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    THE OMAHA DAILY
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. FRIDAY MORNING , MARCH 1-U 1884. NO , 228.
NEWS OF THE NATION.
The CoDircssional Conrt Martial Con
cludes Porter's ' Trial ,
And Passes the Bill for Fitz John
Porter's Belief by 36 to 26 ,
Strong Opposition Speeches by
Mandorson and Logan ,
[ * RetaliatoryLegislation Now Cer
tain on the Pig Problem ,
AUo Vlmpjiatlo Aotlon'Itclatlvo to the
Ul.smarolc Insult.
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
MANPKUflON OK 1'OKXKK.
Special Dispatch to TUB BEE.
WXSUINOTON , March 13. Senator
Maudcraon has just completed a concise
and tolling speech against the Fitz John
i Porter bill. Loading senators pronounce
it one of the best ov or mndo in this fa-
mom case. His argument was that Porter
ter hold back bf cause ho did not wish foi
'
Pope's success. At the conclusion long
applause cnmo from the crowded gallor-
cs. ' Logan is now speaking.
Agent MuGillicuddy , of Pine Ridge , ie
hero endeavoring to secure n mail service
from Valentino to Pine Ridge.
" \V-vsiimoTON , March 13. The senate
has passed the Fitz John Porter bill
30 "to 25 , with amendments , which will
take it back to the house.
ILLINOIS CLAIMED FOI > . I.OOAX.
Special Dispatch to TUB BKB.
WAHUINQTON , March 13. Logan't
friends are all nglow this morning over
the statement made by Congressman
George 11. Davis , of Chicago , last even
ing , in which he admitted , thny say , thai
the delegates to the republican nation ! ) '
convention from his ( Davis1) ) district will
lo for Logan. They say this makes then
sure of a solid delegation from Illin6is.
FOE out ; no ; .
apodal Dispatch to The Bee.
WASIIQTOTOK , March 13. A breexj
meeting of the house committee is anticipated
ticipatod to-morrow. The committe <
will attempt to draft n Bubatitu.to.bill fo :
all the bills referred to it on ( he expora
tion of American pork , which are knovri
as retaliatory bills. The committeo'i
members come from districts largely in
to res ted in pork raising , and favor a bil
that is dcciaivoand will "bring German ;
to the scratch. "
IUSMAUOR'H INSULT.
O.V , Starch 13. The hous <
committee on foreign affairs to-day con
aidered the action of Bi'inarok upon th
Laskor resolution. Mr. Phelpa ( rep. N
J. ) proposed that a report bo subnxittoi
the bouse , declaring in effect that thi
wise courpo of the secretary of state hai
relieved the house from the necessity o
any further action. Air. Eaton ( rep ,
Ot. ) said the act of Bismarck was ai
insult , and as such should bo resented ii
terms which would leave no doubti of iti
emphatic disapproval. A variety o
views intermedtito between thoau o
Phelpa and Eaton , who represented tin
extremes , were expressed by other mem
bers of the committee. Suggestions wen
made that the words condemning the ac
of thu German chancellor should bo ac
companied by expressions of regard fo
the Gorman nation. .Mr. Rico ( dom
Mass. ) said , that vhilo ho believed th
state department had left the matter ii
the best possible position , yet as an in
suit had beuii directed to the house o
representatives , that body should express
press in dignified terms its resentment
The matter , he thought , ought not to b
loft entirely with the department o
state. Further consideration of the subject
joct was referred to u subcommittee con
aisting of Ourtin , E ttonPhelns and Ilice
IT WILL NOT DOWN.
V. WASHINGTON , March 13. Represent a
the Willis a < i8 another vlfbrt to pass th
bill extending the bonded whiskey purio
will bo mndo within the next few daye
immediately after the passage of the poc
tul appropriation bill. lie says there i
an understanding that no appropriatio ;
bill will bo reported to antagonize th
measure until a vote on it has been si
cured.
MILITIA MATTKItR.
The nouso committee on militia ho
agreed to report with favorable recon
mendation Representative Connolly's bi
for special and uniform instruction fc
Htate militia. The committee also agree
to report favorably with amendment
Representative Strait's bill , reducing th
annual appropriation for the benefit <
militia , from $20,000 to ? 0,000 , the aarr
bo apportioned among the states an
territories.
CONPJllMKD.
Post chaplains Rev. Ebeneyer 1
Brady of Iowa , and Rov.Vm. . H. Sco
of Illinois.
GOLD COINAGE.
The house committee on coinag
weights and measures have agreed to r
ort favorably Representative Bland
bill to atop the coinage of three and 01
dollar gold pieces , trade dollars and thr
cent nickels , and limit the coinage of go
double eagles to 20 per cent of the bi
lion purchase.
JLIlCE 11ALLETT FOIl THE U , H. COURT.
A delegation from Colorado , includii
ox-Senator Chilcott , waited on the prei
dent and urged the appointment of Jud
Moses Ilallett to the U S. circuit judg
vacated by Judco McCrary.
GIim CON011E89.
SENATE.
ASIIINOTON , March 13. Mr. Har
on ( ro ( > . , Ind ) from the committee <
territories reported favorably , and h
placed on tha calendar a bill for the a
nu ion of Dakota.
