The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-23
DEEDS OF THE DAY.
Forty-seventh Congress.



SENATE.
WAsuNGToY, February 2O.-Bills were
introduced and referred by Vance to refund
to the North Carolina railroad company
certain monies assessed against and unlaw-
fully collected from it by the United States.
Mr.. Call offered resolution which, AT his
instance, was tabled to be printed, reciting
that the interests of peace between nations
and the obligations and rights
which are reciprocal between
the United States of America
and all the other peoples and governments
of South America as well as the CONNER
cial interests of the people of the United
States render it important that the govern
ment of the United States, in some proper
FORM adopt measures to settle the contro-
versy between Chill and Peru and prevent
the iorcible dismemberment of Peru. That
the congress to be convened in Washington
City, composed of representatives from the
people and governments OF diiier-
ent North, South and Central Ameri-
can states for the purpose of agreeing
upon some lust method of settlement of all
questions now existing or that hereafter
arise between the governments, would be
wise and beneficial measure.
The senate proceeded to call the calendar,
and Mr.. Logan asked to be taken up as first in
order the bill to place General Grant on the
retired list. Objections were made by Mr.
Vest, who wished to speak upon the bill.
Mr.. Bayard gave notice OF asubstituH
giving retiring pensions to all
ex-presidents, which would include Grant.
The bill was finally taken up and amend
ments oithe committeeIhereto adopted with
out objection. Mr.. Vest then took the floor
in opposition to the bill. Referring to the
debate upon the proposition 10 place Cen
eral Shields on the retired list, Mr.. Vest
quoted from the speech OF Mr.. Edmunds
and his allusionsto the failure of Shields to
secure the place of doorkeeper OF the
democratic house, his candidacy
for the place having Immediately preceded
the unanimous passage by the house of
bill placing hlm on the retired list, in view
of which Mr.. Edmunds construed the
measure as an attempt at compensation OF
the beneficiary from the treasury because
of his defeat in the mouse.
This speech, Mr.. Vest said, was what
lawyers called statement of the case, and
he would now make statement applicable
TO the present case. upon the assumption
that the retirement of Grant was measure
of compensation for his defeat at Chicaso o.
The discussion was continued, notwitn-
standing the expiration of the morning
hour.
uos oiyep for n reniv to Mr.. Vest argued
that e,bara wara ahnndont nrecedents for
tha Hi
'i'e Nr riiii Iooop eplo,ized General Grants
civil and military Services and contended
that the exceptional value of his achieve
ments in the war was such as to entitle him
to retirement on that account and not
simply as civilian. This was the ground
Of his obiection to Mr.. Bayard's proposition
% GO. he coso bv nrov;sion for tha retire.
',,,, W nf i >nrosdepptS He cbaryed that
,iro;nd;no eviSteL in the cbombeT apoinst
tph;S iIiustrious soldier because of
,rhot ba had done for his conntrv,
Tharo Tl,as was no reason for il on anv other
aSsnmnt;on He reoretted from the hot
go 81 III heart flat gentlemen on the
Jnr,oorot;o STn, sd st;Ii cherished nreiIrdices
a',niuSt tbe man who had done so much TO
use,Sv ,'sosnrvo tLa nnion of the states If not
iI;n ~ ,n,',d nSL tbe otbar side what II
u.s. .'. III. L. ;,o;,ad tha;r onnosit;on
"EI ~ ."y Rvtier ,nternosed 10 eynress his dis
on,rohation Of Mr Loean's structures on
~ own nosition ard that of his marty asso
ciates He said that he disliked
,n ba cboroed with nreindice.
aoo;nst Grant he regarded the measure
as ono for hnncombe lie did not think
Gront wanted retirnment or that he needed
onv such nrovision i'm his behalf nor that
:. yy,a,,id ha onY addi,ional favor In him
tn rat;roS iisi in his oninion has been re-.
sars,aS nv tor diSahied otficers He thought
Ganeral Grants friends were humiIliating
him nv nnttinp him in the attitude of a
han,oy fIie wepld vote sIOO 600 or $50 600
,s tnSeoessarv to save Grant from want
hnt far The reasons stated he could not favor
unsb;iI Mr Togan renIied hv asking Mr.
Ru,iar If he had ever known of a case in
r'SinI an ~ nf,icnr had been nIaced on the re-
tired LIST because of necessitious circum-
stances Mr. Butler instanced the case of
his annlication had been compelled even to
,,n.,n ,,a1 "p he sword Tooan repIied that the
aH,t pawn m,s mvhi;sbaS tbat Shields had
,awnnd his sworn was wrong. That Shields
bimself had denied tbe story. Gentlemen
seemed 70 he afraid that Grant might be
;ad seemeE 20 Te hr,.friards u % of thar gentiemon
ha thn~sbt oua6t tn he the iudoes on that
noint ne one of sueh he. would saw the
poa,, procns,nit;on of The services of The distin-
,,,,;S nd c;ary NV his retirement would
r. onns;dorod hv lin; an bonor
oe NJ Rutier s,,seesteS s este that mon t6is-con-
sidaro,;o, si,aiisr nrovision s5auld he made
sn. ra,orais Trant In Mcclellan and other
a.; a. ;r,,,,isi,od aginars
e., I, ,lieil ,l,,. .ntir. nronrietv
of ony nroonos;tinn m thai efTect
"a IT, Ta rpeo,,Ior order heinz tbe nension ar.
80 ~ nv ras6intion II was nroceedcd with and
NJ htspI.nrsl,,, y ot,aro, ond odvocateJ a
- i,,,ta dociar;nc tbat The senate od
a 70 a. ,,r;rc;nio ,hat nension shonid
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anu a., Mi hy n,,,jch he bpsinsss of the
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