Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-09
XLVIITH CONGRESS.
Senator Vests Speech in Favor Of the
Pension Arrears Resolution OF
senator ingalls,.
A Bold and Outsp0ken Expression Of His
Views on the Subjeet-House
Proceedings.

| WASHINGTON, February 6.-Senate.-Th'
bill Tor public bui ding at Frankfort, Ken
/ lucky, was reported favorably.
| Senator Blair introduced a joint resolu
! ton proposing amendment 10 the consti
tuition prohibiting the manufacture, sale
importation and expectation OF alcoholic
| liquors and other poisonous beverages from
and after 1900.
After an informal discussion by Senator
Morgan and Allison upon the sufhciency o
the response made by the secretary OF wal
to Senator Morgan's resolution calling for {
full report of the mixed board of ordnance
etc. the matter was passed ever without fur
Their notice.
Senator Call offered resolutions, which
were laid over, to enable him TO speak upoI
them hereafter, directing the secretary o
state TO institute negotiations for reciproci
ty treaty with the States Of Central anC
South America.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
resolution declaring that the pension arrears
law ought not to be repealed, and Senator
Blair, in its favor, made an argument to IL
lustrate the correctness of the principle
upon which arrearges are based.
Senator Vest, in a brief speech, said he
had been Confederate, honestly and earn
estly, with his whole soul devoted to the sue
cess of that cause which surrendered at APP
pomattox. He mentioned to-day this piece
OF personal history only that he might state
in the most emphatic manner, and in his
place, that he had accepted the full and le-
Ultimate 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 Confed-
crate cause, and honest in their statement
that they accepted all the legitimate conse-
quences OF its defeat. One of the invisible
evidences and legitimate consequences of the
success of the Union army was the
payment of pensions and bounty to the
men whose valor and heroism gave victory
to the Union cause. The people who would
not thus reward the sacrifice of life and limb
for the nations life would deserve to be
stricken from the map of christendom. He
(Vest) had been a member of the Confederate
Senate, and if, in the providence OF God, his
cause had succeeded, he would have voted to
the survivors OF those gallant brigades whose
tattered gray was hurled by Lee and jack
son against the Union lines every dollar of
money and every acre of land, until
their Just demands had been satisfied. "Stand-
ing here to-day in the presence OF the victors
and vanquished, | declare that the Confed-
crates accept cheerfully the result which
leaves to them only the consciousness Of
honest motives, only the history OF unquali-
fed heroism, and they accept at the same
time the further result which gives to the
soldiers of the Union what had been awarded
them by grateful country"
Senator Maxey said of the members of
this Congress who were in the Confederate
army, an overwhelming majority voted for
the arrears law. and did go upon the prin-
ciple so eloquently stated by the Senator
from Missouri Vest. He was surprised the
other day to hear the senator from Kansas
Gngalls) charge that the Introduction of the
repeating bills in the House by former Con-
federates was a suspicious circumstance. He
believed this, however, TO be in accordance
with the custom of the Republican side to
impugn the motives of the minority. He
believed with Senator Vest, that if the Con-
federacy had been established, the gallant
soldiers who fought under the stars and bars
would have been literally pensioned.
Some discussion followe1, which was par
ticipated in by Senators Hoar, Allison, In
gals and Butler, upon the propriety OF max
ing a declaration in regard TO pensioning
soldiers OF the Mexican war more specific in
view of the existing provisions OF law.
Senator Ingalls, finally assented to the sug-
gestion by Senator Butler, to allow the reso-
luton to lie over till tomorrow, adding that
he did SO upon the understanding that the
vote would be then taken upon it.
Senator Allison asked whether such was
the understanding, and the chair replied
that 1t not being in order in the Senate its
effectiveness was doubtful.
The resolution was then laid aside in
formally. ..f-
The remainder of the day was occupied In
the passage of Senate bills not objected to,
one OF which was to establish ports OF deliv-
cry at Kansas City and St. Joseph, Missouri.
After an executive session the Senate adj
iourned. ~.