The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-20
WASHINGTON.
The House Debating tho Porter Bill
90 Grant Criticized.
Arthur Autographs the Mississippi
Appropriation.
"Oiher News From the Nailou'1 Capital.

w.suiHaros, jan, 10 -ISpeciSll-Pster
Smith. Of Fort Worth, 10 here ia the Inter
est Of the right ofway for the Fort Worth
a Denver railway through Indian Terri
tory. Bushyhead, chief OF the Chfro-
KEGS aud sohrlmshaw, ore Of the Chociaws
are here to protect the interests OF their
tribes Ia Wow OF the numerous applications
now pending tor rlgh, OF way through the
territory. .Bushyhead told your reporter
10 day tina, the sentiment Of the confederate
tribes IL largely against aso,louallEing tho
territory. He Is gathering all the bills sp.
plying for right OF way and scrutinizing
very closely the merits and intent ons Of
each case.
"A. Rhomberg, president OF the Austin
g. Northwestern railway, Is here. lie has
been In New York. His business ia TO con
suit with the oNners of the Texas Western
railway with view TO the Consolidation OF
the two roads under ore owner.
ship. and 20 build from the tor
minus Of the Texas Western TO Austin.
He reports less disposition in New York
than he has ever knowl TO invest in the
railway enterprises.
A. J. VIII aeler, Of New Orleans, is here in
the interest Of the Texas & Pacsc and the
New Orleans Pacific railways.
The postoilice Of Fossil Tarrant county,
is discontinued, aud the mail goes to Wa
tauga.
T. w. Fiorer has been commission &
postmaster at WaIahachis and @. =. Var
ZEN at Sutherland Sprin % and u. w. Rus
sey at Bowie.
Proceedings of the i'or'y Eighth Congress.
H.UsE.
WAsnIEGrNE, Jan. l. The house met
for debate on the Filz JOIN Porter bill.
Cutcheon, member Of tho minority Of the
committee On military affairs, said that IL
was embarrassing TO stand and listen to
opinions of military men so distinguished
as the gentlemen from California and New
York Or lsecrens and Socum), which differ
30 In regard to mil tary matters, but the
embarrassment disappeared when he re.
membered that the principal question in
the case was not a matter OF military STRAIT.
egy. but the sitting OF fact3, and the
laws OF the country had drfted away from
the stearn realities OF the period OF
war into the period OF profound peace, and
the further they got away from the period
of war the stronger became the sway OF
sympathy and the weaker the dictates of
reason. 1t is not for The house, sitting in
august tribunal to be ewayed by feelings OF
sympathy. Referring TO the denial OF
General Grants letter, he asserted shat no
one would 20 farther than himself in ad.
miration Of that great soldier, but he could
not forget that for eight long years General
GRAFT sat Ia the presidential chair and
Filz John Porter stood knocking in season
and out OF season Mt the doors of tie White
House, asking GRAFT to permit him .
new hearing. He cou not 'orget that
Grant said In 1869 and 1874 he had
examined the papers admitted aud was
not prepared to grant the review asked,
but In 1881, when both houses OF congress
were In the hands Of the opposition and
when q bill was pending before congress Ia
reappoint General Grant, general OF the
army and place him on the retired list
there came y burst OF sunlight AS from
heaven, like the light that struck down
Paul at Damascus. Ali At once the light
broke on his mind aud he found that fol
fiteea years he had been doing FitE John
Porter injustice applause OH the republican
side) Therefore the opinion OF General
Grant could not have much influence on
him. Otherwise 1t would have.