The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-12
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, February 11.-Reed, Of
Maine. offered a resolution modifying
the order making the FitN-John Porter
bill the continuing special order from
to-day until next Thursday, SO as to
provide that the bill shall not be con-
sidereG until after the second morning
hour on each day.
Randall endeavored to have the order
further amended so that the previous
question should be ordered on Tuesday
instead of Thursday. but he was I'm
successful and Reeds resolution was
adopted.
Bingham asked leave to introduce a
bill granting a pension of $1,000 per
annum to the widow of General Han
cock, but Beach objected.
Wellborn, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported the Indian ap-
preparation bill and it was referred to
the committee of the whole.
Rogers, from the committee on ju-
dietary, reported a bill comforting civil
jurisdiction in certain cases arising in
Indian Territory on the United States
courts which exercise criminal jurisdic-
ton over the Territory. House calen-
dar.
Z. B. Taylor, from the same commit
tee, reported bill to extend the laws
of the United States over certain unor-
gained territory south of the State OF
Kansas. House calendar.
In the second morning hour Adams
(Ills.) on behalf of the committee on
banking and currency, called up the bill
to enable national banking associations
to increase their capital stock and
change their names or locations. The
bill passed, yeas 129, nays 40.
Adams entered motion to reconsider
and to lay that motion on the table, but
the morning hour having expired final
action was not taken.
The House then at o'clock went into
committee of the whole on the Fit
John Porter bill.
The Debate was opened by Mr.
Haynes, of New Hampshire, in support
of the bill. The strongest prejudice
which he had ever entertained had beer
against Porter But it had disappeared
when he commenced to examine the
case. He did not share in the estimstt
OF Pope entertained by many of Por-
ter's friends, but he believed that if any
other of Pope's generals had been in
Porter's place. and had acted as Porter
nau dCIeO, Inere WOulQ never nave peer
a court martial, and no Union genera
OF that campaign would have suffered
for more than twenty years {
stigma worse than death. It hs(
been Porteris disrespectful and un,
excusable illusions to Pope tina
had singled him out as an object o
} suspicion and as an object of revenge
Porter had been one of the GROWERS
and his punishment had been out of al
proportion to his offense. Both Lin
coin and Grant, at one time, had eouali,
believed in the injustice of Porter's sen
tence, but wien the opportunity haC
been given for calm, dispassIonat,
review of the case, had proclaimed tn
injustice Of the verdict snd become ear
nest champions of Porter cause and b
! was bold man who dares to impugl
: the military Judgment Of q. s. Grant
/ II Lincoln had lived, he (Mr. Haynes
r beileved Lincoln and Grant would hav
r stood together in demand for justic
: to titz John Porter.
Mr.. STEELE, of Indiana, took tn
: floor in opposition to the bill, an
!, promised his speech with the remark
e What in thunder are we here for
= Why are we discussing Fitz-Joh
e Porter" This question, he said, lra