The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-03
A B~RIGADIER SCORED.
Representative G~rosvenor Speaks on
the Omaha C~Ourt-MartfaI Case.

tHSe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The House. to-
day. passed a bill authorizing the purchase
of the property and franchises of the Choc-
taw Coal & Railway Company. Unani-
nous consent for the consideration of a bin
for the suppression of the lottery traffic
was objected to. A bill was passed to re-
move the charge of dishonorable dismissal
from the record of Cyrus Paine. Mr.. Gros-
venor. Republican. of Ohio, arose to a
question OF privilege in connection with a
resolution he introduced some time ago,
calling for a report from the War Depart
ment on the cour-ma .tial of a soldier, at
Omaha. for refusing to participate in tar
get practice on Sunday. A reply had been
received from the War Department.
The Secretary of War has RENTED the
unexecuted part of the sentence in the
case of the private Cedarquist, at Omaha
barracks, who was sentenced to fine and
Imprisonment for refusing to engage in
target practice on Sunday and has directed
that Major Worth, the officer who gave the
order for the practice in violation of the
Presidents proclamation shall be court
martialed for disobedience.
Mr.. Grosvenor had no criticism TO offer
on the ground of the -court-martial, viz:
That a private soldier had no right to dis
obey the commands of his superlors, but
he insisted that the officer ordering the
Sunday target practice did so in plain vio-
lation of the order of President Lincoln,
in 1862, and in direct violation of the stat
utes of Nebraska. Mr.. Grosvenor passed
some severe structures on the court-martial
and the general who had approved it, and
ordered its decree executed.
The action of the brigadier general"
said he, was the outgr0wth either of the
most stolid and inconceivable ignorance or
a total disregard of all that was right and
proper"
President cleveland, who had ordered the
officer, who issued the Sunday target prac-
tice order. TO be arrested. tried and pun
ished for violation Of the order of Presi-
dent Lincoln; Mr.. Outhwaite; DEMOCRAT,
of Ohio, chairman of the military affairs
committee. read a letter he had received
from Acknowledgement Ruggles concerning
the punishment Of the officer who had vio-
ference report on the District of Columbia
appropriation bill was agreed 10.
the Mr committee BToTn; D on eIeciion 81 them inaia called drT mp
the contested election case OF Moore VS..
Funston. Before adjournment yesterday,
and the vote to-day was taken on the ma
jorlty report declaring Mr.. Funston, Re-
publican, the contestee. not elected, and
Mr.. Moore, DemocraC-PopuliSt, entitled to
the seat. The resolution was adopted, lac
to 81. Six Democrats, Messrs. Barnes OF
Wisconsin, Hall of Minnesota, Griffin of
Michigan, Harter of Ohio, Paynter of Ken
lucky, and PendletoL of Texas. voted nth
the Republicans against Mr.. Moore. Upon
the announcement of the vote, Mr.. Moore
came forward TO the bar of the House and
took the oath. amid scattering applause.
Mr.. Holman, Democrat, of Indiana, chair
man OF the commmI,tee on Indian affairs,
hen called up the conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill. The report
was agreed 10 and another conference was
ordered on the remaining points OF differ
ence between the two houses.
An hour was spent in the discussion of a
bill 10 authorize the Secretary of the Navy
o establish and maintain free public
schools for children under seventeen years
Of age at Worthington, on the naval re-
serve of the PensecoIa bay, Florida, but
no action was taken.