The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-18

odnNtf ~ iutfCftncluK. pOutakJvX y. ".,t<
iioos 0iteaeee % declare la efatlg 4. i ~
sectiep pfohibti1z aucb 10 <ftniion " ~ !
a T1On ti,nt rsInsI1I td TN inipoflsi.f1p ~
eoo1s in,other fhmn a ,>lricAn yeySele Hlr..
4 Morgan exprcsssd w oplnion tnht Hrelt
IBrjtai d Ia slibsIixj6 her lnefc'iant marine
for the nycwed purpose O, euhp'ip wv w
run our ships o9fhe nis zs hn,, y, r}n,;ed
4 States. Wed,nst 10 soinething for our
! commrrciT inarine and be did|
\ S nv 3lnrsslsss by merely repeating
4 the r,>4igation laws, or In any other, way
lthiY by following the example q urely
BJdaln and propping upouf ships wi'u'
lydbsidies-
n Adiourper.
! Mills offered resolusoD, SAILING On tpe
attorney general for information 49, 70 per-
sons employed as attorneys and otherwise
| In The prosecution OF the stsr-ropte cases,
the tHfnns OF contract, with the amount paid
| each. and the probable amount 81 the entre
cost of prosecution now pending ana kucn
as is contemplated 70 inshtuting. heiar-
red.
7 Grape offered resolution, directing the
indiUiary committee to inquire what legih-
| lstion is necessary to establish, by law, uni-
form and equitable photographic rates be-
tween states Of the Unionand foreign coun-
Blanchard, Of Louisiana, introduced q
! Joint resolution, expressive Of regret and
sympathy, because of the death OF Gam
betta, Referred.
Aldriuh, Of Illinois, introduced bill!
which provides that whenever the owner 81
distilled spirits. desiring to. eXpprt ths
same, shall have given bond icv the eai
I portation thereof, under the provisions q
| the act Of June Oh, 1874, be may proceed to
export without giving export bond pre-
scriped in Paragraph 4, a:Aeti9n BsA31, re-
yised Statutes, In the same act. Referred, y
! The senate amendment TO the agricui-'
/ tirel and Indian appropriation oils were
now coneirrej in, and consideration Of the
shipping bin vas resumed. III
Cox offered an amendment repeating me
laws requiring the payments or reu1upera-
lstion " shipping commissioners for shipping!
seaghan, if shipped by the owner on master,
After debate hG modified the amendment
| by adding proyisiOn that the duties per
! ffrmed hy the shipping commissioners o. a
home port be performed by collectors, and
ItiapU offices be charged for services. AS
inodied the inendnient was adopted. KIM
lHBsl,i .os,A5t "A "a gGNATE.
Z m AsHtN6Taa, 2sn. lI.--AIr. Cameron, q
! PeilnsylYapia, psesentetl'a memorial nom
/ the l'itisDufg chamber Of commerce algcinst
ATTY reelection Of the tariff on bikuniineps
coal. Also petition to increase the dnty
on Sumatra tobacco.
n MI. l,iwards from che judiciary com
lrnittee, reported with an amendment the
| bill 10 amend IN act Of last sessiop amend
ing the Revised SStutes in references. TO.
bigamy, aud said he wotlia ask its early
consideration.
at the elose Of the morning business, &C.
coraing to agreement the Dill for tue relief
| of fitz John Porter was laid before the sen.
~ ANT
the committee N military affairs, progid
! iiig that Porter aliall receive no allowances
prior to his reinstatement ia the army
Agreed to.
NJ. ConaeF moved 10 indefinitely posi-
lpone The bill. ,
Mr., Cameron, OF Pennsy iyaIiai spoke ~
favor OF the bill He believed Porter had been
nloysl soldier, whose mistakes, II he made
| any, were Of the head and not Of thel
heart Ha Potter never seemed % Gator tol
sleep, but was externally Oh the alert ch 0oKing'
men ~ his zeal and his confidence, aiding
the authorities by bis advice, and instruct
ling them how 20 bripg order out OF chaos.
loi tbe railroad from Harrisburg
lepgaged, an Incident occurred in my odlce
which impressed me greatly at the tine,
and which always seemed TO me should
atone 10 o great extent for any error 9 e.
