Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-10
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ing that war stands in my mind a
possible danger, that we shall get out of
1t without war and that there will be t.
us that long period of peace and pros
perity Which we deserve. We have many
things which congress should turn its at
tention to besides foreign affairs. Under
the leadership of some of the Oldest and
hitherto most conservative senator's, we
have given large attention to foreign
complications during the present con-
gress. | do not believe that that is going
to obtain in the future. | believe that the
American honor will always be asserted.
l believe that every doctrine which is
necessary for our preservation rs a great
patton. and which is necessary to patriot
ism and to the love of liberty, Will be as
serted and maintained with a calmness
and serious strength that will impress
every foreign power, so that there never
will be needed any war. | do not expect
to see war. l recall, Mr.. President, that
magnificent apostrophe which Shake
speare puts into the mouth of Archbishop
Cranmer as a forecast of the future of the
royal babe, the future great Queen Eliza
beth, and l can but believe that that will
apply to us as to England in the future
of this great republic.
"She shall be loved and feared; her own
Her foes shake like field of beaten corn,
And hang their heads with sorrow; good
grows with her.
y
Under his own vine, what he plants, and
sing
The merry songs of peace to all his neigh
God shall be truly known; and those about
From her shall read the perfect ways of
honor,
And by those claim their greatness-not by
blood
Mr.. President, when the last of us shall
close his eyes in death l hope and believe
that those eyes will rest on such a scene
as the greatest of English poets has so
loftily portrayed.
Mr.. Hale's speech was listened to by
numerous senate and by great crowds in
the galleries, the diplomatic gallery be-
ing we'll filled with ministers and at
taches.
As soon as he had concluded, and as it
became apparent that the Cuban ques-
ton was to be laid aside for the day, the
crowds dispersed.
At 81. M, after a short executive ses-
sion, the senate adjourned until tomor-
row.
House.
Among the bills passed today under
unanimous consent were the following:
Limiting to 10 cents per copy the maxi
mum price for copies of patent specif1ca-
lions.
To print 10000 copies of the book on ag-
rlculture by the department of agricul-
ture.
Mr. Kendrick, democrat, of Kentucky,
was assigned to the banking and curren-
cy committee in place of Mr.. Cowen, dem
ocrat of Maryland.
Chairman Daniels of election commit
tee No. 2 gave notice that he would on
Wednesday call up the contested election
case of Aldrich VS. Robbins, from the
Fourth district of Alabama
Under the rules the District of Column
bia business was taken up and the fol-
lowing disposed of:
Fixing the price of gas at 81 per 1000
feet in Washington city and slips in
Georgetown
Abolishing days of grace on promissory
notes, etc
Incorporating the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Washington.
To establish a free public library, the
expense of which shall be borne by the
district alone.
To esta blsh an asylum for the cure and
care of inebrates.
The rest of the session was devoted to
the further consideration in committee of
the whole of the postoffice appropriation
bill.
Without disposing of it the commit
tee rose, and at 515 o'clock the house ad-
journed