New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-25
-vIyTrH CONGRESS- lid SESSION,

PECULIAR REPORT OF PhOCEED1N"o'
srRRING pRBATE IN THE SENATE On ihE BILL
- - PLACE GENERAL GRANT ON THE RETIRED LIST
=. - rpy AnMY-IMPoRrANT BILLS INTRODUCED
IN THE HOUSE. y. 900,
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Jan. "a. 1881.
.,,ort of the names of clerks, officers and
q. s,nn,oyed In the War Department from December
60 to November 81 1880, was submitted from the
,a,v Of War; with the statement that the services
1900 of these employees. etc., can be dispensed with
-,,nout detriment to the public service
Mes,rs. WALLACE Dem.. PENN and PENDLEIoN
-. Ohio, presented memorials, the former from
.,r,acturers OF textile fabrics in Phiadelpha, ana
sser from the Cincinnati Board OF Trade ana
SsSsnspcrtaton 10 favor OF the Reagan interstate Uo
% Dem At from In che g9do sS 0U%
mtee repsrsess 'ae substitute therefor bin on the
ybcS Is substantially similar to the one re-
eG by the Committee at inc last session. Inc SUP
sa.e csepSar Of General Orders beng the regular or
der. MI ~, hoS hi 70 retire General Grant.
@ ~, " VEST (Dem., MOI objected. -,
MI "a &c tben moved 10 lay aside all prior orders
take ag t1s S, b DELI suggested the proprety Of
sss probsb early action uSc9 general err
What he ae thoSsSs that pro-
s penS!o for the single Individual named could be amply
ecysrsd LOGAN SAID it was true the proposition
one and he desired 1t to be 80 considered
whsn Sbe place in tue service which M
sw General Grant had left with great reluctance when
names 'er DISPOSITION TO hissie over details and to
around the proposition by some action that would no,
passed Objection several bills sss.e Of Of an n sE
certainly less deserving than Ulysses g. Grant nn
the action OF the SeV WeI S
HILL said he was not prepared to vote vote
against az Mr. kogsns motion, but his inclination was to
vote for the BILL he SSGid 90 SO @s nes 90 s
over for the reason gwen 6y Mr. Logan 40 i most re-
Hill sad he REGARDED Gener r aSe reyoutop begin
nDg IN 1861 had developed and IN HIS judgement tne
been success Whatever his merits or dement's Cen
era would take his place Ia history as 'he grea.
hecanse from the peculiar circumstances that surrounded
him. he would br regarded the one man on either sue
nave been success Whether this reason would prompt
aim (Mr. H) support Mr. Logans Dill or nOr he was
M Mr.. nv" VEST said he had objected to the con-
siaeration Of the bill On pTino.pie, ana ne was as
te Kind Suggested BY Mr. BGyard GeueIal Grant would,
beyond question, into history as the great General
OF that struggle Tue Southern people had IN every way
eyuced their admiration OF Grant as soldier. ana OF
pursued by h,m st the close OF the war Wnen
upon the field AppOmattox he handed back 10 Robert
T. Lee his sword But when General Grant deliberately
lett the place provided for him by the representatives OF
the people when ne entered the aroma OF partisan
politics when hc took the chances OF political ne ne
arVes held that he should stand the hazard OF ie de
This therefore, Democratic funeral IL belonged
10 the Republican side of the house 70 provide for their
wonnded and their dead in late political conf cts.
Wnen the corpse o! General Grant was dragged from
bloody In the city OF Chicago. the funeral ana
obseques belonged not 10 the Democratic side OF The
Chamber We have funerals enough of our own laugh
teri. and we have our own wounded that we are SUP
that for what he said to-day no would be followed no
had been 90 recent occasion py the partisan press OF
Democrat" and that worst OF all stigmas, Bourbon"
as sd s john B.Own that he Thought
he bad been properly executed at or h,n
press of tue country undertook defend every act of
John Browns and TO silgnatize him tMr VesD es ais,
the declaration OF the Republic an party made in open
convention in 1852 when they stgmatizet the same
man as q criminal. No apprehension OF such abuse
would deter him from dschsrgng s duty on this ocea-
sion. - IN, .o. ,, $1,000. .,. ,
Senator should attribute partisan motive 10 tao prop
osition and he said this with the greater emphasis be-
upon General Grants DISTINGUISHED military record.
Rsoabesn side h had tried to do we'll by their own But
here was another phase OF tho subject to Which the
seemed peculiarly applicable, as showing who they
were who entitled 10 be regarded by the opposite
Army oficer Il BcsoD taking 1.-THE hazard die"
resigned his nan at the tS 9 0e w a1a
found itself majority In the Senate. they put that
with the rank Of colonel The reason for this one
be said which he would leave 10 the country to decide
majority had recently voted upon the retired list al
though he retired from the army In the beginning OF the
about reflect that they had not only coin
mted themselves upon the questions but had done 50
Hmusket for the preservation Of the union. 49,.
Mr. Logan then went on TO contrast the record mus
language of Mr. HILL without whom our great r. ;ution
tons heroes was to stand broken before the eye, of
future genelations because OF party PREJUDICE: ,.
EDMUNDs) announced as the regular or1er the Indian
Mr. LOGAN then moved to postpone the pending and
The yeas and nays were demanded on the motion.
remarked that he desire TO understood by bis
vote as expressing any opinion upon the DILL ELMER
Mr. LOGAN replied that he had made no such charge,
Mr.. Blu Tier added that he did not intend to be
drsgooued into voting for against the bill by insinua-
Mr.. LOGAN thought tho term .dragooned" as used
Mr. Logan's motion then deteated-ayes, 25;
nsys 2sa parry vote except that mr. Lamar ana mr
Eepuses. WIZ The ro.e IN detail was as follows RepSb.
ncans in Roman. Democrats In halicsl:
AYES.
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s ss H Hsgss S ss"sss';n E Es
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Cbke. Ransom, Wbye.
Iarfs wv. Val, RcTTsan, Slater Wtltdms,
8rcOms ]HcDosdtd 1hWWcH, WtNefs
Nessrs Eaton Garland Maxey and Wallace. opposed
70 the notion. were paired with Messrs. Conkiug,
Blaine Carpenter and Cameron Penn.l respectively,
who we're absent -, ,,,,, <-
Messrs Anthony Bailey, Bruce, Call Cockrel Grover
Hami Hereford Kill tCol). Jones tFial. Jones Nev!
Paddock, Salisbury, were also reported absent. 800
The senate up the Indian Land In seyeraty BILL
the discussion npon which occupied the remainder OF
the day. ,,.., -. a.,
Mr.. VEST Dem. MOI moved modification OF his
amendment extend the provisions OF the act to
the tribes and fragments Of tribes moved
By the Government upon the ceded lands IN the Indian
, TERRITORY. Agreed to-
Nv HoAR IRep. Massl offered and advocated an