The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-01-31
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Delegate Game, of Utah, replies to
the address of Governor Murray to the leg
islature, saying that he has made some mis-
representations. particularly on the law of
eschcats, the dover question, church govern
mcnt. the public schools and the laws re
lating to marriage. Mr.. Game asserts that
the Mormon church IL not established: thai
by statute escheats are directed to the com
mon school fund; that the law of dover in
Utah possesses better features than that in
force in some OF the States: that Mormons
have never claimcl rolyeamous marriages
to he valid, but simply religious obligations
from sectarianism.
1t is now said that the railroad
lobbyists at Washington have concluded that
it is useless to longer defy the popular desire
for legislation ON the subject OF interstate
commerce and the regulation of transporta-
ton charges by national commission. The
House Commerce Committee has concluded
the hearing of arguments, and will soon re-
port II bill embodying the commission system
in one form or another.
Ex-Speaker Keifer was examined by
the House Committee on Accounts. He adj
mittcd that in appointing Tyson stenogra-
pher 1t was with the understanding that at
some future time the position should be va
Gated, and that his demand for the re signation
was merely reminder of the agreement.
THE entire session of the House of Repre-
sentatives, on Jan. 20. was devoted to debate on
the bill for the relief OF Gen. Fitz John Porter.
MIR. Thomas Of Illinois. was the first speaker
He said "the evidence before the House proved
conclnsiycly that Porter had been fairly,
fully, and justly tried and convicted.
In the name OF Abraham Lincoln. in the name
of the court In the name Of the great Secretary
of War, in the name of the men who fell in
battle on Aug. 20, he protested against the pas
it was making treason and INSTRUMENTATION hon.
orable and putting bar-sinister condemnation on
the record of the men who saved and preserved
Mr. Beliord u an nans 70 know
whether the gentlemans judgment in the FitZ
John Porter case Is better than that OF the
greatest soldier this world has seen from the
time of Julius Cesar down to this time. l mean
Ulysses 5. Grant. Applause on the Democratic
side. Mr. Follett OF Ohio, had hoped the ques-
ton would not be discussed as a political one;
but he discovered III the speech OF the gentle
man from Illinois MIR. Thomas the animus of
the case. 1t was not treason against the
Government that Fltz John Porter
was charged with, hut treason against Pope.
II there were any men on the floor capable OF
passing impartially on the merits of this con-
troyersy they were the men who had not had
their prejudices, passions and feelings aroused
by personal tagonism between two men, each
OF whom occupied a conspicuous position in the
army of the North. Applause on the Demo-
cratic side Mr. Belford said Gen Grant was
the greatest soldier tina, had appeared since the
time OF Julius Caesar. Pomney was conquered.
Hannibal was conquered. Napoleon was con-
qnered. But Grant never lost battle;
Gen Grant has fully examined this case. and
has said injustice had been done Gen. Porter.
On the judgment of that great and wonderful
soldier. he proposed To predicate his vote in
favor OF this bill. Applause on the Democratic
side.1 lie believed i'll doing justice to q man. 1t
was the sweetest attribute humanity. 1t was
the sweetest attribute Of God Almighty Himself.
lie proposed to bury the prejudiccs OF the past
and do justice TO man whom the greatest Gen.
eral on the face Of the earth declared to be
wronged and outraged. He would follow Grants
judgment against that OF Captains and Colonies
Of militia: daughter and applause Mr..
Horr, of Michigan, said the trouble with Fitz
John Porter was that he became disgruntled
and refused TO give Pope the hearty support he
assigned for the passage of this bill
was that Gen. Grant had written letter saying
Porter ought to be restored lie had believedi in
Grant many years. 1t had been his pleasure TO
come as near 10 worshiping him as he ever did
any man the country produced. ll.aughter.l
The gentlemen on the other side had been Will
flying and slandering Grant. calling him all
kinds OF hard names for years. Now,
these same gentlemen came in and asked:
What are you going to do with Gen.
Grant," He would tell them. The
grand old man had made mistake and rs long
a. it was the only mistake of his life he Horn
was going to stand by him longer than the gen.
tlemen on the other side would. They had not
agreed with Grant for minute except in this
one case. when Grant happened to agree with
them. Mr. Horr stated that when it ex-
pccted that this bill would come mp at a prior
Congress. Gen. Garfield was preparing speech
against 1t. Mr.. Hor then concluded as fol-
lows: In the name OF good dicipline in the
army. In the name OF the loyal men Of the
North, in the name of the thousands of men
whose spirits were calling Congress 10 do it's
duty to their memory. he protested against the
passage Of this bill" Applause OH the Repub-
lcan side.l The Senate was not in session.