The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
AT THE CAPITAL.
Bill for the Reinstatement of Fitz
John Porter.
Investigation of the Star Mail Ser
vice.
Gen. Brady's Testimony Before the
Committee.
German Opposition TO Third Termism
tDiscouragina to the Boomers.
rrrz JOHN PORTER RELIEF BILL.


took action on the case Of General Fl
John Porter. The Democratic membe
all voted TO recommend the passage Of
bill based upon measure introduced b
Representative Bragg, but containing Sc
eral important features OF an amendmel
adopted on his motion to-day. The h
publican members voted for substitul
prepared by Representative McCook, pre-
viding simply for General Porter's restor,
tion TO his former rank in the army, with
out back pay or other pecuniary reward
and not agreeing with the assertion OF tn
majority Bill that injustice was done hit
at the time OF his dismissal. The majoi
ity report will embody the report OF th
schoield Board Of Inquiry, and will b
presented early next week by the Chail
man Of the Committee, Representativ
Sparks.
The first section ,of the majority bill re
cites that the findings and the sentence O
the General Conrt-martial In the case O
Major General Fitz John Porter, late Ma
jor General OF volunteers and Colonel O
the United States Army, are hereby SO
aside, revoked and annulled, and the dis
qualifications OF Fitz John Porter there
under be, and they are hereby removed
said findings and sentence having beer
based in error and without due knowledg,
OF the facts in the case.
Section 2 restores General Porter TO al
the rank rights, titles and privileges L
which he would have been entitled |
there had been no Court-martial, and II
conformity to the recommendation OF tn,
Board OF Officers, covered by special order
provided he shall not be entitled to no
receive any pay or allowances as an off
Ger while not in the service OF tho Unitet
States.
Section 8 declares the Colonelcy OF The
Fifteenth Infantry, held by Genera
Porter in 1868 having been filled by regula,
promotion and confirmation by the
Senate, the position OF Colonel now to be
held by General Porter would be super
until vacancy shall occur In
the army, when he will be assigned to that
position and the supefnumerary Coloneicy
shall cease to exist.
Section 4 saysif General Porter shall so
elect, the President Of the United States
may declare him in the rank OF Major
General, the rank held by him while in
the service.
Section 5 requires the Secretary Of the
Treasury to pay General Porter, out oil
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum OF SO, 600, awarded
by the Governments as measure OF amend
in acknowledgment OF the wrong done to
and suffered by him through his dismissal
from the army and deprivation from the
rights OF citizenship, upon charges now
to be unfounded, as well as to
reimburse him for his great expenses, in.
Cured in the vindication OF his character
and conduct as an officer and soldier, from
the disgrace and obloquv now shown to
have been uniustly cast upon him by the
Government. s
The minority report will take the ground
that the testimony and condition OF tht
country at the time OF General Porter'I
trial justified the findings OF the Court
martial with the lights then before them
GERMAN ANTI.aRANrIsM.
The Grant boom continues to declin,
here,and the boomers are becoming alarm
ed. The detection OF the Germans Is th,
chief cause of anxiety. Could they b.
held in the harness, the third.termer
would go right along with their pro
gramme, but the well.known character o
the German Republicans for independence,
warns them TO be cautious. 1t Is recalled
here that Hayes would have been defeated
and the Presidency lost, but for the sup
port he received from the Germans Of Gin
cinnati. 1t Is also noted that there ha
not been Republican victory in Ohio II
the past Ten years that the Ger
mans OF three or iour counties in th,
State could not have reversed. had they
chosen to DO so. In speaking OF this mat
ter prominent Third.termer here says
that Ills only fears OF a failure oil tn,
Giant programme is because the German
can not be made TO support him II the,
say they wont. He hal no doubt tina
American Republicans would come up t
The scratch beautifully, however much
they might kick in advance, but that th,
German Republicans did not care enougl
for the party to sacrifice any OF their con
victions.. It Is not secret here that tht
detection OF the Germans, and their de
clarations not to support Grant under an,
circumstances, Is giving the third.termer
more anxiety than all the other impedi
ments combined.
MONEY SHARES OF CERTAIN STATES.
An interesting question Is pending be
fore the Senate. in the shape Of q bill in
troduced by Senator Davis, Of West Vii
ginia, chairman OF the Committee on Ap
propriations, "To relieve the Treasurer Q
the United States from the amount no,
charged to him, and deposited with til
several States" The matter involved Ii
this bill dates back TO Jackson's day! L
1886 the United States Treasury was de
cidedly "flush, !" and Congress finally cor
Cluded TO distribute the balance on han
(something over twenty-eight millions
equitably among the twenty-six State
which then composed the Union. NeV
York, Of course, got the biggest slice, 81
Ola SOY; Pennsylyauia next, with g 1857
.5l4; Virginia third, with S2,lOS, ,427
then Ohio, which got s., ,007, 200, and so OIL
down, Illinois receiving $477,9l0. Th
money was distributed as loan, the Geu
efal Government reserving the right I
demand 1t back again, but everybody Ion
ago gave up all idea OF ever getting
back. Meanwhile the loan has been cal
ried upon the books Of the Treasury d.
partment. and made no end OF trouble
Every U. s. Treasurer has been charge
with this twenty eight millions, Just q
though the time would come when somt
body in that Office would restore th
amount to Government, and itremains
balance against him, so that there is
ways debt OF many millions again'
him. Treasury officials have long urge
action by Congress which would put q
end to this anomalous condition ot affair
and Mr.. Davis will try TO push throul
his bill.
STAR MAIL INVESTIGATION.
In the investigation to-day in the St
route service General Brady stated Il
Star service could be run unto the end
the year, keeping intact the 1900 ne
routes and all Others where the cost Of Il
.larnadition has not eXcAedai five EhnnRaI