Itn
I Ter period 81 TIE Nsr It was, 10 great ex-
tent thronEh him., IN my Judgment tbAt
che services OF Geheral George H. Thenas
Were secured to The eile Of lie Union.
General Thomas, then Major Thonlae,
was stationed at Caflisle barracks. There was
At the eanletinie two other MAJ Ars oi the
army stationed at the Hanc place. hare
lfore5ttan their aaInes, but that is inmate
rial fof the records u the war department
Will show when the order was rrcdivad
'front.' tho war departmont hy uiesseugtg,
who came fcr0ss the cqlntry, directing
Major Porter ~ send troops then
at Carlisle, 70 Washington, with
dlrections % cpt their way througa.
Itwns the language Of the order which
makes me say this was 1t one q tho derkest
periods Of .lle war rhe capital Of the ma.
ton wa8 ncnnced by an enemy carplng
within few miles Of II, anil had bat N
haiditll o. men for its protection, Poftefl
with quick perception OF the gravity Nc
The Hituston, and showing
thofongh loowedgs q the illness
iectca Thomas from the three majors, aud
ordered him 10 report 70 him at my office
IA Harrisburg. Chat being p0rtcr's head
quarters. Thomas arrived there promptly
The same evening. When informed Of The
duty 70 be performed, Thomas hes'tated,
morning. and With such Isstlng impression
In my mind. Thomas argued against
war, taking the gvo and thas fAe tropbie hne
Deen hrOu fht Oh tle conItfr by the aboiI-1
i.cDits Of liz ~ and While deplorlnE Il I
10 SINCERELY - apy man could, he south 4
had Just caqse flr complaint lie said
Porter sg2k w sltcn she' y ps , 5hofiss
e,apss 81 the trsnhIc, but. IS IN officef q !
thei nited oi>ies army, u VA tip day /
10 lleIfnV his nar Nnrufruf
II val >fttoyked, Whether by ipN Eofl
within 0i.rIn uifh ~ hIt.l uIra1td A.
xs gL4nsE A. tlcf 1eitsy =, hrlf aver
hf ard eny max piesi . r.t,f = rbioh h!a
see a,, her. .,,, ~ = sss a. sis I've
ii d-tision.\ ~ 40 no> ~
Ihonas refused - obty rs oI0<r..
hui 40 aag he htsiiatnd. end eenIl nl>t /
"a thsr haze preierret thar tie ! ~ had dt\
VOWED upo1 h,Ioihef Thonag v4s fIr. 4
gilman ~ bra api had, q. naur Other
sds|nbi''ig Of ne gornrumsDt corrtlntl
the states back i1io he un'o1 that had 81 L
Ihe'f Itllsirtureg formally wiihdrrFd. INT I
|I1fInr that nI1hf BE- dacIdC1 ~ remain rif1 (
.If Ini11 From I1aI EI1e forward II1Ir
FAs u p d1olt. no 1rsiia1pf. hui On tarfa.|.
hearty support % he 10. HtIcn 4
/ a f5f q. motto TIE Int.rrsis Of Ne un|ot
~. bff nd pursa u IL military hIf51. /
N PA John Ioricr ~ - 11J 1E|er| a.
b funt.Iiai IN sfrlnf fhIs fr.si name o. orr
LET Of |tiiIfarr. *. Ihoui a 1cI l1it COON.
~ ~ fr.leI1ilo him ! think = would
M. (onf.I rcsd a letter n Isf1l|Is|
4r'||1r II IH7t r. IErIa|r lee rt'||1r ar
1''' Ior De relief 81 rtrier an rar1t1I'1II J
,rc,o1'fItn'r 1hI saying The uI VII
bower Is<s HiIIr a c.||I11 urI . rII<T q .
history <IItt yin e.|'Ir| Tn ||e re|1'I o. :
me- c..,-ret.t'e pcfne q or ~''''srI
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