Mr , Piumb ( rep , Ks ) submitted a joi
reholution , whicli was referred to t
0mw'teu , { : on agriculture , appropriati
* -OCO , to ba made immediately avai
We under the direction of thu comni
Blf'1ier ! ? f a8riculture , for the suppress !
of the foot
ano-iaouth diseasj among c
tie in Kansas. Within tv fov ; minutes ol
the reference Mr. Pluu > b , from the com
mittco , repotted the j > int rcsolutior
favorably nnd asked Immediate considura
tion ,
Mr. Sherman ( rep. , 0. ) objected to tin
resolution. Ho said : "As 1 believe tin
object of that resolution will bo bunt no
complinhod by the passage of the house
plouro-pnoumonia bill , I will object foi
the protont , and hope the house bill maj
bo taken up nnd passed as quickly as pos
sible. "
Mr. Plumb gave notice that ho would
ca1 ! up the resolution.
The bill for the relief of Fib. John
Porter wns taken up , and Mr. Mandor-
aon ( rep. , Nob. ) nddressod the senate in
opposition to it. Ho had road Grant's
paper in The North American Review ,
nnd that , with other reading , had aroused
in him sympathy and interest in tha
case. lie felt it his duty then to exam
ine the matter. Ho was sorry to bo
compelled to say that , from the examina
tion given the case , whether this bo n
case of judicial review or the exercise of
clemency , ho felt bound to vote no on
the bill.
Mr. Mauderaon said the bill was a re
straint upon the proper independence of
the executive. Congress would stand
aghast if such n proposition came
before it directly from _ the
finding of a court martial. President
Lincoln , after reading all the testimony ,
wrote Leonard Swell : " 1 toll you ho is
guilty and ought to bo hung. " Corroboration -
ration of this was given in the testimony
of Robert Lincoln before the advisory
board. Portor'a contempt for Pope was
so evident that oven McCloltau had tobog
him to bo loyal to his commander. Thin
jealousysnmong loaders had caused the
downfall of m uiy commanders in the ar
my of the cast , McClullau , Iloukor ,
Burnsldo , Mead and Pope , ull by roa-
onof it. Thank God , the ar
mies of the west were free from it !
Among McPhcraou , Logon , Sheridan uud
Sherman there was no heart burning no
jealousy existed.
Mr. Logan ( rep. , 111. ) then addressed
the senato. _ In 18G5 , ho said , when the
administering Angels of this couutry had
Ceased to smooth the brow of the weary
aoldier , who of all thoao that had been
ndojiuinterinj ; laws to puc down the re
bellion could believe that the power ol
law would bo invoked in aid of such a
measure as that before the senate ? Trav
eling back to 1865 we found that forty-five
days were consumed by the court mar
tial in the trial of an individual who by
its decision was discharged from the
army of the United States. Part of thai
court martial were learned in civil law
all of them were conversant with military
law. What is the trial now going
on ? IB it the trial of Fitz Join
Porter ? No , it was tried at the grave ol
these that wcro dead on the charge that
the men who had tried this man hud dia
toned the facts. Fitz John Porter had ,
after all these yoara , become the prose
cutor. It was the trial , not of the liv
ing , but of the dead. It was the trial a
this latp day of Abraham Lincoln rathoi
than Fitz John Porter. Without dosir
iug ( said Mr. Logan facing thu demo
era 110 side of the chamber ) to criticis (
the vote of any one , I hope I' may bi
pardoned for making one remark. It ii
perfectly natural that these who hac
been engaged in rebellion against a grea
government like this , when they failoc
of success nnd have tlmmselvc :
been pardoned by the government
that they should , without examinatioi
of the evidence in the case , feel aym
pathy for those who during the war hac
been.disraisjod from the service of the
United States. Why ? Because thei *
would naturally sympathize with then
and say : "I have baon forgiven , am
thereforp I forgive everybody else. "
Continuing , Mr. Logan inquired , what ii
was that was before the court-martia
that tried Porter. The question was
Had there been disobedience of orders
Military law showed there was no oxcun
for the disobedience of a lawful ordu
unless there exuted u physical impnisi
bility to its execution. Had there beoi
Buch a physical impossibility shown ? Neat
at all. He charged here , and dofiec
coutrtdiction , that Fitz John Porter wa
the cause of the lois ot thu lir.it battli
of Bull Run. [ LouJ upplaujo in tin
gallery , instantly repressed by the presiding
siding ofllsor , Mr. Fryo ( rop. , Me. ) wh
tinnounutid that under no cunsiduratioi
could applaufec o permitted , and if re
posted the olTonddra would bo removei
by the sergeant at anus. ] L > gan pro
cuedud : Gentlemen said that Porte
could not obey Pop 's order. Why die
not the gentlumou show that he triad t
obpy the ordur ? The evidence auowoi
thht ho never tried to do it. The roai
wa open from 2 o'clock in the morning
and ho did not inovo for live huun aftu
he was ordered to movo. Who
excuse wns given by 'Hoi
tor' * friends ? That it was
dark night. Logan would only say th
evidence contradicted that statement
And suppose it was a dark night ? H
would appeal to every senator in th
chamber , ot both confederate and fedon
armied , that such a reason for not movin
under the circumstances was absurc
L > gati had himself , on an exceeding !
dark and rainy night , with 10,000 mm
crossed the Mississippi river , marche
twenty-two miles and fought a battli
and , as he believed , saved the fiek
Take all the marches of armies on oitht
aide ; take the marches of every corp
all evidence showed that armii
b marched nitht ; after night in tot
darkness. Take all the great battles <
hutory , and the same will bo found. 1
fight the battle of Arbela , Alexander tl
Great marched all night in thu dark
reuch tlio battle ground in the mornin
So with Demostnoncs at the battle
Syracuse. Ono of Nero's marches hi
boon so swift , notwithstanding the dar
nets of the night , that the firat th
tl nnibal know of his presence wa < tl
receiving of the head of his brother Har
ilcar , which Nero throw over the ci
wall. The night marches of Napnloi
were a distinguishing characteristic
his military method * and one of tl
secret * of his success Logan sent
the dork's desk and Jud read , fro
Mot'oy's "Dutch Republic , " an instan
in 157'A whom 3 000 soldiers march
nine miles through an urin of the at
that came up to their chins , to re
n their goal in time , ani they d
d it , and nccompllched their effort.
