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Show GENERAL. .aicw Apportionment of Xtmaerfc. Washington, 13. Western cca-ber? I be-in t.i talk of the rev a: p-r'J on-j m ot t'i.l to gi- increase i rt-prt sca.a- j ron to the Wesiern State-. u-rd on' the recent census, ihe nw E!nbcrs to chosen at a spoe.Ai t.eC'iuu in dim to mkc their sent netr lieemlr in the 4JJ C ngr-'-s. A M: to thi-eiejt thi-eiejt w..i soon be inlroiuced. and if no commit.ee rep-rtp it, it w..l be sprung upon the lictise n t.u. on Monday, , the riiur&it.g tour. Scene In Congress. When General Logan presented the bill aooihing the ranks of Admiral and Vice Admiral of the navy, yesterday, yester-day, and moved the suspension of the rules that it might be pasfei, thi-e was great objection in the Hcu-e. So field opposed action on the bill, and desired that it be referred to the naval committee, of whi:h he is chairman. He did not think it best to pass the bill just now. because, if f"r no other re3seo, he did cot like to kick a man when he is down. SeoSeld's speech brought General Logan to his fe-t, in defense of his present action. He had no reference, in ccating this bill, to a'jy person, but he desired to have it passed now. because be-cause there is a vacancy in the oSce of Admiral and if Congress postponed action, the vacancy niujt be ri.led. and there would then be no nerd of the law. He showed that though there are on'y S.OvO men now in the navy, there are 116 officers holding rauk a hitrh as General. Lieutenant General. Major General and Briga iier General This office was created to do hone to Admiral Farragut. and there was no in ention that it should descend to others. Hale, of Ma!ne, repeated the old arguments in favor of allowing the o5-eee o5-eee to continue, and refened to tne Porter letters. Gen. Logan interrupted him with the question, "Why do you lug that in?'' " ' . , "I do it n my own responsibility,'' replied Hale. "I see you do !" sneered Logan. AYhen Hale had finished a sceue of disorder ensued in the midst of which Scofield asked permission to make an explanation, aud Butler objected, unless un-less he should be granted permission to reply to Sc field. Half a duien other members were at the same time attempting at-tempting to get in their words. Scofield claimed that the military committee's reform bill, passed last session, required a larger appropriation appropri-ation than was asked for before, and that whi e all retired naval officers received only the half pay of the rauk on which tbey were retired, the army officers received the usual pay of thcir rank. When Butler left his seat and came down to the front of the Speaker's desk, the members crowoed around him, and perfect silence pervaded the house. Keferring to Porter's letter, and the allusions to him which it contained, con-tained, Butler said that if gratitude for a letter could influence his vote, he should rot be opposed to this bill. Then warming to his subject, he made one of the most scathing speeches heard on the floor of tho House for many a day. The words came red hot from his lips, as he denounced Porter is a man who did Dot know his own mind two days in succession, and who one day lauded his commander and next day abused him. Then comparing compar-ing Porter, the author of the lately printed letters, with the sainted and brave Farragut, he asse- od in the strongest language, th i "as un willing that such a ur. sh il.i 'n held up as an example to, . 'n-..ve and uoble youth of the United Spates navy, and as a friend and associate of the noble Fairagut. Said he, "I say that I shall object to placing this honor upon a man who has dishonored himself him-self and dishonored the President." Cox added a few words, and then the vote was taken vii-i voce, hardly a single voice being heard in the negative. nega-tive. Since the revelation of Admiral Porter's Por-ter's treaty towards General Grant, some serious facts have been raked up respecting General Butler's relations to the same person. It is said that, previous pre-vious to the election of lSGo, Buth r wrote a book about General Grant, moie severe in its comments upon his character and its denunciaiions of his acis. than ever Porter's letter to Seoretarv Welles was. Those who claim to have seen proof sheets of the volume, declare that, it was unsurpassed in bitterness, and in its contempt fir the intelleetmal capacity ca-pacity of the Pre-ident. Butler however, was persuaded to suppress the book for the time. Sew York News. New York, 13. Rain has ceased, but the weather is dark and lowering. Four new cases of small pox were disclosed in Brooklyn yesteiday. Minister Bancroft write? to Fish that the accomplishment of German unity so speedily is a surprise even to King William himself. Prior to the war the King only lived iu the hope that such an event would some day be accomplished, accom-plished, but he never expected to see it in his day. Nominations. Washington, 13. The President nominated General Pleasanton, Com missioner of Internal Revenue. Capturing Horse Thieves. San Francisco, 13. The citizens of Santa Barbara county, on Saturday, surrounded a notorious band of horse-thieves horse-thieves in a house at Sespe. and demanded de-manded their surrender. Jim Brnphy, in attempting to escape, was shot dead, and the remainder were captured and taken to Santa Bonaventura for trial. The C. P. Robbers. The rohliers of the Central Pact 5; train at Verdi. Nevada, named A. J. Dans. E. B. Parsons, J. C. Roberts, Jos Gili-hrist,T.Cockre!l. R. A Jnnr', J. H. Chapman and John Squire, are now hoinff trie1. Jonrt(: and Davis I have pleaded guilty, and will be ued as State's evidence. |
