The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-14

H,osson, 60 man, Grcome, Hampton, Harris. Hoar
IA. Lana mnI Jones Of Florida, Jones o. Neya-
ION, rske, Pugh. Riddleberver, sabin, SALISBURY,
i,cweI, slater Vance, voorhees,. Walker, aud VII
NAYs.cMessrs. Aldrich. Allison, Blair, Bowen,
rnnger, Cn!lom, Dawes, Dolph. Edmunds. FRYE
Msndspscn aMT iIlcr ~ Ingalls, Logan Mcmillan
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during the vote the following pairs were
announced, with the votes which would
nave been cast by the senators named had
they voted
Messrs. Beck, aye, with Hale. no; Cam
eron OF Wisconsin, ave, with George, no
Miller OF New York, no, with Camden,
aye; Plumb, no. with Vest. aye; Sawyer,
no, with Kenna. ave.
! "A motion to go into executive session
was then agreed to, but while the doors
were being closed il was discovered that
Tue preamble TO the bill had not been pass.
ed, and motion to secure It's immediate
passage was made. Mr.. Edmunds, how
ever, insisted that the order OF the Senate
DE nrSt executed; so the dOOre were closed
and immediately re0pened.
The preamble was then passed by vote
OF 90 yeas TO % nays. During the vote
Mr.. Miller, of New York. expressed a
wish to vote, and without objection trans
ierred Mr.. Camden'S pair to Mr.. Aldrich,
VINO was now absent. Mr.. Miller then
voted.
Before the preamble was passed Mr..
Hawley expressed the hope that the ma
lority would spare the Senate from vote
annulllng the decision OF .he court-martial,
which was rs lawfully constituted an
authority as the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
Mr.. Conger remarked that il was dis
grace enough to have been member OF a
body which would pass such bill TNIr.
GroOme: "Order."1 ii that were a dis
grace or honor enough, il that were an
hOnor-but the preamble was something
that no senator should vote for.
The preamble to the bill as passed recites
that the Board Of Officers convened by the
President to examine and report upon the
case Of Porter stated that Justice required
the President TO annul the findings and
sentence OF the court martial in Porter's
case, and TO restore him TO the positions OF
which the sentence deprived him. such re-
StOratiOn to take effect from tie date Of
dismissal from the service; that the Pres;-
uNlil DlNl ltulltlfNl ~ ullltil vi lut sentence
rs disqualified Porter from holding office,
and that, in order to do justice to Porter. it
was enacted, DE.
The bill then authorizes the President,
by and with the consent OF the Senate, TO
appoint Porter to the position OF colonel
in the army OF the same grade and rank
held by him at the time OF dismissal, and
authorizes the President in his discretion
to place Porter on the retired list as OF that
grade; Porter, however, TO receive no
compensation or allowance prior to his APP
pointment under the act.
House Of Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. Hammond, OF Georgia,
the bill was passed authorizing the chair
men Of the subcommittee OF the commit
tees OF the two houses of Congress to adj
minister OathS.
The morning hour having been dis
pensed with. the House, at 1890. went
into Committee OF the Whole-Mr. Blount,
OF Georgia. in the chair-On the poSt-office
appropriation bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr. Skinner. Of New
York, increasing the apprOp riation for the
payment to lettPr-carriers and incidental
expenses Of the free delivery service from
100000 to S4,000.000.
Mr.. Horn, OF Michigan, spoke upon the
necessity of the increased appropriation.
and Mr.. Findlay, of Maryland, read a let
ter from the postmaster of Baltimore set.
ting forth that The passage of the bill in
its present. shape would most surely result
in crippling the free delivery system in
that city.
Finally, after several members had spo-
ken upon it, the amendment was adopted
BY vote Of 122 to 81. Mr.. Townshend Civ
ing notice he would demand the yeas and
nays in the House.
Mr.. Horr moved to strike ont the pro-
vlso that Immigrant railroads shall receive
for mail transportation but 80 per cent. OF
the compensation allowed to other roads.
The debate on this motion was cut of by
the committee rising for the purpose Of
considering a motion to limit the debate.
Filbustering was resOrted to, and the
House adjourned without reaching 4 con-
cIusiOn upon the pending motion.