Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-19

the consideration OF the bin for forfeitinr
the Atlantic Pacific railroad land grant.
Among the bills Introduced was one BY
Mr.. Bowen, TO provide new basis Of
circulation for national banks. Mr..
Bowen said be would take occasion to
address the senate on the subject OF his
bill at an early day. At his request,
therefore, his bill for the present was laid
on the table.
* On motion of Mr.. Maxey the bill was
passed to grant right OF way for rail-
road and telegraph lines through the
lands OF the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
lions TO the St. Louis s San Francisco
Railway company.
The bill was discussed without any
result being reached until the expiration
OF the morning hour, and then the house
went into committee of the whole on the
Fitz John Porter bill. DR.. Phelps of New
Jersey spoke in favor OF the bill, as did
Mr. Curtin OF Pennsylvania. Mr.. Warner
OF Ohio also favored the bill.
Mr.. Bragg OF Wisconsin closed the de-
bate in support OF the bill.
Mr.. Everhart of Pennsylvania moved
70 recommit the bill with instructions to
strike out the words "prior to his APP
pointment under this act,n so as TO make
the provision, "Fitz John Porter shall re-
ceve no pay, compensation, or allowance
Whatever
Mr.. Reed, suggesting that this gave an
opportunity for yindicat,ng Porter from
any question of money, demanded the
yea and nays The motion to recommi:
was lost, yeas ll2, nays l7S.
Mr.. Bragg OF Wisconsin, who had
demanded the previous question, with.
drew the demand and again took the
floor In support OF the bill.
After speaking for some time he said that
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr.
Cutcheon) had taken the report Of the
second battle of Bull Run, and had read
the number of killed and wounded on the
29th of August for the purpose of show
| ing that there had been general battle
If the gentlemen had been disposed to BIZ
ingenious he would have stated that the
heading of these reports was "Casualties
between August l6 and September g."
Mr.. Cutheon declared that che had SO
stated in his speech.
Mr.. Bragg; You took table of figures
from the heading that covered almost q
month, and you have published 1t in you
speech as evidence of the loss on the Goth
and your Republican constituents who dc
not read anything but your speech in Re
publican newspapers will think that his
torical evidence of the war.
Mr.. Cutcheon declared that the head
ing of the tables showed precisely wha
it was.
Mr.. Bragg declined to yield, and Mr.. Cut
cheon asserted his right to reply, as b
had been misquoted.
Mr. Bragg advancing TO the bar OF tn
house.) / state what you said l stat
what the figures are.
Now, exclaimed Mr.. Cutcheon, Cad
vancing into the space In front Of tn
speakers desk you are trying to ram
falsehood down the throat of this house
applause on the Republican side.)
draw my differences as TO your pun
poses, cried Mr.. Bragg, and (dehantly,
l will repeat them If you desire. Gar
plause on the Democratic side.) A
this time there was good deal of cor
, fusion and excitement in the house and
,, was with difficulty that the voice of eithe
: gentlemen could be heard, but the speak
or Iapned not to interrupt Mr.. Drag
, without permission.
! Then Cutcheon Indignantly exclaimed
: Then the gentleman must not falsif
facts.
All, was Braggs retort, am glad that
have driven that radical from unde
Stantons petticoat so that he has com
to the front. Mr.. Bragg, continuing
: said: Would to God there were MOI
J freedom OF conscience allowed in the RI
publican party; then Porter would hay
!, vastly more votes. But as thel
: was presidential candidate {
, the grand old party who wS
:, to run on the Fitz John Port,
u issue 1t would not do for more Repui
flicans to come over because the blac
! eagle of the West might not like j
. rApplause and laughter on the DEM
y cratic side. and groans from the Reput
% lican side lie was glad, he said,
hear the gToans, because 1t showed thi
!, there was little life left in the Repu
= licans. Groans did not proceed from
= strong body in happy and contentt
frame of mind, but from one suheriI
from cramp in the bowels. He d
= manded the previous question.
% Mr.. Cutcheon rose to the question
" personal privileges. The gentleman fro
e Wisconsin had referred to the tat
ne printed by him in the record In regard
o. the loss in the battle Of Bun Run a
at had accused him Of a purpose to misle
r readers of his remarks into believing
10 entire footing OF the table was the &c
on the goth OF August.
nc The speaker decided that inasmucn
Mt the gentleman from Wisconsin
I'd intimated that the gentleman irS
ly Michigan had not been Ingenious, u
e. Mr.. Cutcheon was entitled to make
s. personal explanation.
.s4a ta1 n Inn0rt
e. not contain particle which heCCutcheo
nd had not ascd [Cries OF order from
et Republicans. Mr.. Bragg, defant
on will give you cause tor
he personal explanation If you VIII let
n speak. The gentleman stated tnat =
se John Porter was lying two and a
"A miles from the head of his corps,
al there Is no evidence OF that. VIII &
re. him cause for personal explanation II y
a want 1t. =,
as The Speaker: The chair thinks u
he The gentleman has right to make
he statement as 10 what the table shol
ev The merits OF the bill are not to DC
its cussed. 8.
ev Mr.. Cutcheon then stated that the Ia
~ was upder the head Of "Returns oil ca
Ise alties In the Union forces commanded
Gen. Pope from August % TO Septem
ed .. aggregating l4,462." He also quo
from other portions OF his speech to sh
m. that he had made no attempt to misl'
az the house in this matter.
airs That is the printed speech, II is not
I'm written speech, was Mr.. Bragg's g
res ment. 49,
the The, bill was then passed. Yeas
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