, 1879-01-11
11Qff6E.

u tint stase for military ser!co performed by
1t in suppression Of tho lsehcllioa. Passed.
Private Land CIaius. reported bill for Tbs
relief Of Myra Clurk Gaincs. Hefctrrd.,
The lloa,sc t!,ca went tuto COMMITTEE Of the
Whos. Mr ,b'asa nnreiard ~, u , tho S Ss9tr, o. ~,
William and Mary colleec blll.
Mr.. CungeT opposed the hui. There had been
no blu before Cougress which hal brought 10
its MD 10 mtlrh elogucneo md rhctorlc. and yct
merit as tho William and Mary Culltgo bIli.
llu considered 1t tho entering wctlgu to the
suecesstu! prosecution Of huuurcds aud thou.
lass. No Norlcr uan could vote Tor tat iii Siii
q uf' i'S' il. eousi!t,.sats. 1hs Ips.s'' pss5sei1'
abode .Gs ..ni,.u,n Of ieArni1s, 9sn about wh!sl.
(Lorins} spokr, wa. used ~ a prisol,-lousu Ut
the tLlHe It was caat.lrcA by tho bnion Army.
liz appealed from tic fanry sketchrs nf tlie
gentleman irom Massachusetts utout tho ho.e
.! tho ml,sta whcru ths sacred niue tr.pped
alnlg tho Er,tss, to thu historical records Ut tho
day. He suit 10 tho Cctk'A dusk anu batt read
u letter u thu Et<ui'y l'ess from ita War
sorTvspou.'ent, giving Aossctlptlo1' Of the a!tly
ohtatuct! posscsston of IT,. lie tiGd found that
thu Inquiry eaule from Confederate foltitcrx,
and, eYen Il TIC desired to do rrycrcnrs IL
ancient institutions uf learning Ge cu4lu not do
10 !n tll!s cnae.
str. LuEtug aad he was not In condition,
physically or mentally, to reply to thu eloquent,
talr, ht.th-toncd, and clear at'tcch mado by tl!e
gentleman irunl Michigan. (ConKer) lie wistrs!
l,s hut ssnue ot tle stscugtt, Which he had when
tn addressed thu House bct0re, nut with ftew
10 surrclltcF his views Of. tho general policy Ut
tho NuYcruIIIrnt, but with q lcsira to let Ill.
people aud iis country know tt4t tho thus ha,!
culie wlicn, luokaR beyond all lotul trtal4 a1,u
nll difficulties VI tho great can1itet, they should
ss'zo tho h'!sht a.d luminous spots Ut the COLI
tllct, Rud turn thetr sltchtlnn to pcace. lis hal
CONT hers believing In the educational iustttu-
ltons VI the eulintFy aud the old, uluss-grown
colleges whrl Ind seut such scholara
f1fth Into the land to guide tl,s soun-
s!lled With ycncrattol' Tor thcm and li4 yencra.
tion Lad heen Increased rsti.er than diminished
bY thu attacks nlatlt upon them. ur loved tho
old Institutions still, and he was u,crln!netl to
love them notwithstanding the attempts made
tu tarulst thcul.
Ms. Co,lger +aid h. had thought In but Just to
give t1s gentleman an opportunity to spoloytze
70 the HOUSE aud n the cuubtrv fuT htt tpfllsr
speerli III lehalf Of the blu. lta did uut IT.
tribute Tint gcntlemans lntstaku TO lack of ex-
pcr'euee, tor the Lord knows that II there was
anybody that uee1 never 70 to any uthcr Lcgis-
lature u learn anYth!al. It was y tuan who klu
been In tic Massachusetts Legislature. Thu
Erutlenail had asked tho House to MaGa
EratultS 10 xn institution McEcly because it
~as college, aa.l be<ause he WIS lover of
colleges.
SIR. Losiux calisl atlcuton to tho fact tho
tnrn,orial um Which the bill was buseI nul been
rlcseulc By lscnublica,l aud tbs bill had been
Islsss,l Ly l!a'ubIxua Huusc- lie WIS uut.usct
~ War vtaft:ls. but lis looked OH tLt1 claim xI
uuv rislitX auYc In1tiitA.
Mr.. uuDlt-lhete Is no ue. easjty to Trnly TO
tle scrt characteristic speech Hlae by tlu gct-
ticulau i1osn Michigan tCougtrI. Ii II affords
that gentleman MY pleasure tas 1t evidently
doss) ~ Indulge In nl-uasuzed t!pgs anu pour