The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-04
HALF THE BATTLE.
Fitz John Porter Gets Favorable
Vote in the House.
His Relief Bill Passed by Asa Meas
to rs Nays--ADniysis of the Il
Vote and a List of the
Voters.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 4--After three
weeks deliberation and five days Of debate,
the house passed the bill for the relief of Fitz
john Porter by vote of lS4 to rs. Strenuous
efforts were resorted to by the Republican
leaders to stave off vote by filibustering,
bat when at 5 o'clock the Democrats conceded
an hour for debate, the opponents of Porter
accepted the situation. The benefici-
airy occupied seat in the private
gallery, and his eagerness as the climax ap-
preached was remarked by the vast throng.
in the galleries, who had given up their din
ncfs 10 witness the last scenes. As the names
of Republicans were recorded in favor of the
bill the Democratic side applauded vigor
ously There was considerable buster and
loud talking during the closing proceedings,
but both sides We're good-natured, as the re-
suit was foregone conclusion before the
roll-cail was half completed
The passage of the bill is the general topic
Of conversation. The speeches of Mr.. Curtin,
the great war governor of Pennsylvania, and
William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, in its
behalf are universally pronounced to be two of
the able5t efforts made on the floor of the
house for many years. An analysis of the
vots shows that Of the Democrats voting for
the bill Messrs. Dorsheimer, Eldredge, Foran
Fyan, Greenleaf, kleiner, Lefeyre Lowering,
Matson, Morgan, Morrison, Rankin, Seney,
Slocum, Stocksiager, Rosecrans, and Wood
ward served in the Union army: and Messrs
Ballentine, Bennett Buchanan, Cabell,
Caldwell, Gambler, w. r. Cox, D. B. Cul-
berson, Dargan, Dibrell, Evins, Forney,
Greene, W. H. Hatch, Herbert, G. w
Hewitt, Hunt, J. K Jones, r. T. Jones, King,
Lanham. Muldrow, Oates, s. W. Peele, J. H.
Rogers, Scales, J. M. Taylor, Throcknorton,
Tillman, Vance, Van Eaton, R. Warner, W.
L. Wilson, and G, D. Wise served in the
Confederate army. OF the Republicans who
voted for the bill, Messrs Bayne, Laird and
Lyman served in the Union army. Mr.. Con.
verse was the only Democrat who voted
against the bill The Republicans voting
against it who served in the Union army or
navy were Messrs Anderson, Atkinson,
Bingham Boutelle, T. NJ Browne, Brumm
Calkins, J. NJ. Campbell, Cutcheon, G. r.
Davis Golf, Hsrbock, Hepburn, Holmes,
Houk, Keller, McCoid, Mckinley, Morey,
Morrill,, Nelson, S. J. Pselle, Perkins, Peters,
Pettibone, Reed, ]. s. Robinson, Rowell,
Ryan, Spooner, Steele, Stone, Strait and j.
B. Taylor.
Of New York, Alexander, Arnot, Bagley,
Ballentine. Barbour, Bayne, Beach, Belmont,
Bennett, Blanchard, Bland, Blount, Boyle,
Breckenridge, Broadhead, Buchanan, Buck
ner, Burleigh, Cabel, Caldwell, Gambler,
Carlton, Cassidy Clardy, Clay, Clements
Cobb, Collins, Connolly, Cook, Cosgrove,
Cox of New York, Cox of North Carolina
Crisp, Culberson of Texas, Curtin, Oar.
gan, Davidson, Davis of Missouri, Deu
ster, Dibrell, Dockery, Dorsheimer
Dowd, Duncan Eldredge, Evins of South Caro-
lima, Farrell, Fielder, Findlay, Finerty, Toilet
Foran, Forney, Fyan, Gibson, Glascock
Graves, Green, Greerleaf,' Halsell, Harrher
Hatch of Missouri, Haynes, Hemphin
Henley, Herbert, Hewitt of New York,
Hewitt of Alabama, Hill, Holman, Hopkins,
H3useman, Hunt, Hurd, Hutchins James,
Jeffords, Jones Of Wisconsin, Jones
of Arkansas, Jones of Alabama, Jordan, Kean,
King, Kleiner, Laird Lvmb, Lanham, Lefevre
Lewis, Long, Lore, Lowering, Lowry, Lyman,
McAdoo, Mcmillan, Matson, Maybury, Nil
Ter of Texas, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrison
Morse Moulton, Muldrow, Murphy, Murray,
| Mutchler, Neese Nichols, Oates, O'Hara,
O'Neil of Missouri, Patton, Pierce, Peel of
Arkansas Phelps, Poland, Post, Potter, Pry-
or, Pusey, Rankin, Ranney Ray of New
Hampshire, Reagan, Reese, Riggs, Robert
son of Kentucky, Robinson Of New
York, Rockwell, Rogers of Arkansas,
Rogers of New York, Rosecrans.
Scales. Ssney, Seymour Shaw, Single
ton, Skinner,of North Carolina, Slocum,
Smith, Snyder, Spriggs Springer, Stevens,
Stewart OF Texas, Stewart of Vermont,
Stockslaser, Storm, Sumner of California,
| Sumner OF Wisconsin. Taylor of Tennessee.
Thompson, Throckmorton, Tiliman, Town
shend, Tucker, Tulley, Turner OF Kentucky
| Turner of Georgia, Vanalstyne, Vance, Van
| Eaton, Ward, Warner of Tennessee, Wellborn
Weller, Wemple, Wilkins Williams of Wis
consin, Wilson of West Virginia, Winans OF
Michigan G. d. Wise of Virginia, Wolforj,
Wood, Woodward, Worthington, Yaple,
York and: oung-lsi
| Nays-Adams of IllinoisAAnde Atkinson
Barr, Bingham, Boutelle, Brainerd Breitun.
Brewer of New York, Brewer of New Jersey
| Browne of Indiana, Brumm, Calkins, Camp
| bell Of Pennsylvania, Cannon, Converse
Culbertson Of Kentucky, Cullen, Cutcheon
Davis of Illinois, Davis of Massachusetts Ding
ley, Durham, Ellwood, Evans of Penn
sylvania, Gof, Guenther, Hanback,, Hart
Hatch of Michigan, Henderson of Illinois
Hepburn, Hiscock, Holmes, Hooper
| HoTr, Houk, johnson. Keller
Lacey, Lawrence, McCoid, Mccormick
Mckinley, Milliken, Mercy, Morrill,, Nelson
Nutting, Parker Payne, Payson
Peelle of Indiana Perkins, Peters, Petit
bone, Price, Reed, Robinson of Ohio
Rowell, Russell, Ryan Skinner of New
York, Spooner, Steele, Stephenson, Stone
Strait, Struble, Taylor, ], D. of Ohio Taylor
E. B. of Ohio, Thomas, Wadsworth, Wake
field, Washburn, Weaver, White of Mime
sofa, Whiting-7S