The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-19
WASHINGTON.
The Senate Refuses 10 Ratiiy h'
Mexican Treaty.
Tho House WAKES Hot over tho Case Of
Fiif Joha Porter.
olh.r Doing. a, thu Nations Capital.

w.sursoros, Jan ls-tspeoial.l-Po ter
s,,I,h Of Fort worth, IL here working, u is
said. for the Santa Fs right of way bill
The bill to giys Gainesvil.s branch Of
tina federal court ha, been referred 20 the
,ub.oomraltl.e OF the Judiciary committee
The defeat Of the Mexican treaty is tho
toplc and Ia REGARDED as the first blood Tor
the protection influence. IL 10 now said
with GOOD reason that u such n measure
cannot pass the senate, no tariff bill, that
the house will be likely 70 pass, will ever
get through.
\ Proceeding. of the Forty thth Congress.
INNATE.
WARRINGTON, Jan. lS.-rhe chair laid be
pre the senate mesSsgs Of the president
4 Transmitting for the confederation of con-
\ ,rets Communications from the secretaries
OF war and the navy on the subject OF a
relief expedition for tbs Greeley party,
~ recommending immediate action, - the
sl,uation Of ths party is most peTll0us.
also, transmitting the correspondence re-
Inting to the execution OF the Chimes
Miller, Of California, for he commit
tee on forcign relations, ported iaVoraby
the bill relating IN the execution q the
supplemental commercial treaty between
the limited States aud China. IL Gas
=. placed on the oalendsr. The bill prohibits
4 The importation Of opium from China ana
y Its expectation TO Chioa.
The senate went into executive session
and when the doors wero reopened ad'
Dlourned until M,nday.
HOUSE
Ian ~ Ne
rum asked unanimous consent that to-
1 norrow's session be sot apart for tho ds-
4, bate ofths Fiiz John Porter BILL
Reed obj cied
= Burnes offered q resolution which was
referred to the committee n foreign sH,irs,
instruoting the committee TO make inquiry
~ to whether any foreign minister accred'
tied TO the United States had underworld TO
nulliiy the effects OF unanimous rrtoldtion
Of the house by repre- entalions rejecting
Oh the honor and integrity OF it's members,
the object being to ge ~ he fscts concern
ing the Hewitt West affair.
Slocum moved to dispanse wi the morn.
ing hour and though there was general
opposition .on the republican side, the
motion secured the requisite two thirds
yote-l5s to rs s.--s
the whole on the private callender, Spring
er In the chair.
The frat business was the bill for the re.
lief of Fl z John Porter.
blocum spoke IN support OF the bill. He
said II any gentleman desired clear, con-
ciAe conception of tho case he could hnd 1t
in tue few pointed, com prehenslva senter-
ces uttered BY General Grant. He drew
picture OF the excitement which existed at
the time Of Porter's trial, and without
casting aspersions on the court, declared
Up to the hour Of his arrest there had not
been q stain on P0rter's escu,cheon,
but In . time Of Intense excitement,
when mems passion u.urped reason, bis
reputation was no shield: For twenty long
years that man has suffered Is even the
worst criminals are seldom compelled to
sufYsr, but to-day FitE John Porter, no
matter what tho action OF congress would
be, stood before the world fully vino icatsd.
No, not vipdicated, but awarded thu high
authorities IN the country. Tho same mon
who ruined Porter struck deadly
bloc At Sherman, and he had seen
At reunion OF the army Genera Sherman
refused his hand TO the secretary OF war
because he attempted to. throw disgrace
belief that had not the war closed ns it hal,
6nerman's namo would be placed side by
aide with that OF Porter.
Slocum's speech WAS warmly spplanded.
Steele followed In opposition to the bill.
He was not surprised that the gentleman
touch on the merits OF the case. He had
appealed TO the sy mpathies OF tse house,
but did Dot say that the
sen ence of the court wa. not
juD'. etaele proceeded to defend
The personnel OF the court martial assert
ing that It was satisfactory TO Reverdy
Johnson, Pc ter's counsel. who admitted
that Porter had u fair trial. He gave the
history OF the orders Of the % n ard 20 OF
August, which, be declared. Porter utterly
failed to obey. For all the good rs had
done he might NJ we'll have taken his corps
and gone to Washington. Porter did not
diso6ey orders because he was afraid. de
did not accuse him Of that. IL was not be-
cause he declined to servo bis country, but
Il was because he had loved Mcclellan
more than his country. Porter had posl.
tive orders to cause him to push his army
against the right Of the enemy, ans there
was no proof presented at the court martial
tn show that he did so, and General NC.
Dowell said firmly ;hat he believed that II
Porter bad gone In as ordered, and as or Of.
have been decisive. Hooker, Siegsl
and Reynolds, friends of Porter
we're engaged in the battle and yet he
turned not his hand to save his country
That day Porter declined to obey because,
he said II be moved his men in, rs ordered
he would have to fight; to which Mcdowell
replied "that's what 80 came here Tor"
Mseinnis inquired why II McDow we'll
wanted to fight ne did not do 30?
COkins replied that was Just what he did
Both these gentlemen spoke exoitedly,
and several Other members jumping to
their feet caused great confusion IN the
committee TOR some moments and drowned
the voices OF the debaters.
Continuing, Steele did not wish to re-
hect upon the gentlemen who composed
the board Of review, but ne claimed they
Sid not constitute legal ua. conss, ~,
is U"' Of New York they were liable 4. to
trial for assuming judicial functions. Re.
ferripR 10 the organization OF the board, he
eaId that Senator Randolph obtained . list
Of the names OF persons selected and sent II
20 Willsrd's hotel and submitted II to the
gentlemen there, TO know whether II was
have liked to get the nomination for the
prssideucy, and Randolph, carried Penn
sylvania and New jersey in his breeches
pocket.
stesle-'I say hi, friends understood
and The country undsrstood-the gentle.
man himself understood and that Scho6eid
would like To be tickled with q nomina-
bon."
Reecrsns-"I understood no such
Steele continuing, said the board found
that General pope's army would be
snnihilsted by 12.coo men II Porter. force cree
had gone into fight. snch was the
ofthe best was the cause Of It's extinction.
was absurd. Daring his trial d gentlemen
nov an Officer Of this house. heard Porter
say after. Med wells testi nony they accuse
me 81 not being 10y Il to Pope. Wei, Il vas
n. I<r frxA ur.Ii rfH