Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-24
HONORIEG GRANT,
TO DE PLACED ON The ARIY RE.
TIRED LIST.
The Senate Passes the Bill-Ksmar!,s Made
by Southern Senaturs-Details
or tho Vote,

The Senate paS5eS the EiI!-ltemar..S Mafc
by Southern Senat"rs-Details
OF tho Vote.
The Grant retirement bill wa, taken up
in the Senate yesterday, and Mr. Hayard
moved to amend by substituting ther:or e
provision to pay to every president OF the
United States who shall have served OF
may hereafter serve in said office. and who
shall have retired from tie came, sum
annually during his life equa! to ona fourth
part of the annual presidential salary
but this is not to be paid in the case Of a
second presidential term.
In opposing the bill Mr. Bayard spoke
of the filling OF the retired lis: by appoint
ments Of civilians Us retarling the promo.
tiors which ordinarily would occur in the
service OF the retirement ct officers be-
cause Of seniority, ant, the injustice and
hardship OF this to deserving officers en-
titled to promotion by long service. He
advocated his proposition for retiring cx-
presidents as an extcus:on ot the principle
already applied to the judges Of the 81
preme court, as securing greater il.de
pendence On tie part Of the incumbent of
the chief niiSistracy, and rs securing 4
provision to which that official was en-
titled by reason of his exceptionally i'm
portant services.
Ia
view of the constitutional! regulation On
the point, tina: the proposition might bc
Objectionable as al Increase or dimUnitnn
of the salary Of president during his
term.
Mr.. Bayard explained that it wolid be
| a prolonGation OF the salary after vaca-
i tion of the Office. not an increase within
| the term.
Mr.. Brown opposed the amendment and
favored the bill. He ,hougilJ the principle
| of pcnsioninS civilia, $ had already been
| carried far enough, and if ey-prcsidcnts
| were thus provided for like provision
| would soon be made for the members of
their cabinets, and so on through the list.
The contingency of the retirement o!
Grant rctarGins promotions Of captains o.;
ma jors in the army he thought remote
one, but nevertheless the exceptional rea-
SONS icr it were sufficient to justify
it, lie believed it to be his duty
as Il former Confederate, to vote to accord
| to the Union heroes the same tribute he
would have voted to Lee and Johnston if
the Confcdcracy had been established. He
| would accord to the man to whom the i'm
mortal Lee surrendered his sword all the
honor he could accord to any military
hero, and thought that former CoEie.!er
atcs on the Democratic side were making
a mistake in failing to show magnanimity
toward General Grant. The objection
that General Grant because OF his wealtl.
did not need to go on the retired list was
one of no weight Senators would not
refuse to pension Mrs. Garfield because of
her means. He (Mr. BROWN would have
voted to retire General Grant when the
question came up last year but for his ap
| hot M
officer to active duty, as was then pro
posed, would be an interference with the
| general o: the army.
Mr.. Jones, Of Florida, spoke OF the ini;-
construction to which the adverse votes
! Of members from Southern states would tc
| liable in furnishing material to strengthen
| sectionalsm. For this and other reasons
he would vote for the bill.
Mr.. Call regarded tho measure as Il
proper recognition of p'e-cminent mill
tary services, and argued that senators
| from the Southern states could not we'll Sit
in Judgment upon the general verdict OF
the states and the people af the North
upon tho value Of General GTant's ser
vices.
Mr.. Jonas, in reply 10 Mr.. Call, de-
| MED that SOuthern senators were likely
to serve the interests Of their section by
becoming the mere instruments for record
ing what might be supposed to be the be-
hests of NortEern senators or the will of
the Northern people. He claimed for himself
as one member representing Il sovereign
state, the right to challenge tic acts o.
Gen. Grant us a civilian and to demand
why the gratitude Of the country shout |
be expressed in his exceptional manner.
He then proceeded to review and denOunce
/ Z ~c Il St,.,t
reference to Louisiana politics.
Mr.. Call replied to the OBJECT that
Southern appreciation Of Grants military
achievements, apart from his political acts,
was the only point at issue.
Mr.. Hoar indicated his willingness to
surrender his own Judgment as to the
proper method Of honorinG General Grant
to that of the senator representing the
state from which that distinguished citi-
zen hailed. He would also defer the
question of ponsioning ex-prcsidents until
it came up in proper way.
Mr.. Bayard's amendment was then
rejccted-yeas, 5. nays, 81.
An amendment 10y Mr.. Sherman pre-.
vailed, without discussion. making the
proposed retirement additional to tho
number authorized by law.
Tie bill then passed-yeas IS, nays H..
Mess:s. Brown, Cali, Davis Of Illinois,
Davis of West Virginia, Jones of Flor
ida, and Ransom voted yea with the Re-
pubiicanS. Otherwise the vote was q
party one.
The vote in detail was rs follows:
Yeas-NIessrs. Allison, Anthony, Blai:'
Brown, Call, Cameron of Pennsylvania
Cameron of Wisconsin, Conger, Davis of
Illinois, Davis Of West Virginia, Dawes.
Ferry, Frye, Harrison, Hawley, Hill of
Colorado. Hoar, ingalls,, Jones Of Florida,
Jones of Nevada, Lapham, Logan, McDill,
Mcmillan, Miller of California. Mitchell,
Morrill,, Platt, Ransom, Rollins, Saun-
ders, Sawyer. Sherman, Teller and VIM
dom-3j.
Nays-Mcssrs. Bayard, Butler, Cock
rcll. Coke, Farley, Groome, Grover,
Hampton, Harris, jackson, Jonas, Maxey,
Pendleton, Pugb, Slater, Vest and Walk,
er-17.
Messrs. Beck, Camden, Mcpherson.
Salisbury and Vance against the billy
were paired with Hale, Aldrich, Sewell,
Miller On. W and Kellogg respectively
Mr.. Garland Tin the ncgative) was also
paired.
The bill authorizes the president, in
recognition of the eminent public services
of Ulysses S. Grant, late general of the
army, to nominate and by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate to az
point him to the army with the rank and
grade of general, to be placed on the re-
tired list with pay accordingly.