The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-29
XLVII. CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION
AENATE.

SENATE.
Washington. 2S-At the close of
the morning hour the Senate took
up the bill from the committee on
judiciary to prevent government
officers and employees collecting
money from or paying to each other
money for political purposes.
Beck offered his substitute con-
tanning some general provisions, but
prohibiting government officers and
employees contributing money for
political purposes to anybody.
Edmunds opposed it as an inter
ference with personal rights and be-
yond the power of Congress.
Beck said the committee Lill was
no improvement on the law of rs.
The bill then passed, all amend.
ments being voted down.
On motion of Hoar the bankruptcy
bill was set down for consideration
on the 10th of January.
Sherman called up the bonded
whisky bill.
Sewen opposed, and the Fitz
John Porter bill was taken up.
The following is the vote on
taking up the Fitz John Porter
bill: Yeas-Brown, Call, Cameron
Pennsylvania); Cockrell, Coke,
Davis, (West Virginia;) Garland
George, German, Jackson, John
ston, Jonas Jones (Florida), McPher.
son, Miller California; Morgan
Pendleton, Pugh, Sewell, Slater
Vance, Voorhees,, %. Nays-Ald
rich, Anthony, Cameron (Wiseon,
SIM; Chillcott, Conger, Davis, Gill
nois3 Edmunds, Frye, Harrison
HaWley, Hill, Hoar, kellogg
Lapham, Logan, Mcmillan, Morrill,
Platt, Rollins, Van Wyck, Window
81.
Logan proposed that its friends
should speak to-day, and said h
would occupy two or three hour
tomorrow in opposition.
| Conger protested against any fna
arrangement for the disposal OF TIN
bill. 1t should have been first con
sidered by full Senate.
The conclusions of the miIitar,
board, composed of Generals Scho
field, Terry and Getty were read.
Sewell supported the bill in
speech covering Porter's recor
during the war, following the chic
points made. At the opening of til
war he was sent to Galveston Wher
the enemy threatened to take hi
!, steamer with special on boart
but he threatened to sink th
special. He relieved Pensacola an
? saved 700 men Of Geners
, TWiggs. He helped to organic
: the Pennsylvania troops; save
, Missouri to the Union b
T taking the responsibility of o.
: dering and mastering in Missoul
the militia in the absence of Gener;
3 Scott, when the news came Of th
/ outbreak at st. Louis. He con
manded the military at the siege
3 Yorktown. The failure of McDoV
: ell to connect with him when /
! commanded the right wing Of til
: army Of the Potomac caused tt
: failure of the peninsular campaigl
( Porter covering the rear in the r
treat frem Harrison Landing
> Yorktown. He was ordered to joi
e the army in Virginia by way
g | Acquia Greek. He heard of &c
4 eral Lees movement northWar
5 and telegraphed Mcclellan al
: rushed to Pope's relief four day
s sooner than his orders T,
: quired. SeWell argued that SUI
l. an energetic and skillful Offic
\ could not within the next few da,
S have been guilty of that with whi'
Porter was charged. In changil
the time for a forward movemer
under Pope's order. Port
clearly exercised the discretion d.
y to a division commander, on t
e. ground that the order to attack
s. 4: 80 p. m. reached him about su
a set. With Longstreet in front WI
ls $4,000 men against his 5000, al
I'd night falling, Potter did wisely
10 countermand the order 10 attaC
ot Nobody denies that Porter foug
le the second battle of Bull Run, |
"a corps being practically the only o
Of engaged. Retreat followed owl
to the con-cencentration of troC
under Pope. 1t was only as a resI
of the popular cutlery after the B
he Run charge by Pope against Port
at the country demanded a vict
~ The military board, consisting
Seho6eld, Terry and Getty, decid
ed he was not only guiltless, but
he conduct on thatEoccasiOn saved
.rs army. SeWell said he was in
n. army of the Potomac at the bat
n of Bull Run and knew the ju
he ment of the military board was
m rect. He made General Grants
pr cent article on Porter part of
speech and General Ter
letter to Grant, without wh
documents, he said the recc
ost would be incomplete.