Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-03
Senate,


hitting the report of the Mississippi river
commission with maps, etc. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Garland presented circumstances of
certain merchants OF Arkansas against an
increase in the duty on tin plates. Re-
fered.
Mr.. Cockrin presented petition of
leading grocerers of st. Louis for reduc-
ton of duty on sugar and the abroga-
ton of the Hawaiian treaty.
Several petitions were presented rror tSN
ing increased pensions to ne,-arrnea and
one-lessssed soldiers,
Fir. Psndleton presented memorials of
The Cincinnati chamber of comnasrce and
board of trade favoring the passage of the
pending bonded whisky bill.
Mr.. Garland, from the committee on ju-
dietary, reported the original bill as a sub
stitute for the bills referred to that COM
mittee providing for the forfeiture OF GER
tain railroad land grants. In presenting
the report Mr.. Garland said the subject
was a very important one, and that ne
would call up the bill as soon as the Fltz-
| John Porter and presidential succession
| bills are out of the way.
The bill authorizes the attorney general
| to institute suits in the name of the United
States against roads granted lands which
! have not patented the same with view OF
| obtaining Judgment of forfeiture, and pro-
yides that if within one year previous to
the passage of the act the roads IN ques-
ton shall have made substantial progress
in construction, they shall be exempt from.
| Judgment of forfeiture.
Mr. Window, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported favorabiy on
the house bill respecting the admlnistra-
| ton of justice in Tunis.
| Mr.. Cockrill introduced bill to estah-
| lish certain post roads in Missouri.
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced bill to estab-
iish post roads from Lake City to New
Ulm, Mimi.
Mr.. Vest introduced bill to repeal Sec
lions TO and section of the act amend
ing the law in relation to the immediate.
transportation of dutiable goods and for,
other purposes. Referred.
AT the close OF the morning hour the
calendar was taken up. At 1875 the senate
resumed consideration Of the Fitz John
Porter bill.
In justification of his remark the other
day about people sometimes changing
IQ6lr ulnQ3 Oc1dIOI Logan hh4 COAS W
the desk and had read two letters, one
from General Pope to President Grant in
April. 1874. stating that General Porter
claimed to have procured new evidence
which would either acquit him or greatly
modify the judgement in his case, and
asking the president to examine the ques-
ton or have it examined and acted upon
$50 far as justice or mercy demands" The
other was the presidents reply, saying that
he regarded the case as one of great impers
tance, particularly to the army and navy.
that he had read the evidence given before
the court martial and also Gen. Porter's
subsequent defense, and determined that
if he had been wronged he-Gen. Grant
would right him as far as he could, ardt
that he had come to the conclusion that no
new facts had been developed, and it was
doubtful whether, by action of the execu-
tive alone, new trial could be
legally given. Senator Logan said
he would make no comment on
President Grants letter, but would leave
it to its own comment. Upon the ques-
ton of the condition of the road, which
friends of Gen. Porter said was encum-
bered with 1000 wagons, Logan said he
had Just made calculation showing that
these nine miles of road would hold just
$50 wagons instead of 1900. The argu-
ment that Porter YVES not to blame f. z
failing to obey promptly the $50 order
was answered by the fact that he had re-
ceived prior order. dated o'clock on
the 9th, stating that the enemy was NOV
ing upon the Union lines, and he, Porter,
must be ready any moment.
Logan proceeded to next con-
slider what he called the secon d
branch of the case, namely, the question,
Was there battle on the 10Th of August,
1862? One reason given by the Schofield
board for their report in General Porter's
favor was that there was no battle on
that day, but only skirmish How the
board could have reached that conclusion,
he could not understand for it was directly
contridictediby the evidence; and upon
this point he read from the testimony of
Generals Mcdowell, Reynolds, schenck,
Robinson, Grover, Birney, Sigel and 9th
or Union officers, and also
from reports of officers
of the jackson command to show that
there was severe battle that day. One of
the division commanders under Longstreet
that day, Gen. Wilcox, was now an officer
of the senate, and had toid him (Logan)
that his troops were engaged IN the battle
of the 29th
Mr.. Sewell-If the senator succeeds in
proving that he will place the command
ing general in very bad position.
Mr.. Logan will prove it By Gen.
Wilcox, and by Lee and Longstreet.
Mr. Sewel-There is no question but
that Longstreet was there on the 29th.
Mr.. Logan-Yes, and was in the fight,
too.
Mr.. Sewell-That has always been denied
by Gen. Pope.
Mr.. Logan-It makes no difference who.
denies it; am talking about the fact. 1t
is very strange this constant effort to make
this trial of Pope.
Mr.. Sewen- ought to be.
Mr.. Logan-Oh, yes. Well, make it
trial of Porter who is on trial for disobe-
dience of Pope's orders. Claiming to
show beyond doubt that there was a bat
tie on the 18th, Mr.. Logan said that the
next question was Did Porter receive any
order to take part in that battle, and if so
did he obUy or disobey it? Porter arrived
at Bristow station at $3.50 in the morn
ing, and ten minutes later he wrote.
to Burnside, saying, among other things,
| that he thOucht his luckv star WAS ND and