New-York tribune., 1886-06-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS
OFFENSIVE WORDS IN A REPORT.
MR. DROWN, OF GEORGIA, SPEAKS OF The oNio'
rORCys As " AN INVADING ARMY"

MR.. DROWN, OF GEORGIA, SPEAKS OF THE uNioN
rOncys As I" AN INVADING ARMY.
WASHINGTON, June lSpocid).-At no time
since the war'have the ex -Confederates p"' WI ~
bold front IN trying to rewrite hist"'' 10 " ,,,
An incident In tho Senate to-day gave iresn mus
tration OF this feeling Of supremacy. Du'"s '"' ~
the Government purchased - large amount Vi ,"' ''
,,ock for the uso OF the Army In tue '""'A
When the war closed tho railroad corporations !" '
South had neither money nor credit win "n'o" " ~
chase rolling stock aud supplies lho "o'o'"'"'" ~
erously apportioned among them .he property Pu'o"
for use in the War. and gave 'he" .O"e
tim. in which 10 pay for It, Tho property was
,, On ths railroads ut prices appraised BY
appointed for that purpose numpersoi
aferwar the corporation asked that the Govern
ment make reduction In the prices charged Ior 'hat
property. This DONE and several acts nave Deeh
passed for chat purpose. settlement Win the Mopo
and Ohio road in accordance with these terms would
have brought the Government considerably N debt 10
that company, and as there was no Appropriation
10 nay the sum. its account remains
unsettled. At this session Mr. Brown. OF Georgia IN
troduced bill to appropriate money 20 ehec. suen u
settlement As 1t would only be treating that comp my
the the others, tho Senate COMMITTEES on ha
roads authorized him to report the bill lie dd So ana
accompanied 1t with = written report
Mr. Brown was the rebel Governor OF Genrsia' anu anu
his report was read to the senate 70 aay u WIZ
found to costau the usual Confederate sentiments III
regaid TO the 1t begins In TINS way
"Durng the late unfortunate war; when the armies o,
the United States invaded the territory OF the southern
States, railroads occasionally torn up and srge
amounts rolling stock belonging To Southern railroads
were destroyed" The report then goes on
to speak about "the armies of the United
States which overran Southern territory" ana
makes use OF various other phrases indicating
Mr. Browns belief that the Southern states never were
rebellion. IL also expressed the opinion that hNnk
destroyed the property OF these southern roads te
Government ought 10 have nade a present ol .no
IS 900 worth of rolling stock to those corporations
This report made as having been sanctioned oy
the Senate Railroad Committee. General Hawley rs
member OF the committee and ne promptly oIJecteu "
sentiments the course OF few pointed remarks ne
caused the report withdrawn and the bill 10 ne iad
over He said that he knew there had Deen tlie whr
the term 'inyaing army" was applied In the Souih 10
the army of rhe Union before 1t found out winch
side had whipped. He had not known that that term
was sed since lie ir. iIawey was neinncr oi Tug
Railroad Committee aud knew that the committee h"
ordered bill TO be reported, leaving 10 MT Dionn
the matter OF writing The report But he did not believe
any committed. majority OF whose members we're ~"
publcans would have consented TO tue snnhIssoh ~
the Senate OF a report III WHICH the ucIcn""ls W
Mr. Uawley regarded the language OF the report a-
gross dIscourtesy the committee Tho senator from
Georgia hat had opportunity 10 apoORl@e ior IL III"
had not done so. 49,. .e,. ,,.o,
He did not understand that the committee was Donnu
It, Probably IL inadvertence TO us" IL nhuer
the circu IL had been common IN tne SCUM
during the War 10 say the 'lnvadlnghrn nai .
a certain point and the language was used In that
sense aud with other meaning. Slr brown WAS
willing TO withdraw that part oi IL.
Mr. Harrison did think 1t proper that report CON
tanning the words invading army" "a apphei 10 tne
army OF Union proper report to stand Oh the
records OF the Senate. He moved thi the pii pe e-
committed TO the Committee RdlrOa ls with instrnc-
lions strike from the report the words rcierrel TO-
Mr. Brown asked permission 10 withdrtw tne repor,,
ana on unauimou. consent the report was Withdrawn
he