The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-02-21
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session.
SENATE.


Mr. Corkhill objected, but subsequently,
withdrew his objection and Mr.. Hale stated
that he would renew his motion later IN the
day.
a bill was introduced by MI Allison, au,
thorziDg the printing OF l5,000 addltlonai
comics of the records of the war OF the rebel
lion. - -.
instance, was tabled 10 be printed, that the
Government of the United States in some
proper form adopt measures to settle the con-
troversy between Chilli and Peru and prevent
the forcible dismemberment OF Peru, and that
a congress be convened in Washington, com,
posed of representatives from the peoples ana
Governments of North and South America, Tor
the purpose of agreeing upon some just metnod
of the settlement of all questions.
The Senate then proceeded to the calendar
Mr.. Logan asked to have taken up as tlrst IN
order the bill to place Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list, which, he said, had been informally
passed over on the calendar during his absence
without losing its place.
Mr.. Vest opposed the bill, and Mr.. Logan
called for the yeas and nays on taking it up,
Mr.. Bayard favored the substitute for the
bill, of which he gave notice, giving retiring
pension to every ex-President, which would
embrace Gen. Grant. He favored deferring
the bill with the view to the ultimate adoption
of such amendment.
The call for the yeas and nays was hnaily
withdrawn, and the bill was taken up and the
without objection.
MIR. Vest said he had voted to place Fltz John
Porter on the retired list because he believed
that officer had been dismissed from the army
| in violation of law and in a most outrageous,
| not to say extraordinary, manner. He had SO
| voted in the case of Gen. Ord, whose long ac-
| tive service had utterly untitled him for fur
| Their duty. Neither of these cases furnished
| precedent for the pending bill He (VesD
| would apply to Grant the identical argument
| r,oda NV opa whom he farrnad the i6pal Chief
| of the Republican party in the chamber ed
| munds), in speaking upon the bill to retire
Gen Shields Mr.. Vest quoted from his speech
| an alluson to the failure of Shields to secure
| place of doorkeeper of the Democratic House,
his candidacy for the place having Immediate
ly preceded the unanimous passage by the
| House of the bill placing him on the retired
list, in view of which Edmunds construed the
measure as an attempt to compensate bene-
ficiary from the treasury because of his defeat
in the House, and he (Vest) would now make
that statement applicable to the present cause,
upon the assumption that the retirement OF
Grant was measure of compensation for his
defeat at Chicago.
Mr.. Logan, to whom unanimous consent was
given for reply to Mr.. vest. argued IN denial
of the claim of that Senator, on the point tha'
there were abundant precedents for the bill
An attempt to draw parallel between fit2
John Porter and Grant would remind tht
| country that Porter was dismissed from the
army because of wrong doing by officers who
knew him we'll where the act was approved o.
the sainted Lincoln and by Garfield, who now
dwells in the realm with Lincoln. The othel
side of the chamber would make DISTINCTION
in favor of such man as against the galian
old chief who led the cohorts of the Union.
Mr.. Vest-I will take the testimony OF Gram
himself on that matter. He has said that
great outrage was perpetrated upon Porter al
always defer to Gen. Grant. Laughter)
Mr.. Logan replied he had no disposition t
| ANYTHING tIrant nae
said. He was only comparing the two men
| not their opinions but their conduct. Hi
(LogaD) jugdment was that Porter was proper
ly dismissed, and that man who would re
store him to the position he had forfeited py
lack of good faith and improper conduct would
strike heavy blow at the men who stood by
the country in its hour OF peril, and wonlo
have cause to reflect upon his mistake. Inc
Congress that would give his case precedence
over that of Grant would go down In history
as one that ignored honorable for dishonorablt
men. Mr.. Logan then eulogized Grants clyl
and military service, and contended tDat -
exceptional value of his achievements IN the
field was such as to entitle him to retlremen1
ON that account, not simply as civilian. Ihis
was the ground of objection to Mr.. Bgyard'I
proposition to cover the case by provision FOL
retirement of ex Presidents He lLogan) re-
GREETED from the bottom of his heart that gen
tlemen on the Democratic side still cherished
their prejudices against the man who had done
SO much to preserve the union of the States
If not this, he would ask the other side what
it was that melted their opposition?
Mr.. Butler said he disliked to be charged
with prejudice against Grant. be DID mol
think Gen. Grant wanted retirement, nor thai
be needed any such provision in his behalf, mol
that it would be any additional honor to him
The retired list, in his opinion, had been re-
served for disabled officers He thought Gen
Grants friends were humiliating him by put
ting him in the attitude of beggar.
| Mr. Topan said tha Unntleman seemed to bf
afraid Grant might be Inundated, but the
friends of that gentleman, he thought, o1gh
to be judges on that point. AS one such h'
the disiingaishsd benedciary MS PC rssrsmsn
would be considered by him as an honor.
The bill was then laid over until tomorrow
and the pension arrears resolution proceeded
| with.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered and advocated sub
stitute, and Messrs. Plat and Harrison dis
cussed the subject, which was still pending
when the executive session was ordered.
After an executive session OF fifteen minute
the Senate adjoured
HOUSE.
After the reading of the journal, Mr.. Hewitt
of New York, rising to question of privilege
said
Among the papers which are transmitted t
the House by the President in accordance will
a resolution introduced some time since D.
my colleague, Belmont, is letter dated the 2.
of June sent by Jacob r. Shipherd, and ad
| dressed to Hon, S. A. Hurlbut, U. s. Ministe
at Lima, Peru. This letter gives list Of name
in regard to which Shipherd says: 'Amonl
the representative gentlemen with whom an
already, or shall be in confidential negotiation
in the premises, / name such as these and Il
this highly respectable list be has seen fit t
| include mine AS / am the only member O
this House whose name is included in this lis
I think it is proper to say that do not know
Shipherd, that never knew him, and that tn
use of my name is entirely without my know
edge, priyity or consent / am also authorize
to say for August Belmont that he in the sam
way was misrepresented by the use of his nam
in this connection by Shipherd.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Hawley of Mass, a resolution t
create an international commission on marin
signals
By Mr. Harris of Mass /, to regulate the shir
ment of live stock.
BY Mr.. Robinson OF N. z, a resolution OK
tending sympathy to the laboring classes j
Ireland and their representatives now il
prison.
By Mr.. Cox of N. Y, resolution recitln
that certain steamers that sailed out of tn
port OF New York under the English flags an
with American certificates, among them tn
lost steamer Bahama, that it is alleged tina
the lost vessel was unseaworthy and furthe
alleged that other vessels are unseaworthy an
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to com
municate to the House all information in hi
ONCE IN regard TO sucn VesSeis Win view
SO amend the law as to remedy such gross dis
regard of life and property.
A joint resolution authorizing the refundin
to American revisers of the New Testamen
duties paid in importation of copies OF tn
New Revised Testament for use of said com
pany, was passed under suspension of rules
also bill to promote etficiensy of the life saving
service and encouraging the saving OF life from
shipwreck; also bill authorizing the paymen
of the fund known as the Japanese indemnit.
fund
At4.35 the House took recess until 7.30 to
night, session to be for consideration OF distric
OF calendar code bill
The House met at 7.30 for consideration o
the bill establishing municipal code for thu
District of Columbia, with but small attend
| ance.
After consideration of Al pages of the code
the House at 9.45 adjourned.
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