Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-12

tirlce llusttions by the united nOwers In
councils 70 discuss and reason aud II Tor
the general welfare, are here to-day and
are debating IN council whether they win
recognize that there are limits and
boundaries on their powers ~ lawmakers.
or whether they will again declare their
unrestricted right 10 decree what will
promote the general welfare. For nv
part, feel grateful that 1 have an on.
portunity to declare boldly and firmly
Tor the faith handed down from the
fathers" lie knew that many would re-
proach him for opposing measure thit
seemed to be OF benefit to the people of
Alabama, but he prayed God that he
might not ialter m giving obedience to
the constitution he had sworn to support.
and his answer to the enlightened and
magnanimous people OF Alabama would be
that he preferred the spirit OF truth which
dies not, TO the body Of error even
though crowned With Jewels for its bridal
with death. II the bill were passed, how
ever, Mr. Morgan wanted to see il
amended aud suggested certain amend
ments, one OF which was agreed to max
! ing the fiscal year of the United States
the year contemplated by the bill, and ex-
GLIDING from the money liable to be used
for the purposes Of the bill all money
drawn from the loans, customs
or internal revenue or from postal
or consular service or patents
/ Mr.. Morgan drew broad distinction be-
tween the money derived from taxes and
the money derived from the sales Of pub
/ lie lands which constituted trust for
all the people of the United States. He
maintained that II money was to BE- given
to the states 1t should come from the
proceeds of the lands. At this point Mr..
/ Morgan yielded for an executive session,
after which the senate adjourned till
Monday
THE HOUSE,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.--AIr Reed of
\ Maine offered q resolution modifying the
order making the Filz John Porter bill a
continuing special orderfrom to-day until
next Thursday, so as to provide that the
bill shall not be considered until after
the second morning hour on each day
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania asked
leave TO introduce bill granting a pen
sion of $4,000 yearly to the widow of Gen.
w, S. Hancock, but Mr.. Beach OF New
York objected
Mr.. Wellbcrn OF Texas, from the
committee ON Indian affairs, reported
the Indian appropriation bill, aud IL was
referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Rogers OF Arkansas, from the Judi
clary committee, reported u bill confer
ring civil jurisdiction in certain cases
arising in the Indian Territory on the
United States courts, which exercise
criminal Jurisdiction over che Territory
. Placed ON the house calendar.
Mr. T.. b. Taylor, from the same com.
mittee, reported bill to extend the laws
OF the United States over certain unor.
ganized territory south of the state Of
Kansas. p aced on the house calendar.
In the second morning hour Mr.. Ad.
, ans Of Illinois, on behalf of the commit.
tee on banking and currency, called uT
the bill to enable national banking asso
: Citations to increase their capital stock
and change their names or location. The
, bill was passed-yeas 100, nays 100, Mr.
Adams entered o motion TO reconsider
| and lay that motion on the table, but TIL,
morning hour having expired final actor
was not taken. The house then at
, O'Clock went into committee OF tn,
{ whole on the Fitz Jonn Porter bnl
= The debate was opened BY Mr.. Haynes o
J. New Haven in support OF the bill. Tn
!, strongest prejudice which he had eve
entertained had been against Porter, Blu
9 it had disappeared when he had eX
!, amined the case. He did not share in tn
a estimate OF Porter entertained by man
4 of Popefs friends, but he believed tina
a If any other OF Mr. Pope's generals ha
/ been in Mr.. porter's place and had acte
as Mr.. Porter had acted there woul
a never have been court-martial, and n
Union general of that campaign woul
:, have suffered for more than twenty year
a stigma worse than death. 1t had bee
). Mr.. Porter's disrespectful and inexcusa
= bic illusions to Mr.. Pope that had single
!. him out az an object Of suspicion and a
"a object of revenge. Mr. Porter had bee
|, one of the GROWERS, and his punishmer
y had been out OF all proportion TO his o
!" Tense. Both Lincoln and Graz
4, at one time had equally believed In tn
;, Justice OF the Porter sentence, but the.
= too, when the opportunity had been give
/; for a calm and dispassionate review {
y the case, had proclaimed the injustice {
- the verdict, and Grant became u
y earnest champion of Mr.. Porter's caus
- and he was bold man who dare
"a to impugn the military Judgment
" Ulysses S. Grant II Mr.. Lincoln hi
lived he (Mr. Haynes believed Messr
!. Lincoln and Grant would have stood 7
gether IN demand for justice to III
ma John Porter.
nc MIR. Steele of Indiana took the floor
opposition to the bill, and promised b
/. speech with the remark: "What In q
=, thunder are we here forf Why are
" discussing Fitz John Portert" This &c
-, tie question, he said, had been asked
''s a number of members of the house, a.
"a nj least one Democrat had added That
Democrats were going to vote Tor II a
IA how. He (Mr. Steele) believed this
~ ~ true. but he would not be deferred ire
ns giving his reasons why he would va
'c6 amainst It.. Mr.. pope's famous oraer,
~, ~, said. should and could have been cas-
~ obeyed. If Mr.. Jackson marcn
~, that night, could not Mr.. Port
us have also marched? There was not
soldier in the house but knew IL y, "
M Porter's duty TO obey that ORDER IL
his gallant friend from Wlsconf
~, Bragg received such an order ne Wou
M not have disobeyod II unless nc ,
W.. failed TO obey it alter trying. Bragg ~
- - he had marched on that night on ciel
omen turnpike, but 1t had become SO "a
"A that he had been compelled TO biyol
60 Nv Inc roadside, and had been unable
~ form n line OF tents. Mr. steele RENE
us us herea that gentleman had had 20
,au dcal ~ unpleasantness That evening
'i ,S Gentleman had found II very inc
"A. ssenient for his health and thato his CO
". ,nand Mr.. Jackson had struck the =
10 tleman that night. .
" Mr.. Brage replied that he had not
", IacLson that night. On the nisht
ahu .,S,h he had participated In Oal