Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-12

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logged.
Bingham asked leays 20 frt-ndooe .
bill srxptiss = ceasi1n Of tjop pr
mum 20 the widow % Gss- uAaoock,
"a bach Soieeted.
WelIsorn. from tee Com pistee on H.
DIN Affairs. reported the Iodisn ApIro
STATION bis. suo T. Vas referred 10 tie
Couu 10 - Of The Whole
kBs.fs, from the Coz q fttee &c ia
frcisry, reported bill couterrioR civil
iarsdic.ion in certain css@s arising n
lndlAn Territory 81 the Cii et Sta o.
e11rt- = b Oh eSercsse criminal i2rl-dlc
zion over the 1 rri;o.y.
T. y Taylor, from same COMMITTEES,
reported ill 70 extend tue Laws OF The
United States over certain un0rRzniz- q
territory south OF The STATE OF Kansas
The debate vas opened By Mr.. Hayes
Of New Hsnpshire In support OF tue
/ sail. Tke strongest pref adics which be
had ever entertained had been against
| Porter, bot 10 had disappeared when De
com n5enced TO examine tbs case. de
did not share II the estimate OF Pope
entertained by many Of P0rter's
friends, bot be believed that II a. y
other Of Pope's gensrais had been q
Porter's place and bad acted ~ Porter
hsd acted, there would never have De- q
. coart martial. and no Unlon general
OF that eanpsIgn voaid have ssd-rsd
for more than twenty years q stigu =
zorse than dsath. IL had Teen Porter's
dlsre-pec ful end insxcosable illusions
to Pope that had singled him out a. an
object Of suspicion and As an object Of
revenge. Porter had been one OF the
GROWERS. aud his punishment had bees
out OF all proportion 70 his ofens..
Both Lincoln and Grant at one time
had equal faith In the isstioe OF Por
ter's sentence. bat when an opportunity
aad been given for calm. dispassion-
ate review Of the case had proclaimed
the injustice CT the verdict, and be
come earnest champions Of Psrters
cause, and be was bold man VINO
xould dare impngn the military ladR-
ment Of Ulysses 5. Grant. II Lincoln
had lived he (Mr. HayneeD believed
that Lincoln and Grant would have
stood together In the demand for Jas
tice to Fiiziohn Porter.
Mr. Ste lie, OF Indiana, took the floor
10 opposition to the bill. and promised
his speech with the remark, what IN
thunder are We here for? Why are We
discussing Fitzjohn Porter?" This
question, he said had been asked by q
num ser OF members of the House, and
at least enc Democrat had added that
the Democrats were going to vote for 1t
ANYHOW. He Mr.. Steele) believed that
this was true, but he would vote against
il. Pope's famous order. be said, should
aud could have been easily obeyed. IL
Jackson marched that night, could BOT
Porter have also march-o? There Was
net a soldier in the Hosse bat knew
that It was Porter's duty to obey
orders. After dwelling With great
minutia Of detail upon the military
operations of the 29sh of August,
Mr.. Steele concluded his speech
as follows: 1T We have wars here
after they will be for common ooun-
try. Let rs not say by our action that
We want any man of Porter's kind to
comm nd when the country is in dan
ger. Let us saw to our sons and our
sons sens, When you receive an order,
obey 10, though at the cost OF YOUR
life Let rs say to our sons and our
sons sons. Even without al order, II
you hear call to battle. move on to the
saccor of your companions whether you
like your comm handing officer or not. "
lApplsase After some farther de-
baie, the DOM 1aittee rose aud the House
adj burned.