Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-15
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA


 SENATE.-On motion of MT. Logan, res olution was agreed to calling on the Secre- tary of War for copies of the correspond ence between General Schofeld and Major J. B. Carter on behalf of the board on the retirement of Fitz John Porter.
 MT. Salisbury gave notice that on Thurs day next he would call up the resolutions on the calendar relating to the Louisiana Sena- torship.
 Mir. Hoar thought the resolution reported by the Committee on Privileges and Elections of last session had become imperative through the death of MT. Spofford. The Senate had referred to that committee the credentials of another individual claiming to be entitled to the seat This should be con- sidered before the Senate could act properly on the resolutions already reported. He ex- pressed some surprise that the chairman should call up the case without having called a meeting of the committee to consider the credentials of the new claimant.
 Mir Salisbury said one of the resolutions reported was not in operation-that relating to the right of the sitting member to his seat.
 At the conclusion of the morning hour the Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter MT Dayes.ofered as substitute for that portion of the bill relating to reinstatement that the President be authorized by the advice of the Senate to appoint Fitz John Porter colonel on the retired list of the army, retaining the clause against back pay and limiting the ap- pointrnent to within 8 period of eighteen months within the passage of the act Mr. Randolph said he had not the slight est doubt of the power of Congress to pass | such a bill. He had offered the bill. but so anxious was he to have the bill passed and to secure as many votes for it as possible, that | he would accept the amendment, his object being to avoid controversies or constitutional questions like those of yesterday.
 | MT. Logan said the object of the bill all | through had been to dodge the verdict of the court martial If the friends of Fitz John | Porter wanted him restored to the army, let ! them ask the President to pardon him. He | declared that Porter was not worthy of ap- | pointment in the army, and ought not to be | appointed. The effect of the present amend ment was to put the man back in the army | without pardon, which made it objection | able to him. He had thought the bill dis
 posed of at the last session. He had reason | to believe that had a vote been taken then | there would not have been twenty for 1t
 Yesterday there seemed to be disposition to | a generous act. If generous act was to be l done. let it be done toward some one worthy of it. This man was no more entitled to gc on the retired list of the army or on the ac five list than Jeff Davis. He had more re spect for a man that had done his duty on ths | other side than for man who failed in his duty on either side. To put men in the army who had failed in their duty was to cast a slur on, the whole army. If the Republican side began by restoring this man, wher' would it end? There were to-day 115 men
 who were dismissed in the same manner 8! Porter. If they began with this there would b. l a swarm coming to Congress, each as well en titled to restoration as this man. If the.
 wanted rest and quiet they should leave thing settled during the war at rest.
 | The amendment proposed by MT. Dave
 was then adopted in committee and reported 1 to the Senate and passed The vote on MT | Randolph's substitute amended was yeas 5I l Pairs were announced between senatar