The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-27
WASHINGTON.
Fred Douglas Makes q Herald Reporter
Terribly Fired.
Pellet aud Fink Talk Hot II, bate IN
the House.
Miscellaneous National News Notes.

WAsHIs0ToS, Jan. 23.-[Specitl.l Fired
Douglas said to your reporter: IL have no
apology TO make for exercising the right oil
every citizen 10 marry the woman OF his
choice. labor Tor the elevation OF the
negro as | would to save person from
drowning, and my iniluonce In either case
would not be affected by my RESPECTABLE,
social Hcts. | am IA menb,r OF onc race
made up Of Two, once upon time, but 10
longer distinguished from each olhv'
by color. / adopt the Obvious the
cry that Ia t,mn all the varieties
oirace will be blended into one"
Captain a. $. u. K.ls, OF tho ION oAyll.
ry, will be tried by c3urt.martal F4Dru-
airy OH at San Antonio on charge OF du.
plicating pay accounts.
The speech OF Representative Toilet, Of
Ohio, to-day ia favor OF tie Fiiz John Por.
ter bill is pronounced the best effort Of his
gession. lls commanded rapt alien
ton Tor over an hour by his superb
diction aud iaultIess oratory. He pictured
the wicked enemies OF the Porter trial.
Railroad Com missioner Fink's argument
before the house committee To-day against
interstate railway regulation WAS an able
and up hill attempt to apologies for the adj
mission that railway charges are based on
the theory Of dividend on the cost Of
building q road. He says fixed rates Of
freight per ton per mis will bankrupt rsil.
roads.
REAGAN will not support the bill to give
Palestine the Federal court. He Gays wnen
both Tyler and Palestine were in his dis
trict he was not asked to make tho effort,
and now he cannot d. 80 without taking
undue advantage Of Tyler. The cit zens OF
Palestine who came hero to work up the
matter have depa-t,d In dependency.
Foriy-elghth Congress second Session
WAsHINorog, Jan, 70 The SENATE hes
adjourned Til MONDAY.
HoUse.
WAsHEGTlS, jan. 96.-The speaker Ina
before the house tho Credentials ci i. 81.
Rockwell, Inemhrrritc. tom tne tw.ltn
district ot Massachusetts, lie yoos the
os'h ot oilice.
Hatch, Of Missouri. from 'hc committee
on agriculture, reported liI .ur ,Nv t.-
tablisbment OF e. bureau # auir4| indus.
try 10 prevent tLe cxhuriatiun Ut Disras It
cattle, 20 provide Tor the suppression urd
eItrpali ON OF plE-ln.pi cun,uti ADA other
contagious diseases Of domestic animals.
Ordered printed rud recommended.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole, Springer in The chHir Guu ie.
sumeu consideration at the Fu2 JOhn PJr-
ter bill.
In tbs course Of the debate, Thomas OF
Illinois. said: The evidence b FIRE the
house proved conclusiyly that Potter had
been fairly and justly tried, and convicted.
From the speecnei made In ltvOc OF the
bill IL would seem ~ II 1t was Pope on trial.
and he wanted to say word IN reg rd 10
the vile slurs hurled Ut mao, whose ropu.
tAtion, vhlor, gallau'ry, aud ability stood
above that OF any man who nssnilnd him
here. Who was John PopeY He was bora
ut the seat of government OF IN. territory
Of Illinois, educated at Vest Point, breve.
ted three times for gallaniry Oh the helds
OF Mexico, and had never turaed his back
on foe or Quslled in the
face OF an enemy. Though sometimes
defeated 1t was because OF subordlnation,
treacbery, and TO his mind, unqualified
treason OF some OF hiH subordinate officers,
and now II IL claimed be o1gnt - nc
blamed when he could not suCrred vhcn
the very man for whom toe go tl-men
were pleading sulktd N bis tenn OtCauyc
the mau vino graduated before h u. ~ West
Point was his superior officer. lh re were
Otnpr nltl tIFlfE INV WI NIIp i'Nf NJ A. -
in their tents GA jaw 22l. 1854 gb.u
Mcpherson tell while ieadiuE his urc,g hs
army of the Tennessee WIS ~ diaJri- r..
Then came the man of c'Hl.blicE Aa'ri
and flaming ayes, b.t2igg uIt patfl1fsn.
who took CommHnd ADD hurled back ihh
forces Of Hood. Lhat man Was John 4.
Logan. TAppiauss on the republican ,idrl
Then there was gulklug in teut', aud
though Logan ha, rescued the srur and
gained magn Hcaut wet iry, he hui IA hHr-
sinister upoI his egCU'Cnaop, l,ttG-e me-
had not graduated NJ Waat Point, ani
three days after h. had saved the army t.
West P1ln,ar was mn w hHq place nu. the
hero did not aulk because be- VS. u y''un.
teer soldier. who went out - save 0's c'un-
try from traitors. Not 10 Win FtZ john
Porter who was eduGs'ed
ity 10 one OF the erndnE's
ofthat institution. Tuere was Oue hipts"
duty than huehty To his con- mauninE
officer, and that was TO MS cnnntfy Nh"
were the men urging tue passage OF tAis
bill? They were followers If McDlrlisu.
the man whose removal fiiltG ihr hrWi "i
Fuz John Porter with he Ve'nr 81 hhtIrn
toward every body. Wac was MGOeiiUnF
He was y man tsken Up by the ppri nthIs
and Sons of Liberty and run i1r
president sgains' Anrahem Lincoln
Tho men who proposed 10 sustain
Fitz Joan Porter Gnd cast ibe snado" 81
disgrace upon Lincoln aud membars OF the
court were men who were nihndluE ln we
rebel lin. and shouted II nrr,u Tor Nc
Clellann Il came with bad grace it"m
those men 10 turn back tho page 81 histcIi,
and Wi ne out the REQ ri ot the gallant Ineh
who constituted The court. Ia the name o.
Abraham Lincoln, in the nam" OF The cinr.,
in the.Dgme OF tue great secretary 81 var
in the name OF the men who tell in heit,e
on August 20 1854, he protested sRHin.t
the s-ssage of tue bill. Tie protested
against Is, l,suause IL was making ,rearou
and insubo-'tin stion honorable and put.
ting oar sinister of condemnation upon
the record OF the men who saved and scrvei
the nation. tApplause 90 the republican
Balford. of Colorado-'G want TO kaow
vhether the gsn,leman's judgment in the
Fitg Johu Porter Case Is better than that Vt
the greatest soldier this world has seen
from the time ct Julius Cmar down - this
time; mean Ulysses >. u'ant! liPpiause
on the democratic side
Follett had hoped the question wonih not
be discussed as a political one, nut he dis
covered In the speech oil Tue gsntietuin
from Illinois (rhomss), .as aaiWuS OF the
csse-lt was not tre.son agaiIs' the gov,
eminent that Filz John Porter was ohhfReo
with. hut treason against Pope. inerei0te
tbs nonse was 10 be divided ~
considering question involving Tue qles'
tion of the rights at American citizens, wv"
pertjssns of Porter aud Pope. Tue gonur,
man from III nois (rlomsO had denounced
West Point and the men .ho nae receive"
their military .uucalion there. 10 uu thi
be had to denouoce the men N" hae. Tea
the Union forces to victory. lie du nor
mean TO -sy ther, were 90 gallant V'ilh-
teer officers, but the men Hh'
stood in front, who .si s,
forces TO victory were m-h Hn'
ouar,erea a, Yves. Point, aud . TOE uli'n
had not had them thr.e wnu'd nnt pee