The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-07

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place him ~ tbs side Hi 'hlst Who iluFht
l With him, sho loved ana huHnfui himl W
/ Inc eide ~ dikss snd 0euY ana Terry and
soh.hsld sod Giant lApplauso on the
/ demo0rai siFl.
lloutslle said tbat - "a du'y 10 hln state
aud members OF ,ha flth afmv oOTpi, shO
resided M thAt state, be Nishsd on the ilOlT
10 protest sgIinu the pa,,sss 0i tbs bill
| lie denied u sas the unanimous Do lire Of
the IAan who fought dudsr Porter tiat ho
should be restored % tue Amy, and as
serted Rs q RECITATION ~ that claim be had
this ROfulng received q loiior from sal
lipt cavalry man who carried PuFset's Nag
as mis- orderly, Stating shat the tenllmen.
AMONG the Old corps Was almost universal
aston shmsn. and indignation y, the inae
! zion OF their general on the .Vih OF August
A GumbeT OF sh0r. speeches we're MADE,
all bat two IN opposition O the bill, .he ~
captions being Laird, who served undsr
| Porter, and made al eloquent appeal for
his old commander, end Henley, who cfiti'
eiEsd the action OF Cuicheon, oi Michigan,
in casting an imputaSion upon Geaersi
Grant and then striking them out OF The
record,
Ia reply, CaleheOn expressed high ap'
probation OF the military abilities OF Gen
ersl Grant, but being pressed by Henley
with the question why did You strike
your remarks" was compelled to admit h.
LEFT Them out "beciuss he wanted to-
The admission caused much merriment'
| steel moved % strike QUE tie name OF
FilZ John Porter aud insert that OF Ward D.
Bennett. Rejected.
Calklns offered substitute providing ~
the cOnyening OF naH court'mAtilsl 10 10
view the casa, Lost.
Converse offered al amendment, making
Fi,Z John Portsr's retirement compulsory
Iais was agreed h In committee, but SUB
seausutly reversed 10y tho house,
Bayna offered IA ameldmen striking ou'
the words, "appolu,ment under IT, nut
Inserting "lhs passage OF this not.' Agree
o..
The committee then rose,
The bill was ordered epgrossod aud reat
u third time,
CuT,in then took The door 10 close tue dc
bate in favor OF the bill. he knew Fil'
John Porter wall aud in the beginning o
The war that the general wa
A most enlightened and ardent advocate o
military discipline. His record woulI
show one significant fact, coming not Il
snuch from the living rs irom graves OF Ia
dead first citizens who asked Tor the Tedres
Of HIS wrongs-Horace Greeley, Henri
Wilson and himself. Certainly the hdel
ity. OF these persons 10 IN
Porter had never approached him TO asi
him TO be his advocate. Hc was panied 4
hear a ii.tin suished member OF the hous
(Keiler) over and over again say that Por
J Ter was \ coward. Before God he neye
before knew q Porter who was q fool
, coward. [Applause.l He had neve
como across man p, VINO nsa 'h
coward and he never would hear ii again
: He gave an interesting history OF the NOV
ing OF the Army OF tue Potomac in thu
beginning of the war, and nearly ever.
member of the house stood in circi
around him and frequently applauded hi
remarks. Referring 20 the TACT tina
Cutchon had eliminated from the recor
his imputation upon General Grant y, u
congratulated that gentleman upon IN
good taste exhibited aud that be
: of The speech and its publication
, he mad time TO repent. He criticised tn
> speech of Howe for its expression OF til
opinion that no ex Confederate should vot
> upon the bill, and took it for granted ths
men who, in error but in the belief tht
they were right had fought great wa
: were better men than qunrtermasters, pay
= masters, suffers and contractors. Laugh
: ter In q brilliant perorstion, when w
? warmly applauded, he appealed 20 tn
t house 10 do Justice to a wropged man, an
at tho conclusion Of his speech Was hearth
e congratulated by his party friends. -.
l. The bill then passe d-yeas, 1874; nays, "
/. | follous.