National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-02
NAL REPUBLICAN: SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 2 1884,

Mr.. Cutcheon in casting imputations upon Gen
uI I ana then striking them out of the record
ln reply MT, Cutchoon expressed his high mp
R eViad9n Tor the hgn military abilities Of Gen.
NIant out being pressed by Henley with the
question Why did you strike out your re-
marks?' was compelled to admit that lie len
S zen out because he wanted to-an admission
Wnicn caused much morriment.
Mr. steele moved to strike out the name Of Fitz
g nhn Porter and insert that OF Wash b. Burnett
, Mr.. Calkins offered substitute providing fol
the conyening of new Court-martial to review
t'e case last named.
lltlJohn Porter's retirement compulsory. Thi,
was agreed to in committee, but this action wa.
subsequently, reversed by the house.
, VII, Baync offered an amendment striking Oui
me words appointment under It," aud insert
ing the passage Of this act" Agreed to.
The committee then rose, and the bill was or.
dered engrossed and read third time.
Mr, Curtin then took tho floor to close the de-
bate III favor Of the bill. He knew Fitz.John Por
yer wen, ana IN Tue beginning of the war that
yOcate OF military discipline. The record would
SHOW one significant fact, coming not so much
Ss first Citizens Who T t ,ne ssS's Of the DEAD
wrongs were Horace Greeley Henry wilson and
himself. Certainly the fidelity of those persons
had never approached him to ask him to be his
advocate. lie was PANIED to hear DISTINGUISHED
member OF the house Mr.. Keferh over and over
again, say that Porter was coward. Before q cd
lie meyer knew Porter who was fool or COW.
ard. tAppause.l lie had never before come
nor9ss man who had the temority to say that
fofter was coward, nnd he never would hear II
ngaln Ho gave an interesting history of the
movements OF the army of the Potomac in the be.
ginning OF the war, and nearly every member In
tne mouse stood in circle around him, and fire..
quently applauded h S remarks. He dweit upon
Ihe services rendered to his country by Fitz-John
Porter, and ridiculed Gen. Pope's proclnmations
which, no declared, ratified and gllttered with
gencrdlitles. If Gen. Porter had violated orders
Il he had treated his superior 'oGicer with
dlsrespect or contempt, 1t was the duty
OF that superior to have taken away his ensign Of
Iank Immediately aud put him under arrest He
criticised the speech of Mr. Horr for its expression
oil opinion that no ex-coniedcratos should vote
upon this bill and took 1t for granted that men
VINO, IN error, but in the belief that they were
right had fought in the great war were better men
tractors. Laughlerl
In his peroraion he appealed to the house to
DO Justice to wronged man, and at the conclu-
SION of his speech he was heartily Congratulated
by his party friends.
The bill was then passod-yeas 1871, nays 7s-as
YEAs--Adams of N. Y, Alexander Arnot, Bag
icy, Ballentine, Barbour, Buyne, Beach, BELMONT
Ibennett' blanchard, Bland, Blount, Boyle, Breck.
ihridgel Broadhead, Buchanan, Buckner, Bur
leigh. cabell, Caldwell, Gambler, Carlton, Cassidy,
Clardy, Clay, Clements, Cobb, Collins, Connolly
Cock, Cossroye' Cox of n: " Cox of N. c. Crisp
sou, Davis of Mo, Deusier. Dibreil, DOCK.
cry, Dorshelmer, Dowd Duncan, Eldredge,
Eidns,v Of roi 5; Ferrel Fielder FindSy,
dlascock, Graves, Green Greenfield Halsel, Har.
inet Of Mo- Eatch, Haynes, Hemphill, Henley, Her
bert, Hewitt ofN y HEWITT of Ala, Hill, Holman,
Hopkins, Honseman, Hunt. Hurd, Hutchins James
JefOrds. Jones of Wis., Jones of Ark, Jones of
Ala.i Jordan. Kean King, Kleiner, Laird, Lamb,
tS oHdrns L. avr EsvTG Sm, Lewis dL2ns Lore
sMI9rsenn, Morrison, Morse, Moulto!, Muidrow,
D Hara o'Noili of Mo, PaIton, Pierce Peel of
Ark, Phelps, Poland, Post. Potter Pryor, Pusey.
RI,tas kanney, Ray Of N H.. Reagan Reese
we'll, Rogers of Ark, Rogers Of N. Y, Rose.
,rans Scales seney, Seymour, Shaw, Singleton,
skinner Of n. C., ,siocum, Smith, Snyder,
stewart Of W, stockslager, storm, Sumner
u CAL, Sumner of Wis, Taylor of Tenn
Thompson, Throckmorton, Tillman, Towushend,
Alstyne, Vance, Van Eaton. Ward, Warner Of
ans rs VIII Wills wilson Q5W; W, ,Winens Of Mich
Northington, Yaplc. York, and :Young-iS.
n iNays-Ada ms of H. Anderson, Atkinson, Barr
Bingham. BoutelIe, Brainerd, Breitung. Brewer OF
v r., Brewer OF n. j.. Browne of Ind, Brumm
Atkins Campbell Of Pa. Cannon, Converse, Cul.
Iiertson OF Kentucky. Cullen, Cutcheou, Davis OF
yan Da Uf So Of MFs DpEsiey Durham Eyood
= Mich henderson Of H., Hepburn, Hiscock,
iolmeSi Hooper, HoTr, Houk, johnson, Keller,
dilliken, Morey, Morrill,, Nelson, Nuttnr Par
Ter, Payne, Pdyson. Peelle of Indiana Perkins.
refers, Pettibome, Price, Reed Robinson of Ohio
lowell, Russell, Ryan, Skinner of New York.
pooner. Steele. Stephenson, stone Strait Struble,
Nadsworth. Wakefield, WasGburn.. yfeagef. Wnroe
f Minnesota, and Whitng-78.
When Mr.. Poland, of Vermont, cast his vote in
he affirmative there was sound of applause on
he democratic SIDE
The following members were among those
aired: Blackburn, White, of Kentucky; Brown,
f Pennsylvania; Ermentrout. Howey, Hit, Ea-
on Wait, Buid, George Kasson, Talbot, Kelley.
randall, Miller, of Pennsylvania Ketcham,
nt,s. AAIIn
on Holton, Valentine, Hardy, and Ellis.
The house then at as adjourned until Monday.