The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-19
SECTIONALISM RAMPANT
Congressman of the North and
South in q War of Words.
MANY BITTER PERSONALITIES

The Row Precipitatod over . Proposed
Pension for the widow Of General Abner
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Declare Their
Loyalty to the Lost Cause.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1e-The senate yes
terday passed the army appropriation bill,
carrying $o3, 900, ,0o0 and the bill which in
effect advances General Scholleld in com.
mand Of the army to the rank of lieuten-
ant general held by Generals Sherman and
Sheridan Aside from this the day was
given to the debate on the Nicaragua
canal. Mr.. Morgan, in charge of the meas.
ure, sought to fix time for bringing tho
question to n vote, but without success,
and the tedious discussion goes on with
little prospect of a speedy vote. Mr.. CAT
frey QIa presented new phase Of the
subject by Offering resolution urging a
new treaty with Nicaragua and Costa Rica
for the cession of q canal route entirely
under the jurisdiction of the United
States.
The consideration Of the Indian appro-
priation bill was enlivened by Mr. Gros-
venor, who brought up the subject OF A. p.
A. In connection with the appropriation
for Indian schools. He denounced the
manner in which he had been mlsrepre-
sented during the last campaign by the
agents of that organization, and declared
that although himself Protestant he
had never made war on any man because
of his religious faith, and If the time ever
came when he was forced to do so to bo
popular or successful ON that day he would
voluntarily retire from politics. The final
disposition of the paragraph relating to
Indian schools was postponed
There WAS another bi0 row nt tho nigbt
session of the house, which grew out of tho
events which transpired last week. Feel
Ing ran high and bitter words were spoken
le started after the failure of an effort to
increase tho pension of the widow of Gen
eral Abner Doubleday and to pension an
other widow who performed services as
voluntary nurse during the rebellion.
Both bills were blocked by the obstruction
OF. Mr.. Jones, Of Virginia.
Mr.. Cooper Qnd.) resented this and
turned on Mr.. Jones savagcly, and with
much temper he charged him with lack of
chivalry in assaultlng the fair sex.
Mr.. Jones absolutely denied that there
was amy foundation for the statement that
he was fighting women CAN am fight
ing for" said he, sis against the granting
of large pensions to the rich, powerful and
influential"
II question the motives Of the gentle.
man from Virginia" retorted Mr.. Cooper
hotly. 81 bslieye he is actuated by the
sentiment expressed by him last Friday
night, when he said he was proud Of the
cause he fought for in the trenches. Al
though he has taken an oath now to sup.
port the flag that floats above your head,
Mr. Speaker, he now displays toward Ii
the same spirit Of opposition he did when
he struck at that flag thirty years ago. l
have right to say it because he himself
has said it,"
Mr.. Simpson Kan) Mr. Cox (Tcnn.)
and Mr.. Moses GA were drawn into the
controversy Feeling ran high and it
looked for several mlnutos as il personal
encounter might occur. Mr. Simpson
continued to taunt Mr.. Jones, declaring
that he was not only surprised but
ashamed that man should come from the
south and say that he still believed In the
lost cause.
Mr.. Talbert e. o. at last came to Mr..
Jones rescue. He was white With raRe,a5
and, while dsprecatina fhnss~e~st~ndff a.
peal to qeeeiona1 passions, asserted that
such appeals usually came from men who
were invisible In time OF war and irwin
oible in time of peace. GAS to the lost
cause" he shouted, sit is the everlasting
cause and never can be lost"
Mr.. Jones got the floor just before the
time for adjournment was reached Ho
branded Cooper's language toward him as
language unworthy of a gentleman. 81
want to say" ho added, that when the
question was asked me last week l
answered that L was proud of the lost
cause. To say believed every cause was
right was slander. 1 always said and
maintained everywhere, as do now that
l know that cause was right"
At this point the hour of 1890 arrived
and the house stood adjourned under the
rule
Had the debats been prolonged amid
the excitement and feeling that had been
engendered, 1t might have degenerated
into personal combat.