The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-19
FIGHT OVER PENSIONS.
MR.. JONES. OF VIRGINIA, BRA VELY
DEFENDS THE LOST CAUSE.
Mr.. TsIbert, Of south Carolina, Csmes
to His Rescue - Exciting scenes in
the House Night Session.

cause was right
With these words, uttered by Mr.. Jones
Dem, Va.) on the floor of the House to-
night, closed another and almost riotous
discussion growing out of proposed pen
sion legislation.
The immediate cause of the outbreak
tonight was the blocking Of the bills TO
increase the pension of the widow o.
General Abner Doubleday, and 20 pension
another widow who had performed SER
vices as a voluntary nurse during the
war, by the parliamentary opposition OF
Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Cooper Dem, Ind took the place
OF MIR Springer last Friday night and
with considerable temper he charged Mr.
Jones with a lack OF chivalry in mus
oDDosine measures for the benefit or the
fair sex He said, with something ike
sneer, that IL Mr.. Jackson, the great lead
er of the party TO which they bOth De-
longed could be present, he would De
heartily ashamed of the Democracy Oh
the gentleman from Virginia.
Yo1 FIGHTING WOMEN.
Mr.. Jones responded with warmth that
he was not fighting women, and asserted
that there was no foundation Tor the
charge. What J am fighting Tor, ne
said "is equality before the law, ana
against the granting of large pensions 10
the rich, powerful and influential.
II question the motives of the gentle
man from Virginia" shouted Mr.. Cooper.
"His opposition to these pension bilis'
I believe, Is actuated by the sentiment eX-
pressed by him last Friday night, when he
said he was proud of the cause he hau
fought for in the trenches, although ne
has taken an oath now to support the
flag that floats above your head, Mr.
Speaker (pointing to the stars anu
Stripes above the desk), he now displays
toward il the same spirit of opposition
as when he fought against 1t thirty years
ago. | say only what he himself says.
Mr.. Simpson Pop., Kans.). Mr. COX
Dem.. Tenn) and Mr.. Moses (Dem.,
Ga) took part in the colloquy. Epllnets
were banded about, and for little uIhe
IL looked as if a personal contllct might
ensue. Mr.. Simpson said he was not ohiy
surprised but ashamed that man from
the South should come here and say, as
MIR. Jones had said. that he still beheVeo
in the Lost Cause-a cause founded Oh
slavery.
MR.. TALBERT DEFENDS THE SOUTH.
Getting the floor ostensibly 10 ask MI
Simpson a question Mr.. Talbert QDem.'
s. c.. whose controversies with MT.
Pickler on pension nights earlier in TINS
Congress were the relieving features OF
those sessions, made a violent speech'
despite the utmost endeayors OF the Chalr
QIr. BretZ. Dem, Ind) TO rap him TO
order He ranged up and down the CEN
tire aisle wildly gesticulating and shout-
ing loudly He deprecated, he said, the
continual appeal TO sectional passions
but he noticed that they usually came
from those who were invisible In war
and inVincble in peace. "As TO the
Lost Cause" he said, eft Is the everlast-
ing cause, and cannot be lost, because II
is the cause OF liberty Under the same
circumsta tances." he continued. shaking his
fist I'm a defiant manner at the Republican
side, land for the same reasons, the men
who fought then would fight again. You
can like that or you can lump 1t. love
the cause to-day as much as | did when,
as a boy, barred my bosom to your bat
tleiielis Of Virginia"
Mr.. JONES' REPLY.
Mr.. Jones was accorded the floor for a
few minutes at the close of the session.
and denounced Mr.. Coopers language to- |
ward him as being unworthy of a gentle
man. Referring TO the Lost Cause" he |
said he would answer always and every |
where, as he had then, that he was proud |
of II, land when the gentleman said l |
believed it to be right he slandered me. |
l know ii was right"
This brought the House TO the nour of !
1880, at which time the session closed, |
under the rules, and, on motion by Mr. |
Martin Dem, Ind, ii was adjourned |
until tomorrow.
After the adjournment knots of men |
gathered in the aisles discussing the ex- |
citing scenes until literally driven out |
by the janitors shutting off the light.
II Senate.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 1S.-The |
Senate spent nearly two hours to-day I'm |
secret session, considering the question of |
ratifying the pending treaty with Japan. |
No final action was taken, and the mat |
ter was postponed until next Friday. |
While in executive sessiOD the army APP |
preparation bill was passed, Mr.. Mitchell |
(ReP., Ore.) having carried his point for |
the retention of the military posts at |
Vancouver and Walla Walla, so contempt |
uousy described yesterday by Mr.. Black |
burn, of Kentucky, as military bar
naces."
A NEW FINANCIAL BILL.
A joint resolution was passed to re- |
vive (for the benefit OF Major-General |
SchofielD the grade of lieutenant-general |
of the army.
Another financial bill was launched on |
PETER. the title of 1t being: ITO replenish |
the Treasury. and provide an abundant |
and safe currency" 1t was referred, as /
all other projects of like character, TO |
the Finance Committee.
The Nicaragua Canal bill was taken UP, |
and Mr.. Caffey continued his speech |
against the constitutionality, in which he
had been interrupted last week. An in
effectual attempt was made to have a
time fixed next week. for taking a final |
vote on the bill. The Senate, at $40, ad-
journed until tomorrow
House of Repre- entat.yes.
No business of general character was |
accomplished in the House to-day. BY |
unanimous consent the Distrit of Colum-
bia had been given the right OF way
Before 2 o'clock the District surrendered |
the floor. and the rest of the day was
spent in further consideration Of the In
dian appropriation bill In committee OF
the whole. Without finishing the bill, the
committee rose at i:2O, and the House took
a recess until 5 o'clock, the evening ses-
sion To ,be for the consideration or private
mansion hills.