The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-25

| amCng them OF expressing any f'"'
which might seem TO reflect upon thosc
! who fought on the Confederate side VINO
were IN public l!fe. and especially those
who were In the House with them. lie
/ said he would remind them that the gen
;lemen on the other side had never nSsr
tatcd to express their Views upon ,''s0
questions, ana were not hach"aI" ."
supporting them by their votes ne re-
! called the effort TO place Genera 'ian'
on the retired list of the army p'OpV-
| sition which. he said, he was sVi'E ~
! say. met the unanimous oppos,'lo" %
the gentlemen for whose benefit the pres
an, nronoeca legislation was Intended.
| These men. he sad. had not hesiia,ed 10
/ act as jurors in the case OF the United
| states against Fifzjohn Potter. and voted
! sol,dly no place rim on the retired is''
GRANTS PENSION.
Mr. Wheeler (DemD. Of Alabama:
"Nsn,e . man who voted against putting
| Grant on the retired list. ii was uhani-
mOusly passed.
Mr.. Boutelie retorted that the Demo
Gratis prevented even an opportunity 10
,ote upon the bill until the Republicans,
/ driven 10 their wits end, and tearing
| that the gayoi would fall az the end OF
/ the session. and Grant would Gle before
he could receive honor at the hands OF
! representative from Iowa, who sacrinccd
his seat TO the demands OF the Demo
Gratis. and after his successor had been
sworn in. and not until then, the Demo
| Gratis consented 10 vote on the blll
which placed General Grants name on
tho retired list.
Mr.. Boutelle asserted that IN the South
there were still prescription against the
Union soldier, and mentioned that leeis-
lation of South Carolina, adopted only
last year. virtually taxed It's residents
who served IN the Federal army by dis
eliminating in the matter Of poll-tax IN
favor Of the Confederate soldier. lie
called upon any representative from that
State 10 state the facts in regard to the
matter.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW.
Mr.. Wilson Oom), of South Carolina,
said that according to his recollection the
the Constitution exempted Confederate
veterans from all road tax, which was
imposed on all other males between the
ages Of eighteen and fifty. The war had
been over thirty years; adding that 10
eighteen made forty-eight. so that the
exemption applied only 10 those old
soldiers between the ages of forty-eight
and fifty years. The bill Mr. Boutelle
commended would not be efectual. II
served no good purpose, TO be spending
the time OF the House In the discussion
Of bill that confessedly had no prac-
teal effect. 1t would not give TO any
old soldier on the Union side who was
now in private life the right 10 bear a
commission IN the army.
Mr.. Hull RepD, of Iowa; Neither does
II give the right TO the Confederates:"
Mr.. Boutelle. sharply. well. do Won
want TO give them that right?"
Mr. Grosvenor Repl. of Ohio said
that 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 encourage
ment Of loyalty and devotion 10 the flag
IN all parts OF the country. Applause)
Mr.. Boutelle: Does the gentlemen be-
iieve that the Government should PASS
legislation OF this kind?"
CONFEDERATEs n OFFICE.
Mr. Grosvenor: Il believe that the Go,
ernment ought 10 DO what is right"
lie said that after that war legislation
had been enacted which disfranchised
large proportion of the people of the
South; they We're even denied the use o.
the mails for a time, but one by one these
restrictions had been taken off As far
back as the time. OF General Grant. thas
great and iHUstFi0us hero. who had re
ceived the high encomiums OF his friend
from his Maine. had taken one Of these
Confederates into his Cabinet: he had
made Mosby, the great cavalry leader of
the South, consulgeneral at Hong Kong.
and had appointed General Lonestreet.
who ne would say with all Difference TO
the opinion Of those VINO differed from
him, was, in his Judgment the ablest
Confederate general, TO a position OF
high h.nor and trust
Mr. Boutolle; "And was not Longstrcet
ostracised for taking it?" Cries Of
"Nol
Mr.. 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 remove from the statute books
everything Eat tended TO discriminate
between the residents of different sections
of the country.
WHOSE BILL?
Mr.. Boutelle Does the gentlemen know
Of any southern man VINO has asked for
the passage of this bill? Who brought
il i'm hcro?"
Mr.. GroSyenOr-"GOd only knows. But
l would not be so willing to grant it Tor
the asking as | would TO grant II freely
as matter Of grace" tApplause)
In conclusion. Mr.. Grosvenor said that
il was his desire that an men should nave
an opportunity for displaying their 10y
ally and patriotim under the same con-
ditions. aud that ne would ask no class to
carry a load which he was not willing
himself to bear.
Mr.. Hopkins Republican,, of Illinois,
made the point of order that the morn
ing hour had expired, but Speaker Reed
stated that while il was competent for
any gentleman TO move that the morn
ing hour should be declared 10 nave cX-
pired, the hour did not expire OF Itself.
Mr.. Grow (Republcan). Of Pennsylvania.
made an eloquent and stirring speech
upon the subject Of patriotism in general,
which he said was implanted in every
mans breast. slavery" he said, was
itself rebellion against the Government
of the United States. and the men South
who lived under its influence were ami
mated, not by any intrinsic antaeonism
10 the country but because OF their as
sociations and location lie hoped the
bin would pass.
At the cosclusion Of Mr.. Grows remarks
Mr.. HOPKINS moved TO adjourn, but by
decisive majority the House declined to
do so: and Mr.. Picker (RepuDlcam. of
south Dakota: advocated the passage OF
the bill in a brief speech. Referring to
the statement ny Mr.. Routeiie that the
massage Of this bill would mean a rehec-
lion tinOn those who enacted the original
LEGISLATION Mr. Picker called attention To
mo fact that I'm no less than five cases
had Congress repealed portions OF thhi
law of which now only that part remain
"a which was sought 10 be repealed by
the pending bill
GENERAL WALKERS SPEECli'
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