Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-08
BROWN TAKEN TO TASK.
INVADING" AS APPLIED TO THE
FEDERAL ARMY RESENTED.

The Georgia Senator Explains that the
Wording was Made Withous an Iaten-.
tlOn to be SignIficant-rhe BIN to
Settle Certain Railroad Accounts Un-
der Consideration.
WASHINGTON, June TN the Senate
to-day some debate arose on the bill re-
ported by Mr.. Brown from the COMMITTEES
on Railroads to provide for settlement
OF accounts with railroad companies that
had recovered property from the United
States during 1896.
Mr.. Hawiey called attention to the res
port accompanying the bill. 1t referred,
he said, to the Union army as an "lnvad-
ing army" He knew there had been a
time when the term ''invading army" was
applied in the South to the army OF the
Union before 1t was found out which sidel
had whipped. He had not known that
that term was used since.
UNKNOWN BY THE COMMITTEE.
He { Mr.. Hawley) was a member OF the
Railroad Committee, and knew that the
committee hRd ordered the bill TO be re-
ported, leaving 70 Mr.. Brown the matteE
OF writing the report. But he did not be<
lleVe any committee, majority of whose
| members were Republicans, would haVa
consented to the submission TO the SEM
ate OF report in which the defenders OF
the Union were styled t'an invading ar
my" Mr.. Hawley regarded the language
OF the report as a gross discOurtesy 10 the
committee. The Senator from GeOrgiG
had bad an opportunity to apologize Tor
1t and had not done so.
oFFENsE DIsCLAIdED.
| Mr.. Brown disclaimed any offense bY
| the words used. He did not know that
| he had read the report to the committed
but he knew that be had stated TO the.
committee the basis of the report. AS To
| the language referred to, Mr.. Brown did
not understand that the committee was
bound by it. Probably it was an inadyert-
anoe to use it under the circumstances4
| IL had been common in the South during
the war to say that the "invading army"
| had reached certain point and the LAM
| guage was used in that sense, and NOT
with any other meaning. II it was At alt
offensive Mr.. Brown was quite willing I'd
withdraw that part Of 1t, aud 70 say in|
stead, "when the Union army had recovy
cred possession OF the States" or any
other language that would be satisfactory
10 the Senate.
| CONSIDERED IMPROPER.
| Mr.. Harrison did not think 10 proper
| that report containing the words 'sthG
invading army" as applied to the army OF
| the Union was proper report TO stand on
! the records OF the Senate. III moved that
the bill be rec0mmitted to the COMMITTEES
on Railroads with instructions to strike
out from the report the words referred TO-.
Mr.. Brown asked permission to with-
draw the report altogether. Unanimous
consent being given, the report was withI
drawn and the bill was then passed.
NATURE OF THE BILL.
Senator Brown introduced the bill early
| I'm the session. 1t authorizes the adj
! justment OF the accounts with the United
States for rolling stock purchased at
! the close OF the war of all the SOuthernI
railroads which have not hitherto secured
"A resettement of these accounts. and also
authorizing a reduction of not exceeding
- per cent. in the price OF the rolling
stock in such adjustment. The railroads
affected are chiefly the South westernl
branches of tho Georgia Central, the
Rome railroad and some roads In Tens
nessee.
CHIEF CLERK REMOVED.
%. Frank, chief clerk at Atlanta oA
the railway mail service, was to-day re-
moved for offensive partisaDsbip. WyleV
| Harris, Of Macon, now clerk in the de-
partment here, has been detailed to
take his place. A strong effort
| will be made TO secure tho
removal OF l.. NJ. Terrell, Superintendent
OF the Railway Mail Service at Atlanta.
Mr.. Barnes Is second on the list for
recognition on the day for individual mo-
tiOns TO suspend the rules in the House
| next month. He will move to pass the
| Senate's Augusta public building bill.