National Republican., 1888-04-26

In the Scnut, yesterday the lIousc amend
mont TO the bill giving pension Of 800
month to the widow Of Gen. Ricketts, ire
ducing it to Sib) was non-concurrel in anl
Il committee of conference ordered
Mr. Mandcrsom introduced hill proiia-
ing for bureau of public documents. Re.
fcrrCd
Mr.. Mitchell offered a resolution (which
was adOptod) calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for copies of the reports Of
Special Agents lIocchcr and Tinglc rs to tAa
alleged smuggling Of opium from British
Columbia.
The motion To refer the Presidents mos
sage was taken up, and Mr.. Voorhees, pro
cCcdcd to address the Senate thereon, read
ing his speech from manuscript.
lie rallied at the Republican party and It's
efforts IN behalf Of protection, and accepted
the situation rs laid down by the Presidents
message, lie claimed that Democrats had
been more liberal 10 the soldiers than hal
Republicans, and then defended the Prcsi-
dent from the personal attacks that had
been made on him bcca,Isc Of his alleged
hostility TO the veterans. Considerable time
was given by the senator Ia reply to
Senator lng0lls's speech, and hiS.tributc to
Hancock and Mcclellan was very graceful
and eloquent. If asked hereafter, said hc
where were the greatest leaders of the Demo-
cratic party during the war (wherc the
Democratic candidate Of 1864 for the presi-
dcncy, and the Democratic candidate of 1880
for the presidency the undulatng slopes
Of AntiCtUm, and the crested heights Of
Getty shlrg, would be pointed to. He
knew tllcn both and he bowel
to tlcir mighty shades They were Of
letter mold than Greek and Roman history
supplies. The warrior ranks Of Achaia"
furnished not their pcprs-npt "thc golden
locked Achilles. nor the ligh-born son of
lacrtCs, nor the wide-ruling King Aga
mcmnon.' And YET lc said such were
the great soldiers who were mOckcd, scofIed
and denounced US belonging to the subscr-
Went elements of the north. aud who were
accused of treason by those who were of the
breed of Jobs war horse, and who (likc
HIM "snilcd the battle 0rar or"
Leaving that subject Mr. Voorhees, passed
to what he called the campaign Of p6ltical
animosity declared against the people of
the south, their rights, their security, and
their good name. The great Development of
the south during the past five years was taken
up and handled ably lie said that the dc
clivitics of the southern mountains were
pouring forth their wealth of iron and coal.
and the watercourscs and bOundlcss suil-prO-
ductiOns Of that country combined to ensure
afuture thcre!more amplcin lis contributions
to human happiness and more rcsplrndcnt
in its accumulated wealth than the most
prosperous ages heretofore had known.
The south was simply rising to her manifest
destiny. The dawn of the coming and per-
feet day OF union, nationality, and frater-
nifty was breaking from the morning sky
and streaming into the darkCncd windows.
The history Of the Democratic party was
then eNhaustivcly ssviewcd, and the great
men who had beer associated with ii were
skctched, and the speaker prophesicl that
the verdict of the people next November
would be that the Democratic odministru-
tion had been honest and capable and that
il should be retained
At the conclusion of Mr.. Voorhees, 5
speech, which was delivered with great
power and effect and was listened to with
interest and attention on both sides of the
chamber, lie was congratulated upon II
by many of his Democratic associates. The
matter then went over.
On motion Of Mr.. Frye, the conference
report ON the Joint resolution for n confer
cncc of the American nations was non
concurred in, and Il new conference was
ordered.
At2 o'clock the animal industry bill was
laid before the Senate, but upon request OF
Senator Plumb was laid aside again tempo.
rarily aud the bill to forfeit uncarncd land
grants was taken up.
Numerous amendments were offered and
debated and the discussion was continued
until near ) o'clock, when the bill was laid
aside without further action.
Senators lloar and Jones tOf Arkausas)
were designated to attend the annual exam
nation of the West Point military academy
ami Senators Paddock and Walthall To at
tend the annual examination at the Annap.
oils naval academy.
The Senate then, At > O'Clock adioumel l.