Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-19
imagine that he feared he would have
to shoulder a musket and go TO battle
tomorrow.
MR. CAREII,S SPEECH

to shoulder a musket and go to battle
tomorrow.
MIR. CABELL'S SPEECH
Mr. Cabell next took the floor and
made a strong argument I'm favor of the
resolution He thought that the reso.u-
tIon ought to be adopted. as the action OF
the Legislature would 40 forth beyond the
borders OF this country. He character
lied Mr. Cleveland's utterances as digni-
fed, courageous. and characteristic OF the
man. He discussed the application OF the
Monroe doctrine to the difficulty between
Great Britain and Venezuela. and con-
cluding. said: Some of the arguments
that have been uttered here are the same
that Salisbury has been trying TO ram
down our throats for years. We owe 1t
to ourselves to resist them and to endorse
Mr. Cleveland"
Mr. McRae followed Mr.. Cabell and en-
dorsed the resolution. He was succeeded
by Mr.. r. s. Powell. who made a most
humorous address, In which he told OF
the horrors Of war. and OF how those who
were most anxious TO fight seldom smelt
gunpowder. II would like for Mr. Cleve-
land to know" said he. "and ] would like
for everybody to know that we don't
want to be 'sassed' bv anybody. and II
Mr.. Cleveland and the gentlemen across
yonder get in "a fuss. we are perfectly
willing that they should fight It out.
Meantime though. If Mr.. Cleveland gets
the worst Of IT, we might be induced to
go and help him.
Mr.. Coles was granted the floor when
Mr.. Powell took his seat. and disclaimed
any intention of making political issue
I'm his speech. He then again attacked
Mr.. Cleveland. and said he endorsed the
stand Lord Salisbury had taken.
MR. sAUNDERs's SUBSTITUTE.
Mr. Saunders again spoke IN the reso-
luton. and after answering Mr.. Hatha-
ways shot at him with the remark that
he didn't want to go TO war but would
do so IL he had to. he offered the follow
ing resolution as substitute for that
offered by Mr.. Hathaway.
Resolved. That when 1t becomes nec-
essary for the United States to go to
war that Virginians will do their patri-
otc duty. but that we hardly believe that
the necessity for war exists. especially
when the casus belii is a sauabbe over
boundary lines between great Britain and
a sovereign State of South America. in
nowise connected with us By blood. in
terest, or offensive or defensive treaties"
At this juncture II was announced
that the morning hour had been con-
sumed. Mr. Stoyall was clamoring for
recognition. and on motion Of Mr. Cooke
the hour was continued for twenty min
utes in order that the anti-Derocratic
leader might be heard. He said he heart
lily favored the resolution. and would vote
for II as endorsing the patriotic senti-
ments expressed by the President of the
United States. He sprang rapidly from
eulogism TO censure. and said the renomi-
nation Of Mr.. Cleveland for a third term
would bring more devastation 10 this
country than would a war between Eu-
rome and America.
Mr.. Randolph Harrison next spoke and
endorsed the resolution and the senti-
ments Of the President as an assurance
that we will as a nation maintain our
dignity and self-respect
Mr.. Berkeley made the concluding adj
dress. and said we should not ask why's
or wherefores. but fight whenever called
upon to do so like men. Said he: IF
my mother were insulted. I would never
ask why. but, would proceed at once to
resent IT, That is what we want TO do
and / heartily endorse the resolution"
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
A vote was then taken on Mr. Saunders s
substitute. and it was overwhelmingly
lost. The Hathaway resolution as amend
ed then came up. and was adopted by the
following recorded vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Barham, Berkeley, G. G.
Bland. Charles T. Bland. Boaz, Booker,
Bryant, Cabell. Cooke Craig, Diggs.
Einstein, Fishburne. Galleher, Gillian,
Graves, Gregosy, Haze, Harris, Ran
dolph Harrison. Hatcher. Hathaway. HUI
bard. Hundley, Ivey. Leech, Lewis.
Mathews. Maupin. May, Mccain. Nc
Rae. John B. Miller. James McC Miller.
Morgan. Parker. Parks. Patterson. Pill
cher Pierce. r. r. Powell. Bradford,
Reddy. Rinehart. Sayers. Segar, Charles
Smith, f. w. Smith, Stovall, Stratton.
Surgenor. Sutherlin. Tabb, Taliaferro.
Thomas, Turpin. Walker. White, Will
lard. James w. Williams. Thomas F..
Williams, Wood. Mr. Speaker-63
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Armstrong, Bap-
tist. Banks, Batten, Buhrman. Butt.
Cooke, Coles. Dorton. Gose Hannah.
r. r. Harrison Carter III. Harrison. Kee-
see. Lee, Murfee. r. $. Powell Rambo,
Rice Rodgers. Sager. Saunders, Simns,
James w. Smith, Stokes. Turner,
Vale, Zrlsle-2s
The Message Generally Approved.
The sentiment of the House seemed TO
be shared by members of the Senate.
though there was no action taken by that
body. Messrs. Wickham. LOyenstein,
Mushbach, and others with whom the
Dispatch representative talked heartily
endorsed the stand taken by the Presi-
dent
The views expressed on the streets and
in business circles were very much In the
Ill oil yaI tl..