The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRs.
The BlIl 10 Place Grant ON the Retired
LIst...IIouse PFOeeedIngS,

sus Committee, reported tavorably th
House appoFtionment bill and asked unaa
imous consent for It's immediate considera
ton.
Mfr. Cockriil objected, as the Senator
had not yet had chance to read 1t.
Mr.. Hale said the Committee were unan
imous in support Of the measure and urget
that no time be lost, us several State Legis
latures were awaiting Congressional action
Mr., CocErill withdrew his objection, anG
Mr.. Hale said he would renew his motor
later
The Senate proceeded according to the
calendar.
Mr., Logan asked 10 have taken up as
first in order the bill 10 place Gen. Grant
on the retired list.
Mr., Vest objected, but tho bill was taken
up and the amendments Of the Committee
thereto were adopted without objection.
The discussion Of the bill consumed the
timo Of the session until 1926.
Mr., Logan explained that the point he
sought to make clear was that the law
made no distinction rs to the cireumstan.
ces OF oiliceS; that Il based the retirenients
upon the length Of service, wounds or ais.
ability. He bad been informed by Gen,
Shields that the newspaper statement
about his having pawned his sword, wns
mt tHna Hn would Ea,,a ,1tN,l .,AL.,,.. ~ -
do such thing. He logan had been
one OF that officers supporters fn the effort
for his retirement, and wrote u letter in his
behalf, which was widely published al the
time. Therefor what had been said on
that score did not apply to himself. The
gentleman seemed to be afraid that Gen,
Grant might be humiliated, but the friends
OF that gentleman ought to be Judges on
that point. AS one Of such he would saw
that, US the recognition OF services dis.
tinguished the beneficiary, his retirement
would be considered by him as an honor.
Mr.. Butler suggested, upon this consid.
Grafton, that similar provision should be
made for Gems. Franklin. Mcclellan and
other distinguished soldiers.
Mr.. Logan admitted the entire Dropriety
Of any proposition to that effect.
MIR. Vest disclaimed any prejudice
against Gen. Grant or any other Union
soldier, To say that he or any OF his asso.
ciatcs who had been identified with the
Confederacy entertained mean and con.
temptiblc jeNlousieS against the man be.
cause he bad conquered them in open
fight, was simply mode Of personal re.
| lection to which he would not reply.
The bill comes up again tomorrow.
The Pension Arrears resolution was
taken up and Mr.. Mcpherson offered and
advocated substitute declaring that Inc
Senate adheres to the principle that pcn.
sions shall be computed from the time Of
disability, and directing the Pension Com.
mittOe TO bring in u bill by which the bust.
ness OF the Pension Bureau may be exne.
dited and frauds detected and punished.
The executive session interrupted the dis.
eGssion, and when the doors re.opened
adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Hewitt, rising to a
question OF privilege, referred 10 the re-.
Gently published letter of Jacob r.
Shipherd to Minister Hurlbut, OF Peru.
and to the use Of his tiIewits) name MS be.
Ing one OF the gentlemen with whom
shlpherd claimed to be in his confidence
in the negotiations AS he was the only
member OF the House whom Sbipherd in.
cluded in his list it was proper to say that
he did not know Shepherd, had never
known him, and the use OF his name by
Shipherd was entirely without his knowi.
edge or consent. He foundon his desk one
day circular which may have related TO
this business, and which he threw in the
waste basket. He was also authorized in
behalf OF August Belmont to make u
similar disclaimer.
MIR. Mckinley l0hio1 from the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means, moved to sus.
pend the rules and pass the Joint resolu.
ton refunding to tho American Revisors OF
the new testament the duties paid on the
copies OF hthe new revised testament for
the use OF the company. Agreed to and
the bill passed.
A resolution authorizing the Secretary OF
War to grant immediate relief by iss,iing
ntionsto the destitute citizens OF Arkansas
and Louisiana in the Red River Valley w0s
referred. ""''
A bill to establish District United States
Courts and officers thereof in the Northern
and Southern Judicial Districts Of Georgia
was agreed to.
A bill to promote The efficiency Of the
life saving service and 10 encourage the
saving Of life from shipwrccks was passed,
A bill authorizing the payment Of the
japanese indemnity fund tSl,77O3I4) 10
the japanese Government, with the excep-
tion Of 1854 900, which shall be paid 10 tic
officers and crew Of the United States ship
wyoming, was passed amid applause.
There was an evening session for the
consideration OF the District Of Columbia
Code bill,