Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-25

with gratitude TO him. When a
special Office was created for
him with the rank OF General no Southern
man interposed o single objection, and
when at Cairo and other points, after visit
ing every Southern State, General Grant at
tested that the people Of the South were as
loyal to the Constitution and flag as the
people of the North, the Southern people
again eVinced, BY their loud acclaim, their
gratitude for that testimony. But when
General Grant deliberately left the place
provided for him by the representatives
of the people; when he entered the arena
of partisan politics; when he took the
chances Of political life, he Mr.. Vest) held
that be should stand the hazard OF the de-
This, therefore, was no Democratic funeral
il belonged to the Republican side of the
House to provide for their wounded and
dead in the late political conflicts. When
the corpse OF Gen. Grant was dragged from
that bloody arena in the city of
Chicago, the funeral and obsequies be-
longed not to the Democrats of the cham
Der. We have funerals enough of our own
Qaughter), ard we have our own wounded
that we are supposed to take care of. Mr..
Vest added that he was aware that for what
he said to-day be would be followed as
be had been on a recent occasion by the
partisan press of the country with the cry
of eRebel'' "unreeonstructed Democrat"
and that worst of all stigmas, Bourbon
Be 1t so. Some time ago he had said 10 re-
gard to that distinguished parsonage, John
Brown, that he thought he had been pro-
perly executed at Harper's Ferry, and In
mediately many of the partisan press of the
country undertook TO defend every act of
John Brown and to stigmatiEs him (Mr.
Vest) as dtsloyal to the government, though
he had only repeated the declaration
OF the Republican party. made in open con-
veAtieu In 1860, when they stigmatzed the
same man ae . criminal. No apprehension
of such abuse would deter bim from dis.
charging his duty on this occasion. he had
no hostility towards General Grant, but was
opposed to the bill because he thought
there was something else for the representa-
tives OF the people to do than to provide
places for gentleman, no matter how dis
tinguished, who had taken the chances of
political life.
Mr.. Logan expressed his regret that any
Senator should attribute partisan motive
to the proposition, and he said this with the
greater emphasis, because 1t was one which
he himself had based simply upon General
Grants distinguished military record. so
far as killed and wounded were concerned,
the Republicans side had tried TO do well
by their own.
The remarks of Nr. Logan were cut short
By the expiration of the morning hour, and
the Chair Mr.. Edmunds) announced as the
regular order the Indian land in seVeralty
bill.
Mr. Logan then moved to postpone the
pending and prior orders in order 10 pro-
ceed with the Grant retirement bill. The
yeas and nays were demanded on the mo.
ton.
Mr.. Butler, before the vote was taken,
remarked that he did not desire to be un-
derstood By his vote As expressing any
opinion upon the bill, either favorable or
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by Mr.. Logan in the category of those
who were Influenced by prejudice,
because they did not at once
consent to consider the matter; that he did
not intend to be dragooned into voting for
or against the bill by insinuations from any
quarter. Other matters equally important
were pending, and their precedence would
not prejudice the bin. No man on the floor
would go farther than himself to do justice
to General Grant, If injustice was being
done to him; but the only reason given for
the bill was that the gentleman's eminent
services to the government, which might or
might not be sufficient reason.
Mr.. Logan's motion was then defeated
ayes 25, noes 90, a party vote, except
Messrs. Lamar and Mcpherson and Davis of
Illinois, who voted aye with the Republi-
cans.
The Senate then took up the Indian land
In severslty bill, the discussion upon which
occupied the remainder OF the day.
THE APPoRTIoNMBNT BILL.
The House Committee on the Census
agreed today to report to the House Repre-
sentative Cox's apportionment bill, with
amendments, increasing the number of Re-
presentstives from 301 to 311, and striking
out the second and third sections of the bill,
which provided that the Representative or
Representatives from any new State should
.Ia.1f to &c IL -
OF electing Representatives. The new
basis OF apportionment is as follows: Ala
bama 8, Arkansas 5, California 5, Colorado
| ], Connecticut 4, Delaware /, Florida 2,
Georgia 10, Illinois 10, Indiana 13, Iowa 10,
Kansas 6, Kentucky 10, Louisiana 8,
Maine 4, Maryland 6, Massachusetts, II,
Michigan 10, Minnesota 5, Mississippi z,
Missouri IA, Nebraska 3, Nevada /, New
Hampshire 2, New Jersey T. New York 80,
North Carolina 9, Ohio 20, Oregon !, Penn
sylvsnia 27. Rhode Island 2, South Carolina
6, Tennessee 10. Texas 10, Vermont 2, Vir-
ginia 10, West Virginia 4, Wisconsin 8.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to day sent TO the Senate
the nomination of Edward c. Billings, OF
Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Fifth circuit Major D. q. Swain,
to be Judge Advocate General OF the army;
Geo. w. Atkinson to be United States Mar
shal for West Virginia; Lieut.. Col. Geo. J..
Febiger, Deputy Paymaster General, TO be
Assistant Paymaster General, with the rank
of Colonel; Lieut.. Col. Saml B. Halabird,
Deputy Quartermaster General, to be As
eistant Quartermaster General, with the
rank of Colonel; Lieut.. Col. Chas II. Tomp-
kins, Deputy Qusrtermaster General, to be
Assistant Qualtermaster General, with the
rank of Colonel.
THE NORTH CAROLINA CONTESTED ELECTION
CASE.
The House Committee on Elections had
under discussion to day the contested cleo
tion caee Of Yeates vs. Martin, of North
Carolina, bat did not reach vote. The
case will be continued tomorrow, and the
impression Is the committee will, by de-
cided vote, report IN favor of unseating
Martin (Repubiican), and seating Yeates
(Democrat).
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate, In executive session 70 day,
confirmed the following appointments: JOS
Fl. Barke as Collector of Customs at Mobile,
Ala; John w. Fiunall as Collector OF In-
ternal Revenue OF the Sixth district of Ken
tucky; Richard c. Kerr as Register of the
Land Office at jackson, Mis- j. w. Cor
don as Postmaster at Alexandria, La.
POPULATION OF TENNESSEE.
The population of Tennessee, as reported
to the Census Office, ia as follows: Males
769 374, females 773. .0S9; native / ,525, ,SS1,
foreign 16, 582; white l, 13y, 120, coloTed 403,-
343
PLACED on THE RETIRED LIST.
Colonel Langdon G. Eagton, Assistant
Quartermaster General, has been placed on
the retired list of the army.
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