The evening times., 1896-06-01
THAT HlNSbROUGA SHEER
1t keltIed Mr.. HawIey, Who Re-
piled With Warm,h.
HIS OPINION OF THE WAR
Thinks 1t Is Over, But Cannot Forget
1t or the Issues IuvOlved-The De
butte Grew Out of Criticism of
the Proposed ca pitOl Frieze Contain
ing President CIeveland's Figure.

The reading of Fridays Journal having
| been dispensed with. notice W as given by
| Mr.. Morrill, that he would address tie
| Senate tomorrow on the Dingley tarirf
| bill, which has remained On the calendar
| for some months past.
| Unanimous consent WAS asked by ME-.
| Sherman to have the vote on the passage
I of the filled cheese bill taken today at
| p. M, but objection was made by Mr..
| Harris.
MT. Brown Offered n resolution. which
| was laid on the table for the present. de-
| claring that, 'in the opinion of the Senate
| the Secretary OF the Treasury has no au-
thority under the act of Janary "A: 1919.
| to Issue any further bonds in addition u
| those already ISSUED; and tGat any such
| bonds tnat may hereafter he Issued ny MN
would he without authorityIof law ana
| void"
The bill to pension Elvira Batcheller.
mother of a private in the First New
| Hampshire Heavy Artillery, at Sl2
| month. was reported and passed. This
| was the bill which was vetoed last week
| by the President. ON account; OF the mis-.
description OF the soldiers regiment: and
| this hill corrects it,
THE GERRING SEIZURE.
Mr.. Lodge offered A resolution. which was
| agreed to, requesting the President Ia re-
mort facts in relation To the seizure OF the
American schooner Frederick Gerring, IT,.
| for fishing in Canadian waters within the
tlIree-mi!e limit.
Mfr. Morgan. from tile Committee on For
cirn Relations, reported bill amendatory
| of the Nicaragua Canal act, stating. now.
ever. that he did not expect actoh upon u
by the Senate al the present session.
Mr.. HansbrouGh. from the committee on
the Library, reported JOlnt resolution .tI-
propriatiug $4,000 to complete the PAINT
ing OF the historical frieze in the TotunCa
of the Capitol, ana asked nhahiiHohs coh
for its passage.
Mr. hawiey said that he would not object
10 the request for unanimous consent. III
though ne did not at all approve OF the de-
sign OF the frieze, which made ffesiueht
Cleveland a prominent figure
CRITICISED THE PAINTING.
This was explained by Mr.. HansbrouG'.
President Cleveland. he said was merely rep
resented as pressing the electro Dhtton
which declared The World Fair at chicago
open. ,..,,, ,
ne painting was further criticized by
Mi. Ha wiley as omiiting such . stupehaous
historical event as the meeting OF nrahI
and Lee at AppomattoX the creates. MS
| turical event since the war or the revolution.
He would not object. however. III view
| of the fact thai on IA report from the
| same Library Committee Il bust oil Jphn &
| Breckturidge. a man who LEFT the wee fresi-
dent 'sclIair and wentinto the rebellion, was,
| he understood, II be placed III one oi t'e
inches OF the SENATE Chamber, He h aid -,,d ho1
| history told simply as IL was
Mr.. Hansbruugh explained that Mr. Brock
| inruCc's bust was To he placed IN Tue Scil-
ate cIIaInber III Compliance with the stat
| ute and At the request Of at least one pf
| the Senators from Kentucky and OF other
| senators. He added that he was liberal
enough To believe that the war was over.
Tins last remark nettled Mr.. Hawley.
| who said, in u tune or annoyance, that he
| objected to that sneer.
| moi intended as spch. Mr.. HanshrouEh
| assured the Senator from CLnBcCtlcut-
| Well. il wasone," Mr.. Hawlcy said. Il
| am liberal about these things ] have. TO-
| not one particle Of hostility. and with MANY
| cr them | am ca terms Of the warmeSt
| friendship. But do not believe in telling
| a faisehood ;ibouitie history of the country.
| There was an enormous war over a
| great principle. which involved untold vol
| umcs OF history: and the Confcderates need
| not he ashamed OF IL. nor the Uniun men,
| either. No. sir: / have voted for liberal
| treatment in regard to the THcD of [ he re-
| beliion. They may go into the Federal
| army. We have wiped out all their diSa-
| hilitcs. But there is no use in trying TO
| wipe these things out of history; and il is
| quite impossible to do so.'
Tie Vice President asked whether there
was any objection TO the present conSideri-
| tion OF the JOINT resolution. and obicCi ION
| was made by Mr.. Wilson.
| The conference report partial-on the III
dian appropriation bill was taken up. the
| question being on the provision in the con
| ference report imposing citizenship on
the Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes.