Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-10
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, February g.. The
Senate confirmed the nomina-
tions of T. A. Vaughn, collector of
customs at Salina, Tex; FL. G. G. At
wood, of Louisiana, consul at Trims
dad, and F. w. Thurman, postmaster
at Griffin, Ga.
In the course Of Senator Vests re
marks in the Senate on pension legis
lation he said that the naked question
presented by the resolution was,
shall soldiers of the Union, their
widows and orphans, receive this
amount from the government or not.
He (Vest) had been Confederate,
honestly and earnestly with his whole
soul devoted to the success of that
cause which surrendered at Apo
mattox. He mentioned to-day this
piece of personal history only that
he might state in the most emphatic
manner and in this place that he had
accepted the full and legitimate re
suits of that surrender, without
qualification, evasion or limitation.
All that he had ever asked-all the
people of the South ask, is that
they might be believed to have been
honest in their deyotions to the Con
federate cause, and honest in stating
that they accepted all legitimate
consequences of the defeat. Those
who risked all and lost all had a
right to demand this, and it would
be accorded by every just and gene,
rous mind. One Of the eyitable evi-
dences and legitimate consequences
of the success of the Union
arms was the payment Of pen
sions and bounty to men whose
valor and heroism gave victory to
the Union cause. 4 people who
would not thus reward the sacrifice
OF Ire ana linab for the nations life
would deserve to be strieEen from
the nap of Christendom. He (VesD
had been a member OF the Coufed-
crate Senate. and if, in the providence
of God, his cause had succeeded,
he would have voted to the survivors
Of those gallant brigades whose tat
tered gray was hurled by Lee and
Jackson against the Union lines,
every dollar OF money and eyery acre
Of land until their just demands
had been satisfied. Standing here
to-day, Che contlnued,) liz the pres
ence of victors and vanquished
| declare that the Confederates &C
cept cheerfully the result, which
leaves to them only the consciousness
of honest motives, and the only his
tor. OF unqualified heroism. Aud
they accept at the same time, the fur
ther result, which gives to the sol
diers of the Union what has been
awarded to them by q grateful
people.
Senator Maxey said that, OF tht
members of Congress who were in the
Confederate army an overwhelming
majority voted for the arrears lazy
} and did SO upon the principle so ell
, oquently stated by the Senator from
Missouri (Vest) He could say fol
himself that since he had been ,
member OF the Senate he had don,
everything in his power to b. Ing
: about complete fraternal relations be
8 tween the people of the North an,
o South, and the record would b.
searched in vain for a word of hi
+ offensive to any Union soldier. II
was therefore surprised til,
:, other day to her the Sena-
tor from Kansas ,Ingalls
charge that the introduction of tn
( repeating bills in the House by for
mer Confederates, was a suspicion
circumstance. He believed this
however, TO be in accordance witt
the custom of the Republican side t
impugne the motives Of the minority
f He believed with Senator Vest, tina
] If the Confederacy had been estat
: lished, the gallant soldiers VIII
{ fought under the stars and bar
t would have been literally pensioned
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, il
. troduced a bill to increase the en-
dowment of the University OF Ait
L The bill grants 92,16O acres of Ia
|. public land, to be selected within til
Y State of Alabama, in addition t. tt
v lands reserved to the State by til
laws of 1810-'19 for the benefit c
the University of Alabama, the prt
ceeds of the sales of these lands t
be applied, first, as far as may b
necessary to the erection of suitabl
s univers ty buildings and to the res
le toration of the library and scientif
apparatus destroyed by fire, and the
to the endowment of the universit,
a Senator Call introduced a Joint re.
4 olutlon IN the Senate to-day, autho1
= lAng the Secretary OF the Treasur
= to pay such sum, not exceeding on
:, u million dollars, as shall be suficier
10 to pay claims for losses and damage
ascertained to be due to claimant
& under the treaty made betwse
Spain and the United States
70 1818-l9 for the eession of Florida.
O. The sixth installment of Mexica
= indemnity under awards of the la
Il American and Mexican mixed col
= mission, will be distributed to pa
e ties entitled to the payment, con
: mencing Monday, 18th inst.
The resignation of Ward H.,nt,
l. one of the Justices of the Supren
W Court, is now before the Presiden
and will probably be accepted at ono