The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
PASSED HILLS BILL.
No Opposition 10 the Service Of
Confederate Veterans.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. A.-There
was a rather interesting discussion in the
Senate to-day on the bill introduced last
week by Hill CD of New York to repeal
the statutes which forbid the employment
in the army or navy of the United States
of any person who having held a commits
sion therein afterward served in the Con-
federate army.
There was no opposition manifested to
the provisions of the bill itself. but only
to passing it without going through the reg
ular form of being referred to and consid-
cred By committee.
A motion for such reference was made
by Sherman (R.) of Ohio, but was subse-
quently withdrawn and the bill was then
passed.
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire was
conspicuous in its advocacy, expressing
the hope that as the Senate had the other
day, without distinction of party, come to
the support of a Democratic President
when he announced National principles
in relation to Venezuela, so the Senate
should, without delay and without criti-
cism, freely and generously pass this bill
by the affirmative vote of every Senator.
After the bill had been disposed of the
resolution offered last week by Vest CD
of Missouri for the coinage of silver bullion
and for the payment of treasury notes in
standard silver dollars and of greenbacks
in either silver or gold coin, as the condi-
tons of the treasury may require, was
laid before the Senate.
Vest modified its form, making it joint
resolution, and Morrill, (R.) of Vermont
moved its reference to the Finance Com
mittee.
Resolutions and memorials from Ohio
indorsing the action of the President in
relation to Venezuela and in favor of rec
ognizing the Cuban reyolutionists as
belligerents were presented by Sherman
(R.) of Ohio and referred to the Com mittee
on Foreign Relations.
Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska offered reso-
luton declaring that it was the sense of the
Senate that the United States of America
should speedily as possible invite all
American republics to enter into closer
union, to be known as the Pan-American
Union, for the purpose of promoting the
general industrial and commercial welfare
of the members thereof and secure said
respective republics from European or :,
other foreign entertainments.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
Hill CD of New York then asked the
Senate to take up and pass the bill intro
duced by him last week to repeal the
statute which prohibits ex-Confederate
officers who had previously been commits
stoned officers in the United States army
or navy from holding positions in the
army or navy.
Sherman (R.) of Ohio declared himself
as heartily in favor of the BILL but thought
that it should take the ordinary course
and be referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
Hill argued that the bill was perfectly
simple, and needed no consideration by
committee. lie thought that it would be
good thing just before Christmas to
make this present to the old Confederate
officers who had formerly held commits
sions in the United States army.
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire IA
vored the bill, and declared that it ought to
be passed. and passed to-day.
As the Senate had the other day unani-
monsly, without distinction of party, come
to the support of Democratic President
when he announced National principles in
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day. without delay, without criticism,
without amendment freely and gener-
ously, this bill might be passed by the af-
tirmative vote of every Senator.
Gray Cd of Delaware, while favoring
the bill, agreed with Sherman that it
should be referred to a committee in the
regular way.
Hawley (R.) of Connecticut, while IA
voring the bill, justified the act which it
was now proposed to repeal.
Daniel CD of Virginia favored the bill
and presented resolutions of the Virginia
Legislature favoring its passage and the
Presidents message. The disagreeable
memories of war, he said, were obliterated
and ever since the men of the South and
of the North were one people with COM