Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

from the comm ttee ON census, re-
ported back the House apportion-
ment bill, asking unanimous consent
for its immediate consideration.
Senacor Cockrell objected, but
afterwards withdrew the objection,
and Senator Hale gave notice that
he would renew his motion later in
the day.
A bill was introduced and referred
by Senator Vance, to refund to the
North Carolina Railroad Company
certain moneys assessed against and
unlawfully collected from it by the
United States.
Senator Call offered a resolution,
which, at his instance, was tabled to
be printed, reciting that the inter-
ests of peace between nations, OBJ
legations and rights, which are reeip
rocal between tine U&ated States of
America and all the other people and
governments of the Americas, as well
as the commercial interests of the
people of the United States,
render it proper that the Gov
ernment of the United States, in
some proper form; adopt measures to
settle the controversy between Chill
and Peru, and prevent the dismem-
bership of Peru; that congress to
be convened in Washington City,
and composed of the representatives
from the people and the governments
of North, South and Central Amer-
ica for the purpose of agreeing upon
some just method of settlement of
all questions now existing, or that
shall hereafter arise between gov
ernments, would be wise and bene
fetal measure
The Senate proceeded to consider
| the calendar, and Senator Logan
asked to have taken up, as first in
order, the bill to place General Grant
on the retired list.
Objection was made by Senator
Vest, who wished to speak upon the
bill.
Senator Bayard gave notice of a
substitute giving retiring pensions
to all ex Presidents, which would
include Grant.
The bill was finally taken up and
the amendment of the committee
thereto adopted without objection.
Senator Vest then took the floor,
in opposition to the bill, referring to
the debate upon the proposition
to place General Shields upon
the retired list. Senator Vest
quoted from the speech Of Ed
munds' allusion TO the failure of
Shields to secure the place of door
keeper of the Democratic House
His candidacy for the place having
Immediately preceded the unani
nous passage by the House of bill
placing mm on the retired list, in
view of which Senator Edmunds con.
strued the measure as an attempt to
compensate beneficiary from the
treasury, because Of his defeat in
the House on this speech. Senator
Vest said it was what the lawyers
called a statement of the case
and he would now make that states
ment applicable to the present case,
upou the assumption that the retire
ment of the government was the
measure OF compensating for his de.
feat at Chicago.
The discussion was continued, not
withsta ading the expiration Of the
morning hour.
Senator Logan, to whom unani-
nous consent was given for reply to
Senator Vest, argued that there were
abundant precedents for the bill
Senator Logan eulogized General
Grants civil and military services,
and contended that the exceptional
value of his achievements in the fed
was such as. to entitle him to retire
ment on that account. and not sim
ply as q civilian. This was the.
ground of his objection to Senator
Bayards proposition to cover the
case by. the provision for the retire
ment OF ex-presidents. He charged
that great prejudice existed
against this illustrious leader, be-
cause of what he had dc ne for his
country. There was no reason for
it upon any other assumptlon He
(Logan) regretted, from the bottom
OF his heart, that the gentlemen on
the Democratic side still cherished
their prejudices against the man
who had done SO much to preserve
the union of States If not this, he
would ask the other side what it was
that melted their opposition.
Senator Butler interposed to ex-
press his disapprobation of Senator
Logans structures upon his own po
sltion and that of his party associ-
ates. He said that he dlsllked to be
charged with prejudice against Grant.
He regarded the measure as one for
buncombe. He did not think Grant
wanted retirement; nor that he need
ed any such provision in his behalf;
nor that it would be any additional
honor to hum. The retired list, in his
opinion had been reserved for dis
abled officers. He thought General
Grants friends were humiliating
him by putting him in the attitude
of beggar. He would vote $l00,>
900 or S500,000 if necessary to save
General Grant from want, but for
reasons stated, he could not favor
the bill. Senator Logan replied by
asking Senator Butler if
he had ever known of
case in which an officer
had been placed on the retired list
: because OF the necessituous circurn-
stances. Senator Butler instanced
I the case OF General Shields, who, he
e sad, at the time of his application
nad been compelled to pawn even
his sword
: Senator Logan replied that the
! statements published that Shields
: | bad no x1rl,cd his,