Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-24
! TIE GAZETTE: FORT WORTH. TEXAS, SATURDAY.. MAY d

@ 'ne proceeding had Its
vr'gih IN malice on the one
nand and selfish motives on the other.
IN impression had gone forth In the !
country that he had been indicted for
nrloery. He had been Indicted under
sue statute which provides that no |
inemner oil congress shall receive COM /
peusston for services rendered before
any department of the government, n
statute quarter ola century old, and
never before invoked. He risked
nothing In sayingit had been violated
Thousand times; 1t was war meas
ure, aud there never had been an a,-
.ioh Instituted under IL before
out he did not urge this
as palliation or excuse
ny no means, He affirmed and he
would prove that he rendered no such
service, and received no compensation
Tor services rendered tefore any de-
nartment OF the government. He was
tnen proceeding TO detail the circnm.
stances attending the presentation of
.he case against him before the grand
Jurles In order TO show that the prose.
cntion against him was instipated by
malice, when Mr.. Morrison inter.
rupted with the point that the gentle.
mans remark did not present ques-
ton of ntivilege.
Mr.. hammond said the house was
not IN position, perhaps, to investi-
gate me facts rs they should bc inves-
tlgated. The gentlemans own state
ment Indicates that his testimony was
I'D MS own hands, while the govern.
ments evidence might not be procura-
bic. III was at the instance of the gen
tieman's counsel that the evidence
was not produced aud acted
on AT the recent trial.
lie Knew theie bad been no plea of the
statute cf limitations, but the gentle
man could have said; "My honor IL at
stake and investigated Referring to
Mr; Kellogg $ statement that the statute
which he had been charged with vic
lating had been violated "a
Thousand times, Mr.. Hammond said
1t was strange for a member of congress
to say he knew $50 men who had rep
resented the people here, who had com
mitted felony, and yet toadnit that he
had never mentioned the fact, unles.
nect sssry To screen himself He did
not believe the gentleman knew any.
thing OF the kind. lie moved 10 lay
the resolution on the table, but suhse-
quenhy withdrew IL, and moved Il
refer the resolution 10 the committee
on Judiciary, with leave to re-
port 1t back n second tim,
for consideration. If that committee
should report that under the circum
stances, this case was one which tht
house could legally investigate, h,
would withdraw ais opposition.
AIR Hammond's motion was agreed
to 10y - TO As.
The house then went into COMMITTEES
OF the whole ON the private calendar
The bill providing forthe retiremeu
. OF Col. Henry ]. Hunt as maior-generS
gave rise tn q good deal of discussion.
In opposing the measure MIR. Spring
or took occasion to speak In strong con
domination ofthe bin 10 retire Gen
. Grant and give him u pension OF 80
l25 simply because he had been unfoI
: tunate in Wall street. IL was sal,
4 that Gen. Grant hnd not bee
/, aware Of the dealings OF his partners
but the fact remained that he had rs
sociated himself with spectators VIII
= were involved in the most disreputl
u Die practices which had ever bee
heard of in this country, and wer
s only paralleled In other countrlc
! Ny bue 'NDulu oea plnDlt auu Jon
4 Laws Mississippi scheme. This wa
not the time, nor were the cironn
5 stances such rs called upon congress I
go to Grants relief.
q The bill was then laid aside with (.
i vorahle recommendation.
{ The bin for the payment Of I'll
: quartermasters claims, known as th
: Fourth of July ciaims, was taken u
p out of the regular order, considere
> and laid aside with favorab
e recommendation. 1t approprlat,
i $500 900. about one-half of which go'
g to citizens Of Tennessee.
q The committee rose and passed Il
q bill and then took n recess. III
r evening session will be for pensic
II bills.
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