Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1885 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

In the Federal Court at Chicago, "W. F. Hartzmann, formerly an engineer on the Fort Wayne Hoad, was awarded SB,CO J damages for having a leg crushed at the roundhouse through the carelessness of the comptny. During the last year 320,800 steerage passengers and 53,500 cabin passengers land;d in New York City. Clearing-house exchanges last week —5771,486,206 —were $6,447,738 less than for the previous week, and, as compare! with the corresponding week in 1881, show a reduction of $270,111,551. Gen. Grant’s physician states that the former has stopped smoking, because of irritation of the tongue. He is unable to walk without the aid of a crutch, but there is nothing to justify the rumor that he is seriously 111. He is engaged for several hours daily in literary work.

Senator Hawley’s resolution, calling for Gen. Sherman’s historical statement filed in the War Department, was taken up in the Senate on the 12th Inst, and led to a prolonged and animated debate. Mr. Harris asked Mr. Hawley whether there was anything in the papers tiled in the War Department by Gen. Sherman in relation to the personal controversy between himself and Jefferson Davis which required the action o< the Senate. Mr. Hawley replied that the documents werejan interesting contribution to history, and could not be published in the war of the rebellion record for some years to come. Mr. Vest regretted the introduction of the resolution, not as an ex-Confederate, but because it made the Senate a party to a personal controversy. He said: “Is it right, is it fair, is it manly, when Mr. Davis cannot be heard on this floor, except through the mouth of some one who chooses to espouse his side of the controversy? Is it right to nse the Government of the United States in a personal controversy, no matt r what may be its merits? When I was a member of the Confederate Senate,” he continued, “I opposed, with all mv force, measures by Mr. Davis; but I boileve he was a-s true, as loyal to the cause he espoused as ever was wite to husband, or religious votary to the God he worshiped.” He expressed his earnest opinion that Gen. Sherman was mistaken in the assertion that the people of the Confederate States did not sympathize with their leader in the terrible contest. “We have no more use,” he said, “for the p -rsonal opinions of General Sherman than a shroud has for a coffin." Mr. Hawley expressed his opinion that General Sherman was in the right, both on the personal and milit ry side of this controversy. These papers established clearly to his (Hawley's) mind that there were was a deliberate conspiracy here in the city of Washington as early as 1861 for the establishment of a Southern Confederacy; that it was determined to make its headquarters at Montgomery, aqd that Messrs. Mason and Slidell were deputed to attend to this, while other Senators remained here to attend to legislation. Mr. Morgan said although it was true Mr. Davis had engaged in war against the United States, he was no more guilty in that respect than himself (Morgan) and many Senate s, and Mr. Davis was still beloved by millions in this country. What connection had Gen. Sherman with the army of the United States that authorized him to make reports to that department? If the Sena e published Gen. Sherman’s attack it could not in justice retuse to publish Mr. Davis’ reply. Mr. Ingal.s said wh never any question arose in which Jefferson Davis was involved the Democratic party could always be found on the side of Jefferson Davis. Thev had just ■witnessed the spectacle of a President of the United States, elected by gentleman who declared Jefferson Davis to be a man of honor and a patriot This was no more a personal controversy than it would be a personal controversy with the descendants of Aar >n Burr to apply similar epithsts to their ancestor. If the fac.ts disclosed bv Gen. Sherman, that member's of this Senate' met in a private room and sent throe of their number (not two, as erroneously s ated by Mr. Hawley). viz.. Messrs. Slidell, Mallow, and Davis, to make arrangements for the establishment of a Confederacy, while other Senators remained here to carry on legislation—it that was not a conspiracy, in the name of God what was it? Mr. Lamar said the issue between these two distinguished men, Mr. Davis arid Gen. Sherman, was not the issue stated by the Senator from Ohio. The issue was this: Gen. Sherman. led away by his feelings, stated he had seen a letter from Jefferson Davis to a Senator now on the floor, asserting that if a certain State should secede from the Confedracy he would put that down by military force. That statement was false, and this was the issue. lu a petition presented to the Senate Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood asked that the electoral vote of Indiana be given to her. She also demanded that the vote of New York be thrown out, on the ground that if the votes polled in that State for her had not been counted for one Grover Cleveland the latter •would not have carrie I the election. The House of Representatives passed a bill appropriating #50,000 to erect a building in Chicago for the use of the appraiser of merchandise. Bills were introduced for the establishment of a Soldiers’ Home in California; for a $75,000 public building at Madison, Ind ; to transfer oneof the Greely relief vessels to the revenue s. rvice; and to appropriate $‘,000,000 toward the enlargement of the Erie and Oswego Canals to a to pass war vessels. A bill was passed to prepare a criminal code for the District of Columbia.