Portor'a distance from thu point win
ho ivus wanted was only tiino mil s
it dry land. Will any American say
10 American solaier cannot do what a fi
g 01411 soldier could do ? In the name
i-j Heaven und > all that was good could r
{ an American dolut other men cm
ndo | ? Had Porter boon ordered to mm
t * jthrouxh Huter four feat deep that nig
and had said ho could not do it , whn
would bo thought of him in the light o
the extract just icnd ? It wns easy to denounce
nounco men long dead , for they spoke not
but it did not always succeed , Logni
know some gentlemen who uoro von
anxious , to show thin man to have _ boot
unjustly condemned. Ho held in hi :
hand the condemnation of five officers o
the army. Ho rood n number of tlioso ti
show the offences for which the mot
wcro dismissed ; one for nbsonc (
without leave , and in thntcasoihogonorn
announced that ho regretted that ho ( tlu
general ) was not the instrument to intlicl
the punishment of death ; nnd not ono ol
these iifty-oiiQ had oven had the bonnfil
of a court martial , but were sumruarilj
dismissed by their olllccr. Who WAI tha
officer ? It was Major General Rosccrans
\Vlio appealed to that general in bohnll
of these men without court or trial , 01
anything but the more whim of n com
manding officer ? O , but they were onlj
volunteer officers ! Nobody cared foi
them. And that is the way things an
running in the couutry nt this time.
Men had boon kicked out of the army be
cause they had boon volunteer oQicera 01
soldiers. No matter how much thoj
might bo shattered , nobody over pui
them on the retired list. Men that at
tempted to destroy the govern
ment , and I say thii without
any disrespect , coiuo forward nnd
attempt to reverse history and got
some assistance from our nido nnd on the
ground of charity. Charity for whom i
For the benefit of a mnn who in the houi
of trial failed to perform his duty to his
country. Logan was charged , ho said ,
with following this mnn top far. 1C he
( Logan ) was the only min in the sonaU
chamber whoso opinion opposed this bill ,
ho would still bo found maintaining tlul
opinion. The senator from Now Jorsuj
( Sowall ) had hnd a letter road from Gen.
Grant. If nny man in the sonatu had
mora respect for Gen. Grant than he
( Logan ) , ho did not know whc
that man was. Ho would aij
nothing to detract from the well earned
fame of General Grant. But ho would
bo permitted to say that as n lawyoi
General Grant could not bo regarded a ;
firat-class. It had boon said there was
no battle on August 29 , 1SG2 , and si
Porter could not IMS guilty. Well , them ,
if. there was n battle on the 29th ho was
guilty , according to tlio viown of Portor'i
friends. Logan then road a letter frorr
onerul Grant to Porter in which he
Grant ) said ho had condemned Portei
insufficient information. That ii
nco General Grant had ascertained tha' '
hero wns nobittlo _ fought on August 29
? hon , he said , Porter wan not guilty
n this Logan frankly agreed with Gen
ral Grant. The gentlemen did not liui
ideral testimony. They want confrderati
Alimony ; they wanted confederate tea
mony. Ho would therefore take con
ederato testimony. Logan then reiu
rom the statements of General Leo t <
how there was a battle of the 29th , am
General Lee said , "raged with gr > * a
ury. " Logan could prove by tha tcati
nony of every union officer that then
ras aucli a battlo. Sewoll said thcro wa
o quoatfon of the fact that there ha <
ioen heavy fighting during the day bu
t was by isolated brigades. Logan sail
hero evidently was ono "isolated" brig
do that did not light , [ laughter ] , nni
10 battle was fought in thuue times ii
which all the forces of both sides wcr <
multanoously engaged. If the gentle
man admitted there was n battle on thi
Oth , that settled the case. Instead o
hero being 25,000 troops in charge o
lOngstreot in front of Porter , as wa
laimod , Logan said it was provoi
here were not 5,000 men ii
? ortor's front. Gen. Longstrcet am
ovoral other gentlemen that belonged the
ho confederate urmy had tried to maki
his thing as easy as possible fur Porter
iut Logan had taken their reports , mad
t the time , and analyzed them an <
bund how things were , and that wp
letter testimony titan the memory o
heso men twenty years later. When Pop
oncluded to attack the enemy along th
rholo line , and issued his afternoon or
lor , ho expected Porter to be where h
ught to be , instead of which Porter WA
omo miles away. The ovidonc
f Pope who issued the crdor
nd of the orderly who delivoru
t , caid it could not have boon dolivere
liter than 5:30. : The sun set that day a
> :30 : , and if ho had only got the order e
ho time indicated he had still nearly tw
ours of daylight. Tina man Porter , bt
a wiser man than Popu , nnd knowin
letter when to ti ht than Pope did , diet
ot fight. Thu last assault of the Wo
ington guards upon Napoleon was mad
fter 8 o'clock , when thu Iron Duke gav
ho famous order , "Up , nuilrds , nnd i
noinl" and notwithstanding the latonei
if the hour , that churgo hod passed iut
listory. But our band-box ; soldtur coul
tot fight until ho got ready. When tl
rdor was handed to Porter ho folded
nd put it in his pocket. General Sake
was by his side , but that officer and Gei
irul Morrell said that Porter had nut to !
