Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-27
CONGREGATIONAL.

HOUSE.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. 26.-The Speaker
laid before tho House the credentials of
K w. Rockwell, member elect from the
seventeenth district Of Massachusetts.
He took the oath of office.
Haton MissOuri) from the Commit
tee Oh agriculture, reported u bill for the
ostabl lsh ,nent Of u bureau of animal in
dastry, to prevent the expectation of
diseased cattle, and provide for sup.
pres +Ion and extirpation OF pleuro- pneu-
monia and o.her contagious diseases of
domestic animals. Ordered printed
and reoornmitted.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, with Springer In the chair,
ON til, F,tz John Porter bill.
In Committee of the Whole, Thomas,
Illinois) delivered violent speech in
opposition to the Fitz John Porter bi |.
lie reviewed the war record of Genera
John Pope. and pronounced him hsro
for his yaior, Raiiantry and ability. He
vigorously defended Popo's course tow
Porter AZ tho "offioer vino b q sulked
circumstance of General Logan being
super sedsd IN the command of the Army
If the tennessee by West Pointer
three days after ne (L0gan) had saved
tho army" He SAT- tue remeva OF
McClsllan flied tue heart Of Porter with
venom and hatred toward every body.
He characterized Mcclellan rs tue
IMAM taken up by copperheads and
sous Ut liberty for the presidency against
Abraham Lincoln"
Follett of Ohio appealed to the House
to discuss and consider the question
frem wholly non partisan standpoint.
He depreo .ted the language ana AMI
mus Of Thomas speech in denounoing
ito graduates Of West Point, making
the question ~ political one.
BelfoTd said ne had the courage aud
boldness to do what was Just without
regard 10 any poplar prejudice; that
Pompey, Hannibal and Napoleon were
conquered, but that Graut mad never
lost = battle, and Grant had fully ex-
anined the case aud said that injustice
had been doue Porter. On the judy
mept Of that great soldier ne pr 'posed
to predicate hls vote IN favor OF the bill.
He believed that doing justice ~ = man
WAS the sweetest attribute of humanity.
He would follow Grants Judgment
against that of captains and coioneis Of
militia. Laughter.
Horr of Michigan, characterized him
salf as = '.stay at home" Speaking Of
Grants letter favoring Porter, Horr
said il had been his pleasure To come as
near wofshipinR Grant rs he ever did
any man the country had produced.
The pentlemea OH the other side had
bsen villifying and slandesing Grant,
and calling him all kinds Of hard
nance for years. They called him q
druukard aud other names which the
presencs of ladies' in the gallery pre-
vented him from repeating. Laughter
"Grant Is q grand old man." continued
Hurr, "but he made mistake In this
Porter case. and IN long IA it WAS tbs
only mistake Of his life, no Horn WAS
going to stand by him longer than the
gentlemen ON the other side would.
They had not agreed With him for a
minute. except in this one case when
Grant happened to agree with them. y
fLsu2hs~rI Horr concluded, saying
I'm the name Of God. Of discipline IN
the army and navy. and of the thou sand
men whose spirits are calling on Con-
crsss IL do their duty by their memory,
| protest against the passage OF this
bill"
Committee rose and the House ad-
jpurned.
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