Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-21
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 40 Senator Hale, from thu
census committee, reported favorably the house up
portionment bill and asked unanimous consent fol
Ito immediate consideration. Senator Cockreu OBJ
jected az senator's had not had chance to reach 1t
Senator Hale saw the committee were unanimous
In support Of the and urged that no time c'
lost as several state legislatures were awaiting con
gressional action.
Senator Cookrel withdrew his objection and Halt
said he would renew his motion later.
Bills were introduced and referred:
By Senator Saunders Making an application x
improve the navigation Of the Missouri river oppo
site the states Of Nebraska and Iowa.
By Senator neutrality-suspicious. money TO-
he puchase Of site and erection thereon OF . pub
lie building at Duluth.
Senator Can offered resolution which, at his In.
stance, was tabled to be printed recitng In the In
terest Of peace between nations. The oblga
bstw 1 I'll the Unite United States and ali oths'
people and government Of America, Is well as the
commercial interests Of the people Of the United
States, render it proper that the government OF thu
United States should in some proper form adopt
measures to settle the controversy between Chill and
Peru and prevent the fOrcible ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
Peru and that congress IL to be convened In Wash
ington city, and composed Of representatives from
people and governments Of Diff North, South
and Central American states for the purpose Of
agreeing upon some just method Of settlement Of
the questions now existing and that shall hereafter
beneficial measure
The senate proceeded to the calendar and sepatol
Logan asked to have taken up as the first In orces
the bill to place Gen. Grant on the retired List
Senator Vest objected, but the bill was taken UT
and the amendments of the committee thereto
adopted without objection:
Discussion of bill to retire Gen. Grant consumed
the session until 3:25. Senator Logan explained
the point he sought to mak@plear was the law made
no distinction In the circumstances OF an officer
that it based retirement only upon the length OF
service, wounds or disability. He had been In
formed by Gen. Shields that the newspaper state
true; he would have died rather than do sach
thing. He (Logan) had been one Of thai
officers supporters in the effort for his retirement
and wrote q letter LII his behalf which waf
widely published at the time. Therefore what had
been said on that score did not apply to himself
Senator Logan said some seemed afraid Gen Grant
might be Inundated, but the friends OF that gen
tlean ought to be the judges on that point As one
Of such he would say as recognition OF the ser.
vices Of the distinguished BENEFICIARY, his retirement
would be considered by him as an honor.
Senator Butler suggested upon this consideration
similar provisions should be made for Generals
Franklin, Mcclellan and other distinguished sol
diers.
Senator Logan admitted the propriety of any
proposition 70 that effect.
Senotor Vest disolaimed any prejudice against
Gen. Grant or any other union soldier To say he OF
any Of his associates, who had been identified with
the confederacy, entertained mean and contemplate
jealousies against man because he had conquered
them in open fight, was simply mode Of personal
reflection to which he would not reply.
The bin comes up again tomorrow
The pension arrears resolution was taken up, and
Senator Mcpherson offered and advocated subst-
tute declaring that the senate should adhere to the
principle that pensions shall be computed from the
time Of disability, and directing the pension commit
tee to bring in bill by which the business Of the
pension bureau may be expedited and frauds detect
cd and punished
An executive session interrupted the discussion,
and when the doors opened adjourned.