hem ho was ordered to fiuht. The on
irdor that Sturgis received .that di
'rom Porter was not to fight but to moi
lia troops back to Manatsos. So th
hero could not bo found in all thoov
deuce a single order tliat Porter gave
engage the enemy even in a skirmia
Assuming that ho liad received , oven
0:30 : , an order to move on the onom )
flanks and roar if possible , why did 1
not obey it ? Logan defied any friend
Porter to show that ho obeyed any ord
at the timo. Ho utterly failed to ob
nuy order to fight. The only rule
warfare Logan knew was to strike tl
enemy where you find Jiirn And tt <
him you were not to fight because y
feared you would bo whipped was to t
him a now principle of military actic
Ho Lad never hoard that till
heard of Fitz John Porter. It had bo
said that Porter had bqen a good soldit
and that the next day after this disobt
feme ho had douo well. That was r
the point here He was merely ineisii
that Porter bad disobeyed his orde
So far as the argument for sympathy w
concerned , all men ia distress were c
titled to our sympathy. The poorout m
who had fought in the army was entitl
to ny m pithy for hia wounds and piii
ttou , but thi.ro was no proposition
put him on the retired list. Sympat
should not override l.iwjsympathy shoi
not override juttice ; sympat
shpuld not override the ptin
iilea underlying our government ; a
( nHid Loguu , turning fc > thu domtcra
sidu of the chamber , ) "I eay to-day ,
all kindnois to thusidu of the chamh
though of cour o it will have KI eflV :
, ai.d 1 do not expect it to have any , tl
djtho courao of your iieoplo , asaiated
ih fewof our , i onu which will prevent
t , people of thia country , as long us jou
- , * - v r -
on in this way , from having nny confi
deuce thnt you intend to ndnunioter thi
n ( Fairs of the gmorntnent fnirly. Thii
oponing-dnora order , ho continuedmoan
brjaking down the barrier between loyn
men so fnr ns the flourishing o
nrmy discipline were concerned ,
It means the opening of the retired lie
to other men to como in ns Porter wni
coming in But it meant more than Hint ,
Ho did not care what n fuw gentlomm
who were in , nnd n few who were out
of the union nrmy might say , it wns hit
conviction that the great body of the
American people did not believe in break'
ing down the barriers between the men
who failed in time jf need , nud those
who stood to their post. And when I saj
thnt , continued Logan , I am speaking ole
o ir own people. They do not believe in
your coming hero to regulate our courl
martial of the war period ; they dp not bc\ \ <
Hove it is just ; they do not holiovo it it
right you should. I toll you I urn speak'
ing to you the truth ns the people
will Bpo&k it to you hereafter.
Your confederacy could regulate
its own. courts-martial while you had n
confederacy ; but , sirs , do not como here
in numbers sufficient to put luck in out
army man whu failed us nnd thus destroy
the discipline of our nrmy , cast slum
upon the men who did their duty ,
ti ample in the dust thu bouoa oftho ,
dead nnd put n stigma upon thoJifttntiof
union soldiers. Lot not your Jfo ltfgVo ( ) {
so fnr. If you do , I ArtUrp'ypiiHJijt
more years tlnn you think wilf pass over
your heads before you have the u < > nfi-
deuce of the _ American people. Thin
was an act of injustice , Logan assorted ,
nut only to the urmy but to alt the loyal
people of the country , nn injustice to
the memory of the faithful dead an iu-
justice to Abraham Lincoln nnd these
associated _ with him. Those who
were the friends of the Union in the hour
of trial should not falter now in its hour
of triumph. While every daj pool1 crjp-
plod officers were applying to military
committees to bo put upon the retired
list nnd could not succeed , how could wo
put this man Porter there , nnd. while
faithful wounded soldiers were receiving
n paltry pension per month ) hqw could
the senate pass n bill to give u salary oi
§ 3,000 a year t' > a man who in the hour
of peril had failed to perform liin duly tc
his country. The war for the Union rwd
been fought to preserve a great govern-
montr and to preserve equality and jus
tice. If this bill passed , auu * this wrun
were done , it wquld bo doMftiing to the
world thnt these who failed
in tha hour of trial wore men who should
now bo honored that the glory of the
union army could as well bo maintained
by honors , lost ns by honors won. Thai
principle would have nvmbst demoralizing
effect upon our army and'tippn tno couti'
try. The idea of replacing flilch n mac
in his position was revolting to the no
tions of right and justice.
Mr. Conger ( rep. , Mich. ) expressed bit
dosre to amend the bill by striking oul
the word "tho" nnd inserting the wordi
"un additional" before uho words "ro
tired list of the army , " his object being ,
ho said , to save from disgrace the rcgulai
retired Hat of the army , nnd have a separate
rate retired liat provided for ( Jen. Portoi
and these like him. tv&
The chair declared the bill not aiiifjocl
to amendment at this time , except foi
additional sections.
