
Nr Logan sent the bill 10 the Clerks desk and had i
read, and remarked that the Senator from Hew-Iork
had better read bills before he discussed voted on
them lie reiterated his tntmatlonha the pardono OF the
President tees cared for than the 100000 appro-
Atlye branch OF The Government could not constitutions
ally interfere with the judicial department by MULTIPLYING
It's iudc ents. proposed here. You VIII near from
the country he SAID, when you pcrpetTate tnis wrong
upon people ~ tie land, aud IN tones that VIII not
be misunderstood"
At $3.50 p. Mr.. Logan suspended his remarks. He
Will r'suue them tomorrow.
The senate then adjourned until tomorrow