New-York tribune., 1895-01-13
4 NIGHT SESSION.

Thcy were discussing pension bills at nlght
session Of the House of Representatives, Inc
nart,cular case under consideration whcn thc
debate suddenly became hot and sparks began
20 ev was tho ease Of General McClernand. II
was Jones Of Virginia who produced the initial
friction which thereafter rapidly developed
calorlc. anl he did it by making the point OF
no quorum Mr.. Springer deemed this TO be
sinister Interference. and IT aroused his lndisna-
ton. He denounced the conduct of Democrats
from Southern States whose persistent hostlh'y
10 the practice Of pcnsionIng Union soldiers In
part accounted as he said. for The fac' mat III"
next Congress would contain only thirteen Dem
ocrats from Northern States. and Tor me prop
ability that the LVth Congress would contain
none at all. Brief remarks on side issue nav
ing been interchangcd. Jones ~ virginia TOOK
the floor In the spirit Of that chivalry when
even n protractcd residence In the South seldom
or never imparts TO Northern men, Jones OF VIZ
cinia by wav of an cxordium summoned the
House to an inspection and review Of Mrs. Lo-
gans social habits. and having thus mace n
nrosnerous beginning dclicately proceeded TO
deliver a panegyric upon his own suHerings ana
achievements In the Confederate Army. iic III
luded with deep emotion 10 the days ana nights
which he had passed In trenches while northern
pensioners were lying snug In bed; ana hha'i!'
.drawine himself up." as the dispatches INFORM
us. into the attitude appropriate TO per"ra'ion'
he declared that he was still rs proud of me
cause OF the Confederate States OF Amer''"'
though Il went down In defeat as ne was "heh'
n mere boy, he defended II In arms lhe'r "re
many Southern veterans who are rs pro"n u"
day as they ever were OF the valor ana 1or'ltune
with which the Confederate cause was sustalh@
through four years OF devastating warihre' anu
their sentiments are generally shared by Nor'n-
ern men. We now learn from Jones OF virginia
that hs admiration Is not SO connhed' lie
wastes his soul In Congress. His place Is be-
side the Rev. Mr.. Cave. likewise Of virginia.
and his true vocation Is to fire the southern
heart at the foot Of Confederate monument.
Jones OF Virginia having relinquished the floor,
Champ Clark Of Missouri embraced the oppor-
tunity 10 catch the Speakers eye. 1t Is always
q satisfaction TO remember that Champs heart
heats warmly for his native land, and every
fresh assurance that II vibratcs TO the music
Of the Union enhances the pleasure. But we
regret to say that on this occasion his horizon
was somewhat too close to his desk lf the re-
nroaches which he addressed to Jones OF Nir
gUa conveyed Iu elIou'ous iihPi''''"h' Wv
fault is HIS for he expressly stated that Jones OF
virginia had stabbed him in the back with pen'
sion speeches. in consequence Of which he had
gone down to his political death. 1t Is true
that he perfunctorily associated the resentment
of other corpses with his Own but somehow he
did not attain unto the grace and distinction
OF excor!atlng Jones Of Virginia In represent
atlvc capacity. His speech was an acknowledg-
ment that his personal withers had been severe
ly wring. and little more. The infelicity OF
Champ Clarks position is that. like all other
slaughtered Democrats in Northern and border
States. he has surrendered the keeping OF such
respectable convictions as he may have had to
the care Of his Southern colleagues, and counted
that moral loss a political gain. Let us hope
that he and the rest Of the slain Will at least
succeed in recovering their self-rcspect, whether
or not they ever recover their seats In Congress-