The bill was then rnad ft third tim <
and passed HG-ycai , 25 nays , The TO-
suit was received ith mingled npplaus <
nnd hisses from the galleries. The naj
vote was as follows :
Nays Aldrich , Allison , Blair , Bowen
Conger , Ciillum , TUwce , Dolph , Ed
mill-da , Frye , Harrison , Hawluy , Hill ,
Installs , Logan , McMillan , Manderaon
Miller ( Oal. ) , Mitchell , Merrill , Palmer
Plattoj Sherman , Van Wyck and Wilson
During the vote the following pain
were announced : Bock aye , with Hul <
no ; Cameron ( Mms. ) aye , with Goorg <
no ; Miller ( N. Y. ) no. with Oamdei
aye ; Plumb no , with Vest aye ; Snwyoi
no with Kenna aye.
A motion to no into executive scs
sion was agreed to , but while thu door
were being closcd'it was discovered tlm
the prouublu to the bill hac
not been passed , mid a motioi
to secure its iuunciliatc pasmgi
was mado. Mr. Elmunds ( top , Vt. )
however , insisted that thu nrdor of th
ainuto bo first executedao the doom wer
cloaed and immediately ruopenod. Th
preamble was then passed 33 nycs , 2
nays.
nays.During the vote Mr. Miller ( rop. , N
Y. ) expressed u wish to vote , and , with
out objection , traiuferred Oamdun'u pai
to Aldridgo , who was now abuent. Miller
lor then voted no.
Bttforo the preamble was passed , Mr
Hawley ( fep _ , Conn. ) expressed the hop
that the muj'irity would spun * the senat
from a vote annulling the decision of th
court mart al , which was as lawfully a e > i
stitutwl authority as the supreme cout
of the United SUtes.
Mr. Coiuer ( rep. , Mich. ) romarke
that it was d'sgruco ' enough to have bee
a member of n body which whuild pai
such a bill [ Groan * , and cries of ordoi
if that were it diagraco , or honor onoug
b if that were an honor ; but the preamb ,
was something no senator should vul
for.
for.Tho preamble to the bill , as pas
t od , rf cited that the boird of office !
convened by the piesidont to e :
amino and report upon the cas
of General Porter stated that it authtf
i/.ed the president to annul the findii
and sentence of the court martial i
General Porter's case , nnd restore hi
to petitions of which the sentence d
prived him , such restoration to take e
feet from the date of dismissal from tl
service ; that the president had romitti
eo much of the sentence as difcquuliQi
General Porter from holding office , ai
that in order to do justice to Gonei
Porter it was enacted , etc , etc.
Tlio bill then authorizes the prcsidei
it by and with the advicti and consent
the senate , to appoint General I'orter
the position of colonel in the array ,
the s ime grade and rank held by him
the tirno < jf Ins dismissal , and author ; :
the president , in his discretion , to pit
General Porter on thu retired list as
that grade , General Porter , however ,
receive no compensation or allowan
prior to his appointment under the a
Adjourned.
ntivuK.
The house went into committee of I
whole , Mr. Biount ( deni , Gn ) in
chair , on the poatuilUo appropriat
bill , the pending Hineiidinent being i
of increasing the appropriations for
payment of lotlor carriers and inoidei
exponxes of tlio free delivmy eon
from 8'J (1110.000 ( -1,000,000. .
\ Mr. Tomuhond ( Uom. , 1,1. )
Iho amendment Increasing the npproprin
tion for the pay of letter carriers. II
called attention to the fact thnt out o
15-1 frco delivery oflicos only fourteoi
were solf-sustninnitf. Ho assorted tin
Hoatnn nnd Chicago wore * the only self
sustaining fron delivery oflices in Maisn
chusotts nnd Illinois , respectively.
Mr. Davis ( rop. , Ill ) opposed the bil
jpciuiso it would icdtico the carrier cor
vice nt least 100 men.
The amendment Mas Adopted 12 !
to 22.
Mr. Townsliond gave notic6 that hi
would demand the nyos nnd nays in thi
1OUBO.
Mr. Hewitt ( dom. , N , Y. ) ofTorcd nt
amendment providing that periodic
niblicationa other thnndnily now pporn ,
> hen delivered \ritliin the city whorok
.hoy nro published , shall bo charged witli
ho snmo postage ns now or may bo im
lusml by law on such publications who'
tolivored elsewhere than in thu city ol
mblication.
Mr. Uorrrop. ( , Mich. ) moved to striki
out the proviso thnt land grant rnilroadi
shall roooivo for mail transportation bul
50 per cent compensation ullowed othoi
cads. Ho said the proviso would worl
njiutico tc fifty little roads , fur it dii
lot nlfect the Union nnd Central Pad
ici.
_ Mr. Shaw ( dom. , 111. ) opposed the mo
ion ,
Mr. Mills ( dom. , Tex. ) thought the
compensation allowed nil railroads onor
nous , nud gave notice of nn nmendment
educing It 10 ptjr cent.
Tlirt committee rose for the purpose ol
uniting { the debate on the pending pnrn-
; raph. The democratic members desired
o limit the debute to ono hour , nud UK
republicans naked tluoj hours. Pendiiif
ho wrangle on this point , 5 o'clock ar
rived , nnd the house adjourned.
X-i' Ninonnou.
Plm Town Soniiio AUIOOK for
Si tTrn o Iho llnuBo Vol on lo Pai.
