The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-14

TO put this msb Porter there aud Will
faithful wounded soldiers were receiving
the psltry pension OF 81 month. ho,
, could ina senate pass q bill 10 give sal
AIRY of 5000 year 10 man. who 10 the
hour OF peril hsd failed 10 perform n duty
10 his oountry. Tho war Tor the Uoion hao
been fought to preserve n great goyernssnl
aud 10 preserve equality aud ju,tica
II the bill passed aud this wrong -srs done
70 would To declaring TO the world that
those who failed Ia the hour OF trial were
men who shosld now be honorsd, ana tDal
tho glory " the u ion army could nc well
on msiDtsin6d by hcnors lost ~ by honors
Won. That prifoipie would have a most
demo hllzinR sf1sct upon our army and
upon tue country The idea of Taplacins
euoh man ia his position was revolving 10
Logsn's notions oi right aud wrong.
Mr.. Conger expressed the desire 10 amend
the oil by striking out tho word 1.-The" aud
inserting lbe vo DIS IAN add tlonsl" pelor.
the WORDS retired list OF the army" his
sjeot beins. ha said, to ssya from Disgrace
mo regular retired Inst OF thu army ynd
have separate retired list, provided Tor
General Porter and those Ike hlm.
Ths chair declared tho bill not su 81 cot 20
amendment Al thls ume, except for adolf
Iional sec Ions.
The bill was then read q third tims and
pawed, so yeae 70 nays. The result was
received Wit mi0glsd applause and hia,es
from the galleries.
Tue motion TO 80 into srtcutlrs session
was agreed. but while the doors we're being
closed IT. was diioOygrad that the pream bl.
10 the bill had not been passed, ana a mo.
ton to aecuts ita immediate passage wss
made.
Mr. Edwards, however, Unlisted that tho
order OF tha senate be hrst ersOu. ed SO
tue doors are closed and immediAt lv re.
! oueued. The preamble was teen pA,ssd-
80 yess % nsys uriBg the VOC Mr.. Mil.
Ter OF New York u, jpcied to the transfer
Of Mr.. 'iamdens pair to Mr.. Aldfioh, who
wAs now absent.
Mr. Nil or then votad no.
! Before the prsatn b q was passed Mr. Haw.
| ley expressed the hose that the mai irity
would npare the senate from q vote annul
| ling the decision Of tle court. martial,
which was az la@fuliy constituted an
authority hs tbs supreme court OF tho
| United States.
Mr.. CoDger remsrksd 1t was disgrace
enough 80 nave been meabsr
such bill. Hero Mr.. Groome
oalled him to ordr) II that we're di,gr-cs
! or honor en0ugh, ittbat were honor Bat
I tue pFeambls Was something tho senators
should vote for. The preamble 10 ihe bill
40 passed recNed the board OF officers cou-
vensd by the pres dent to examine and re-
port upon the case OF q neral Por err, stated
J
| tho pendiog9 and apntenco OF tho court
martial in General PJtt.r's case snd restore
/ him too post On which the Leutenop de-
prived bin, suOh restoration 70 take effect
! from the date ~ dismissal ftonl service:
! thst the prssideu, had remit ed so much Of
tho sentence az i'tqualiied General Porter
J from holdlux Off = aud thai IA order 70 do
Just &C 10 Gene a Porter u was eGncted etc.
| ins oil author z ss he president by sud with
| the ADVICE ana consent 10 appoint General
/ Porter TO tue position OF colonel IN no
army, tins ,ame Grade and rhuk held by
him At ne limo NJ d smiss,l, and AutuoriZ.
| log the president 10 hts dlscrati IN t. place
Genera tIr er on tue retired list as OF that
grade. General Porter however, % receive
no oompe satiop or allowance prior to his
app T. ment under the act.
Adj Iurnsd.
HOUSE.
WAslIrsToN Ma Oh Is -[Press THE
house went lato the COMMITTEE OF the whole
Blount in the char, on ths pcstofficc ap.
preparation bill, The pending Amendments
b1'ng hat OF Increasing appropris ions for
d 0payuept OF lstter-carrierss and oidsntsl
~ uses Of TIE fre. delivery service from
- 800 600 to ~ zoo 00e
Tospsend opposed the amendment. II
was Q step In the direction OF extravaRsncs
which ought TO he stopped here and now.
He called attention 10 tho fact that oat OF
bt free delivery onio,s only fourteen
we're sslEsustaining. He asserted that |
Boston and Chicago we're the only selt- |
chusstts and Illinois. respectively. The |
democratic cites OF New York aud Obi !
cago we're the sustaining frse system la the /
republican states OF Colorado, Nebraska.
Rh' de Island aud Name.
DAVIS. NJ Illinois, said Chicago had no |
democratic representative elected as such in |
the house and controvertsd assertion that !
tho free delivery 'ys'em was not self sus-
tanning He opposed the bill because IL |
would reduce the carrier service az least 100 |
men.
Money, though coming from q state in /
which there was not a single free delivery
office, advocated the amendment
on the ground the people Of
she cities wers not the only
bsnefciaries Of the syst.m. IL was almost
an equal benefit 20 The people Of the coun-
ny. When congress legislattd for the
post office it should legislate for ii Es
whole syst 10 and not consider whether r
part vas paying hare or not paving there.
s. Wise OF Virginia thoughtit was idle
20 stand here and swap two shirt buttons
Tor one coat butt IN in calculating what the
Office pad and what II did not. From
political stand point nothing would be
more graie,ul 20 him than TO have L
democrat house cnt down the
free delivery sysem. II the gentleman
FROM llIluOld. llOWnsueuu) confined tndt
system 10 cities where 1t Is seli-sustaining,
his southern democrat friends would not
have pea in the dish. The party which
struck the blow 81 his sysiefa would be held
responsible forit.
The amendment was adopted-i2 TO 1855,
Townsbcnd giving notice he would de-
mAnd the yeas and NAYS In the house.
Hewitt, OF New York, offered an amend
mett providing that periodical publications
other than daily newspapers when delivered
within the city wherein they ara published
shell be charged with the same postage as
is now or may be imposed by law on such
publications when delivered e'sswhers than
IN he city OF publication.
Howe moved to strike out the pro-
viso that land grant railroads shall
received for mail transportation bat fly
per cent. OF tho compensatlon al wed
other roads. He said The psoviso would |
work iniusic ice 20 Il ty litls rods Tor I, Did
not effscl the Union and Central Pacfcs.
He oppose the mot o..
Dunn inquired why the COMMITTEES on
appropriations he'd not extended the so per
cent. provi'ion TO the Union end Central
Pacific railroads.
II lnau replied that they had not been
included becsuss The committee was Of the
opinion that the government could be bet
ter protected by amending the sinking {
fund law than by drawing revenues into
the post-otiice department from those
roads.
Cannon opposed the provision as unjust ]
and unequitable.
Mills thought the compensation allowed !
oil railroads enormous and gave notice Of !
an amendme,t reducing 10 per cent.
Bedford favored the so per cent. :
@ ause because IL contained sub. {
stantial assertion Of the power OF congress
to contest the land grant railroads.
The committee rose for the purpose OF !
limiting debate upon the pending para
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