The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-25

telle, fourishing a pamphlet aloft, "a
copy of the constitution of South Caro-
lima state which provides a uniform
tax on all voters in the state save
such as served in the confederate
army, who are relieved of the tax
This brought Mr.. Wilson Dem.), of
South Carolina, in the field to defend
his state. He had been a member of
the constitutional convention, he said,
and the only discrimination in it in
favor Of eX-confederates was that those
over so years of age should be relieved
from road duty.
Mr. Boutelle called attention to the
condition of affairs in the south which
had brought thirty contested election
cases into the house because
THE RIGHT TO VOTE
was persistently and Systematically
withheld over a large portion of the
territory of the United States. Does
that show a condition of affairs that
warrants us ir ripping up the legiSla-
ton of the war?
rs it a light thing for men to take
am oath to support their country and
then draw their swords against it?
do not desire to, draw the line against
any man, but 1 do say L cannot see
why we are called upon today to give
such an object lesson to the boys at
Annapolis and West Point
Mr.. Grosvenor rep, Ohio got the
floor. If it had been left to him, he
said. he could not have introduced the
resolution, but, being brought up, he
would vote for it, He did not care, he
said. what the South Carolina consti-
ton contained, Continuing, he said he
would vote for any bill that made pos
sible higher degree Of loyalty of every
man who served the confederacy. ZAP
plause on the Democratic side) The
time has come, said he, when we need
unity ON both sides of
MASON ANDnDIxON'S LINE.
He cited the numerous statutes re-
lieving the southern soldiers of their
disabilities. Some of these soldiers, said
he, are now in the United States senate;
others are in the cabinet, as they have
been in Republican cabinets. General
Grant, who has been so highly eulo-
gized, sent abroad as the representa-
tive of the United States General Long
street, whom [ regard as one of the
ablest of the rebel generals.
Mr.. Grow, in a brief speech. eX-
pressed the opinion that neither party
to the rebellion could perpetuate itself
into a party OF perpetual hates. At
this point Mr.. Hopkins (Rep., Hid made
a motion to adjourn which was lost.
Then Mr.. Pickler (Rep., S. ID spoke
in favor of the bill.
There was hearty applause when Mr..
Walker, a Virginia Republican and at
one time confederate general in Stone
wall Jackson's brigade, said that much
of harmony, good feeling and good will
in his section depended on the passage
of the bill.
rs not there something in sentiment
harmony and good will?" he asked.
And is not this sentiment in the right
direction?
IN THE SOUTH
there is today a turning to this union
in the minds and hearts with a devo
ton that the people of this country can
not conceive I admit that there are
some who cannot learn and canot for
get.
There were many old confederates
in the south who, if wars were to come,
would carry the battle flag of the union
and ask the privilege to fight for the
stars and stripes. In the name of these
old confederates and their sons and the
OF the south, who were no
longer prescribed because of their po-
litical opinions. he asked for the pas
sage IF the bill
Mr.. Cummings Dem, N. W closed
the debate with plea for the passage
of the bill as war Democrat and said
he hoped no ex-confederate would vote
on the question The bill was then
passed with a shout, and when the
noes were asked for Mr.. .Boutelle alone
rose dramatically and responded No"
Then, at 4:50, the house adjourned