The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31

Fellows Of New York. n lasted fifteen min
utes. The galleries ware charmed. Scores OF
members stood like statues listening to the
Colonel. The Speaker eazed at him In rapt
admiration. The reporters leaned over the
golden eagle and starry banner above him.
anxious to catch each word. Here Ia the per
grafton Of the spocch:
hope that the House will recede-thet the
Houec will keep this ship. Let me tell the
IN the history Of this country when matters re;
latinR to the American NAVY were Of gre si3s
s rsn e The Ssen aT W he Bt
Indiana. thep Territory, were sTSept with
psoplc "H The shrieEs OF women and children.
perishing beneath the brutal attacks q the
savage. echoed through all the land. and filled
The he, whole frontier was desolated. Hull had ,e
syn bcaSo up S5s ns
but young stripping. born in the East and And
r the on see F4s pssns Sn KS
banner u legend that has since become dear to
synx a se as h 81 tso s
w Wfd period Of 500 years. The irontior
was saved and tho advance OF CIVILIZATION was
pt once before the words Of that legend had
es ouss
dying. IT,, with the love Of his country and the
Don't give up the ship"
shore ns
nnds. and across the waters whore tho splen-
did hight was fought that wrcsted the North
vocation Of Lawrence. "Don't give UP the
These words have burned into the american
hon ~ nd ham wOyan Into our flag from that
a we are .Soat tsfs aeton WHICH may
Of our country. or DO fruitful OF disaster. I
beg Of the American House OF Representatives
Don't give up tho ship.'
Tho applause was terrific Tho Watchdog
sat we'll down In his seat, nervously twirling his
glasses. He took in fresh supply Of tobacco
and prepared for q further fight Col. Herbert
got the previous question. and the motion to
agree with the Senate amendment was put to
the House. Tho Watchdog secured q division
and got the yeas and nays. 1t showed q sur
prising change in the result Herbert's
proposition was carried By 03 majority. It
was q surprising change-at least 80 more
majority than Col. Herbert had Anticipated.
He experienced thrill Of satisfaction. as
chairmen OF various committees caught him
by the hand and congratulated him.
ese 81 ssfs Messrs 'ef
WISCONSIN and Lid Of Minnesota. They had
voted against tbs Senate amendment in the
The Democrats who had at first voted to give
We're we Messrs. Bankhead and Wheeler Of Ala.
bnma, BarwiR Lynch and Mitchell Of Wiscon-
n Rnnt t, %nd Van Hen Of NeM YSs
Cobb Of Missouri Cniberson Of Texas. Dono:
yan; Hare and Honk Of OHIO; HalloWeIbl , and
sSnd ana Mer re- o
Virginia; Mallory Of Florida. Pendleton o!
Nest y ysgtna Sporty of Connecticut and
:, The gentlemen who voted to give up the ship
the first time and did not vote on the question
ns i and q
ssylyania. Bowman of Iowa. BrecSinridge Of
Bushnell of Wisconsin,. Chipman and Whiting
Ct a' cox nd Enes Of
Forman. and Lane of Illinois. Fyan Of Missou-
e, Harries q Minnesota; Jones Of VIRGINIA;
Indiana. Some Of them were paired
Those from tho coast States who voted
against the bill were, Messrs: bailey. Kilgore.
Everett. Lawson. Lester. Livingston. Moses.
Watson. VIM. and Turner of Georgia: Branch.
Sa and wa En.
IPs%a:, GorH%saS I, ana Wheeler d Miehsan.
Wike, Fithian. Busey, ana Williams q iiiiGvis,
ana Dunfan. Gantz and Pearson Of Ohio.
votad not and
Democrats sustained the plank in the DEM
ocr2tic platform advocating an increase of the
rary by sixteen majority. The charge. there-
lore, that the Democrats OF the House are OPP
posed to the new navy Is unfounded.
At the SECOND 4, session OF the fiity-nrst Cen
ing OF only one new ship The Democrats OF
the Fifty-second Congress have doubled this.
That the marty stands In this attitude is due
largely to the sagacity and perseverance OF
Col. Herbert. Tho success OF Secretary Whit
ney's naval policy is also due. In large meas
ure, to Mr.. Herbert Alabama has sent no man
to Congress- for years who has acquired SO
broad a national reputation. and whose de-
parture will be more severely felt.