New-York tribune., 1882-02-21
XLVIITH CONGRESS--IsT SESSION.
prcIJAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

| In the Senate to-day a resolution was oIered
by Mr. CALL Dem. Fla), which, Mt his instance was
tabled to printed rectng that the interests of peace
between nations the obligations and rights which are re-
cprocal between the United States OF America ana III
the other peops and Governments OF the Americas as
well as the commercial interests or the people oI tc
United States render proper that the Government OF
the United States in proper form, adopt measures
to settle the controversy between Chill and Peru ana
prevent the forcibe Acknowledgement OF PERM ana Una,
congress, to BE- convened IN NaSnnsoUI ~ sI and Goycrn
ments Of the different North south ana Cehlra hcl
cs for the purpose OF agreeing upon s or fbai shall
of set lement OF n questions no" eN-ls VI d n ho a
hereafter arise between the Governments WouIu pc
The senate Proceeded to the calendar and Mr.. LOGAN
Gop. ILL asked TO have taken up % mrs III M MoI ho
said had been informally passed over on the cale''
during his absence without losing its place 49,, an,
| Mr. VEST Dem Mo- said he was opposed 70 the bil'
ami did desire TO make any facous oppo3 TO l.,
but wished 70 submit some remarks upon II WHICH no
| not M this moment prepared 10 make. ,
Mr.. LOGAN insisted upon precedence for the measure
the DELAYS Ivy which action upon II was prevented III 'he
Mr. VEST then objected to the taking up Of the bill,
the Chair Cir Harris ruled that, under the Ahlh"y
rule, majority vote would be sufficient FOR its considera
Mr LOGAN then moved TO consider the bill and upon
tha' demanded the yeas and nays lie assert TINT the
iacrs now being resorted 10 ina had pern
successful for years He disclaimed however, any
intentional dscOurtcsy to me Senator IRON MssouIi'
Mr. VE9l criticised the application OF me wnrd wtti th
ties to his statement, asserted hat
he had done bad been within the rules of the Sena lie
said he had told Mr. Logan last year mar ne WC%tu % T %
pose the bill by every leciiimatc means All thaI h
now desired was TO secure one OF the COhgfeSSlo"i
| EecordS fcr reference. o
siv sense. hut thought its iusti6abe In view or hr
Vests statement Of his intended opposition by every
Mr. BAYXRD Dem, DclJ favoreda substitute for the
BILL Of which he gave notice, giving retihg peISon 70
Grant lie favored eferIing the b II with view to the
ultimate adoption OF such amcrdm Mt.
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was finalr Withdrawn. the bill wa' taken mp ana me
amendments of the committee thereto were adopted
Mr. YES then took the floor. said the bill was IN
Innovation and without precedent. In the debate upon
in he last Congress, Democratic Senators were cnarged
by Mr.. Logan with having voted for bll' platng
on the retired list Two officers who hai yolunt ,Tly
left military civil life He had searched the recoS
Of Congress for such cases and bad iaTd to ma ma
having favored one Of these bl'. lhls was Icnltd
he had ever yOt,d tor any sucn bill he 80 yotd ma v
tently and because of ms reliance on ihr b
whicn reported il. he mad vo,e1 TO pllce nv J9hR
Poricr On te retired lisi because he believed tha Ih
officer had been dismissed from the Army in violation OF
law and in most outrageous not to say dlnay,
manner lie denied hat precedent was TO Dc Iouhd
either in the eases Washington Scott. The Senator
r LJgan in the debate referred io had been pleased
10 cIibe the opp Sition 10 tie measure to part pre-
iudIce. He VosU woull nppy to General Grant the
identical argument made by one whom ne te'h,u ,ne
legal chief Of the Republican party in the c1anber ir
sLi, ids ra 1ir of illt graJ-laied veteran, broken
with disease aud coyo.ci with wounds, one which,
hate; but tla it not was SHOWN by the speech to
The speaker quoted from the speech the reference to
the iar of ~bcld. to Secure the place of )rkeeper
of the ID, mo5ratic House is candidacy for the place
having Immediately pl ceded the unin ous pisshge by
view oi which }Ir Ednunds construed the measure as
an attempt 10 c0 ptnsae ne beneficiary If0 he re't'
uy bee. Of lis defeat in The House. ms speech,
Nr Vest said wLat lawyers called statement or
the case aud ne would now make that statement apl-
cdoe 10 tue present case upon the h'cuHP"h ti'l @ e
rhrcmeni Of Grant was measure Of compensation IOi
I'M discussion continued Notwithstanding the ex-
pirluon OF thc morning hour.
