The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-26
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
FItx John Porter Once More - House
DUin-s.

WASHINGTON CITY. June G6-The chair
laid before the senate, Friday, telegraphic
memorial from the Portland (Ore.) board of
trade opposing the Van Wyck amendment
to the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill. The
memorial states that il the amendment,
which forieits the lands coterminous to the
incompleted portion of the Cascade branch,
becomes a law the railway company will be
unable to raise capital to complete that
branch. which is Of vital Importance to the
PEOPLE there The bill having been already
passed by the senate, the memorial was
tabled.
The senate took up the Fit John Porter
bill, and Logan took the floor in opposition
thereto Logan opened his speech by Oh
iectinG to the bill on a constitutional point,
on the ground that congress had no power
TO name a person whom the president
should appoint TO an office Logan dis
claimed any prejudice against Gen Porter,
but the friends of Porter had placed the
case before the country in a one sided
manner, and on that letters had been OBJ
tainel from distinguished men expressing
views of the case favorable to Porter.
Manderson interposed to suggest-in line
of Lcgau's argument-the case of pres,
debt increasing the number of judges say
in New Jersey-in order to reappoint a
iudce who had been lupeachad and dis
missed for cause.
Logan said that would be a case precisely
on "all fours'' with this. He did not ex-
pect his words would have much weight in
the senate, for he always noticed that when
the senate was determined to do a
thing, it turned a deaf ear to every thing
else that interfered with its purpose. This
was not a trial of FItz John Porter Porter
had been tried and condemned This was
trial of Abraham Lincoln, of James A.
Garfield, and of many brave and
distinguished officers of the army.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON CITY, .uue a6-Immedi-
ately after the reading of the Journal the
presidents messages of Thursday, vetoing
thirty private pension bills were laid before
the bouse, Friday. They were read by the
clerk and referred TO the committees on
pensions and invalid pensions. The senate
amendments to the agricultural appropria-
ton bill were non -concurred in, and con
ferees appointed.
A Joint resolution was passed appointing
Gen. William T. Sewell of New Jersey
Gen. Martin T. McMabone, and Capt J. j..
Mitchell of Wisconsin, to fill vacancies on
the board of managers of national homes
for disabled volunteers.
The house, then IL committee of the
whole, resumed consideration of the sundry
civil bill.
Bland of Missouri offered an amendment
to the silver certificate amendment adopted
Thursday, so as TO place the small certifi-
Gates on the same footing with large ones,
as to redemption and reissue
Bayne of Pennsylvania opposed the amend
mend, reSretting he was not in the house
Thursday to raise the point of order against
the original amendment. 1t was now pro
posed he said, TO put in circulation u new
species of money, and thus make the United
States hoard almost every dollar it coined
4 New Phase of the Virginia Debt.
WASHINGTON CITY, June .6.-Tne house
committee on judiciary heard an argument
Friday by John f. Hume, of New York, in
favor of tho bill authorizing the president
to appoint board of commissioners TO in
yestigate TO what extent the United States
may he legally or equitably liable fer the
debt due by the state of Virginia; the ex-