The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-19
BATTLE /. 3 At y 0lF&B.ULL RUN.
FOUGHT OVER AGAIN IN THE House:
tho Case o'FIts John Porter up for ConsldsratIop.
asn. slotam Makes Strons Speech In Favor E
atAs bill-A Scene Of Great Coniu,iou.
General Mashlnstou News Note,. i! "A;

| WASHINGTON, january 1s.-In The House
MIR. Brumm offered resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign,
Affairs, instructing the committee 10 make
inquiry whether any foreign minister Of
the United States had endeayored to ,n,ul.
lily the efforts Of a unanimous resolution
Of the House Of Representatives rejecting
on the honor and integrity Of lis membefas
(This was intended to gst at the facts
concerning the Hewitt and West affair ~
The House then went into committees of
Of the whole on the private calendar, Mr.
springer N the chair, the first bill being
Tor the relief Of Fi,z John Porter. =.
Mr. slocum spoke in support Of the BILL,
Ae said II any gentleman desired clear
and coRciee conception Of this case hg
could find 1t in q few pointed and compre.
hensive sentences uttered by Gen. Grant.
he drew picture Of the excitement which
existed at the time OF Porter's trial. ana ,
without casting aspersion On the court he
declared the result was a ioregone con-
clusion. Up to the hour Of his arrest there
has not been a STAN on Porter's
es,utcheon. But In time OF intenae
excitement, when mems passions usurped
Their reason, bis brilliant reputation was
no shield. For twenty long years that
man had suffered as even the worst crimi. 4
mails arc seldom compelled 10 suffer. but
today Fiz John Porter, no matter what
the action Of Congress would be, stood 7
before the world fully viadicatad.j N
The same men who ruined Porter struck a9t
deadly blow ut Sherman; and lie had eeen /
at tho review OF the Unfou urmy. Ganerai :
sherman refuse his hand to the Secretary.
o. War because he had attempted to throw !,
disgrace upon him. 1t waa his (S!ocnm's)s y
urn pellet that had not thu, war: ceased aB Z
It had, sherman's nams would have been 4
placed side by eide. with that Of Porter. flIIfsi$
:. Slocum's speech was warmly applauded. y
MI. Steele followed in; opposition TO- the !
bill. he was not surprised that the gentle 4
man from New York neglected Ito ftoucfasa
the merits Of the case. He had appealed to \,
the sympathy Of the House, but did not. say3 4
the sentence oftt tho court was not iust. .Ss
he gave:a history OF orders Of the 9Th and Il
10Th OF August, which, no declared Porter /,
utterly Jailed 10; obey; rPos,eridid not dis.9
obey orders because be was afraid. vi was.t
not because he declined 10 serve his
country but 1T Was becuuse she i
loved Mcclellan more than the country. i.
General Mcdowell had said that he firmly :
believed If P,rter had gone in al ordered (
by Pope, the Union victory would have I;
been decisive. AZ al ~ I'm \ Is55
. Porter declined to obey because, he said, (:
II he moved his men in as ordered be would \.
have to fight; to which Mcdowell replied, \
that ls what We came here for" - ~ ~
: Mr.; McGinnis inquired why,.ii Mr.. Nc
Donald would fight, he did not 81.
MIR. Ca!klns replied that that was Just {
what be did do. f7ail ~, ~ - 80 &
Both Of these gentlemen spoke in an ex. I,
cited manner. Several other members
jumping to their feet caused great con- G
lusion in the committee Tor come moments
and drowned the voices Of tho debaters. ssis
Referring to the organization OF the
board, Mr.. Steele said that Senator Ran 3
dolph obtained q liss OF the names OF per.
sons selected and sent it, to NVilIard'sa
Hotel, and submitted it 10 gentlemen there 4
to know whether 1t was satisfactory or not.
General Schoield would have liked to pet
The nomination for tho Presidency and Z
Randolph carried Pennsylvania and New
Jersey in his breechcs pocket. ~ 49,,
MIR. Rosecrans inquired wha. the gen:
leman said. z ,s5 80. ~ = 33iii3i.',5.7 :
Mr.. Steele-"I ray bis friends under:
stood, the country understood. the gentle-;
man himself understood that Schoield L
would like to be tickled with the nomina-
tion." il ~. !; q sliii F3II;;fe y, = =
thing" &. IT,.i.5.si - ',i1,j;i
Mr.. Lyman spoke in favor Of the bill, y
after which the committee rose and the
House adjourned to meet tomorrow for 4
lebate only. sl1o S5, Il y y