Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-15
THE SENATE.
A Bill to Retire Gen. Grant Passes the Up
per House.

A Biu to Retire Gen. Grant Passes the Up
per House.
WASHINGTON, January IA bill to pay
the expenses of special messengers to OBJ
tain from the district judges OF States OF
Iowa and Oregon the Implicated copies OF
the votes of those States for President and
Vice-President, the copies received by mail
from said States being defective in torR-I
was adopted by the Senate today.
MIR. Edmunds called up the bill intro
5uced by him Yesterday authorizing the
President to appoint from the list OF those
formerly holding the position OF general, OF
generalin chief Of the army, one person.
With the rank and full pay OF such general,
or generslin-chief. Mr.. Cockrell, not
EpoSing whether the yeas and nays would
be called on this BILL desired to record MS
vote against it. He thought there was no
instice no propriety in 1t. The retireu
Gst of the army was created expressly Tor
oEcers of the army in the service, who Dy
resson of disability, incident to the service,
~ recome uu6ted for the duty. Gen.
Cant according to statements in the press,
80 now drawing the small sum OF Sl5,OOO
- ennpm. which would be suthclant
anaonnt TO support any citizen in comfort
NJ Fdmupds agreed to the general principles
Id down by the Senator from Missouri,
M M CockreI( He recited the services o;
| Ssnsral Gram, from the Mexican war down,
- IN view ofthe duty and the honor the
oonptrv owed him, would be glad to nave I
| -, oarIv unanimous vote in favor OF the oiii'
| NJ. Nsxsy smoke Of the magnanimlty wnicn
Con Grant ha 4 shown to the southern peo-
- - Annoma OK, and believed there was
r. a man in the south who would oegrudge
uCs Coasonable sum TO him in his declining
vears. 1t was well kuown ms TesoutCeSS
had been swept away, and rom ~ !eSlS
acquaintance with Gen. Grant ne eAouSl
otsd him form the slightest blame in tne
1;gantic failure Of Grant "aru, eASeg'
Sis psual fault Of freposing too muSn eouu
5ence in others Messrs. Gibson anu jonas;
oS 7 onisana: George, Of Mississippi ana i1
T. Tonss of Florida spoke in favor OF tne olu'
Nj NJ Voorhees, corrected the misaPpre9en-
- chat Mr.. Cockrelrs statement that zen,
Sto. 49,. VAS in receipt OF Sl5,OUO q year
S.;-Lt cause The guarantee under wnicn
~ - -. drawing that income would expire IN
lS.'t nS ,;x years. He spoke OF the courage
T?oS Cen Grant had shown IN resisting
49,. " Stautons order to arrest uen'
Eu".n En5 in correcting the injustice done 70
Lee Lee g%S Io5n Porter. The roll was called on
LiSL tLS rSssage S ofthe bill, and it was adopted
tne PS1" 10 Says 9. Ttoss voting nay were
Sast Coekren. Coke, Paris; Pendieton
se1Innrv Slater, Vance and Walker
sIocum's Bill.
W,satSsroy, Ja1asry i4.-General $40.
cr,, ssys Re viii call rp in the House N
tw ~ Sa{s his bill placing General Grant ou
} tbs retired list of the army aud tninSs :, !
MI M mass. He says he viii not support snS S
E5mnn6s bill or any other bill that u0es
-, name Grant for retirement.
Barnum's oner.
Nxw YoRK, January l4.-P. T. BArnuH
: .on5a the following card: Il wrote uenerS
, Cant offering him 500, 600 ana o1nee Va. y"
UaSIe consideration for the privilege OF eh
S;S;t;ng his trophies in style approved .
h|;msslS | and the best elements OF society ~
! conversed with him on the subject ~
ss;J tbe trophies were beyond has eoa1EoI M
7 aid not propose to exhibit 1nen :" ~''L ia-g; -
,rsvsl;no show, but to take them 70 asss
c;,;ss IN America and Europe, ana onese, s,
. q 200 coo bond for their safe keeP'nS "H'
return.