Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-06
CONGREGATIONAL.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Ths Fitz
JOHN Porter bill was resumed and Logar
discussed the two points, whether thsr'
was . battle at Grovston August 20
1862, and whether there wal any forc'
in front OF Porter on that day. he do
clsred that COCO to 5000 were killed and
wounded on the Goth Of August, and noi
moro than two pieces Of artillery and .
small force OF cavalry faced Porter,
Logan believed that he had stated the
case fairly aud proved Portsr's disloyalty
to his officers In command had led "a
the disasters Of tho Goth and the defeat
Of the 30th. in which va lost $4,000
men and forty large guns. He quoted
testimony to prove that Porter said To
the Court-msrtial s~tsnosraphsr. "Wsll,
I was not loyal to Pope; there's nc
denying that" Mcclellan had written
three days after the battle 10 Porter.
For my sake and the country's sake,
be faithful to Pope" II was bad taste
for Southern Congressman, who had
fought Us openly and bravely. to restore
men whom We had kicked out OF oul
army for misconduct. He protested
against the rehabitating Porter as O
great crime and m %eItravagant and an
illegal proceeding.
House.
Carlisle introduced . bill fixing the
duties on sugar a. follows: On all
sugars not above No. 10, in Dutch
standard in color. $40 cents per pound
above No. Is and not above No. 16, 2.75
cents per pound; all over No. l6. four
cents per pound provided nothing here.
In contained shall DO construed to alter
or amend the Act OF August Is, 1876, 10
carry into effect the convention between
the United States and the King OF the
Hawaiian Islands. Referred.
Ellis introduced Q bill TO make rape In
the District Of Columbia punishable with
death.
Dc La Matyr offered . resolution di.
rscting the Census Committee to inquire
into the advisability OF taking the census
~ hiu1Ah. huoptCds
Vance. from the Coinage Committee.
submitted . report respecting the dsci.
NAL system Of weights and measures for
the Euslish.speaking people. Ordered
printed.
Mcmahon, from the Appropriation
Committee. reported Q deficiency bill,
sppropristing $685.. 900. Of which $780,
600 is for public printing.
Hazslton, rising to correct the Record,
said Warner, in . speech to which he
(Hszelton) had replied yesterday. used
the words "hospital pimps," which
words were not in the Record. His
speech would not Be appreciated by his
constituents II Warmers was manglsd,
as II ordinarily was. in the Record.
Warner rstorlsd that Hazslton's had
also been revised, which Hazsltsn dc.
MED. Warner said he was inclined 70
believe II would bs better not to have Il
revised. His speech was best % origin.
ally written. However. all the members
Of the House altered their speeches.
Hszslton said IL was An old trick Of
Warmers to strike out the Questionable
words when answers were made 10 his
speeches which hs did not like,
Warner eIeitedly denounced this % Q
falsshood. for which Hazslton said he
would hold him responsible.
Warner denied having applied the
words hospital pimps" to the Gov.
eminent pensioners, butte certain claim.
ants. He r~eproaehsd Hazslton with
having no. been in the army. but keep.
ing close to Canada during the war.
Hazelton rejoined, asserting that War.
ner was wounded early In the war, and
sought . pension early, and that his
wound was In the back.
The Speaker interrupted. but Warner
said hs referred the House to his record
in the army without . blush. he made
. vigorous assault on Hazslton. but the
matter was dropped and the House I'd.
journsd.