The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-19

Gratis on Pension Matters.
WASHINGTON, y. G., Jan. 1S.-Ths
consideration OF tho 1ndian appropria-
tion was enlivonei to-day by Mr.. Gros.
venor who brought up tho subject OF
the a. p. 4. in connection with the ap.
preparation for Indian schools. Ho took
advantage OF the latitude allowed In do.
bnto 10 call attention to m incident that
occurred in his distric. in tho late cam.
paign relating to tho Misrepresentation
OF his position on Indian schools mado
in circular son, out from this city by
Grecn Clay Smith AMI, By the Peoples
Voice, M A. IA. paper, published a.
Columbus, Ohio. The latter paper had
commented on his course Of antagon.
ism ITO the A. P. A., which was Amer
icauism," and had declared that, "it his
opponent was not cardinal with n rcd
hat hc should DO elected.
Mr.. Grosvenor denounced the misrep.
resenta!ion and then won q round OF
applause by saying that although he
came from Puritan England stock who
Ind been protestunts since 1910, he had
always opposed combination OF church
and state and had never been so hard
pressed that he was forced to make war
on any living man because he did or
did not make certain religious profess.
ions. and II the timo over came VIII en-
he was forced to do so to DO popular or
successful on that day ho would volun.
tarily retire from politics.
The final disposition oil the paragraph
rela.incto the Indian schools was finally
postponed.
Several bills relating to tho district OF
Columbia and to minor matters were
passed.
ROM BETWEEN DEMOCRATS.
There was another big row at the
night session OF the house tonight
which grew out OF the events which
trauspired last week. Feeling ran high
and bitter words were spoken. 1t
started after the failure OF an effort to
increase the pension oil the widow OF
I:Gen. Abner Doubleday and TO pension
another widow, who performed services
rs voluntary nurse during tho rebellion.
Both bills were blocked. .bY, the. obstrHc,
tion OF Mr.. Jones dem. Val. Mr..
Cooper (Dem.. Ind.) resented this and
turned on MIR. Jones savagely, and with
much temper no charged him with lack
OF chivalry In assaulting tho fair sex.
Mr. Jones absolutely denied that
there was any foundation for the state.
nent that ho was lighting women. "All
am fighting for" he said, sis against
the granting OF large pensions to the
rich, powerful and influential"
| "a question the motive OF the gentle-
man from Virginia." relorted Mr..
Cooper hotly. II believe he is actuated
| by tho sentiment expressed BY him last
Friday night, when he said no was
proud OF the cause he Tough. for in the
trenches. Although he has taken M
oath now to support the flag that floats
above your head, Mr.. Speaker point
Ing to the American flag above tho
speakers desk !, he now displays toward
it the same spirit OF opposition he did
when he struck at that flag thirty years
ago. | have right to say it because ho
himscl! said it."
PERSONAL ENCOUNTER IMMINENT.
Mr.. Simpson, Pop, Kansas), Mr..
Cox, Dem. Tenn..) and Mr.. Moses,
Dcm. Ga..), were drawn into tho con-
trovcrsy. Feeling rau high and it
looked for several minutes rs ii per.
sonal encounter might occur. Mr..
Simpson continued to ,aunt Mr.. Jones,
declaring that he was no. only sur-
| prised, but ashamed that man should
come from tho south and say that he
still believed in tho los. cause.
Mr.. Talbers, OF South Carolina, at
last came to Mr.. Jones rescue. He was
white with rage and while deprecating
tho continual appeal TO sectional pas
sions, assorted that such appeals usu.
ally came from men who were invisi-
bio In time OF war and inyinciblc in
| time OF peace. "As to the lost cause ,"
he shonted, at is tho everlasting cause
and never can DO lost, because it is the
cause OF liberty"
Mr.. Jones got the floor just before tho
time for Adjournment was reached. Ho
branded Mr.. Cooper's language toward
him as language unworthy OF Il, gentle.
man.
II want to say" he added. "that when
the question WIS asked me las, weok, I
answered that ] was proud OF the lost
cause. To say bclicvc my cause was
not right was slamdor. | always said,
and maintained everywhere, Us | do
| now. that know that cause wag right"
At this point the hour.of 1880 II. m.
arrived and tho house stood adjourned
under tho rule. Had tho debate been
prolonged amid tho excitement and
feeling that had been cngcndrcd, it
might havo dcgcneralcd into n personal
| combat.