National Republican., 1886-02-20

IN ms sthtt muue TIC average DcmOGtOtC
politician fumc and splutter, frightened
The Democratic bosses, and struck terror TO
the heart of their clans. No public man
had been So uniustly assailCd as had Scna-
tor Malone. lie (Mr. Brady made the dec
laratiou that during MahOnes term as
senator, nobody holding a federal Office had
hccu removed at his dictation or sugges-
tiuu.
lie then proceeded TO discuss the qucs.
tious raised by the Boutclle resolution, and
characterized us "pctifogging' the attempt
which had been made by his colleague to
show that the dry dock at Portsmouth had
not been destroyed by the confederates.
without action, the House adjourned
Early In Wednesdays session the senate
proceeded to the consideration OF bills on
the calendar. Among the bills passed was
that amending the Revised Statutes IN rela-
tiuu 10 trpspasscrs on Indian lands. IL
provides for the punishment, by fine OF not
more than $500 and imprisonment Of not
more than one year, or both, OF persons
going uu Indian lands with the purpose Of
occupy iug the same. MIR. Dawes said the
Iill was intended TO meet the case Of the
su.cullCd boomers.
The uill tu provide for the allotment Of
lands In sovcfaliy to the Indians was under
consideration until > o'clock, when II was
laid aside, aud The consideration Uf the
TN adjournment
Among the bllls passed by the House
during Yesterdays morning hour was that
called up hy Mr.. Mclnc, Of Arkansas, TO
protect homestead settlers within railway
limits. ilt provides that all such settlers
restricted to less than loo acres, who make
an additional entry under the acts Of March
aud July, ls1u, shall lc entitled 90 have the
lands covered by the additional entry pat
cuipd without any further cost or proof of
settlement aud cultivation
Mr. cobb. Of Indiana, called up the hill
fuituitiug the Atlantic aud Pacific land
grant The Mll forieits only the lands al.
iaC,ni tn the incomplete portions Ot the
io0d: but MIR McRac Of Arkansas, offered
as substitute the Hill uf the minority Of the
committee forfCitiug the entire grant
Pending discussion the morning hour cX-
pircd, and the House went into committee
Of the whole ON the Fit2John Porter bill.
which occupied the house till 5.lO, when 1t
adjourned.
After the conclusion of the morning busl-
ness In the senate Thursday the daY was
devoted to the discussion Of the pending
educational bill, which was continued uu-
I'll the hour Of adjournment.
The galleries Of the House were filed to
Overlooking all day Thursday. The special
attraction was the expected closing OF de-
bate upon the Fitz.Juhu Porter case and the
vote thereon. The attendance Of members
was unusually large, and only few seats
were vacant. There was apparent Keen IN
tcrcst In the proceedings, and the chair
placed but little rcstrairtupo members aud
occupants of the galleries. who frequently
gave vent to hearty applause in apprecia-
tion Of telling points in the arguments OF
the several speakers.
Mr.. Phelps, Of New Jersey, opened the
debate lie said he had believed for twenty
years that Porter was traitor and de-
served to he hanged. That was the popu.
lar opinion Of the loyal north, and his heart
had been with II. lie had changed his
opinion and believed that Porter was an
honest man and n loyal soldier, when, ms
his representative, he had been obliged TO
examine the evidence and learn the facts.
| John Porter through the Mexican war aud
| the rebellion, down to the 2gth Of August,
| 1859, declaring that his bravery had been SO
conspicuous that in his corps Of that day
| there was not private In the ranks that
did not thrill with the consciousness that
| his commander was the consummatc Hover
| Of the American army and its pride. Yet
It was declared that this man was traitor
| on the 2gth. The day after his treachery
he had fought nobly, in obedience to an
order which he knew to be n blunder. and
on the 3lst had asked for Investigation IN
order that his treason might be established
| The good name Of Porter had been de
stroyed, and blot had been indeliblN
| placed upon the name of American
Justice. liow had he borne the sacrifice
As only brave man and Il good man cOul,
Learit. He fled from the public eve ant
| took his family with him, and he sOugh
never again to leave his seclusiOn cXcep
| when, In the great mission of his life, h,
went out TO seize ortO display fresh evidence
Of his innocence.
