The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-25
GIFT FOR Old C0NFEDs
hlr. HiII's Dill To Remove The Disabilities Of
Old Confederate Soldiers Passes.
ONE CoEdON COUNTRY AND ONE PEOPLE
~ Kindly Spirit Evinccd Ira The E'ns.
sage fthis I9cnsure-Thc BruziIfnn
Set,nic Sends IL Mcssn@e of Com
graduation To Cou$ress-Its Read
inS Followed Ely Applause.

Washington, Deg. 4.-Senate.-Thc at
tendance of Senators at noon To-day was
quite as full as usual, no falling off on
account of the holidays being noticeable.
me senate galleries We're pretty well
llied. Resolutions and memorials from
ONO. endorsing the action of the Prcs-
dent i'll relation To Venezuela. and in
lavor of recognizing the Cuban revoiu>
iloniHts as bclligeIentS, We're presented
bE Mr.. Sherman lRepD, of Ohio. and re-
itrrcd To ths Committee on Foreign Re
iatioDS.
ln Introducing a bill for tic Issue Of
SnrinSiield rifles To- each state and
territory for the National Guard there's
of. in exchange for the rifles now held
hy them. MIR. liawlcy Qtcp), of Con
necticut. explained that it had nothing
whatever TO do with the idiotic war
scare. The bill was referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
MIR. Squire introduced a bill rcquirine
the engineers on the subsidized Ameri-
can line of steamships to be American
citizens Referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
air Allen offered the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, Recent events have shown
that European nations are mai:inS
an aggressive attempt to obtain Il Ercnt-
er foothold of the American continent.
ana
g. " 'iN''"S -NlItiiipl SHOWS the nee
cSSltE OF Il closer union of the American
Rerublic; therefore,
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of the
Senate that the United States should MS
Speedily as possible invite nll American
Republics TO enter into II closer union
TO be known as the pan-Americnm
I mon Tor the purpose of promoting the
industrial ana commercial welfare Of
the inCInbsrs thereof, and secure the
said respective Republics from foreign
cncroachmcnts.
Such union should be made of lasting
benefit TO the people OF the several re-
pubiics forming II. and Il unit of value
should he established and maintained
therein, which shall he !; full losal-ten-
der and circulate freely between tbe,
various republics and the people there
OF
The resolution was referred to the
Co,nmit;cc on Foreign Relations
Mr.. itill asked the Senate To take up
ana pass the bill introduced by him last
week 10 repeal the statute which pro
hth!ts cN-Confcderatc officers who had
previously been commissioned OIL
GERS in the United States army or navy
from holding positions in the army or
navy.
Mr. Sherman Rep) of Ohio declared
himself as heartily in favor of the
bill. but that IL should take the ordinary
course anu be referred 10 the Committee
on Military Affairs. MIR. Hill argued
that the bin was a perfectly simple one
and needed no consideration by a. COM
mittec. He thought that it would be
n good thing just before Christmas to
make this present 10 the old Confederate
officers who had formerly held commits
sions in the United States army
MIR. Chandler favored the bill, and
declared that ii ought to be passed ana
passed to-day. II was simple i'm charac-
ter. As the Senate had. the other day.
unanimously without distinction of par
ty omc To the support of II Democratic
President when he announced national
principles in relation to Venezuela. so he
hoped that without delay, without cri-
ticiSm. without amendment, freely and
generously this bill might be passed
by the affirmative votes of every Sena-
tor.
Mir. Gray (Dcm) OF Delaware. while
favorins the BILL agreed with Mr.. Sher-
man that ii should be referred in the
regular way.
Mr.. IIawley RepD Of Connecticut
while favoring the bill, justified the act
which ii was now proposed to repeal.
II WAS proper Legislation at the time IL
was passed, but that time had now
passed away.
Mir. Daniel tDem.). of Virginia. fav-
orcd the bin and presented resolutions
OF the Virginia Legislature favoring its
passage and the Presidents message
lie said that when the Confederate
soldiers laid down their arms they laid
them down and wcre done with fighting
The disagrccable memories of the war
were oblitcrltcd, and ever since the
msn of the South and of the North were
one people. with one common country
IT should not be forgotten. he said as
the young men who had been educated
nj West Point and Annapolis. that the
expenses Of those institutions had been
contributed to propOrtionatcly by their
own States.
Mr.. Sherman submitted the motion
to refer the bill to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr. Voorhees, GDem). of Indiana. waa
inclined 10 favor the motion to refer
He attached no great Importance to the
bill now. except rs an expression OF
nationality, brotherhood ana total re-
concilation. He called attention TO the
fact. however. that Confederate oiIiccrs
OF the highest rank who had resigned
their commissions in the Union army
I.onEsircct. Joe Johnson. Maury and
others had been confirmed by the
Senate for many important positions.
Mr.. Ilatt Wcp0. Of Connecticut, cx-
planned that his opposition last week
was merely as Ia a technical point. not
as 10 its merits. for he favored, It, But
yet he said that newspapers In the
South had taken occasion to la;id Mr..
Hill, TO condemn him GIr. Plato as
wanting in every attribute Of patriotism
and 10 apply all sorts of epithcts to him
being very careful to Send him marked
copy of each paper. U.aughtcr). Fie