Show 1I fL f I J i The Fitz Johb 1PorterCage 1 I II I 1 Washington 31The vote in the d i i Ii Senate military committee today J ion i-on the question favorably reporting f i tll report-ing Jewells bill for the reliefoof t r t FitzJohn Porter is as follows M 1 il CockerellMaxey Groverand a Hampton NoesLogan Cameron 0 Ii of PennsylvaniaHarnson and Haw I I it ley were absent Cameron is known I to agree with the conclusions of the I f majority of the committee General J t Gen-eral Logan expects his minority report re-port to be approved by I I Hawley and Harrison and says Gen 1 Hawley has informed him he is in 1 i accordance with its main proposition J proposi-tion The majority report which r i accompanies the bill for the relief I i I of FitzJohn Porter reiterates the history of the case courtmartial Ii I I and the subsequent board of review f and alludes to the memorial of Gag 11 I Porte which is made part of the tf f I I report It concludes as follows The action of President Arthur in II e II II I remitting the unexpired portion of it the sentence of General Porter i based upon a review of r j I the findings 9 of the board relieves j the present application of General iti y Porter for restoration to the army i I from the objection that Congress F I would be reversing the sentence of L I a courtmartial such is not the case I r d So much of the sentence as the J resident had the power to act t I upon having been by him remitted I it now remains for Congress to perform I I per-form that act of justice which the fI I report of the board especially recommends fl I I i I rec-ommends in the following language II I E I Having thus given the reasonsfor i our conclusions we have the honor IJ I Ito I 1 I-to report in accordance with + t the Presidents order that in UI j I I y ij oar opinion justice requires at i I his hand such action as may be f B 1 1 necessary to annul and set aside the I findings and sentence of court I 1 I Ii martial in the case of Major General I a a FitzJobn Porter and restore him to IIi j t the position of which that sentence f deprived himsuch restoration to i + t take effect from the date of his dismissal dis-missal from service The committee are of opinion that the report of the H P board exhausted the subject roO II f and that FitzJohn Porter should P i be as recommended by I said III E j i h board restored to the service and I report a bill for that purpose 11 l Jewells bill authorizes the appointment t Ii appoint-ment of FitzJohn Porter to the a jll j position of colonel in the army with t I i same grade and rank as held by him r I at the time of his dismissal from 3it I the army provided he shall receive 11 I no pay compensation or allowance IiI whatsoever for the intervening time between his dismissal from = 1l t I the service and his appointment f i1 1 under this act II i + |