Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-04
FOrty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 2

WASHINGTON MRrcn 5. SENATE.-On motion of Mir. Morrill,, of Vermont, the Senate passed the bill for the relief of ex- Collector Arthur, relieving him from liability for discrepancies in accounts of subordinates, etc., amounting to about $11,- GOO.
 The calendar was then taken up. Mr. Wal lace, from the Appropriations Committee, re- ported with amendments the House bill ap- propriating for the deficiency in the 'star" mail service. Placed on the calendar. Unfinished business came up, being the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter with the amendments offered by MT. Randolph. MT. Logan resumed his remarks. He first speech which dwelt upon the discrepancy be- tween General McDowell's evidence before the court martial and his report. He said no such discrepancy exists.
 MT. Randolph, to support his statement, read from the evidence and report, showing that in the first McDowen had acknowledged his ignorance of the position of the forces of Longstreet and Jackson, nor was he aware of the extent of the enemy. In his report he points out the position of these forces and conflicts with his evidence.
 A short coloquy ensued between Logan and Randolph, the former charging that there was no such report at the War Department, and 8 copy of the only report that McDoweu made was in his hands and this discrepancy did not appear.
 
 was at the War department. He had never seen 1t, but had read extracts from it. MT. Logan-Why did you make the charge so positively when you had never seen the report No evidence can be found where he falsifed his evidence in the court martial. The charge is false. MT. Logan threatened that if this twisting of evidence continued he would give notice to the Senator from New Jersey (Randolph), that he would leave the legal question he had been discussing and would examine the evidence and show that Porter would have obeyed the order if it had been issued by any other officer than General Pope. There is good deal of talk about wounded honor. This man Porter says his honor has been injured, but $6O, 900 will restore it. That may be the way in this country to patch up and mend broken regulations. MT. Logan argued as to court martial decisions and the respective powers of the legislative and judicial branches of the Government. He plain- tained that legislative power cannot inter fere with the courts either before or af ter decision, and cited numerous legal au- thorities. Without concluding his speech, MT. Logan, at 3:30, gave way to motion to go into executive session.
 At 4:O5 the Senate adjourned.
 HOUSE. - Certain miscellaneous busine ss having been disposed of by the House, Mir. F. Wood moved to dispense with the morn ing hour for the purpose of moving to go into Committee of the Whole, for consideration of the refunding bill.
 The Speaker laid before the House letter from the Secretary of the Navy, enclosing letter from the Chief of Ordinance calling at tention to the defenseless condition of all our harbors and asking an additional appropriation of $50, 900 for experiments in moyeable tor pedoes. Referred.
 The House refused to dispense with the morning hour, and resumed the bill regulating the removal of causes from State and federal courts. MT. Townsend addressed the House on the bill.
 After MT. Townsend had concluded his re- marks MT. Culberson demanded the previous question on the bill and amendments, which was seconded. No vote was taken on the bill.
 At 1:40 business was suspended and the Senate resolution in relation to the late Sena- tor Houston was taken up. Eulogies were pronounced by Messrs. Forney of Alabama, Wright of Pennsylvania, Wood and Cox of New York, Harris of Virginia, House and At- kins of Tennessee, Shelley, Herndon, San ford, Lewis, Herbert, Williams and Lowe of Alabama.
 The resolutions were then adopted and the House at p. m. adjourned.