The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-19
FAITHFUL TO THE LOST CAUSE.
Cooper and Jerry Simpson. Union
Veteran, Condemn the Rebels.
The Senate Passes the Army Appropria-
tion Bill and the House Continues
Debate On the Indian Appropriation
The Naval appropriation Large.

resumed. Piekler charged that il was
unfair to proceed with the consideration
OF this today, as many members inter-
ested had left the house. He snaugurated
a filibusser which resulted in call Of
the house. and his filibastering move
ment continued for two hours. but lie
finally yielded. Weadnck offered an
amendment 70 the prosiso that only -
per cent OF the Incian school aproprsa-
ton should go 10 the contract schools
and providing for 4 20 per cent. reduction
each year thereafter until the discontsnu-
ance of contract schools. 50 as to further
provide that "in making such contracts
preference shall be given to such schools
as have given satisfaction in the past
and now have contracts with the Indian
bureau and desire TO renew them" Hill
man made a point of order against the
amendment but 1t was overruled. The
whole proposition relative TO Indian
schools. by an arrangement, was allowed
to so over.
Grosvenor at this point took advantage
| OF the latitude allowed in debate 10 caai
| attention to an incident that occurred in
! his district in the la.e campaign. relasiva
te the misrepresentation of his position On
! lndaan schools made in a circular sen: ous
from this city by Green Clay Smith. and
by the Peoples Voice. an A. II. A. paper
| published at Columbus, C.lso. I re latter
| paper had commented on his course as
antagonisiic 10 the A. r. A., and mad de-
/ cIarci that ''if his opponent was not a
| cardinal with a red hat, he should be
elected" Grosvenor denounced the nsds-
representation. and then woa a roani OF
| applause by saying that although he came
| from Puritan New England stock. who
| had been Protestasts since 1854. they had
always opposed combinations of church
| and state. and he had never been SO hard
| pressed tha. he was forced 20 make war
| on any hying being because he al or did
not make certain religious professions
"If ahe time ever comes.' said he
when / must make sacfn war to be pop
r ufar or successful, viii so out Of politics
| OF my own notion
There was another row at the night
session of the house tonight, which grew
| out of the events OF last week. Feeling
| ran high, and bitter words were spoken.
At started after the failure of an effort
| 10 increase the pension OF the widow Of
| Gen. Abner Doubleday and to pension
another widow who performed services
| ~ voluntary nurse during the rebel
lion. 10th bills were blocked by the
obstruction of Jones. DenH, Va
Cooper. Dem, Ind, turned on Jones
sayagely. and with much temper charged
him with lack of chIvalry In assaalting
| the fair sex. Jones absolutely denied
| there was any foundation for the state
| mert that he was lighting women. "All
| l am fighting for" he said, sis against
the granting of large pensions to the
| rich, powerful and influential"
| Il question the motive of The gentleman
| from Virginia. retortei Cooper fotfy. 1T
| believe he Is aotuatei by the sentiment
| expressed by him last Friday night. when
ne said he was proud OF the cause he had
/ fought for in the trenches Although he
has taken an oath 20 support the flag that
| floats above your htsasi, Mr.. Speaker, he
| now displays toward 1t the same spirit OF
| opposition The DID when he struck at that
| flag thirty years ago have right TO
say II. because he has himself said 1T
| Simpson. Pop. Cox. Dern., ard Moses
/ Dem. were drawn into the controversy
| Feeling ran high and It looked sor several
/ minutes as IL a personal encounter might
| occur.
! Simpson continued TO taunt Jones, de-
\ claring ne was not only surprised but
/ ashamed that a man should come from
| the South and say he still believed In
/ the lost cause
| Talbot, Dem, Nd, at last came TO
| Jones rescue. He was white with rage,
and, while dersecating continual appeal
| 10 sectional passions. asserted that snck
appeals usually came from men who
were Invisible in time OF war and in
| viucible In time OF pence. .'As 10 the
| lost cause he shouted, 1T Is the ever
lasting cause and can never be lost. be-.
| cause IL Is the cause ofI!terty''
Jones got the ioor Just before the time
| for adjournment was reached. He BRAND
| ess cooper's language toward himself as
| unworthy OF a gentleman. 81 want TO
say" he aalai, ''tfat when the question
was asked me last week. answered tsna1
| ! was rrcslSi OF the lost cause: to say
believed my cause was not right was y
| SANDER. ] always said ard mafn.airsei
everywhere. as ! do now, that know
/ that cause was right
AZ ttYis point the hour Aof 1870 came
ard TIE hoaSe stood asftosTrned under the
/ rules Hal tire debate been prolonged
arnid the excEieraFst ansa fa94ssag ffsat fzsti
been sgyess1eTssi. & might have developed
| in psrsonag c9ns5ats.
/