The Ottawa free trader., 1886-02-20


ng. He could not desire to make money
while holding so important place as that
# the Secretary Of the Treasury, and he
las eften spoken Of settled purpose to re
ire from public life.
During the present week education will
be the subject Of debate in the Senate, and
the Fitz John Porter case will be again
dragged through the House. Representa-
tive SwiLburne, of New York, in speech
IN the Porter bill, bore testimony, from
personal observation, 70 the jealousies
which existed among the officers of the
army and said Jealousy seemed 70 him to
be one o. the fine arts taught at West
Point. The findings Of the Court martial
In the case Of General Porter, were, he
thought, largely the result OF jealousy. He
was followed by Mr.. llouk, of Tennessee,
who said Porter WAS guilty of teachery
and ought to have been shot.
The discussions which The Blair Educa-
tional bill eiioited In the Senate during the
last Congress are likely TO be repeated in
this. The subject was exhsustively con
sidered then. and little that Is new can be
said upon 1t now.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, Is still In
the fore front of the opposition with a
clearer field before him now that Mr. Gar
land is not there to confute him. He still
argues that the bill cannot find foot hold
in the Constitution, and that 1t is an unwar.
rantable invasion of the states rights. He
does not believe that the whole country
should be taxed Tor tho benefit of localities,
AND he protests that the Government has
no more right to make appropriations for
the public schools of q state than for Its
churches or dispensaries.
The Senator said he knew many would
hin for opposing measure that
seemed TO be great benefit to the people
of Alabama, but he prayed God he might
not falter in giving obedience to the Cons
titution he had sworn to support. His
answer to the enlightened people of this
state would be that he preferred the spirit
of truth, which dieth not, TO the body Of
error even though crowned With jewels,
for It's bridal with death,
In the Course OF these remarks, Senator
George, Of Mississippi. asked him II Cal
hOun had not voted for certain measure
II don't know" replied the Senator from
Alabama, "and with all respect for the
memory of Mr, Calhoun, don't care Dir,
Calhoun voted on both sides of many ques-
tions, and voted sincerely every time"
There were two brilliant events at the
White house during the past week. The
Presidents third state dinner was held In
honor of the Supreme Court, aud the first
card reception of the winter was given to
the Diplomatic Corps. To this both
houses of Congress were invited besides
the officers of the Army and Navy, the Ju.
dietary, and various other officials In
Washington. The rain poured down in
torrents, but it was u carriage reception,
and no one attended who did not go in car
riages. Congress had been invited only
through the papers, rs it frequently has
been OF late years on such occasions, and
number OF Senators were conspicuous for
their absence. One of them remarked
that he would not attend even caucus on
such an announcement. He knew the
President did not intend any slight, but he
WAS not in favor of carrying Jetfersonian
quite 50 far
W. p. Bettendorf, of Peru, your county,
has been granted 4 patent on machine for
securing spokes, 8.