Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-25

country needs my services. shall giauiy
give them" (Applausc)
Mr.. Pearson (Republican). OF North Ca
rolina: Did not you lead the glorious oln
Stonewall Brigade. after General JACK
sons deathY
Mr. Walker: | did, and am proud OF
Il: not because I led the brigade, but
because l was thought worthy Of sue
ceeding 20 the command. | say 10 the
Republicans, that, although 1t is true.
as was suggested awhile ago. that Long
street was ostracised, the time Is now
past when a man can be or IL ostracised
as he was. And 1t Is for the purpose
OF wiping out all such feeling that we
ask the passage OF this bill.
CUMMINGS rs a WAR DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. Hull. in charge of the bill here
endeavOref to close the discussion by
moving the previous question, but Mr.
Cummings Democrat. OF New YORK,
asked for three minutes time to speak as
"Yar Democrat"
"Give Ii TO him. Hull; let him have
IT," was heard on all sides, and Mr.. HUI
withheld the motion.
Mr.. Cummings said: General Grant
was a war Democrat. II he were upon
the floor to-day there would be no ques-
/ ton of the passage Of this bill, In view
| Of Appomattox. / was one OF the 10000
war Democrats I'm the North that march
ed TO the front to sustain the Union
and in their behalf l give my support
| to the bill Mr.. Speaker, II you remem-
| Der, the war Democrats amounted 10
! something. Mr.. Lincoln was the Re
publican candidate for the presidency I'm
| 1860: he was the Union candidate for the
presidency in 1854 SO far as names were
| concerned. the Republican party was
as completely wiped out OF existence as
| the Wings or Federals had been. As
| a war Democrat. fought for the Union;
| voted for General Grant for Presi-
| dent both times he was a candidate. and
! II he had been nominated again. i'm
perialism or no Imperialism. | would have
voted for him for a third term"
| Mr. Cummings advised the Democrats
not to vote upon this question, but
TO throw the responsibility where 1t be-
| longed.
IF you desire TO say"-addrossing the
! Republicans-"th Grant was wrons'
and that thirty years afterward you
were right, vote down the bill"
The demand for the previous question
was seconded by a unanimous vote. with
! the exception OF that OF Mr.. Boutelle
and the bill was passed by the same vote
! Mr.. Boutele rising in his seat 10 an
! nounce his position when the negative
vote was called for by the Speaker.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The matter Of chief interest in the
| Senate to-day was the speech Of MI.
/ Mills I'm support Of his joint resolution
! requesting the President to procure from
the Spanish Government the right Of
self-government for Cuba; or. in the
event Of SPANS refusal, TO take military
possession Of the island, and hold II
.fa afsrlt. ..fsf
and raise military and naval forces for
its defence.
Mr.. Mills took the ground that mas
much as the United States would not per-
nit England, France or any other cOun-
try to purchase or obtain the island from
Splin, and thus to ameliorate the condi-
ton Of it's Inhabitants. the United States
was morally bound 10 put a stop to the
cuelties and disagreement there ana
TO aid the Cubans to establish govern
ment Of their own. This idea wac elaOo-
rated by Mr.. Mills in passionate speech'
which al times drew applause from the
galleries. Ho asserted that the Uhl'eu
States had rights, not only IN Cuba, but III
.verv foot Of soil I'm the Western Hemis-
phere: that that was the Monroe doc
trine. that that doctrine was as old as hui
manity, and that the Almighty was IFS
author. as II was the right or seli-pIe-
servatiOn.
"The United States should say to Spain
Mr.. Mills exclaimed, 'you must give Una,
/, island self-government or we WILL AM
we are able to % it, 81,
After Mr. Mnlss speech some adll
tional correspondence bearing on th'
cuban question was brought forward by
Mr.. Morgan, and then the Joint resolution
was placed on the calendar
The rest Of the day wa given up t'
the consideration Of the legislative eN
ecutive. and judicial appropriation Dill
Without a final disposition OF 1t th'
Senate. at $50 adjourned until to-Hof
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