Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02
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Docksry introduced q bill prohibiting
the removal Of employees of the Hoose
exoepe sssr csuse daring vacation Of
Consresa. referred.
The conference asked by the Senate
On the Greedy relief bill VAS agreed to,
and Randall and Calkins we're appoint
ed eonferees.
The Speaker appointed Ellis. Holman
and Ryan ccnfereea on the part Of the
House on the bill apprUpriatina 10000
70 support destitute Indians in Mon
tana.
The morning boar Vas dispensed
With. and the House went into commit
tee OF the whole, Springer in the chair,
On the Fitz John Porter bill.
wexford spoke in support Of the bill,
criticising Horr's speech. He said that
the gentleman from Michigan assume
that ex-Confsdsrates we're interested in
this case, and had argued tia, self re-
spsct should prevent thetn from taking
part IN the debate. The gentleman
would have had more respect for ex-
Conf ederates If he had been, like him,
IN the front. He had thought the ex-
Confederates were there a. members of
the American Congress, with right to
vote upon every question. He hoped
that no man Who had served in the
Csnfederate army got % mad over the
night that after 70 years he could not do
justice 70 thoss Who fought against him.
de hoped that no man would Rv up and
say, can't vote on this bill am in
terested. am still mad"
Mlliken inquired whether he VAS
70 understand that the gentleman asked
the members to vote for the relief of
Porter ~ vote Of Cancellation 70 his
Confederate friends II he asked it ON
that ground, he would vote for the re-
lief.
wo0lford replied that he asked it on
the highest grounds ever presented. He
demanded II - an act Of justice to q
long injured man: lApplause on the
Democratic side wooif0rd passed ON to
review the case. and Was frequently sp
plauded by members Who collected
arou d him IN the center of the aisle.
Hnt his remarks at times were 80 low az
to DO inaodible.
Calkius began the argument in oppo-
sition to the bill by the statssneut that
he knew there WAS no doubt about it's
pas age. The book was to be opened
where page was Turned dowa twenty
years ago. but those Who opp Dsed that
motion would not adopt the means
which they believed General Porter
us-d on the 9th and 18th IF August
and refuse to ire a shot nc the enemy,
but, on tho contrary, would adopt the
more gallant conduct uf the brave
soldiers, sailors and mariners on board
the Cumberland. When she was swept
fore aud aft aud was sinking, thew fired
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yard-arns and gave three cheers for
the c,untry. [Applause on the Repub-
iican side. This measure might be
called q vindicati0n, but he denied il
more that 4, OO, 600 voters of the country
would deny it. Speaking of Grants
letter be said he knew Grant we'll, and
had received his early military expert
once under that leader. He honored
and loved Grant az a brave soldier, but
when that soldier came out in favor of
this bill be could only say, mono of his
officers dared disobey like orders of his.
Applause on the Republican side.)
The members were asked BY this
bill &c say in the language of
(Slocum) that Abraham Lincoln
Edward n. Stanton and Hancock CON-
spired together 70 organize a court TO
convict Fitz John Porter. and the gen.
tlenan undertook to attack the name of
Wm. T. Sherman to help him out. II
these scenes were 10 bers-enacted here,
there might come time when the
bugle blast OF the Grand Army of the
Republic by the side of their camp
free would ask General Sherman to
come out Of retirement and lead
them again to victory as he
did before. Applause on the Repub-
lican side.) The House was asked to
write where James A. Garfield ~ years
ago wrote guilty" the words mot
guilty." march to the s4cred dust of
Abraham Lincoln and where he wrote
approved" write the word " reversed"
The House might write these words II
it desired, bat tho people would reverse
it, writings and spit upon it and spurn
it. Applause from the Republican side.)
Phelps spoke in favor of the bill. In
regard to General Garfield's connection
With the matter, he read a joint resolu-
ton introduced by him for the appoint
naent Of board Ut review; and stated
tsat he had private letters Of that gen.
tle,nan that he could twist into an ap.
prevail Of the bill, a. other gentlemen
had twisted other private letters into =
disapproval Of it.