Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-31

tracts lnaue abroad Mr.. Van Wyck offered
| resolution after the amendment was agreed To-
calling for full information from the attorney
| general ss TO fees paid attorneys in the star
| route cases. A resolution was passed provid-
ing clerk, at a salary OF $1,000 per annum,
Tor each senator who Is not a chairman OF
| standing or select committee. Mr.. Plumb of
Kansas offered a resolution. directing the Sec
| rotary Of the interior to advise the Senate Of
| the present status OF lands In Indian Territory
| other than those claimed and occupied by the
five civilized tribes. The resolution is offered
| with view TO the entry of these lands under
the new law. The bill Tor civil government
for Alaska was discussed without action.
| HoUsE.-Nr. Dockery from the committee
on accounts, reported resolution empower
ing the committee In conducting the investiga-
| tion now being made relative to the removal OF
| employees ut the close Of the last session, TO
send Ior persons and papers. Adopted. Mr..
| Ellis from the committee on appropriations,
reported joint resolution appropriating $50,
600 to support destitute Indians of the Crow
agency at Fort Belknap, Fort Peck ana Black
Feet agency, Montana Passed. Mr.. Hewitt
offered resolution calling ON the secretary
the treasury for information as TO trade be
tween the United States and Mexico and traffic
over railroads connecting the two countries.
Referred. MIR. Burns from the committee on
appropriations, reported a bill to supply def
ciencies In regard to rebate Of the tax on to-
bacco and TO provide for expenses Of the legis-
lature of New Mexico. Referred to committee
OF the whole. Mr.. Burns stated that he would
ask action tomorrow. 1t appropriates 90, $50,
600 in payment OF rebate, $2l ,965 for the ex-
| penses OF the legislature OF New Mexico, de-
clares members elected to that legislature In
November, 1882, legal members, and providing
that the next territorial legislature convene In
J 1856. resolution was also introduced look
ing to the improvement OF Hot Springs Creek
: in Arkansas. Mr. Bingham from the commit
tee on postof.ices and postroads, reported a
bill liking the rate Of postage for second class
mail matter sent by persons other than pub
Usher House calendar. bill was intro
7 duced for the erection of a public building in
Helena, Ark.
! JANUARY pa SENATE--The joint resolu-
. ton for the relief Of Lieut.. Greeley was IA
\ vorably reported. Mr. Jones reported with
amendment resolution relating to clerks toI
. senators. The amendment is that clerks shall
\ be appointed only for the session at six dollars
. per day. The resolution so amended, wa:
2 agreed to. The bill making all public roads
post roads was favorably reported. The joint
resolution abrogating the Hawaiian treaty wai
reported adversely. Mr.. Sherman introduced
bill for the preservation of the forests of tn,
national domain adjacent to the sources o
I navigable rivers and their ailluents in tn
u United States, and Mr.. Miller of New Yorl
one authorizing the payment Of the Chimes
indemnity fund, The question of civil govern
4 ment for Alaska was discussed at length, whel
:, " the Senate adjourned.
- HoUsE-Mr. Cook of Iowa introduced bill
- providing that pensions for total disability b.
% $50 month without regard to rank, aud Mr.
- Summer OF California measure for the In
I. crease Of the efficiency of the signal service.
~ bill was reported for the erection of a publ
a building in Chattanooga, Tenn, and increas
a ing the appropriation for the public building
- in Pittsburgh The House went into committe
70 Of the whole on the bills making appropriation
!. for the payment OF the rebate Of tax on Tobacco
:, :, and providing for the expenses of the Ne'
- Mexico legislature The bill was finally passed
~ IL approprates 81 $50, 900 for rebate on tobaC
co, and S2l, 965 for the payment of the expense
~ Of the Legislature of New Mexico. Mr.. Vsnc
- Of North Carolina introduced a bill to max
Is fraudulent claimants Of patents and fraudulen
20 vendors OF patented articles guilty OF misd'
- meanor. Referred. Mr.. King of Louisian
- introduced bill providing for the transmittin
: of standard time from the Naval Observator
!. at Washington to ports of entry and placin
- time balls on the custom houses. Referred
= Mr.. Matson Of Indiana introduced joint rel
y olution authorizing the Secretary of the lntel
4 Tor to detail clerk from his department to &C
:. as assistant clerk OF the Committees Oh PEI
:, ssons and Invalid Pensions. Passed
If JANUARY 25-SENAyE-The Virginia an
1T Mississippi election riots came up, but furthe
discussion was postponed until Monday.
