Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
Il GE s.
Judge Moody Once More Appears
Before the House Committee
on Territories.
The Bill for the Admission Of South
Dakota Comes Up Before
the Senate. !.
The Invasion Of the Sioux Indian
Reservation Also Under Dis
;5. cussion.
A Bnsy Day With the Various Com
s mittees Procedure in PEN
sion Claims.

sion Claims.
HOUSE. &. 8
DISCUSSION OF THE RESOLUTION CONCERN
ING DISCHARGED VETERANS.
Mr.. Reed suggested that the committee
on naval affairs had added an amendment
to the resolution in regard to discharging
loyal men, ETC., which debate would show
to be a mistake and entirely futile.
Mr.. Herbert replied that this side Of the
house, was entirely willing to accept the
consequences. i.
Mr. Reed insisted that the house had the
right to debate any question coming before
it. 3 q
Mr.. Hewitt, Of New York, agreed with
Mr.. Reed in maintaining the freedom of de-
bate To undertake to come in with parti-
san speeches was waste of time and an
abuse Of the confidence Of the house.
Mr.. Reeds motion was voted down, and
after a short wait the sergeant-at-arms
brought to the bar of the house Messrs.
Sowdon, Riggs and Bingham, absentees.
After being considerably "guyed by their
associates, excuses were presented by these
gentlemen which were deemed satisfactory
and they were released from custody.
At 2:S0 Mr.. Herbert thought he had Sc
cured quorum of democrats, and accord
ingly further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with. e. @
The previous question was then ordered
on the resolutiou-yeas, 159; nays, 81.
Then commenced a political debate,
which was opened by Mr.. Boutell, who
prefaced his direct speech upon the resolu-
ton with remark calling attention to the
fact that the first legislative act of the house
had been the passage, by unanimous con-
sent, Of the bill removing the political dis
abilities Of confederate who had waited
more than twenty years before discovering
desire to be placed in the line of eligibil-
ity to an appointment under the executive
department Of the United States. In con-
trast to this, he (Mr. BoutelD had been
tauntingly informed that fifteen minutes
was an ample allowance in which to pre-
sent the case of the outrage of the dismissal
of disabled soldiers of the Union army from
employment Of the government and the OBJ
liberation, debasement and removal of in
scriptions commem )rative of the success of
the Union army. "If," said Mr.. Boutell,
"the time has come, or should come, to OBJ
literate the great memories Of the..rebellion,
the monuments of the rebellion should
first be torn down. Let not the work be
begun by taking down inscriptions COM
memorative Of the victories of the United
States. He had list of a great many me-
MORALS growing up all over this land to
perpetuate the cause Of treason and rebel
lion. A soldier who came to Washington,
might wander in vain through the great art
repository of the city looking for the coun-
terfeit presentment of one Of the heroes,
who sustained the Union flag. He would
allied and remembered in the Corcoran art
gallery were Robert E. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson. There was no justice in the
claim that broad patriotism would advO-
cate the obliteration Of the records Of the
grandest triumphs ever made for humanity
since the first morning stars sang together.
Applause on the republican side.l The
people of this country ought to say, as old
General Dix said, in regard to the Ameri-
can flag "T any man attempts to pull
down memorial of any great triumph Of
on the spot" Prolonged applause on the
the republican side.] In the case Of the
Norfolk navy yard and custom house, gal
LAM, efficient, worthy, and faithful public SER
wants, who had followed the flag of their
country across hundred battle fields, had
been turned out, that their places might be
given to those who had fought to destroy
the government. [Applause on the repub-
% Mr.. Wise Wise, of Virginia, said that the secre-
tary of the navy had been called upon to
report if any tablet had been de-
stroyed at the Norfolk navy, yard
which commemorated the fact that
been destroyed. He was glad of an
opportunity to inform the gentleman from
= Maine that the dry dock at Portsmouth had
never been destroyed. [Applause on DEM
ocratic side.] The gentleman had asked
the secretary OF the navy if any inscription
from the confederate army; he would in
form the gentleman from Maine that no
cannon with such inscription had ever been
in Portsmouth navy yard. The gentleman
from Maine wanted to know if Union
soldier had not been discharged, and a con-
the gentleman from Maine that the man
who was discharged had never been in the
Union army, and had never been within
1000 miles Of line of battle. [Appiause
and laughter on democratic side.
Mr.. B0utell-"D Did he not render great
ervice to his country?"
"No!" replied Mr.. Wise, Hhe was in re-
ceipt of large salary in bomb proof po-
sition, while brave men fought the battles
Of their country"
Mr.. Brady, Of Virginia, arose and asked
permission to PROFOUND question.
mo, sir; no, sir" exclaimed Mr.. Wise, II
will give my attention to you in one minute.
The Confederate whom you, Mr.. Boute!l,
allege was appointed on account of his
service in the Confederate army, was ap-
pointed after complete examination, and
the man to whose removal you refer was
3 removed on account of beastly intoxica-
tion. One other fact I commend to your
consideration During the Arthur admin
istration the postmaster at Portsmouth, who
was a Union soldier, twice wounded and
twice promoted for gallantry, was removed
at the dictation of William Malone. lap
plause on the democratic side.l Go" con-
tinued Mr.. Wise, g read the speech OF Chas.
Sumner. of Massachusetts. If I mistake
not he was the first in this country
who declared (some fifteen years ago.
that the time had come for peace, and the
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