IN conclusion, Mr., Phelps said ''lt san
| old story; 1t is wearisOmc one to us, bu
to him II is the story Of life. Let us to
day, as courageous friends of Justice, dc
lermime that we will make what reparatlol
| We can, ard that we will end now anl
forever, so far as this House Is concerned
the strangcst and saddcst story in American
history.
Mr.. Curtin, of PENNSYLVANIA, earucstl
supported the bill. Porter had been dc
nouucod as traitor. If Porter was
traitor he Mr.. Cultn) was a traitor, auD
ir any one wanted to tell him that lie was
traitor let him tell II In It corner The zen
tlcman from Michigan Mr. CutcheonJ hu
appealed to the high court of heaven, an
had summoned us witnesses Garfield an
others who were dead. But Grant woul
he there, and there would be cOniliCtin
evidence before the court, There was NJ
in the history of the country death d
sublime MS Grants. He would be in til,
coult to answer the accusations which III
gentleman said would be sustained ubUv,
Look out for Grant.
MIR, Curtin spoke but short time, but i
was attcntively listened to- aud his cris
replies to the many interrogatOries whc
were propounded to him gave rise to goo
deal Of applause and laughter
The debate wasthen closed by Mr.. Bragg
after which the committee rose and reportc
the bill to the House, which was subs
quently passed-yeas III, nays ll3.
J The following is the vote in detail:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Adams of y. y, Allen Of Mis-
. Anderson of Ohio, Baker Bqllentinc, Barnt
:, | Barry, Bayne, Beach, Belmont, Benne
! Blanchard, Bland, Bliss BlOunt, Bragg, Brcc
inridgo OF Ark, BrcCkinrdge of Kyr Burlcig
! BuTnes, Bynum, Cabell Felix Campbell of
Y, Campbell of Ohio, T. J. Campbell Of n.
! Gambler, Carleton, Catchings, Clardy, Clement
, Cobb, Collins, Compton,, Comstock Cowlo
; Grain Crisp, CulPeTson, Curtin, DSniel' pa
Eden, Eldridge, ,Ellsberry, Ely, Ermo
trout, Finday Fisher Foran, Ford, FotnC
Green Of u. {, Green OF H. Jo. IIah
a Hale, Hall, Ilaiseli, Hammond, Harm
y Harris, Hatch, HAYDEN, Haynes, iIear
y bert, Hewitt, Holman, Howard, Hutton, IrIc
of Texas, Klciner I.alfoon, Laird, Lanha
+ Lawler, lie Feyrc, Lore, Loyerns Lover
! McMilln, MCRea, Merriman, Miller, Nil
! Mitchell Morgan, Morrison, Muller, Murpl
. Neal, Norwood, Oates OFeIall, Ollal
I O'Ncill OF Mo, CULTIVATE, Peelc, PER-
a Phelps, PidcoCk, Pindar, Reagan, Reid
y ~ G., Richardson, Riggs, Robertson, RoJ
n well, Rogers, Sader, Sayers, SonC
y Seymour, Singleton, Skinner, Snyd
y Sowden, Springer, StahlneCker stewart
: Tex -. Martin, stone of Ky, Stoue Of NJ
! storm, Swinburnc, SwOpe, rar>ncy, Taulb
q John ", Taylor OF Teun., ThrockmortOn, n
= man, Tucker Van Eaton Nielc, Wadswor
. Ward of Ind Ward OF H., Warner of Oh
y Weaver of Iowa, Weber WellbOrn, Wheel
7 wilkins, Willis, Wilson, Wnans Wise, W
ford, and WOrthingt0n.
, NAYs-Adam, OF III" Allen of Mass, And
son Of Kan, Atkinson, bingham, Bound, ~
tclle, BrOWuc of Ind. Brown OF Penn, Bro
OF Ohio, Brumm, Buchanan, Buck, ,Bunnell, u
2, rows, Buttcrworth, Campbell OF Pa, CHnn
% CGswCll, Congcr, Cooper, CutchCon, Davcnp,
.r Davis Dmgey, Dorsey, Dumham Evans, EY