( lou a Murderer The AJI lunl-
inrnl Colk-Ro
'Jho Doiuouracy.
iliaJMoiNEH ; , March 13. In the senate
ate tlio debate on the woman sufTragi
amendment was continued until late it
the afternoon , when n vote was taker
; and the nmondmentyas agreed to bj
215 to 21 just a constitutional majority
for l , The following is the roll call or
the question of woman sutlrago. Tin
yjbfiswovo : Senators Abrahnm , Barrett ,
Brown , Gftldwoll , Chambers , Ohudd
Olaik , Goiter , DonnanDuuc.inEastman ,
Gillett , l\a4B | , Homontvay , Hutchinson ,
Loj.mii , M .Coy , MoDoiiough
Miles , .Nichols , Robinson
StepHens' , Whaloy , Wilkins 20.
The nays were Senators Biker , Bay
ias , Bills , Bloom , ( Carr , , C < rr , Homines
Hunt , Johnson , Xn rajieo. Payne , Roth
ert , Ruasoll , RydirSouth , , Budluw , Sut
wu. Swonoy' , WljiUpgSA. .
The amendment" , agreed to. Tin
joint resolution agreeing to the constitu
ional nmondment proposed by the Nine
eonth general assembly camuaip. .Then
ire four amendments providing for thi
lolding of elections on the Tuesday afto
: ho first Monday in November ; for thi
reorganization of the judicial districts o
thu slate by nny general assembly ; fo
making n grand juiy consist of not Its
than five nor more than fifteen mem
bers ; and authorizing legislatures fc
provide for holding persons i
inswor for nny criminal offense
without presentment by a gram
jury ; and for electing county attorney !
every two years. Mr. Hall moved na i
substitute that the question of holding a
constitutional convention bo submitted n
the next general election. Pending tin
discussion of the constitutional amend
ment , the seriate adjourned.
The liousn spent the most of the da ;
discussing the joint resolution request
ing thu governor to pardon E. J. Bruc
From thu penitentiary ut Fort Madiaon
where lie ia now confined on a life sen
tmico for * the murder of Mielmc
MoNumara at Keolcuk o1 lit years nu
A vote was reached at 3'JO ; , resulting ii
55 for the resolution and 40 against it-
5 member : ) absent or not voting. Th
announcement uf the vote was receivci
with some applause in the lobbies nni
galleries , which were crowded with spec
UtorH , but the speaker promptly chocke
it. The appropriation committee n
ported luck the insane asylum bi
recommending an appropriation of $250 ,
TOO for that purpoao. The report wa
adopted , as also an aniondmont that ru
more than half the amount shall be
ponded in the present year. Mr. Me
Call's bill for the reorganization of th
agricultural college board will como up t
special order nt 10:30 : to-morrow. It'wi
duubtlets ulii.it n strong debate , whic
may continue several dujs.
The democratic state central committt
hold a meeting this mornim ; at the Abut
homo. They decided to hold a state eo )
vontion to nominate delegates to , the n
tional convention , nt burllngtot ) , on tl
24th day of April. Davenport and M ;
liulltown both bid for the convontjo' ]
' 'ho date and place fo * holding the coi
ention to nominate state oilicora w
isoussed but not fixed.
The OrlmeM uf the OroilchoK ,
JACKHON , Mich. , March 13 , In tl
Jrouch murder examination to-day Gali
K. Brown , who was shot February 8t
was 011 the stand. Ho told of his mU
news with Fey ; that Fey said t
Grouch estate owed him 92,000 , but
would not toll what for , except that
was not for work on the farm ; that
B'oy ) could moke them pay , I
old of taking two letters from the pock
of a coat in Crouch's house , ono dat
San Antonio , Texas , August 12 , 18i
saying , "Secure those papers before t
birth of Eunice's child ; ' it was sign
"Charles Matthews , " and "B. L. (
Delow. Witness said the letter v
* ken from his pocket after ho was all
He thought ho secured all his letter n
put them under his pillonr , but so
must have been taken or remained in
pocket. Dr , Gibson took his clothes
Jackson to examine the bullet holes t
they were burned in the recent fire.
Tlio.ora llunin Myutery.
PBTEUHUUHO , Til , March 13 Fai
Duker , bibter ofJTH Uurns , wan on
stand ililu wormnn , and testitied t
Hur.i went to work at Carpenter' .
January 1883 , and a short tune afterw
a wore mlk ilreasea and tine sheen (
lie pouter was in the habit of going to '
lieal nuns' house with era after night. <
CO morning he came while tf.ira wan si
ping them nii'l ' H tul hd hud a place for
cd to tow.jrn lift that uftcmuuu aud
not return till the next day , when sin
wns in company with Mary Conway ol
Pooria. Witness afterward went tc
D.ikola to live Carpenter gave her the
money to go with. Henry Aronds testi
fied to seeing Cnrponter in Peorin Aupml
4th w ilh n women whoih ho believed tc
bo Horn Burns.
ISIsmnri'k'i Index
S | > cctAl DIspAtcli to tha BKK.
CIIIOAOO , Mnrch lit. The public
librnry toeontly received n collection of
European books which It had imported.
This morning some of the works of Ger
man writers were opened for the first
time , nnd on looking through them the
librarian was surpriiod to discover pass-
ngos in page after page obliterated with
black ink in n regular manner , as though
n machine manufactured for thu purpose
had been employed. It wns the work ol
the Gorman government. These pnssigce
relate to socialism , nnd boiti [ ? seditious
and revolutionary , the Gorman govern
ment has sponged them out. It has boon
obliged to go through each book of the
issue nnd blot out the obnoxious pass
ages.
