Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-12
WASHINGTON.


more. who has an honorable discharys
and Is not receiving a greater pensio
than that provided BY the bill, An
who 10 now disabled by reassn O
wounds. injury or disease which ther
Is reason to believe originated in th
service, shall be entitled to receive
pension during the continuance of sue
! disability at rate preportionate 20 tue
| degree thereof. The bill further pro
vides that dependent parents shall onl
| have TO show by competent evldenc
that they are without 9th er presen
means of support than their own
manual labor or contrib1tions of others
not legally bound for their support.
Delegates Not To Vote.
The House Judiciary Committee In
structed Representative BroadLead t,
report adversely on the bill TO emenC
the revised statutes so that delegate,
shall have the right to vote.
Not To BE Amended.
In the House of Representatives, Rep
| resentatlve McCord was instructed I.
repsrt adversely the bill to amend til,
revised statutes so that no person shall
be licensed to deal in Intoxicatin.
| liquors as beverage, until he has frs
| secured a license from the local author
tiles of the place where he proposes t,
carry on such traffic.
To Prevent Counterfeiting.
Representative Tucker was instructed
tn report favorably the bill to prevent
and punish counterfeiting within tn,
United States of the securities of foreign
governments.
Revenues Of the PostolHce Depart
meat.
The PostOffice Department. from fig,
ures already received, estimates the
revenues of the Department for the fis
| cal year ending June 30 next. at $43,-
62,44G, decrease of s., 2i6, 246 com
pared with the preceding fiscal year.
what the Western linton Will DO
In DR.. Green's argument before the
Committee on postoffices and post roads
he said, IF the com N ittse bill becomes
law. the Westean Union Company
will not become bidder for the con.
| tract for which that measure provides
but If the rates originally proposed in
Hubbard's bill, pc, SOC. and 75c, should
DO adopted, then the Western Union
will bid"
Camp Fire of the Department or the
Potomac, q. A. X
A special camp fire of the Department
Of the Potomac, q. A. r., was held at
the Masonic Temple tonight, in CON-
memoration OF the operations against
Vicksburg. General Joseph K. Hawley
was present, and all posts of the q. A.
K. in the city were represented in the
assemblage, which numbered about 200
or 1900 persons. Among the guests who
we're present and had seats on the plat
form were President Arthur, General
Grant, Secretary Lincoln. Generals Lo.
gan, Van Vliet, Vernon, Raum, Double
day, Mckee, Dunn, Dudley and Hazen,
Representative Mckinley, Judge Law
renoe and others. General Grant, walk
ing with the aid of a crutcn, entered the
hall at the head of the invited guests
Hs was greeted with the widest ap-
plause, the assemblage rising and send
ing forth cheer after cheer, and cOntin-
uing the ovation until the President
had taken his place on the platform.
Commander ID. 5. Alexander, Depart
| ment Commander, opened the exercises
with brief speech. He then introduced
the presiding officer, General Hawley,
who was greeted with applause and who
spoke briefly. He said that such meet
ings IA these we're productive of good;
they were good for the Grand Army and
the perpetuation of the memories they
CommemOrated was a good thing for
the country. 1t was q years today
when word was sent to fire on Fort
Sampler. and that ii must surrender; .
years ago tomorrow since the rebels
opened fire on il. lie referred to the
feeling at the north, that there was a
great struggle before the country. and
that Goa n,,tr Srroshar to
be a divided country, and asked: Gould
| anyone have foreseen what character
that struggle would be; what sacrifices
the country would be called on to make,
| and what the result would be" He
thought that after a four years desper-
| ate struggle between the bravest soldiers
on both sides that ever drew breath, the
men who coinpos, this assembiage and
similar ones, could come together some
times and look back at those trials with
out being accused IF boasting: to con-
graduate and shake hands, and thank
God that great and small alike each
counted one in the greatest struggle Oh
record.
General II wiley then introduced Gen
eral Logan, saving he felt sure th't. no
| M after what newspapers said about that
gentleman, they we're about to hear
from brave comrade and honest man
The statement WAS received with ap-
plause.
General Logan. on coming forward
was greeted with warmth and his speech
WAS often interrupted by applause.
| While he was speaking Presiden,
Arthur and Secretary Lincoln entered
the hall. As soon as their presence wat
made known the assembly arose ana
cheered tkem loudly, until they reached
the platform. The marine band. sta
toned in the gallery, played Hail t.
the Chief" and when the President anC
| Secretary had reached the platform thu
presiding officer called for three cheers
for the President. which We're given
and for three cheers for the son Of
Abraham Lincoln, which were also
given with will.
Mr.. Logan raised laugh at the be
ginning of his speech by an allusion t.
the chroniclcrs of battles and campaign
ers who never saw battle or cam
paign. but who can tell you more about
them than those Who took part IN them
He then described at length the opera
tions about Vicksburg, taking occasion
to make several uncomplimetary allu-
siops to Fitz John Porter. He closet
his description of the campaign with
the statement that the accomplishment
and achievements of the late war hav'
NO parallel in the history of the world
After the assemblage had sun,
Marching Through Georgia" led b,
General Hawley, General Grant wa
called for and on coming forward wa
greeted with three times three cheers
He said he Was thankful fer the welcom
accorded him and WAS greatly pleased
In the history Of the campaign givel
BY General Logan he felt called upon
however. TO give some further details q
the incident mentioned 10y the latter
with respect to orders issued to him
Grant, by General Hallock, to return
from before Vicksburg. The orders b
had received from Washingto N were I
turn from the Mississippi river and G
down that river and cooperate wit
Banks in his operations at Port Hud
son until that place vas reduced. tn
two armies then to move together n
, the river and take Vicksburg. Thi
, order Was issued by General Hslleei
, and had the sanction of the Presiden
, and Secretary of War, but when tn
, officer who carried II delivered it b
= said to him that General Halleck Ia
!, spoken little too late. After he q
, S,eksburp Lincoln had written him a