Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-07
AT THE CAPITOL TODAY.
SENATE BILL TO RETIRE GEN. GRANT
FIrz JOHN PORTER BILL IN THE HOUSE.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL REPORTED

FiIZ JOHN PORTER BILL IN THE HOUSE.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL REPORTED
The Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate message from
the President, transmitting copy Of the report of
the Utah commission. Also, message, transmit
ting information called for relating to the Chinese
award claims Also, message relating to the
WORLDS Cotton Exposition at New orleans. Also, q
communication from the Secretary OF War, trans
mitting report OF Gen. Sheridan relating to the
aomisslon OF insane soldiers to the hospital Of the
Soldiers Home.
BILL TO RETIRE GEN. GRANT.
The following bills were introduced and appro-
priately referred:
BY MI. Edmunds-A bill to place Ulysses s. Grant,
late General OF the Army OF the United States upon
tne re9red list OF the army. In moving the refer
ence EN- 9I tne 6ln to the committee on military irs,
M. Edmunds commended it to the early col der
atlon OF that committee for reasons which, Id bald
everybody understood.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW, ETC.
Mr. Blair introduced q bill to provide for the ad-
Justment OF the accounts OF laborers, workmen and
mechanics, arising under the eight hour law; also
service.
Pursuant to notice previously given, Mr. Hill ad-
forfeiture of the lands granted to the New Or
reans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg railroad CON-
pany.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
Inc senate resumed consideration Of the ship
ping bill before o'clock, and Mr.. Vest offered an
amendment % to repeal all tonnage dues except upon
vessels OF such nations impose dues OF that kind
unoer any guise, upon American shipping.
The House.
MI Broadhead (Mo.), from the committee on the
judiciary, reported the French spoliatton claims
M rrnn
whole.
Mr. Boyle, Pa), from the committee on COM
merce, reported a bill for the appointment OF q
scientific commission to conduct special investiga-
lions on the occasion OF the International electrical
exhibition to be held at Phianelphia in 1884. Com
m1ttee Of the whole.
Mr. Stewart {Texas), from the committee on for
elgn anairs reported bill authorizing the appoint
ment OF three commissioners to visit the principal
countries OF South and Central America and Mexico
for the purpose OF collecting information looking to
the extension OF American trade and commerce and
me strengthening OF friendly and mutually advan-
tageOuS relations between the United States and
whole
PROPOSED INVESTIGATION OF SOLDIERS HOMES.
MI Rosecrans (Cal), from the committee on mill
cary Affairs, reported a resolution directing that
committee to Investigate the present management
OF the soldiers homes. House calendar
Mr.. Woodward, Of Wisconsin, from the commit
Tee on the library, reported joint resolution for
the completion OF the monument to Mary, the
MT Dlbble of South Carolina, from the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds, reported bill
IOr the SAFE OF the real estate and riparian rights
committee OF the whole
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, from the committee on
rivers and harbors, reported the river and harbor
appropriation bill, and it was ordered printed and
recOmmitted.
YORK proceeded to the consideration Of business
the Speakers table.
The Senate amendment to the House bill repeal
ing the 1ron-clad oath was, on motion OF Mr. Cox
IN. ", concurred In.
THE F1rz JOHN PORTER BILL
The next bill on the table was that for the relief
OF F1tz John Porter, with Senate amendments.
MIR. Keifer (Ohio) moved to refer the bill to the
military committee
MIR. Belford (Col) thought that the motion for q
reference was stealthy attempt to do injustice
TO mar who had already been treated unJuStly,
according to the testimony OF the greatest OF Amer
lean generaS-Gen Grant
MIR: slocum IN. " moved to non-concur in the
Senate amendments.
that the bill passed by the Senate was substan-
TALLY the bill as passed by the House. The impress
sion nh, nad ao gone abroad that the House bill had
allowed back pay. That was not the fact.
ing it to be Unconstitutional
Mr.. Cutcheon, Michigan, entered an earnest pro-
test against the enactment OF this law. Three
great republicans were on trial-Abraham Lincoln,
Edwin NJ. Stanton and James A. Garfield. No man
could give vote for this bill without damning the
name of Lincoln, biackening the name of stanton,
and sending down to obloquy the name OF the last
great martyr, James A. Garfield.
Mr.. Hiscock (N.Y.) made constitutional argu-
menr In opposition to the bill
TILT BETWEEN Mr.. KEIFsR AND Mr.. sLOCUM
Mr.. Keifer Ohio in the course Of a further dis
cussion of the question, spoke in severe terms Of
Fitz John Porter.
MIR. slocum said that he was glad that the gentle
man from OHIO had attacked FitZ John Porter.
General Porter would be glad OF 1t, because he
would regard what the gentleman said against him
the country He (Mr Slocum) had only been sur
prised that the gentleman from Ohio had not sum-
moned Mr.. Charles Garfield and Elder to sustain
few days ago. [Applause on the democratic side
and misses from the republican side]
MI: Kelfer replied that he had supposed that the
gentleman would get down to something or other
In the peculiar eXigencieS OF the case OF FtZ John
Porter, which was beneath the dignity OF q men,
Der.
SENATE AMENDMENTS NoN-CONCURRED IN.
After further debate the motion to refer the bill
was lost, and the Senate amendments were nom
cOncurred In.
Capitol Topics.
MAJORITY REPORT OF THE COPIAH INVESTIGATION.
The majority Of the Senate committee on priv1-
leges and elections consisting OF five republicans
made report to the Senate yesterday on the Co.
piah county election outrages in Mississippi The
democratic members of the committee will make a
minority report. The report Of the majority, after
setting forth that from the evidence there
spracy on the part OF the democrats by systematic
outrages and crimes to int1midate and drive away
from the polls all voters opposed to them in the
election Of 1885, recommends the publication OF the
testimony they have taken, and the passage of
Senate bill No. 15, which is designed to furnish
remedy for some OF the evils disclosed.
HON. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
Is I'm the city and was at the Capitol to-day. He
here to protest, it is understood, against the
omission of the Union Pacific railroad company
from the provisions OF the Edmunds bill, extending
the period in which the Central Pacific may pay
its bonds An attempt was made to get the Tn
ion Pacific included, but it was left out by the Sen
ate judiciary committee, and MI. Adams is seek
ing to get 1t included In the bill
THE FREE-sHIP AMENDMENT VOTED DOWN.
The 'free-shtp" amendment OF Mr.. Vest as
amended by MI. Mcpherson to the shipping bill
was rejected in the Senate yesterday by vote of
20 yeas to 81 nays.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reye-
nue., $464, ,225 04; customs, $445, ,727.59.
CONTRACTS for military wagon and steamboat
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