Nj. LOGAN, To- hhh uuinlmons consent "a5 glHcn i
for reply 10 M Nr-t argued IN denial or the claim oI
thai senator on te poim mat tlerT were apu4ah PFC
others ,r moi in the Army at the time OF hei- retire
Ihr attempt to draw parable. tween tIZ Johu
Porer and General Grant would remind tue country |
that Porter dismissed rom the Army because Of
wrong doing Dy officers who knew him well, whose act
approved by the santcd Lincoln and BY Garfield !
side o. tho chamber woIld make distinction n favor
such against the gallant old chief who LED the
Mr VEST viii lake the testimony Of General Grant
himself il that mailer. lie has SAN mat great outrage
Was Ierpe uatei uon Porter ana al"HA5 HeI'r 90 "ei
era. Grant lLaugherl ,..-,,,... D.. 49,, |
imadyjrt upon any hing General Grant had sai', JIG
was only comparing tne two mrn-not thcr ollnlCas
their cuu4urt. he Senator (r. kc-t was very
win- 10 take Grants opinion when it c'ncuct wi,n
u.nt was That Por.or properly dismissed auH tA"
the Mau W 20 wuuI restore ui 10 thr position he had
.ofc,d by lack OF good laih and improper conduct
,,id u ,tr a Y,ay, Low "A the men WAO stool 10y tine
cOulty its hOur of peril ana Would nave chHc 20 re-
~ upon hs ul5tlkc he Congrcr' tiat Mouid ,SNo
iii, .as ,codrncc that of Grant would 20 down
~ I.o.y mat ignored honorable Tor dShohor-
Mr Lo-a tncn euogized General Grants civil and
III liar, sCrSc'- and conclude" tI"t 'hs tAcc c',.un"
Nauc .. lis acme 'r-th ~ 'he ult We t'Ci 9 a. 10
liiIc MIN rrmcnt Oh that account, not sinp! a.
CIVILIAN. hi tue gIoiud oi Lis object ON 10 MI
Ba ads proposition 10 cover me case %! on lU
The retirement cs-Irrsdonts. lie rhhretd al urJ-
ad,r b.cIuse Of what he had done for hi7 mtry.
There WIS or it upon any other asSilnpt
Gent cmcn declared they had nothing against Iln pr
sOnal, AMI tai t"e lad made tho same provision iof
Oturr- OLO2auj regretted from ino bottom o. his
Tho
@ isno3 ~ IT. Py1 t II n nf % tn tcs II MOI ls ne
would ask the Oncr side Wha II WAS that melted ther
'P Ri Tier Dem :. ca ntcrpo,cd to express his
di app. oblt Of LOans stlicturcs upon his own
posi- and Of nls ry associates lie said ne dis
liked to charged with prejudice az inst Generdlrdnt
lie reg ned the lor buncombc. He did
not Ia nk icntal Grant wanted ret ement, nor itha
he II cd any such provision III MS DehaI nor mat IL
vOud be additional honor 70 hu laerttlrtd list IN
his opu on been reserved for disabled officers lie
tnoush Gen, raj crafts friends were minimizing MN
by putting lin he ,itude Of bc-gar. lie would
vote 100000 or S5OOOOO II necessary TO save Grant
from want, but lor the reasons satel he could not
MT. LOGAN replied by asking Mr.. Butter if he had
ever of case IN which an officer lad been placed
on he retired lis, because Of nectssious CIRCUMSTANCES
Mr. BUTLER nsttnced tue ease of General SHIELDS |
who, he SAID, AT The Zine of his application had been
compelled even to pawn his sword ,.,,., l.. .o,.,.
Mr. LOGAN explained ha the point which he sought
distinction 10 the circumstances of an oiicor that ii
based only upon ieng n OF service wounds or
Disability. Ae ma. been in Ouned BY General |
Sli,lds that the newspaper statement about
nANIg
tue ana that lie would have died rather |
than do such a thing lie Nosanl had been one Of that
olc RS supper the effort for Ais retirement, and
wrote "a let cr IN his b half which widely published
nj the time there what mad been said that
did MOI apply 10 himself Ihr gentlemen temed to be
af4aid that General Grant might be- hmllattd but the
fri nus gentleman, he thought, ought TO he the
that point As one such ne would tnat |
as recognition OF the services OF the diStngu he'd
beucncaIy y his remcnt would be considered by him
A. honor.
Mr. BUTLER suggested that, upon thi, considerations |
suitable provision should be- .nadc for rails Frank
LIN, McL elan ana Oturr ds.in lshcu soldiers.
Mr. LOGAN admitted the entire prOlrlcly OF any prop
ositiou to that effect
Mr. Vl..I cjrrobDratcd Mr. Buffers statement us to |
General Shield. ncccSsItOus circumstances, ami dis