Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-09
The De0dte.

The De1adte.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The bill for public
bnllding at Frankfort, Ky, was reported fav
orably.
Senator Blair introduced joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the con stitution,
prohibiting the manufacture, sale, importa'
ton and expectation of alcoholic liquors and
other poisonous beverages from and after
1900.
After an Informal discussion by Morgan
and Allison upon the sufilciency of the res.
ponSe made by the secretary OF war to Nor.
CAMS resolution, calling for full report OF
the mixed board of ordinance, etc. The mat
ter passed over without further notice.
Senator Call offered resolutions, which
were laid over to enable him To speak upon
them hereafter, directing the secretary of
state to institute measures for a Ieclpr ,city
treaty with states of Central and South Amer
lea.
The senate resumed consideration ot the
resolution declaring the pension arrears law
ought not TO be repealed and Senator Blaine in
its favor, made argument to illustrate the cor
rectness OF the principles upon which the ar
rears are based.
Senator Vest, in d brief speech, said he had
been confident, honestly, earnestly, and with
his whole soul devoted 10 the success Of that
cause which surrendered at Appomattox. He
mentioned to-day this piece of personal his
tory only that he might state in the most en-
phatic manner, and in this place, that he had
accepted the full Legitimate results of that
surrender, without qualification, evasion or
limitation. All he had ever asked, all the
people of the south ask, is that they might be
believed to have been honest in their devotion
to the Confederate cause and honest in their
statement that they accepted all the Legitimate
consequences of It's defeat. One of the inevi-
table evidences and legitimate consequences of
the success of the Union arms was the pay
meut of pension and bounty to the men
whose valor and heroism gave victory to the
Union cause. A people who would not
thus reward sacrifice of life and limb,
for national life, would be stricken from
the map of Christendom. He Vest had been
q member of the Confederate senate, and if, In
the providence of God, his cause had sue
ceeded, he would have voted to the survivors
of those gallant brigades, whose tattered gray
was hurled by Lee and Jackson against the
Union lines, every dollar of money, every acre
of land, until their just demands had been
satisfied. Standing here to-day, in presence of
the victors and yanquished, declare that the
Confederates accept cheeriuily eresult which
leaves to them only the consciousness of hon.
est motives, only the history of unqualified
her0ism, and they accept, at the same time,
the further result which gives to the soldiers
of the Union what has been awarded to them
by grateful country.
Senator Maxey said, Of fhe members OF
congress who were in the Confederate army, an
overwhelming majority voted for the arrears
law, and did so upon the principle SO
eloquently stated by the senator from Mlssou-
ri, (Vest). He was surprised the other day to
hear the senator from Kansas Qngalls), charge
that the introduction OF repeating bills In the
house by former COnfederates, was a suspi-
cious circumstance. He believes this, how
ever, to be In accordance with the custom of
the Republican side, to impugn the motive of
the minority. He believes with Vest, that If
the Coufederscy had been established the gal
liant soldiers who tonight under the stars and
bars, would have been literally pensioned.
Some discussion followed, participated in by
Hoar Allison, Ingalls, and Butler, upon the
propriety of making the declaration in regard
to pensioning soldiers of the Mexican war
more specific, in view of the existing provis-
ions of law.
Senator Ingalls, finally assented to a sug-
gestion by Butler to allow the resolution to
lie over until tomorrow, and upon the under
standing that vote would then be taken up
on it.
Senator Allison asked whether the under
standing was blndiog, and the chair said, not
being an order of the senate, its effectiveness
was doubtful. The resolution was then laid
aside Informally.
The remainder OF the day was occupied In
the consideration of senate bills not objected
to, one OF which was to establish ports of de-
livery at Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo.
After an executive session the senate ad-
lourned.
House of Representatives.