The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-15

army, !" his object being he said, to save
from disgrace the regular retired list and
start list provided for General Porter
and those like him.
The chair (Mr. Frye declared the bill
not subject to amendment at this time ex-
cept for additional sections.
Mr.. Riddleberger said he did not think
it necessary to apologize for the vote he
would cast. The fighting which Gen.
Porter had done after this 50 called disc.
bedience of orders had been such as to
wholly negative the idea of treason. Mr..
Riddleberger professed to have some
knowledge on the subject of Porter's
earnestness and fighting vigor, for he
(Mr. Riddleberger) had been a witness
Of it. He had known of similar case of
injustice in the Confederate army, when
jackson told Garnett that he must go to
the rear and suffer arrest for ''disobe-
dience of ORDERS" but Garrett was re-
stored within year and sealed his devo-
ton with his blood at Antietam.
The bill was then ordered to third
reading, read third time and passed by
a vote Of Sc yeas to % nays The result
was received with mingled applause and
Kisses from the galleries.
The vote was as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bayard, D.. Brown, D. J;
Butler, D.; Call, D.; COckrell, D. Coke,
D.; Colquitt, D.; Fair, D.; Farley, D.;
Garland, D.: Gibson D.; German, D. !;
Groome, D.; Hampton, D.; Harris, D. !;
HOar, R.; Jackson, D.; Jonas, D.. Jones
(Fla.), D.; Jones New, R. Lamar, D. !;
MPherson, D.; Maxey, D.; Morgan, D. ;
Pendleton, D.; Pike, R.; Pugh, D.;
Riddleberger, Read. Sabin, R.; Sauls-
bury, D., Sewell, R.. Slater, D.; Vance,
d. voorhees,, d. Walker, d.. ; Williams, d.
Nays-All Republicans-Messrs. AL
drich, Allison, Blair, Bowen, CongeI,
Cullom, Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds, Frye,
Harrison, Hawley, Hill, ingalls,, Logan,
M'Millan, Henderson, Miller, (Cal),
Mitchell, Morrill,, Palmer, Plat, Sher-
man, Vandyke and Wilson.
During the vote the following pairs
were announced, with the vote which
would have been cast by the Senators
had they voted: Mr.. Beck, yea, with Mr..
Hale, nay; Mr.. Cameron, (Wis.), yea,
with Mr.. George, nay; Mr.. Miller, On.
~, nay, with Mr., Camden, yea Mr.,
Plumb, nay, with Mr.. Vest, yea; Mr..
Sawyer nay, with MI. Kenna, yea.
A motion to so into executive session
was then agreed to, but while the doors
were being closed it was discovered that
the preamble to the bill had not been
passed. and a motion to secure its imme-
date passage was made.
Mr.. Edmunds, however, insisted that
the order of the Senate be first executed,
so the doors were closed and Immediately
reopened. The preamble was then passed
by vote of 33 yeas to % nays.
During the vote Mr.. Miller, N. Y, eX-
pressed wish to vote, and without OBJ
lection transferred Mr.. Camden's pair to
Mr.. Aldrich, who was now absent. Mr..
Miller then voted no.
The preamble to the bill as passed re-
cites that the board Of officers convened
by the President to examine and report
upon the case OF General Porter stated
that justice required the President to
annul the findings and sentence of the
court martial in General Porter's case,
and to restore him to the position OF
which the sentence deprived him. such
restoration to take effect from the date of
dismissal from the service; that the Pres
ident had RENTED so much of the SEN
tence as disqualified General Porter
from holding office and that, in order
to do justice to General Porter. it
was enacted, etc. The bill then author.
ICES the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent Of the Senate to ap-
point General Porter to the position of
Colonel in the army of the same grade
and rank held by him at the time of dis
missal, and authorizes the President, in
his discretion, to place General Porter on
the retired list as Of that grade; General
Porter, however to receive no COmpen-
sation or allowance prior to mis- appoint
ment under the act.
The Senate then at 5 P. NJ. adjourned.
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