New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-03-26
NEW ULM REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, MARCH &c, 1884

for the measure. A good many
Democrats oppose it on the ground
that it is too much Of load for the
party to carry.
The House has deyoted most Of
the week to debate on the post Of.
flee appropriation bill, oyer which
there have been many acrimonious
and partisan tits. Fridays session
was given to private relief bills; no.
tably to that for pensioning grand.
daughter Of Thomas Jefferson. The
support was based upon patriotic
and sentimental grounds, while the
opposition claimed to stand on the
high platform of principle. Mr.
Robinson of Brooklyn, read long
speech with dramatic emphasis. He
said he would rather have his name
recorded in favor Of this bill than
IN favor of any paper since the De.
claration of Independence. Mr..
Post, OF Penn, one Of the oppo-
nents Of the move, took the position
that the Jefersonian principle alb
horred any fayoritism in legislation.
The opposition was also supported
by Messers. Hammond, Millard, and
Reagan; while Messers. Lyman,
Wise, and Woolford were the other
advocates Of the bill. Constitutions
al arguments triumphed over SYM
pathy, and sentiment, and the pro-
posed pension was lost.
The Senate galleries compliment
ed Senator Logan the other day by
waiting three hours in the pestilen-
tlal atmosphere of the Senate cham
Der, to hear his speech on the Fitz
John Porter relief bill. The large
crowd recalled the exciting political
controversies Of several years ago,
when such orators as Blaine and
Conkling, were contanding with
Thurman and Ben Hill. Senator
Logan's speech like the one last
year, and that of a previous year,
opened with a review of the events
of 1862, and the Porter court. mar.
tical, which he said consumed forty.
five days; was held by men both
learned in civil law, and conversant
with military law; and resulted in
the discharge of Porter from the
Army Of the United States. He
said the trial now going on was not
a trial of the living so much as of
the dead, who could not speak; it
was trial Of Abraham Lincoln
rather Than Of Fit2 John Porter.
The Illinois orator knew that he
was making hopeless charge, and
as he sat in gloomy silence listening
to the final roll call which after
twenty years, was reversing history,
many who did not share his views
sympathised with his chagrin.
When the vote was called for there
was a scene of excitement. Senator
Hawley hoped the majority would
spare the Senate from a vote annul-
ing the decision of a court-martial.
Senator Conger said it was disgrace
enough to haye been member of
a body which would pass such a
bill. The result was received with
a cheer, which was quickly drowned
i'll a storm Of Kisses. The noise
soon subsidized, however, and the
crowd began to pour out of the gal
leries. The bill has to go back to
the House for concurrence in a
Senate amendment, and, if it's
opponents exercise due vigilance, as
it cannot be taken out of The regu-
lar order except by a two thirds
vote, 1t may not get to the White
House for the Presidents signature
during this session.
The President gave another Con-
gressional dinner this week and is
yet to give one more. His efforts to
have all Congress once as his guests
this winter will cost him at least
$5,000-a tenth of his annual sala-
ry. No other President ever en-
tertained Congress In this wholesale