The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-07
XLvIrH CoNGRESS-SECoND SEES.
SION.

SaHArE.-The Vice-P President laid before
the Senate q communication from the Secrc'
tarv Of the Interior transmitting copy
of letter from tho commissioner Of pen
sions, substituting the revised estimate OF
Deficiencies for the army and navy pensions
for the fiscal year ending june 30lh. 1880
Tho Secretary earnestly recommended AZ
appropriation 10 accordance with the est
mite. Referred.
S.g. Wallace presented a petition Of tn,
Philadelphia Board Of Trace, praying that
the United States mails may be carried il
American built ships
The bill confirming the title OF Charles
Olivier Duclozal to certain lands in Louis
lana was passed.
The morning hour having expired, tho
Senate resumed consideration Of the bill for
the relief of Fit John Porter.
Mr.. Carpenter argued that Congress had
no authority TO annul the sentence of n court
martial or TO authorize the appointment 10
the army or respite n sentence or grant new
trial to man who had been out Of the army
seventeen years. The President could par
don Porter, but il was unnecessary to pass n
bill to tell him so. Mr.. Carpenter said the
WIOiS ltlIutItN VI pul tlhlt ESNlllNu W bt w
wards Capitalization Of power in Congress.
The boundaries between AID lunits-
ton of he various departments Of the gov
eminent established by the Constitution were
continually dsregardc by the this bill.
Mr.. Carpenter concluded as follows; "lf
Porter should 20 down the avenue and kill a
man to-day, he would be hanged life for
life. Upon this admeasurment of justice
what shall be done with man who, by his
criminal conduct, sacrifices the lives Of
90 900 soldiers. The battles rendered ncces-
sary in consequence Of his neglect Of duty,
cost us twenty thousand lives. Upon this
admeasurment, if Porter had twenty thous-
and lives they were all forfeited to
the State. The people of my own
State, | know, felt 1t keenly; the loss fell
heavily upon us. What was called the Iron
bridge in tho Army OF tho Potomac was
made up of three Wisconsin regiments and
one Indiana regiment, as brave body Of
men as ever were on the battlefield; body
ofmeR who for bravery and soldierly bear.
ing and conduct would not suffer by compare
son with the. Old Guard of Napoleon. In
one ofthe fights in that neighborhood they lost
in one hour and five minutes 1910 men killed
and wounded. Every train of cars that pom
etrated the interior States for months after.
ward came freighted with the sacred remains
of cur slaughtered soldiers. They were piled
up IL pine boxes around our depots like mer-
chandise, and sleep now in green graves that
dot every high hill and every green valley in
Wisconsin. Our people will not soon forget
FiE John Porter; they will never forgive
him. They would not soon forget me and
never forgive me if should stand as their
Porter back where he would have been If he
had not fallen, and pay him all that
he would have had If he had
remained in the service and served his
country faithfully. Queer things are being
done these days. This thing may be done
by the Senate, but it will not be done by my
vote. l should regard it as disgraceful act
for Congress TO dot. Nevertheless, Mr.. Presi.
dant, Gods will be done. 1t may be that
oven this last travesty upon Justice is neces-
sary. They tell us that whom the Gods
would destroy they first make mad. 1t may
be, although it seems impossible, that the
Democrats are not mad, and in order TO in
sure their total destruction this last act may
DO needed TO convince the American people
that to ensure q proper discrimination
between virtue and vice they must fix pro.
per punishment for disloyalty, and hold
in check. We need In the White
House once moro the steady hand, cool head
and patriotic heart Of U. s. Grant. [Great
Applause.
The Senate confirmed the nominations of
Charles G. Richardson, Of Texas, to be Con.
,ul at Paso Del Norte Csdwallader J.
Pride, to be Supervisor Of the Census for
he First district; Henry Hammond, Second
district; Joseph l. Breeder. Third district,
n South Carolina; James B Mitchell, Col