Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-13
TIE SENATE.

EIOar OF Massachusetts from Mrs Bel-
va A. Lockwood praying congress 70
see that the votes cast for her in the
late presidential election should be
counted
Mr.. Van Wyck OF Nebraska, from
the committee on public lands, report
ed favoIubly with amendments the
house bill TO prevent unlawful Occu-
pancy OF the public lands The prin-
cipal amendment proposed Ia one
authorizing the president TO use the
military 10 remove and destroy illegal
fencing
The chair laid before the senate the
resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
HaWley of Connecticut, calling on the
president for copy of the historical
statement by Gen Sherman concern
ing the public policy Of the executive
department Of the Confederate govern
meut.
Mr. Harris Of Tennessee said that II
Mr. Hawley thought that any action
Of the senate was proper vi h regard 10
the paper or papers referred to, he
would not object to the call,
but II no su h action was
to be taken, Harris could see no
object In the call for the papers. They
were iu the possession of the war de
pRrtment and would appear in the re-
bellipn records, Mr. Harris had tx
amined the papers at the war depart
ment They consisted OF somewhat
volumiuous documents by Gen. Sher-
man, ON his his side OF the personal
issue made through the newspapers
between himself and Jefferson Davis
Mr.. Hawley had presumed that the
a "a a a
lefty and he had desired that COM
plete and not partial edition he pub.
lished
Mr. Harris haG not the slightest OBJ.
lection tO the broadcast publication OF
the papers hut he SAW no reason why
they should be sent 10 the senate 20 be
merely printed rs executive documents
and then slumber there,
Mr.. HnN ley saw that the papers re-
lated TO the last year Of the war and
would not probably be published in
the rebellion record for u couple OF
years TO come
Mir Harris doubted the propriety of
calling Tor th" papers.
Mr.. VcAt Of Missouri regretted the
Introduction OF he resolution, not that
he would oppose the largest publlca.
ton Of the history of the Confederate
states, but because the senate would be
making Itself indirectly ut least, a
party Ia the controversy that had been
going on ia HE public press. His feel.
iugs toward Gen. Sherman were o
the kindest character, and he believed
that lac was his personal friend,
The debate on HAwley'B resolution
continued some time and became
pretty warm before IL closed. The par
Elephants, In addition TO Senator
Hawley, Harris, George and Vest
Were Senator'S Sherman, ingalls,, Nor
gan, COnger and Lamar.
Vest inquired whether Il was mani,
to commit the senate to any state o
personal controversy, when Mr.. Davi
could not he head. Mr.. Davis wa
20 day an old man, broken In fortune
and health, living among a people
who honOrtd him. He (Vestl la,
hCon member OF the Confederate sen
ate and frequently oppos ed Mr.. Davis
measures, but he believed, as an over
whelming msioTity OF the Southern
people believed, that MIR Davis WAS a
true ana loyal to the cause he espouse,
as was ever WIFE to her husband, or
religious devotee TO the God he woI
shipped.
Mr.. George said that the oontrovers,
was ptr,onBl one between two or
vate citizeus Of the United States.
Mr.. CtnRer disputed Mr. Davis
right TO he called q citizen in any relg
ton to uen Sherman.
Mr.. George was willing that th
controversy should be settled by his
tory He had NJ fear that the resul
would be adverse TO the honor or pa
triotism of Jefferson Davis.
Mr.. Morgan 81 Alabama said tina
Il might bs true that Jefferson Davi.
political disabilities had not been 10
moved bur he was no less . man be-
cause OF that. 10 was not less tru
that he was beloved by millions d
people yet IN the United States. II
had been no mure nn enemy to In
united states Than many senators nuy
on the door Of the United States sci
ate
Mr. Ingalls, OF Kansas said that Je
ierson Davis name had never bee
mentioned in the senate withou
Messrs. Morgan, Vest, aud their as,
ciRtes indorsiug him ana declarin
that he was a man NJ honor and a pi
trlot aud that millions OF people in Ia
United States loved him. So Ion
As such remarks were INDUCED Ia
Was IN vain to declare that theanimo.
tiles OF the war had been buried hi
ever II did not sound well to Inv
iiAunted 90 constantly In our faces l.
members OF the senate the fact TIN
Mr, Davis was patriot aud n man I
honor, aud that he was beloved b
millionq.
Mr., sherman, after recitinr The OH
eunlslances OF the controversy. sai
that be did not deaiie 10 wound M
feelings az IN old IA. n. ,ibut ,rrea
God, said lac, Twill ID ever be a,
uled IA THIS country Of ours tan
lime Within Thousand years Tint i
the war aud before tue war Jetisran
DAVIS was a C nspiraior aud a traitc
70 ma eountry2 Never, 1 trust.p
mr. sherman felt compelled 10 ent,
ma most solemn protest against NJ
DAVIS being treated as @ patriot.
Mr. Lamar OF mississippi oharscte
l2ed Sherinan's statement Ia the cor
troVersy az marked by flsgrant ina;
curaciea to The issue between JefIsfso
Davis and Gen. sherman. He III,
mar did not impugn Gen. SHERMAN