The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-24

law to pension. Now. what appealed to hi i'm
for. and appealed in vain to tho chivary in his
bosom, WAS to put this woman on an equality
with man. where she rendered similar serv-
ice and not to make discrimination against
her. IL is not questioned that she performed
the service. that she acquired thereby similar
disability; and yet the gentleman refused to
grant her the equality which he affects to be-
lievc and processes should be extended to all
of these pensioners.
Mr. Jones-I never have so much as said that
would not vote for the bill.
Mr.. Cooper Und.) continuing-And when
he puts himself in a position of refusing equal
ity to u woman who performed a similar service
TO that Of the man, do maintain that / have
the right to question the gentlemans motives
when he puts his opposition upon any such
ground as that. Applause. lam rather driven
to the belief that he adheres to the sentiment he
uttered on last Friday night. and that, whether
he knows it or not. he is influenced by the sem
timents which he says he held during the war.
and to which he himself has told US he still adj
heres. hope the gentleman will not further
obstruct the passage of this bill. [Applausc.l
Mr. Simpson of Kansas; Mr.. Cox. of Ten
nessee, and Mr.. Moses, of Georgia, took part in
the coloquy. Epithcts were banded about,
and for q little time it looked as il IL personal
conflict might eusue. Mr.. Simpson said he was
not only surprised but ashamed that's man from
the South should come here and say, as Mr..
Jones had said that he still believed i'll the
lost cause-a cause founded on slavery.
Getting the floor ostensibly to ask Mr.. Simp-
son question: Mr.. Talbert, of South Carolina,
whose controversies with Mr.. Picker on PEN
sion nights, earlier in this Congress. were the
relieving features of the Friday night sessions,
made violent speech, despite the utmost en-
deavors of the chair (Nr. Bretz, of Indiana) to
rap him to order. He walked up and down the
aicI.. vuiIi ly lnti nd
ing loudly. He deprecated, he said, the con-
tinual appeal to sectional passions, but he no.
ticed that they usually came from those who
were invisible in war and invincible i'll peace.
''As to the lost cause" he said. sit is tho
everlasting cause, and cannot be lost, because
it is the cause of liberty. Under the same cir
cumstances," he continued. shaking his fist in
a defiant manner at the Republican side, "aud
for the same reasons the men who fought then
would again. You can like that or you can
lump it. / love the cause to-day as much as
did when boy / barred my bosom to your
battlefelds of Virginia"
Several members-Vote! Vote!
Mr. Jones-I shall not take up the time of
this committee more than moment. | be-
lieve that the committee will be generous
enough to grant me the privilege of speaking
for moment. [Cries of 'Vote!" Vote!"l
/ have a right to the floor, Mr.. Chairman, II
nobody else has the floor.
Mr. Jones-Mr. Chairman, the time when we
must ad ourn has so nearly arrived that will
only occupy moment, although under other
circumstances should claim the right to reply
at some length to the remarks that have been
directed against me by the gentlemen from
Indiana and Kansas There is no man in this
hall who has spark of justice in his bosom
who will not admit that | ought, in justice. to
have an opportunity to rep y to what regard
as aspersions upon my motives.
Mr. Chairman, the offense of which am
guilty was asking the gentleman from Penn
sylvania (Mr. Wagner. for whom have high
regard some questions which | thought to be
pertinent relating to the claim which he has
here. The Offense of which | am guilty is
having asked that that claim might be
fully considered and briefly discussed by this
committee before it was voted upon. The gen.
tleman from Indiana undertook not only to
read me q lecture, but to use toward me lam
guage that was unworthy of gentleman.
lSensation.
Mr.. Martin lind. Mr.. Chairman
Mr.. Jones-I want to say
Mr.. Martin (Ind. IL rise to point of order
Mr.. Jones-This House will bear ME out that
did not interpolate this sectional question
upon its consideration. There is no h nest
man OH this floor who will not admit that
have not said one single word calculated to
bring about the discussion which has ended in
this war Of words. Now, the gentleman from
Kansas Mr.. Simpson, said that | had said
upon this floor week ago that | loved the lost
cause; and he, too, has undertaken to lecture
me for having used an expression similar TO
that.
want to say to the gentleman that no man
in this hall regrets more than / do that ques-
tions Of this sort should be obtruded here in
this hall. No man has avoided it more than 1
but when question is asked me. as it was