The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Senator Coke reported tavorably a
bill appropriating one hundred thou
sand dollars to improve the harbor OF
Galveston; bill passed.
Kellogg introduced bill to exhaust
the United States treasury to improve
the rivers of Louisiana and build pub
lie buildings in that state.
Several nominations confirmed; none
from Texas.
In the house: The apportionment
bill was taken up. The substitute fix
ing number at $40, was rejected by
a vote of ga to 154. The substitute
fixing number at eos was rejected.
The substitute fixing number at 3I9
was rejected by vote of SO to 14S.
The bill then passed without division.
The case of Capt. Little was taken
up.
Epson, of Texas, supporting the bill,
said the charges upon which Captain
Little had been dismissed from the
service were ridiculous ond frivolous,
and nothing more or less than the off,
spring of prejudice against a volunteer
officer. The charge was that he had
been seen on the public streets with
common woman. While he (Upson)
did not desire to lower the high stand
ard of morality, he would like to have
some one point out the person who
could cast the first stone. There was
no other charge against the officer, and
though he bore scars received in the
service of his country he had been dis
missed from the army.
McCook read an extract from the
review of Judge Advocate General Nc
Kee Dunn on the case of Thomas Lit
tie, commenting severely on the con-
duct of the officer, and recommending
that the findings of the court martial
be confirmed. He then sent to the
clerks desk to have read an affidavit
of Thomas Little relative to the charge
made against him, and which was TAX
en- from the files of the war depart
ment. The language of the affidavit
was so gross that many ladies left the
galleries and the reading was stopped
by the objection from Springer of ILL.,
nois, and Moore, of Tennessee, on the
ground that it was obscene, and it was
stricken from the records. The affi-
davit, however, had its effect, and by
an overwhelming vote the enacting
clause of the bill was stricken out, thus
defeating the measure.
The next bill was one authorizing
the president to place VIM. P. Cham
bliss, late major in the fourth cavalry,
upon the retired list. On this bill the
democrats RETAINED from voting, leav-
ing the committee without a quorum,
whereupon the committee arose.
The recommendation of the COM
mittee as to the bill pelative to Thos.
Little was agreed to by the house and
the enacting clause was stricken out.
Valentine, chairman of the commit
tee on agriculture. reported on the
agricultural appropriation bill, of the
committee of the whole. 1t appro-
pirates $500 ,4So, being $66,77o less
than asked for, and $1I9,9So more
than appropriated for the current year.
The speaker laid before the house a
message from the president in further
compliance with the house resolution
calling for the correspondence respect
Ing the war department, transmitting
the report of the secretary of state,
and accompanying documents.
The Rev. J. ID. Hartzell, editor OF
the Southwestern Christian Advocate
since 1876, rendered his resignation to
t the book committee of the Methudist
, Episcopal Church at Cincinnati, on
the 9th instant. In accepting the
same resolution was adopted by the
board complimenting the retiring edi.
: tor for the able manner in which he
had performed his duties. Mr.. Hart.
zell's successor, whose name appears
in the last issue of the advocate, is
the Rev. l.. p. Cushman.
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