The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-21
The Senate has Lively and Ineifectual
Time Over the Retirement OF
General Grant on The
Army List.
House Passes Resolution Issuing Ra.
tiOns to Destitute Sufferers in
Arkansas and Louisiana.
The Floods Continue to Flood.
hill Fire not so Serious as at
First Reported.
Initial Mardi Gras Ceremonies at New
0rleans..-The Merry Crewe
OfProteus Presents EgyptianMythology
on Eighteen Splendid Cars,
Making one of the Grandest Pageants
Ever Beheld.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
Forty-Seventh Congress.

F0rty-Senenth Congress.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, February 20-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 Americ
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 torcible dismembermcnt of Peru. That
the congress to be convened in Washington
City, composed of representatives from the
people and governments of differ
ent North, South and Central Ameri-
can states for the purpose OF agreeing
upon some Just method Of settlement of all
questions now existing or that hereafter
arise between the governments, would be a
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 asubstitute
giving retiring pensions to all
ex-presidents, which would include Grant.
The bill was finally taken up and amend
ments olthe committeethereto adopted with
out objection. Mr.. Vest then took the floor
in opposition to the bill. Referring to the
debate upon the proposition to place Gen
eral Shields on the retired list, Mr.. Vest
quoted from the speech OF Mr.. Edmunds
and his alusionsto the failure of Shields to
secure. the place Of doorkeeper OF the
for the place-Aaying. Immediately preceded
the unanimous passage by the house Of
bill placing hun on the retired list in view
of which Mr.. Edmunds construed the
measure as an attempt ~. compensation of
the beneficiary from the treasury because
of his defeat in the mouse.
This speech, Mr. Vest said, was what
lawyers called q statement of the case, and
he would now make statement applica able
10 the present case, upon the assumption
7 that the retirement of Grant was measure
. of compensation for his defeat at Chicago
The discussion was continued, notwith-
standing the expiration of the morning
l hour.
Mr.. Logan, to whom unanimous consent
was given for reply TO Mr.. Vest, argued
! that there were abundant precedents Eor
I the bill.
: Mr.. Logan eulogiaed General Grants
9 civil and military services and contended
! that the exceptional value of his achieve
l ments in the war was such as to entitle him
to retirement on that account and not
Q simply as civilian. This was the ground
: of his objection to Mr.. Bayard's proposition
to cover his case by provision for the retire.
\ ment of ex.presdents, He charged that
$ prejudice existed in the chamber against
| this illustrious soldier because OF
g what he had done for his country
E There was no reason for it on any other
, assumption. He regretted from the bot
tom OF his heart that gentlemen on the
democratic side still cherished prejudiees
against the man who had done so much u
, preserve the union of the states. If net
. this, he would ask the other side what il
+ was that melted their opposition.
! Mr.. Butler iDterposed to express his dis
a appreciation of Mr.. Logans structures or
= his own position and that of his party asso.
ciates. He said that he disliked
TO be charged with prejudice
r against Grant. He regarded the measure
. as one for buncombe. Hc did not think
Grant wanted retirement, or that he needed
i any such provision in his behalf, nor that
: it would be any additional favor to him
= The retired list in his opinion has been re-
served for disabled officers. He thought
General Grants friends were humiliatinq
him by putting him in the attitude of d
beggar He would vote sl00, 900 or $500
= If necessary TO save Grant from want
$ but for the res sons stated he could not favor
!, the bill. Mr.. Logan replied by asking Mr.
4 Butler if he had ever known of a case il
y which an officer had been placed on the re
: tired list because of neCessitious crcum
II stances. Mr.. Butler instanced the case o
General Shields who, he said, at the time o
his application had been compelled even tt
pawn his sword. Logan replied that th,
!. statement published that Shields hac
= pawned his sworn was wrong. That Shield,
. himself had denied the story. Gentlemen
: seemed to be afraid that Grant might bt
= humiliated, but friends of that gentleman
he thought ought to be the judges on thai
point, as one OF such he would say tn,
recognition of the services of the distin
guished beneficiary by his retirement woult
g DC considered by him an honor.
n Mr.. Butler suggested that upon this con
Il eideration similar provision should be mad,
:, Cor Generals franklin, Mcclellan and othe
distinguished officers.
Mr.. Logan admitted the entire prophet,
Of any proposition to that effect.
,rI The regular order being the pension ar
y rears resolution, II was proceeded with an,
J, Mr., Mcpherson offered and advocated
/, substitute declaring that the senate nd
l. heres to the principle that "A pension shoul,
s. be computed from the time of disability
aud directing the pension committee /,
bring In a bill by which the business of tn
s. pension bureau may be expedited an,
al frauds detected AMI punished.
" Mr. Platt and Mr.. Harrison discussed tn
~. I'll. all