HAIU
The l-'nHt Mull In MhinoBOtii The HI ,
l > * ul H\vnlIo\\H the Iowa Dlugo-
nul Oregon Central
IIH ImmlN.
WI.VONA , Minn. , Mnrch 13. The fast
mail train arrived hero nt 11CO : , being
seventeen minutes abend of timo. A
number of prominent citizens wore al the
depot nnd general congratulations were
exchanged on the now improvement ,
General Groshnm received n few callers
in his car , which loft after n stop of five
minutes.
ST. PAUL , Mnrch 13.--Tho fast mnil
arrived nt * H. Paul nt 3:25 , being five
minutes ahead of time. It wn.i met nt
the depot by n number of loading citizens
nnd a delegation from the St. Paul board
of trade.
DBS MOI.NKS , March 13. By n coii'
tract just concluded the Diagonal road is
now nindo the solo connection of the St.
Paul road at Des Moinoi. The report
that the Diagonal has been bought by the
St. Paul is incorrect , nnd it is still owned
by R. I. Wilson it Co. , of Now York ,
who will continue to operate it nnd prob
ably greatly extend it.
WAHHINOTON' , March 13. The majority
of the senate committee on public lands
to-day voted to recommend the forfeiture
of thu unowned portion of the land
grant of the Oregon Central road. The
bill has nut boon 'ordered reported , tin
details not having boon determined upon.
The line affected by thisnctionis between
the first grove nnd Astoria , a distance ol
! )7 ) miles. The grant for this portion ol
the road covers 1,130,880 acres.
NEW YOUK , Maoh 13. Comniissionoi
Kink reports that at n meeting of rail
road presidents to-dayit was agreed that
taking effect Friday , March 14 , ens1
bound rates on classes named below wil
bo AS follows : From Chicago to Nov
York , seventh class , "provisions 25 "Tionti
per hundred weight , eighth cluss , lloui
nnd grain , 20 cents per cwt. , * ninth class
bulkmeata , 30 cents ; live hogs , New
York to Boston , 25 cents per cwt. , ant
35 cents from Chicago to Now Y rk.
KANSAB CITY , TOO.
KANHAK OITV , March 13. The fasl
mnil service from Chicago nnd the oosl
to this city was inaugurated to-day bj
way of the Burlington and Hannibal
roads , the mail leaving Chicago thie
morning nnd arriving hero nt 0 o'clooli
this evening. It has heretofore been re
ceived the following morning.
THU CATXIjn HCOURUK.
Apprnrniiconf Iho Foot and Monti
IMucnHO In Illinois The JlciclH
AdVctcO.
Special IMnpatch to Tin : line.
CHICAGO , March 13. The foot am
mouth disease hus made its appoaranc
in Kllingham county , this state , an
great ularm prevails among nil cattl
owners. The disease is nut confined t
nny ono herd , but several are afflicted
and there is no telling whore the scourg
will break out next. Un Charles Uu
brock's farm was found n steer with hi
right hind foot to tlio ankle joint gone
the bare bone protruding. The lips wer
dry , hot and crocked , the eyes clear an
bright , but with a yellow exudation c
matter on the lidx , appetite good nud th
animal thin in lleali. in thu same sUl
huifera' feet to Ihn second joint wer
much swollen , with a tender crock ex
tending around the ankle just above th
corona. The in"zzlo wns hot and cracked
eyes brigtitupd hill. In the same stabl
several o.tlVca 4 to 8 months , uhowe
j nq oigiis i/l disease. Goats and poultr
. were running ubuut sick animals. In th
field half u mile north are novon calyc
with Bffoollou fret. Oa nu adjoiniu
farm , owned by Louis Schooler , wi
found a milch cow with right hind fo <
gone , teats showing scabs mid tender 4
the touch ; in the feed lot ; next to tl :
stable yard wore aix or sovqn cattle , all i
which exhibited characteristic symptou
of the disease. Their owner had sov
nothing about them to cause him to at )
pool that they were ailing , and was su
prised when told that all wore Hick. Tl
family was using milk of a sick coi
us they had the ) notion thnt the troub
was caused by freezing. On a farm thn
miles distant was found a yearling bul
with ono digit of the hoof gone and tl
other hold ill place by a bandage. No
him was a heifer with both hind legs
bad condition , a crack around the anl
of ono foot , and beginning to show on t
thor. Ia a feed lot a few rods a way we
ovoral cattle , every one of which we
fleeted. In this loV { hero were thirte
cuttle , ! ) ! ! affected , and.uU in a bad plt l
a a stable were MX "calves also exlub
c evidences of the .malady ,
Governor ili.jiilton is iu the city , a
will issue a proclamation nnd tnke i
.rorne iiuaBurnsto prevent its spread ,
Itexular 1'nwt DisputUie * . ,
SrHiNCii'iuu ) , 111. . March 13 Unsi
Btuntmted advices received ut tlm g
he urnoi's ullico stated that the foot t
int mouth uuenno had appeared among
in cattle of UliiiiKham county. Telegre
rd wore sent out by the goveinor's suuut
uiid the state board of health , ask
it- further particulars. The' ' governor
ne notified by tolonwm of the disc-ate ,
ordered State Veterinarian Pmai to |
icr o'ji-d to the infected county , The
H iu ( will ( trubably be quarantined.
OUR SPECIAL MARKETS.
