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Morey,' Morrill, Muller, Mutchler, Nutting, Ochiltreei York 159. 



O'Hara,_ Charles O'Neill, Paige, Parker, Patton, _NAYS J. J. Adams, Aiken, Alexander, Bagley, 



Barksdale, Beach, Belmont, 

 Bland, Blount, Breckinridge, 

 Buckner, Bumes, Cabell, 

 Oftrlcton.) 



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burn, Weaver, Wemple, J. D. White, Whiting. Wil- Deuster, Dibble. Dibrell, Dockery, Dorsheimer, 



kins, James Wilson, G. D. Wise, J. S. Wise, York Dowd, Dunn, Eldredge, Ellis, J. H. Evins, Follett, 



138. Forney, Fyan, Garrison, Gibson, Graves, Green, 



NOT VOTING Bayne. Bo wen, F. B. Brewer, Broad- Greenleaf, Halsell, Hammond, Hancock, Hardeman, 



head, T. M. Browne, Brumm, Burnes, Calkins, Felix Hardy, W. H. Hatch, Bemphill, Henley, Herbert, A. 



Campbell, J. M. Campbell, Clements, Connolly, Cook, S. Hewitt, G. W. Hewitt, Hill, Hoblitzell, Holman, 



mick, Moulton, Nicholls, Pettibone, Kankin, Reagan, Maybury, J. F. Miller, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Mor- 



J. S. Kobinson, W. F. Rogers, Shelley, Smalls, Ste- gan, Morrison, Morse, Moulton, Murphy, Neece. Nel- 



phenson, C. A. Sumner, Thomas, Wait, Milo White son. Gates, O'Ferrall, J. J. O'Neill, Pierce, B. W. 



44. Peel, Potter, Pryor, Pusey, Rankin, Reagan, Reese, 



Robertson, J. H. Rogers, W. F. Rogers, Rosecrans, 



After so narrow an escape, there was but Scales, Seymour, Shaw, Shelley, Singleton, T. G. 

 little prospect for the passage of the bill, yet Skinner, Slocum, Springer, Stevens, Charles Stewart, 

 the measure was debated in the House at great Stockslager, Strait, D. H Sumner, Talbott J. M. 

 length; and many members delivered carefully &3^M^^,^ 

 prepared speeches for and against a protective V an Eaton, Wakefield. Ward, Richard Warner, Well- 

 policy, and presented curious and elaborate born, Weller, Milo White, Williams, Willis, W. L. 

 tables in regard to the effect of a protective Wilson, E. B. Winans. John Winans, Wolford, Wood- 

 tariff upon rates of wages, and upon the growth ] rd , Worthington, Yaple, Young, John G. Carlisle 

 of our industrial interests. There was nothing No ; VoTixo-Barr, Bennett, Muldrow, Nicholls, 

 new put forward touching the general priuci- Ochiltree. Riggs, W. E. Robinson, Valentine, J. D. 

 pies involved, though the records of the debate White, Wood 10. 

 may serve as an arsenal of illustrations should Fort y. one Democrats voted to defeat the 



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the tariff issue become a subject ot general meagore, and four Kepublicans voted to sustain 



r/-klifirtol /4ioAnaainn n/iTiQiQl HnKofa ITI +ha . 



Fitz-John Porter's Case. Jan. 18, 1884, Mr. 



political discussipn. General debate in the 

 Committee of the Whole closed May 6th, and 

 on the motion of Mr. Converse, of Ohio, it was 



ordered, by a vote of 156 yeas to 151 nays, that Slocum, of New York, brought up the follow- 



the enacting clause be stricken out of the bill, mg bill for the relief of Fitz-John Porter, re- 



When the House was called upon to approve ported by the House Committee on Military 



or reject the action of the committee, the yeas Affairs: 



were 159 and the nays 155, and the measure Whereas, The board of army officers convened by 



wax Irillprl hv tbp fnllnwino- vnto ttc President of the United States by special orders 



No. 78, headquarters of the Army, April 12^ 1878, to 



YEAS G. E. Adams, Anderson, Arnot, Atkinson, examine into and report upon the case of Fitz-John 



Bayne, Belford, Bingham, Bisbee, Boutelle, Bowen, Porter, late a major-general of the United States Vol- 



Boyle, Brainerd, Breitung, F. B. Brewer, J. H. Brew- unteers and a brevet brigadier-general and colonel of 



er, T. M. Browne, W. W. Brown, Brumin, Budd, the Army, having by their report of March 19, 1879, 



Burleigh, Calkins, J. M. Campbell, Cannon, Chace, stated that in their opinion "justice requires at his 



Connolly, Converse, W. W. Culbertson, Cullen, Cur- (the President's) hands such action as may be neces- 



tin, Cutcheon, G. R. Davis, R. T. Davis, Dingley, sary to annul and set aside the findings and sentence 



Duncan, Dunham, Eaton, Elliott, Ell wood, Ermeii- of the court-martial in the case of Maj. -Gen. Fitz-John 



trout, 1. N. Evans, Everhart, Ferrell, Fiedler, Find- Porter, and to restore him to the positions of which the 



lay, Finerty, Foran, Funston, Geddes, George, Glas- sentence deprived him, such restoration to take effect 



cock, Goff, Guenther, Hanback, Harmer, Hart, H. H. from the date of dismissal from the service" ; and 



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Hatch, Hay nes, D. B. Henderson, T. J. Henderson, 



, The President, on the 4th day of May, 1882 



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Hepburn, Hiscock, Hitt, Holmes, Holton, Hooper, Hop- remitted so much of the sentence of said court-martial 



kins, Horr, Houk, Howey, Hunt, Hutchins, James, remaining unexecuted as " forever disqualified the 



Jeffords, Johnson, Jordan, Kasson, Kean, Keifer, Kel- said Fitz-John Porter from holding any office of trust 



ley, Kellogg, Kctcham, Lacey, Laird, Lawrence, Le or profit under the Government of the United States" : 



Fevre, Libbey, Long, Lyman, McAdoo, McCoid, Me- Therefore, that justice may be done the said Fitz-John 



Comas, McCormick, McKinlev, Millard, S. H. Miller, Porter, and to carry into effect the recommendation of 



Milliken, Morey, Morrill, Muller, Murray, Mutchler, said board, 



Nutting, O'Hara, Charles O'Neill. Paige, Parker, Pat- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eepresenta- 



ton, Payne, Payson, S. J. Peelle, Perkins, Peters, lives of the United States of America in Congrett 



Pettibone, P helps, Poland, Post, Price. Randall, Ran- assembled. That the President be and he is hereby 



ney, G. W. Ray, Ossian Ray, Reed, Rice, J. S. Rob- authorized to nominate and, by and with the advice 



