The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25

mands of the Democrats, and after his
successor had been sworn in, and not until
then, the Democrats consented to vote
on the bill which placed Grants name on
the retired list.
The bill, Boutelle contended, would not
be effectual. 1t would not give to any old
soldier on the Union side who was now in
private life the right to bear a commission
in the army.
Hull (R.) of Iowa-Neither does it give
the right to the Confederates.
Boutelle Sharply do you want to
give them that right?
Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio replied toll Bou-
telle, and after few words of Introductory
explanation why he should support the
bill, remarked: "And now we are chal-
lenged by the gentleman from Maine."
BouteIle-I challenged nobody. am not
in that business.
And then, after brief colloquy, Bou-
telle continued: 81 desire to say further
to the gentleman from Ohio that am not
speaking and have not spoken in the in
terests of any candidate for the Presi-
dency." [Derisive laughter.l
Grosvenor-Has it come to that point,
Mr.. Speaker, when, because one of us pre-
fers A for the Presidency and other B and
another G, that every time we rise to
speak that thing shall be shouted at us?
think it very small politics, Mr.. Speaker,
and l shall not answer the gentleman in
kind.
Continuing, Grosvenor said he based his
support of the bill on the belief that his
action here should be in the way of aiding,
so far as it was possible for him to do SO.
the encouragemento of loyalty and devotion
to the flag in all parts of the country.
Applause
Boutelle-Does the gentleman believe
that the Government should pass legisla-
ton of this kind?
Grosvenor-I believe the Government
ought to do what is right. AS far back as
the time of General Grant, that great and
illustrious hero, who had received the high
encomiums of his friend from Maine, had
taken one of these Confederates into his
cabinet; he had made Mosby, the great
cavalry leader of the South, Consul-Gen-
eral at Hongkong and had appointed
General Longstreet, who, he would say
who differed from him, was in his judg-
ment the ablest rebel general, to position
of high honor and trust.
Boutelle-And wasn't Longstreet ostra-
cised for taking it? [Cries of ''No."]
Grosvenor said that for himself he had
always hoped to live to see the time when
it should be the policy of his party to re-
move from the statute-books everything
that tended to discriminate between the
residents of the different sections of the
country.
Boutelle-Does the gentleman know of
any Southern man who has asked for the
passage of this bill? Who brought it here?
Grosvenor-God only knows. But I
would not be so willing to giant it for the
asking as would to give it freely as
matter of grace. [Applause.l
Grow (R.) of Pennsylvania made an elo-
quent and stirring speech upon the subject
of patriotism in general, and Picker (R.)
OF South Dakota advocated the passage of
the bill. Referring to the statement of
Boutele that the passage of this bill would
mean reflection upon those who enacted
the original legislation, Picker called at
tention to the fact that in no less than five
cases had Congress repealed portions of
that law of which now only that part re-
manned which was sought to be repealed
by the pending bill.
Walker fR.) of Virginia next arose to
address the House and was received with
a round of applause In the South, he
said, there was a turning to the Union
with devotion that people who did not
mipgle with those of that section could not
understand. There are yet many in the
South, General Walker said, who were
educated at West Point still capable of
fighting, and if the Nation should be put
in peril from foreign foe, would not the
Government desire their services? All
that the old Confederate asked, he con-
tinued, was to be told to go and sin no
more, 'if you will have it that we did SIM"
Pearson (R.) of North Carolina-Did you
not lead the glorious old Stonewall Brigade
after General Jackson's death?
Walker-I did. And I am proud of it,
not because led the brigade, but because
was thought worthy of succeeding to
the command. l say to the Republicans,
although it is true as suggested a while
ago, that Longstreet was ostracised, the
time is now passed when man can be os.
tracised as he was. And it is for the pur-
pose of wiping out all such feeling that we
ask the passage of this bill.
Cummings CD of New York said:
General Grant was war Democrat; if be
were on the floor to-day there would be no
question of the passage of this bill. Twas
one of the 100000 war Democrats in the
North that marched to the front to sustain
the Union, and in their behalf l give my
support to the bill. l voted for General
Grant for President both times he was a
candidate and if he had been nominated
again, imperialism or no imperialism, l
would have voted for him third time"
Cum mings advised the Democrats not to
vote upon this question. but to throw the
responsibility where it belonged.
eff you desire to say" addressing the
Republicans, '.that Grant was wrong, and
that thirty years afterward you were right
vote down the BILL"
The demand for the previous question
was seconded by unanimous vote with
the exception of that of Boutelle, and the
bill was passed by the same vote Boutelle
rising in his seat to announce his position
when the negative vote was called for by
the Speaker. And then at :55 o'clock the
House adjourned until tomorrow.