Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-26
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
MATTERS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES.
House of Representatives.
A NEW MEMBER SWORN IN.

NEW MEMBER SWORN IN.
The Speaker laid before the House credentials OF
F. w. Rockwell as member-elect from the 18th dis
trict OF Massachusetts, and the gentleman appeared
at the bar Of the House and took the oath Of Office
Mr.. Hatch (Mo.), from the committee on agricul-
ture, reported bill for the establishment of a
bureau of animal industry to prevent the exporta-
tfOn OF diseased cattle, and to provide means for the
suppression and extirpation of pleuro- pneumonia
and other contagious diseases among domestic ami
malS. Printed and reCoInm1tted.
FITZ JOHN PORTER BILL
The House then, at 1910, went into committee OF
the whole Springer, of Illinois, in the chair on
the FttZ John Porter bill.
RAY CONTINUES HIS SPEECH.
Mr.. Ray (N.Y.) continued his speech in support
OF the bill, declaring his belief that If President
Lincoln had survived the assassns pistol before
the SHOWS Of another winter had come he would
have done justice to Gen. Porter. and he would
have been restored to the Union army. Reviewing
the case he said that he had before heard it
contradlcted that there is adscretion with an
OFFICER away from his command as TO the time and
mode OF doing thing. This unwritten law
was an absolute justification OF Gen Por,
terS action. In conclusion he said: / stand
here in the field once more In behalf OF
Fitz John Porter. In the name OF the silent dead
soldiers who sleep where no sound shall eer wake
them to glory agan-in the business care OF the
day, voices come up and appeal to me- In the silent
hours of the night voices come up and appeal to me
to do justice to Fitz John Porter And If 1t Is done
on this earth, believe that when the whole armies
OF the republic shall be gathered in the bright
world above, and when the drum Shall beat,
there Will be but one voice that Will refuse TO
do justice to and sing the praises OF Fltz John Por
ter. That voice Will be the voice OF John Pope.
lApplause on the democratic Side]
OPPOSED TO THE BILL
In opposing the bill, Mr.. Thomas [Ill) denied the
right OF Congress to pass upon this case, and de-
cared that the attempt to override the decision OF
one OF the constitutional tribunals of the country
was an absolute violation Of the Constitution OF
the United States.
Capitol Notes.
MR.. BEN. GAINES TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Gaines in his testimony before the committee
On accounts yesterday, said that during the last
session OF the Forty-seventh Congress he was act
ing rs Mr.. Keifers confidential clerk and did a
large portion of the work which properly
belonged to the duty Of the regular
would do what he could to get him the regular ap-
pointment, and he would have been appointed
sooner, but he was at that time useful in the
capacity he was engaged. He knew nothing
about what arrangements had been made
In the matter. He said that he looked
upon the position OF the stenoerapher
as OF the nature OF a sinecure, anyhow. He
Tyson and Dawson during the session for $500, and
for 5000 he could get all the StenOgraphic work
that Is done In the committees at cost OF $50
SENATE APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. j. R. Randall, OF the Augusta (Ga.) Ch,osiicle
has been appointed private secretary to senator
Brown. Mr. Smith, of New England. a messenger OF
OF Mr. Randall