Blair of New Hampshire introduced bill f.
the free circulation OF newspapers aud period
calls in the county where published Mr.. Ba'
: Finance, reported favorably bill providin
a for the issue OF circulating notes of nations
70 banking associations. Calendar. The Hous
~ having disagreed TO the Senate amendment
= the Greeley Relief bill, the Senate insisted o
q Its amendment. A committee OF confereEC
was appointed. A bill was passed donatin
p part of the Fort Smith Military Reservation
~ the City Of Fort Smith for the benillt of publ
- schools. The Alaska bill was reported TO th
? Senate, exceptions being taken TO the prohib
/ A ftf.n daI IL q
4 Secretary of the Treasury from purchasln
q bonds above par was referred to the committe
q q on finance.
II HoUsE.-In committee of the whole tn
n House began the discussion of the FitZ job
A Porter bill, Mr. Taylor of Ohio being the frs
+ speaker. He denied the statement that th
s bill was based upon q resolution introduce
o by Garfield. 1t was true Garfield did introduc
n a resolution looking to au inquiry into the al
] legged discovery of important evidence, bu
ii what his opinion would have been upon tina
Il evidence did not appear. He (Taylorl knew
8 what Gardeld's opinion was up To the 1tn Of
4 March, 1881. 1t was the same as his was TO
S day. Congress might remove the penalty bu
1t was "A case Of suicide and could not revive tn
C glories that once clustered around Porters brow
/ He wondered il POI ter still heard the booming
! OF the cannon, the shouts OF victory the sti az
2 Cling cheers OF the dispersed force. Whethe
S he still saw upon the field Of battle some o
r the victims his own right hand might hav,
rescued. All these things were I'm his (Taylor's
a vision, and he formed The opinion his protec
C ton as an American citizen was not best served
4 by having such man connected with
2 the army. Mr.. Bayne of Pennsylvania.
: spoke in favor of the bill This was not po
|. litical question: No man could make II one
/; He reviewed the testimony taken by the court
5 martial and the Board of Review and quoted
at length the evidence going to show that Por.
: ter exercised wise discretion in disregarding
+ Pope's orders, He did not believe, and he
thanked God for II, that either the Union army
or the Confederate army during the late war
, furnished Benedict Arnold. He did not be-
lieve that Fitz John Porter was a traitor to his
cause. IL he did believe 1t, he would be
: the very last man to excuse him from the
. consequences OF his treason. Mr.. Keifer
did not believe Congress had power to reverse
as the sentence was concerned 1t must stand
forever Congress might authorize Porter's
appointment to the army, but he would be
branded as guilty with the mark of Cain fer
ever and ever. Mr.. Ray of New York sup
ported the bill. He asserted that the charges
had not been preferred against Porter until
long after the alleged disobedience Of orders.
He commented upon this as showing that the
charges emanated from prejudice and passion.
When Pope came to Washington he filled the
public mind with whisperings Of falsehood.
| Porter, noble, true, brave, patriotic, went to
the President and implored him that board
be appointed to inquire into his conduct. While
| clamoriug for hearing, this man Pope and his
friends, to conceal their blunders, were poison
| President When they thought they had &C.
| complished their object charges we're preferred
| and a court martial ordered. The bill was
| passed authorizing the removal Of the remains
of Gen. Ord from Havana TO Washington.
| JANUARY 25-The entire session was devoted