"The Bee's" ' Daily Review of Traffic
Matters in Chicago ,
Southwestern Stookmon Evade the
Eailroad Thumb-sorow ,
All Articles Show Weakness and
a Slight Doolioo Yesterday ,
Review of the Beef Trade During
the Past Twelve Months ,
Khnuliii ; the Blnntjhtcr of
HORS anil Caltlo for tlio Year.
'
CHICAGO MAUICKTH.
tJATTI.K TIIAII.S Ol'KKHD Ul' .
Special Uhpatck to TUB HUB.
CIUUAOO , 111. , March 13. Southwest
ern stockmen nro rejoicing over the order
from the secretary of the interior which
opens up nil the cattle trails through In-
dinn territory for the south Texas drive.
This is n aovorj blow nt the railroads
whoso management fnucicd they had suc
ceeded in closing those , old trails , and
that they oould raise their rates. Corn-
fed Texan cattle continue to arrive freely
nnd are selling nt ? 5 25 to § 5 75. The-
market to-dny for shipping nnd
dressed beef cattle was slow
nnd prices fully 10 to 15o lower ;
butchers' stock remains steady nnd in.
good demand ; stackers and feeders are
in bettor demand , but prices remain 25
to COo lower than last week , yet have
undergone little or no change since Mon
day There were few export orders , bu ,
buyers were in no particular hurry.
Sales were mode of 1,350 to 1,500 pounds
export grades nt § G 25 to $0 85 ; good to
choice shipping , 1,200 to 1,350 Ibs , $5 70
to SO 10 ; common to medium , 1(00 to
1,200 Ibs , 85 00 to $5 CO.
A LULL
occurred to-day in the activity which hay
boon thu rnlo on change lost week , and
operations were mainly of a local specu
lative character. The wheat market Is
quiet , outside orders nro limited and
trading is confined to the local crowd.
The market was very dull at times.
Early in the day , influenced by fine
weather , speculative offerings were quite
largo nnd the demand light , causing
prices to decline about jo below the
opening figures ; later they rallied Je
under n fair demand Irom the aborts ;
then fluctuated nnd finally cloaed about
jo under yesterday. March was very
quiet and nominal , ranging ut 91 to 91 Jo ,
closed at 91e ; in April light trading ,
with a range from 91 } to 92e , closing nt
SUAc. The feeling ia corn was some
what unsettled , The demand was mod
erate at times on speculative account ,
and shipping inquiry was fair for lower
grades. Receipts were smaller.
CORN ANll OATH. .
The corn market opened firmer but
quickly weakened , declining Jo , rallied
Ac and finally closed Jo higher than yes
terday. There was a speculative market
for oats , which opened with fair offer
ings , and prices declined \ to ju } under
yesterday's closings , but Inter ruled
firmer.
I'UOVIHIONH.
Trading in moas pork was lighttuid
prices were nominally unchanged. Lird.
was quiet and a shade firmer. On call
board wheat shaded off I to jo. Corn ( In
clined \ to fjc , April oata advanced c ,
Juno pork advaucid 2Au , April lard de
clined 2Ac , and May lurd advanced 2Ac.
Tllli IIKK1' TUADI5.
Special Dispatch to TUB BKB.
CIIIOAOO , March 13 , A carefully prepared -
pared review of the Chicago buef trade
is published this afternoon. It says :
The supply of cuttle tributary to Chicago
is largo , and the cattle raising industry
lias onlargud rapidly within the piufc
five years , while the quality of * ho stock
has greatly improved. Again it ia well
known that cattle raised and fed in thii
far west , wnere pasturage , water nnd
climate are excellent , are more healthy
as rule than stock raised in some sec
tions of this country , and consequently
are more desirable for * 'consumption and
tr&de hi its various branohta ; , therefore
the fear ot overproduction ia not war
ranted , while the d < f aaq for cattle isgrad-
increminq a n w fcM atock com-
manda a preference , The'reciiipta of
cattle at 01\icajo \ { during the ; p * twelve
months wore a bout tw niy-6vVv p r cent
larger than during tko previoustwelve
raoptbs , aggregating neatlif 1 050,000
eadV Of this supply about 275,000 , were
oxas and 180,000 far > vest cittk- , the
> ulk of which were used iu the packing
canning and local trade. Prices have ,
uled rather high in comparison with the
alucs of other food producing animal * ,
specially for the better fjriidm. Thismey"
> artiully be nttiibuted to the slmip c-ui-
letition between exporters and shippers ;
, f dressed beef fur the butter droves ; ,
'ho extreme figures for the past year
unged at $1 25 to § 8 25 fur common to.
xtru smooth native stew , $3 tit SO for
iVxatiB , and § 3,7& to $ ti 25 fur far treat-
cattle ,
THU 1100 AM > UATTLE WIAVCU pJ
' . . ' * ' ' ' *
legulur 1'ro.s Dl piiti.li.
id ( JiuoAOO , March 111.
' Oil i.'b Uuinuierojftl Itulittm
u thu number of bout kilkd < hero cluiingtim
twelve miiuthb w .1,1)12.000 )
11 4 5riO,000 last year , Th < 5 'total
'u ' it bog * , live and < 3 reuse < lx , vm liaUxOOO. ! )
'uu 'uu Nuuibu1 wf cattle BlaufcUUwd.liuting the
u ymljtwj'lvo months JL',18.SCOO , of whioh.
i 7CO.COO head were , requited for Uk *
baf iuUivitz.