New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
HOT BLOOD IN THE HOUSE
JONES, OF VIRGINIA, ONCE MORE TO THE
FORE
HE KNOWS TIE LOST CAUSE" WAS RIGHT
TALBERT. OF SOUTH CAROLINA READY AGAIN
TO BARE HIS BOSOM TO NORTHERN
BULLETS--IT WAS ALL ABOUT


PENSION BILLS
Washington, Jan. ls.-"When the gentleman says
/ believed the Lost Cause TO be right he slandeied
me. l know that cause was right.
With these words. uttered by Mr.. Jones ODcm.
Va) on the floor of the House, tonight closed
another exciting and almost riotous discussion
growing OF proposed pension legislation. Last
Friday night there tumultous outbreak
precipitated by the opposition OF Mr. Jones to
the bill to grant pension TO Major-Gcneral John
A. McClernand and the proceedings tonight were
somewhat an outgrowth of that occasion. The
feeling ran high and bitter words were spoken
The immediate cause Of the outbreak tonight was
the blocking of the bills to increase the pension
Of the widow OF General Abner Doubleday. and TO
pension another widow, who had performed ser
vices voluntary nurse during the war, by the
parliamentary opposition of Mr. Jones
Mr. Cooper (Dem. lnd.), took the place Mr..
Springer held last Friday night. and. with con-
siderable temper. he charged Mr.. Jones with a
lack of chivalry in thus opposing measures for
the benefit of members OF the fair sex lie SAID
with something like "A sneer. that II Andrew Jack
SON. the great leader of the party to which they
both belonged, could be present. he would be
heartily ashamed Of the Democracy of the gentle
man from Virginia.
Mr. Jones responded with warmth that he was
not fighting women. and asserted that there was no
foundation for the charge. What | am fighting
for he said 'is equality before the law, and
against the granting OF large pensions TO the flch'
powerful and influential
81 question the motives OF the gentleman fiom
Virginia" shouted Mr.. Cooper His opposition
TO these pension bills. believe, is actuated by the
sentiment expressed by him last Friday night.
when he said he was proud OF the cause he had
fought for the trenches. Although ne mas tak"l
an oath nov to support the flag that hoats above
vour head. Mr. Speaker (polntins TO the Stars ail
Stripes above the desk'. he now displays towafd II
the same spirit OF opposition as when ,H' fought
against II thirty years ago say oh'y '""' ho
Vr Smpson Pop. Kanl Mr.. Cox Dem, Tenn.
colloquy. Epthets were banded about. am for q
little time il looked as II a personal cohhct hsh'
ensue. ., - ,. ,,...o- ,
Getting the floor ostensibly TO ask simpson a
cuestion Mr.. Talbert dem, :. c.. whose coniro-
versies with Mr. Pickler Oh pension rights earlier
in this Congress were the relieving features OF
utmost endeaVors OF the chair tMr Be;z, l,en.
Ind. to rap him to order. He ranged up ara h""h
the centre aisle. wildly gesticuatne ana shouihS
loudly He deprecated. he said the continual az.
ihey usually came from those who were invisible
in war and invincible in peace. As 10 th' Los
Cause ne said "it IA the everlasting cnusc. ahn
cannot be lost because IL Is the cause oi hoeIE'
T|nder the same circumstances. he continued
shaking his fists In defiant manner A. me 10
publican side. and for the same reasons IN" men
who fought then would night agaln lpu can i,,H-
,hat or YOU can lump II. | love The cause today
as much as did when boy. "Lita VI! nV'o'"
TO Your bullets on the battlenelds OF virginia
MIR Jones got the floor FOR icw h'.i iiit'S a. VI
Language toward him az being unworthy oi GEM
man This brought the House 10 the nour ~ lv
at which time the session closed unier the iul-S
After the adjournment knots OF members gatncieh
in the ajses and discussed the exciting Occurrences
~ the session until literally driven out by the JAM
tors shutting off the lights.