Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-23

army, was appointcu oh cohpos'tN'
examination. and the man TO whom you
refer was removed for beastly intoxica
tion. Applause on the Democrati,
side.l One other fact commend tc
your consideration. During the Arthur
administration The Postmaster Of Ports
mouth. who was Union soldier, twice
wounded, twice promoted for gallantry
was removed at the dictation OF VIM.
Malone. fApplause on the Democratic
side. Mr.. Speaker, II is a good thing
to raise fuss over this, isn't iti Your
fellow citizens Of Maine addressing Mr..
Boutelle) are anxious to know II a Con.
federate has been appointed in the
Norfolk Navy Yard by this admin
istration. Have you forgotten
that during the Grant administration
and during the administrations Of Hayes
and Arthur you sent the Captain OF the
Confederate guerrillas, John s. Mosby,
to represent the government OF the
United States in foreign country. APP
plause on the Democratic side.l Have
you forgotten that Longstrest. Con-
federate Lieutenant-G General. was select
cd by your Republican administration
| for the most important Office in Georgia?
Why Is it that we have not heard a
howl from that ice-bound region about
those appointments! Laughter on the
Democratic side.l
Does the gentleman desire q reply,
| inqcired Mr.. Boutelle.
No, sir; exclaimed Mr.. Wise. Go
read the speech OF the Senator OF the
United States who, with all kindness,
is in the estimation Of the whole coun-
| try better man than you
are. Go read the speech of
Charles Sumner, Of Massachusetts,.
If Charles Sumner knew that his mag
unanimous suggestions would be quoted
by you for such q purpose he would
turn in his grave.
Mr.. Wise-"Read the speech Of
Charles Sumner OF Massachusetts,. Ii
/ mistake not he was the first in the
country who declared some fifteen years
ago that the time had come for peace,
and that the bitter monument Of the
war should be removed, and mark the
contrast between the leader OF the fed
eral army and the general from Maine.
The last words spoken by that great
leader on his dying bed at McGregor
were that he thanked God that he
closed his eyes ON the world
believing that that pence had re-
turned to distracted country
fApplause on the Democratic side. ]
"Now, MIR. Speaker. want to say one
word more to the gentleman from
Maine. While we sit here and vote
pensions to our soldiers"
sour soldiersi" exclaimed Mr.. Bou-
telle.
"Yes," replied Mr.. Wise, :" our SOL
diers. We are Ia the house Of our
fathers and we have come to stay. Zap
plause on the Democratic side.1 While
we are ready and willing to vote PEN
sions to honorably discharged soldiers
who served their country in the
time OF war, we will never con-
sent that it shall be held and
proclaimed on high that enc who hap
pened to have been in the Confederate
army is forever disbarred from the serv-
ices Of his country. protest that these
honorable soldiers OF the Union army
shall never again be subjected to the
treatment that they were subjected to
under the last administration, when men
who had fought bravely for the Union
under the circular bearing the name of
VIM. Malone as Chairman and James
d. Brady, the present member OF this
House, as Secretary.
There was no such circular" inter
rupted Mr.. Brady. II challenge him to
produce the circular"
"When," continued Mr.. Wise, not
needing the interruption, they
were required, under the whip
of master, to give money for par.
tisan purposes and required, like slaves,
to hold their ballots up that their bosses
minions might see whether they voted
right. Oh, what an attitude in which
to place a discharged soldier Of the
Union--under the whip and the lash Of
a Confederate Brigadierl Loud and
continued applause on the Democratic
side and In the galleries..
Tho resolution. as amended by the
Committee on Naval Affairs, was then
adopted.
The House took recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration OF
pension bills.
II is understood that the President
and the Secretary Of the Treasury have
each personally requested Mr.. Cannon
to withdraw his resignation, at least
till after the adjournment Of Congress.
The House at the evening session
passed sixteen pension and two disabil-
ity bills, and adjourned till Monday.