New-York tribune., 1886-05-12
GENERAL BRAGG SHARPLY RfBUKED.
SOME wIIOLE.OME TRUTHS TOLD BY HEPBURN, OF
IOWA TO SOUTHERN MEN,

WASHINGTON, May IL (Speciah
Bragg quick little or no discretion
with fatal gift OF sarcasm which he IL unable 10
| control, and air about him which plainly
says: "Knock this chip of my shoulder II
you can" When lie IA In charge oil
bill he IL snre to draw the fire. NJ the enemy and gen
er,ly with disastrous results to himself and Lis party
To-day exception. The Military Appropriation
bill for discussion the House Tho proceed
ngs along smoothly enon III until thoSe secons OF
1t appropriating money for the subsistence and pay
OF judge Advocates were reached. Tn n 1t was that
Mr.. Hepburn made little speech In which
he questioned the proprety Of having so large force
employed In those branches OF the Army.
General Bragg replied in his usual sarcastic vein. which
brought ont others the Republican side torepy To the
criticism OF the Wisconsin
Mr.. Hepburn, justified by the personal attack made
upon hun by Bragg. descrb ID the latter as being
soured. Disappointed i'll naturei. and one who ought
to be excused IL vcntured upon the domain
of the blackgulrd. General Wheeler. OF Ala
bams, thought 10 com. to the rescne ot m,
existed III the department, and as an instance OF
this he stated thar General Holt hal been apDonte or
the purpose OF striking down Clean As Mcclellan
coui he struck down Porter had neen selected FOR
de,truc i'n But now that the Democratic party was
in pOwer the abuses which had grown up would be
Mr. Hepburn replied that tho gentleman from Ala
bama had upon himself tne role Of the sanderrr
When he made the charge thtt no d agalnst Abraham
Lincoln, who had appointed General Holt 70 olce Cen
eral Holt had not been ppoiutrd Office for any par
posr hat was innicI! To justice AMI gbtieang There
han been purpose OF ultn1 General Mcclellan or
oher GrnrraL IL il-became the gentleman iron
Aiaolmi II brc iinr any mau situated is mat gentle.
had beeu. 10 assume the role or the sinnercr o
Abraham Lincoln. lApplau~" on the republican side
Mr. Bragg sand iha the rtnaTkS OF the gentleman from
Alablma a slur Mr.. LincO but he (Nr.
Br gs) had had occasion 10 say once before la THIS
tousr. the gentleman VINO were opposed to having mo
drpery OF the garments drawn aside Tor fear OF showing
the political hnd moral lep.osy that txsitd' Always
dsged behind Mr. Lincoln 10 whOm the grntleman from
Alabama referred. A TO he personal alnsion- of
the gentleman from Iowa Cir. Hrpburn) It had taken
that gentleman 80 long to gc into acton tha on OF
for him. he wOId not stir MIN up again Jist
Mr. Wheeler regretted that the gentcm an from Iowa
(ir. U-pOurul had NJ 10 make sO,lo aI-OuS to
hin I'm All matt, rs of r ,.laDn h.. never lo ,krd be.
hiud only LOOKED before NJ W ird ever uttered by
hl.n ht been uttered against Aor'han Lincoln 1t had
bccoms his duty In this House To defend Abraham
Lincoln against the assaults ma ic by Re ubrans IN
their efforts To crush ami u">troy the Oravest man that
hn ever led their aruic. to Wet ny. II. hat aae
charge iins, Abraham HcOD. The chal-eS 81 been
the -prIt"r. Mr.. stanton misses Oh the
X publican ilrL WAC nad sought and attempted to
hrc.k Ollie r, Ot ti Army 80 hti uot su,.aiuoI
tar n OF ptlcy he had sou -ut 10 ln,u surttr.
been AT The mead ~ the Frorr, Army. H.
who had directed tn mtnr of tat army. He
dust AID vino na destroyed tie "L,s' Causr lie
was the man WHO nsd whipped tne southern States back
INTO iilcsIaure the Government ami
pSs!bs for the ge itlrn rOn Alaoimi 10 or mere %
bc s,tuderet and nagArr He Il deai now. con-
unurd Mr. hrpDnrh, a"d lon tFy 10 piicNrh nis
nory, ia III to-day brca lSc tnit man Was
Wiling oihers thlt yod ml-nt i've. anl not have
the halter tnmt yol mad woH around your neck lap
piausr % the RepuDIican sHic.
MI Hl-c"ch, o Nr"'l"rN' siiu lnat 10 nah ot "to
heard charges AID aspersons against Edwin W. stanton
Siantun the aDie secretary OF War, under Nuose
IA - and ivicc-evsu II ne committed eriorS-
Union Army mad marched 10 victory ara now these
small here ny Stanipu's Krics hvilri
thrn>rVes OF the opportunity To -lauder hls memory.
OaiD gwen many men to the Union. bur none
Drawer. han the secretary of War who had
fron StIIe. Tne speaker was NOT will
ing t. stand here and hear the memory OF
the aDcst. Of the pur'st, one OF the most
JarIoilc tIa had been 10 pc service oi the
conn rs, san,crrd hy VINO hdI be Ia opposition
tn BIN during the war. lAppause on the Republican
The motion to strike lost. So to 02. Pending
further actIou the House lOurned.