Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-13
18th COngress---Sec0nd Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
SENATE.-After the introduction of seve-
raj bills and reports, Senator Hawley's reso
luton calling for certain letter and docu
ments filed by General Sherman with tht
War department came up for action and lee
to debate that created somewhat of a sen
satlon. Mr.. Harris protested against ths
resolution as useless and said it proposed t.
have printed matter relating to a private
controversy He did not think the resolu
| ton should be adopted unless it involved
some question upon which the Senate was
called on for action.
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, also objected to the
resolution. He spoke of General Sherman as
a friend and constituent Of his. He theI
gave history of the controversy from its in
ceptlon, stating that it arose from state
ment made by General Sherman at meeting
of a Grand Army post in st. Louis Mr.
Vest said that while he was in the Confede.
rate Senate he felt called upon many times
to oppose Mr.. Davis in matters of policy etc.
but now that Davis is a poor old broken
down man, broken in health and fortune, he
ought to be permitted to rest. Mr.. Vest also
protested against the resolution as tending to
revive the animosities of the past which had
better be permitted to sleep. He said there
was no more use for this publication than q
shroud had for pocket
Mr. George, of Mississippi, said he felt
called upon in the name Of his State and
constituents to oppose the publication in this
way OF matter relating to q controversy be.
tween two citizens
Mr.. Conger, of Michigan, objected to ap-
plying the term "citiZen" to Davis and to
comparing his status in the country with
that OF General Sherman. Mr.. Congel
added that before Davis could become a citi-
zen there were certain forms he must COM
ply with. He must appeal to Congress.
MI. George maintained that Davis is q
citizen In the principal sense and had the
duties to the government imposed by citizen
ship, that the matter related to a controversy
between two private individuals and therefore
was not to be printed at public expense.
Mr.. Hawley wanted the Sherman letter
printed because it contained matter valuable
Ill an historical sense and coming from a dis
t1ngu1shed citizen who had headed the army of
the country. He avowed his sympathy with
General Sherman in the personal and politi-
cal phases of the question, and asserted that
there was conspiracy on foot in Washing
ton IN 1851 to establish sNuthern confeder-
acy, and that certain Senators were to re-
main here and prevent legislation that would
interfere with the conspirators.
The debate continued at some length, and
became pretty warm before it closed. The
participants, in addition to Senators Hawley,
Harris, George and Vest, were Senators
Sherman, Ingalls,, Morgan Conger and La
mar.
Mr. Lamar, coming into the Senate as the
debate was well advanced, made an impas-
stoned speech in which he entered a most
positive denial that jefferson Davis ever
wrote the letter which General Sherman
says he saw.
No vote was taken. The incident closed at
the expiration of the morning hour, at 2
o'clock, and the Senate, to recover from the
passion OF the hour, went into executive ses-
sion on the Nicaragua.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
the nomination of August Duddenhauser to
be receiver of public money at Oxford Idaho.
The greater part of the session was taken up
by long discussion on the Nicaraguan
treaty. Without action at 5 o'clock the doors
were opened and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. Considerable business of an I'M
important nature was transacted by unani-
nous consent. Then the States were called
for the introduction of bills for reference.
Under this call Mr.. Holman of Indiana, in
troduced bill appropriating $40, 900 for a
public building at Madison, Indiana, and Mr..
Fielder, of New Jersey, bill imposing
duty of fifty per cent. on pearl buttons.
At the conclusion of the call Mr.. Barbour,
of Virginia. chairman of the Committee on
the District of Columbia, was recognized and
ing TO land titled in the District of Column
bia.
A bill for the promotion of anatomical
science and to prevent the dissertation of
graves by giving unclaimed bodies from the
Potter's field for anatomical purposes was
passed without debate. ~
At 3:15 the House went into committee on
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, made point
Of order against the item appropriating s12,-
600 for executing the neutrality act
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, opposed it aud
chair sustaining the point of order On this
no quorum voted. The committee rose and
reported the fact and call of the House was
ordered. On the call 1876 members answered
to their names. Further proceedings under
the call were then dispensed with and at $50
The House adjourned