The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-15
NINE NAYs-WHo THEY WERE.
Great Plsudits by Maxey and Voorhees, TO
the "Eotlred" Banker-Inter-S State
Commerce Some More-Con-
gressional Proceedings.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
XLVIII Congress.

tions, pursuant to a recommendation
from the president, reported the bill,
which was passed, providing for COM
pensation and expenses OF special cleo
toral messengers to be sent to Iowa and
Oregon for returns of the late presiden-
tial election in those states.
Mr.. COCKRELL asked why such
bill was necessary.
MIR. ALLISON said the re-
turns were not here and
the law requires in such cases that
messengers should be sent.
Mr.. COCKRELL sugguested that
copy of the laws be sent to Iowa and
Oregon, instead of messengers at great
expenses
Mr.. DOLPH explained that the snew
blockade on the Northern Pacific was
partially responsible for the failure to
receive tho Oregon returns. The copy
sent by messengers had been received.
MIR. EDMUNDS calling Mr.. Frye TO
the chair, took the floor and called up
the bill yesterday oflel ed by him, pro
viding that the president may appoint to
the retired list one person VINO has oc-
cupied the position OF general, COM
manding any OF the armies OF the
c limited States tSs or o,to5g oneE rain
by adding with the rank and full pay
Of such general, or general-in-chiei, as
the case may be. The amendment was
agreed to.
Mr.. C0CKRELL desired to record his
vote against the bill, not knowing
whether the yeas and nays would be
called on 1t. Tho retired list was not
the place for private citizens. 1t has
been created for officers who being still
| in the service had been rendered unfit
tor duty. There was neither justice
nor proprioty in placing private citi-
zen on such list. Gen. Grant was now
enjoying the receipt of $lj0,000 year,
which was enough for tho support OF
any American citizen.
Mr.. Edmunds' bill to place Gen.
Grant on the retired list with the full
rank and pay OF general passed the Sc
nate after short debate. Yeas, 40; nays 8.
Mr.. Edmunds spoke strongly and
feelingly in favor of the bill.
Among the Democrats, Messrs MaXcy,
| Voorhees,, George, Gibson and Jones'
spoke in its favor.
The senator's who voted nay were:
Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Harris, P0ndlo-
ton, Salisbury, Slater, Vance and
| Walker.
MIR. EDMUNDS said ho concurrod in
the general principle laid down by Mr..
Cockrell, as to the retired list; that
it was not the place for private citizens.
He (Edmunds) was on that point a
Democrat of Democrats, but as sena-
tor and citizen, he was glad of an on
portunity to ask for the passage of this
bill. Gen. Grant had served his coun-
try faithfully and calamity in the Mex
lean war while young lieutenant. He
became general of the armies of tho
United states on an occasion of very
considerable importance and interest.
, MIR. Edmunds was stating 1t mildly, in
order not To excite the temperament oil
anybody on the other side of the cham
Der. Gen. Grant had been removed
from the office OF general of the armies
OF the United States, from which he
A would have heen retired when he reach
@ ed the proper age, and put on this
. very list to assume again command OF
the armies OF the United States AZ com.
: mander-in-chief under its constitution
A lie had not sought 1t. lie had obeyed
, tho call of duty that removed him from
q the principal place he had held in the
: army to higher place, as the constitu.
f tional commander of the United States
r Under the law, when his term expired,
! he became a private citizen. In thai
I, state of the case, and under circumstau.
I ces which all know, aud in view of I'm,
. honor, respect, gratitude and duty W,
. owe him, the first and most illustriou,
N figure in the history of this country, n,
n (Edmunds) would be glad to have
a unanimous vote for the bill.
Mr.. MANEY had heretofore oppose,
n efforts of this character, being oppose,
q to placing private citizens on the retire,
M list, but the circumstance of this cas-
n was exc Nptlonal. Az southern ma
70 who had opposed the course of Ger
% Grant, he (MaXey) could not recogniZ
that when the extreme hour came TO tn
southern states, when they had to vel
up all, save their honor, no man ha
ever acted with more magma
y nimity and generosity than |
A. s. Grant did at Appomatto,
"a Not only did he (MaXey) rememb,
10 that fact, but the people among whoi
st he lived remembered it, and he did II,
70 believe there was to-day man in I'll
N south who would begrudge a reasonab
N and fair support for Con. Grant in M
n declining wears. Mr.. MaXey added Thu
va no had known Gen. Grant tor eigl
,o years, and believed his recent troubl,
n. arose entirely from his supreme cont
~ denc0 In his friends.
no Mr.. GIBSON said that while tho fori
m OF the bill might not commend itself
4 his Judgment, its subject did. He SYN
~ pathized with the people of tho countr
who desired to testify their appreci
ton of Gen. Grants services AS
senator from Louisiana, no felt IL ii
cumbent upon himself to show tho goC
80 will and the sympathy OF the people
at that state for Gen. Grant.
m Mr.. GEORGE said he was here as
|
IL stored Union. On being commission,
u, by his people to come here he had mac
n a covenant with himself that in h
n votas in tbs ma on all q 70 ,tions tn
ed did not affect the honor OF his people |
" would vote exactly as II he had worn
n, federal instead OF Confederate III
as form. He believed the people desir,
Is the passage of tho proposed measure.
Mr.. JONAS said he had opposed
similar measure when proposed SOL
years ago, because he had not approx,
In some acts of Gen. Grants adminlstrati
NO and because Gen. Grant did not tn
OF need aid. Under the present circui
~ stances, however, he favored the bill.
~ Mr.. VOORHEES, said MIR. Cockrel
reference to Gen. Grants income mig
nu create misapprehension In the popul
~, mind. When the guaranteed tel
'o' should expire, six years hence, tho
vestment fund would prove of lit
,Qi value. Mr.. Voorhees, added that
nis he were southern man he wor
gu strongly favor this measure.
recalled the fact that Secreta
Stanton wanted TO arrest and impris
Gen. Robert Il. Lee after the surrend
int ut Appomatox, aud Gen. Grant /,
his stanton that Lee was his Grant
~ 1arDled prisoner and that not a hair
a.. his head should he mOlested. He
VI membpred also Grants fearless q
acknowledgement OF his error In the II
John Porter matter.
10 The bill was then passed-yess,
nays, o.