Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-06
Forty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON, March


 SENATE-Mr Butler. from the Committee on Territories, reported favorably the bill to establish a territorial government in Alaska
 MT. Baldwin reported adversely the bill relative to the importation of neat cattle for breeding purposes.
 The morning hour having expired, MT. Lo- gan resumed his remarks upon the Fitz John Porter bill. He stated that he had two propo- sitions remaining which he intended briefly to discuss; first as to whether on the 2Sth of August there was battle at Gravestown or thersabouts; and SC cond, whether there was any force in front of Porter. The Senator from New Jersey, said MT. Logan, has said there was a force of 25, 900 men in front of him. He proposed to show from the evidence that there was no force in front of Porter, and would establish beyond dispute that the only force near was ten pieces of artillery and Q small number of cavalry. Pending discussion of these propo- sitions MT. Logan resumed his argument of yesterday relating to the 4:30 order and the hostile disposition in which Porter received it. The charge against Porter is not, he said, dis loyalty to the Government, but to his com mander. Porter, he asserted, was responsi- ble to this day for the loss of the battle of August 29th, and for the loss of 10000 men besides valuable property during the three days engagement. If Porter had obeyed the order and advanced, he would have struck terror into the heart of Jackson. It won't do to say that he came up next day to fight It won't do to charge Pope with be- ing ignoramus, for every officer in the army knows hetter than that. It won't do for Senators to come before the country in justi- | fcation of the conduct of this man, for 1t | cannot be justified He appealed to those | who were in the war on the opposite side not | to reverse the judgment passed upon diso- bedient officer on this side. In conclusion he l said as Senator of the United States he pro- | tested against it, because money for this pur- pose would be drawn from the Treasury in spite of the laws, because it prevents the reg ular line of promotion and encourages insub- | ordination, and lastly as duty he owed to his country he protested against the passage Of | this bill.
 l At4 p. m. Mir. Logan concluded his re- marks on the bill having spoken for nine and a half hours, running through four days. MT. Carpenter took the floor, but pending 1 his remarks motion by Allison to adjourn prevailed, and the Senate adjourned until to- l morrow.
 l RoUsE-Mr. De La Martyr offered @ reso- lution directing the Committee on Census to | report on the advisability of taking the cen- | sus of Alaska Adopted.
 l. MT. Chittenden, of New York, presented a joint resolution to grant permission to the Chamber of Commerce of New York to erect a statue on the Sub Treasury building in New l York. Referred
 MT. Butterworth, of Ohio, offered @ reso- lution depreciating any agitation at this time | by Congress for change of tax on distilled l spirits, because it would be injurious to all manufacturers of distilled spirits and would paralyz zs the trade. He asked the reference ], of the resolution to the Ways and Means Committee. The bill was so referred.