The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
THE NATIONAL
CONGRESS.
So@e Record o. Ma; iAs r.o-
ples Representative Are
Trying 10 10.
MILLS TALKS ABOUT CUBA.


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"a .uui~rrLo~ of th~ ii~u.s. wtth 49,.
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On th.m- he sugar trssi .+.uu. l.. -
nALIng some hsAa~ay an iE- gsLl g.
have tLs-.- r-.oluti~n- a-f~af.-a
lac i-E1.isg.s- Apgrup'iai..a L4m
came az. The i'-m. "a ais. bass ar-
rAtr-n4rls tgtrrr,ting Ito dt.ras.f~n
nll- several pag-. - The kr.~rd o. d.
the nigg-si graf ganr on ~Arsh IT,.
lArsrl, Q sI-aL iluIfrra. - fs-<s,,is
ar- pasd .siArIs. i"r auing nushtns %
may b- interesting 4" nut- that .n .p-
preparation Of fi.s" "a. m.a- ia
81 HE'D izbnr-r. senator I'-T-r a.A.a
some .lg-.tlon- ahOus thi- partt.uiar
- -kiii.d iAbsr-r aud 81 va. iouHa tlat
hr was 4 bsrh~r WITH AT ufilo- iH a.
bas-mrni. Mr.. l'rn.r 81 ., I'D l., .AI-
iug th.. mana rltIisd iatuT-r- Ih-u
-on.- s>-nAt"rr ra4.-d a iAugh @, ss,-
iug that i.s- Au-- ~-iAtor f.r-r nra.r
shaved. h- Ought itui 60 .shi-.t L. I.r.-
Niding hAri'-r t"T shAsing ,iii-r -.n
Aiur-. ILi. hAri-r siii -itn .-t ht.
81 psa- -kiiI-s; iAbur-r Ii- "a.
cu>-i"n "i TIA. bili occupied thr dA,
usa.s.
For;y-on- pension hlii- were intro
duc-d n good dA, s"rk
IrE-rar. S.E,n "a sE>AIE
Just two I,-n-ion bill- tO-dA,.
That 'ulan question ,Anr up AgAn
aud wA- di-,us--d. The chief I-aIur~
of interest ~As -p"-ch 4, Mr. Mill-
| in support oi hi~ gnint r~-ssiuIi.n, f~-
| lsF.-.asa.a#aH -.
from the spanish g".~rnm-bt ih-
right ui s-li-g"N -rnnrnt f~r ubA or.
In ih- event "i >iAin'- r-fu-al. Ia
take military p"----saon of the i-isnd
aud hold az uBtil the ,uhsns organ
ire n government aud rai-- lnllitAr,
aud naval iorc-- Tor it- i-irn--
| Mr. Nill- TOOK the srBand that an
s.murh n the I nii'd ~iai.- would
not permit England. iranr- or an,
other country 10 pur'ha.- or obtain
TIA. island from spain aud thus io
nm-lIorat- ia" conditions of lts inhAh-
itant-. ia. I nitsd ~tAt-- Ma niorAll,
bound To pat stop to the cru-lti-.
aud misgos-rrmrnt there aud to AID
subans to establish n government of
their own.
This idea sAs elaborated by Mr.
e Mills ia n passionate speech. whlrh nj
: times drew applause IF0m the gAll-r-
Il i.-.
lie a-s-rt-d that tue lntt-d Stai~s
a had rights, not only In ubA. but in
:. every foot of sOil in the Western li~m-
isph-r~: that that wAs the Monro~
soctrinr: that that doctrine wa- ne
old a. humanity, aud that God Al
q mighty xAs it- author. n a. Was iia-
,l right OF relf-pr.--ryaiion.
% This. nitrd State should say to
A SPAN Mr.. Mills rX claimed. you must
"A give that Island lf-gov-rnn-nf, or
We will. Aud ". are able io do a.
in too.
~ III. l-gi.iatiy. appropriation ball
~ VA. discussed further. A number oi
~ official salaries were increased and
ne places made for new officials during
I'd the day.
rs House.
Eleven pension bill..
Th. subject of interest in the iion-.
was the bill removing from .N-' 'onf~d
u crates all restrictions against 80
ro- listing n officers or priyAi-s in is
Iat -nit.a States army. This biil va
h pa--.d by the Sennt- during the In.
no. christmas. and Mr.. iiill fao,iiou.l
.so termed IL n Christmas present to IA
a. Souih.rners.
10 Mr.. Eouf-lie, of Maine, oppos-d th
~, bill-mad- complete h-s of hiins~l
Is The bill meant but littl- aud noal
IL accomplish nothing la: n lit
tie good. aud We, this food, Bout~lls, oI
aid posed IL. There was considerable q.
20 bate on the bill and som. of a
sp-.ch.s were unusually eloquent. q
course there were Aliu-ion. to the VA
T., Mr.. Grow. of Pennsylvania, favor.
10. bill and said:
When this mighty conflict sa- nj
.he height aud th. roar "f hostile csnn'
Tor VA. heard fran one end 81 the cou
900 try to the other, 600 people -to
nate like TIA. youth ia la. streets of Ia,
;oy. when il WAS rumured that Mirab-
arye was dying. lie had listened 10 his q
e. pas stoned rloqn-nc- in the Cor
Iegistatif, aud rushing To hi- PITY
~ clan lar eagerly inquired. What 10
IL in matter with Mirab-aus" aud VII
. my told that he wa. dying for want
)" blood. stripping bare his arm, b- :
claimed: Take the blood from
ma veins and put in his, and let Mirabs
ple's live" 80 ls!D,lovo of the Amer.
email people, wh.n danger hung over
.nd p-rpetuify OF the Union b-queatl
by our fathers, barring their boso
very exclaimed: Take our h-arts' bi,
form and let the Republic live"
lden- The men in arms for the d-strn'f
the Of the Union were inspired by the
eople stitution of slavery. and would ne
lieye have gone TO the battle for its o'
the throw only irom sach ihhurh
next what cansed ine reoe'.on IN va
e will awsy ,. lors C.. w.;,. 81, s.,,
Car a.. ,ri..., az ,n.p ,
Ie sill sv.r lad III. corner -ton. Of emf
II the vet in the grand temple OF lib'
Viz which they reared they left the "a
/. We or worm of human bondage to gna
tan. the what's of free institutions until
a,,on | crisis hour came. when one or the q
must lie, and slavery Was the vac
The world is ever ready with
ehe'e need Of praise for yalor and dee'
,hting heroic .-lf-.acrific-. whether in
'e are spartan at Th~rmopyls., the Old q
This AT waterloo, or Pickett's daun
ixteen charges at Gettysburg.
ocfats But tbs the cause makes all,
Degrades or hallows courage in III
.l A victorious party in q carna
Sem oo "a ,.s,,.~f,,.l b.t.. \
lchin- and raucors must sometime hay
IblicAn end. Let us bury with the heroic
re WAS the animosifies enxendered in the
nich of aict and remember only that We a
largest American citizens. giorying az
1t was traditions oil common .no 49, =
he ma syIns .:s. I'LL e.. 81. v,..tns.
ID tow o,. o an. R.nub,ie. TLou
'wever, rI.use
hat the NJ r;ckl =. of South Dakots
Now il favored the bill and said:
be first aYear after year since ! have
in Mr.. here, when We were asking Iegls
-, NJ for the Union soldier, when VI
asking liberal pensions for mel
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