The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-08

differences of opinion on the republican
side Ct the house. | suggest that when he
opens Il recruiting office TO get volunteers
TO pass under his banner to night the adj
ministration he would better make con-
trGct for the rent Of his headquarters from
day 10 day as he Will not need them very
long in the future Here comes Il matter
which the whole world will say governed
the administration, as it ought TO, and the
world will be notified tonight that the
president has been assaiod by distin-
guished representative on this floor, his
motive impugned, his Integrity censured
the whole action charged as being insti
gated by criminal purposes. Now, gentle
men, let me tell you another thing. This
war will be fought under the banner of the
republican administration of this govern
ment or II will never be fought at all,
We may differ about how it ought to be
inaugurated. and honestly. Some of you
may have an opinion different from mine
and l honor you for that But when tine
time comes the commander In chief Of the
army of the United States will command
the column that will crush the power Of
Spain or II never will be crushed. Again,
you will discover as you go along, that the
enemy on tho other side-the opposition
are putting forward matters of legal in.
terest-taking a position today that 1t did
rot take two years ago. II is not yet
two years since il was proclaimed by tho
democratic lawyers of the congress of the
United States that there was no power In
the congress Of the United States to rec
ognize the independence of foreign coun-
try: labored arguments filed the congress
sional record to show that such rocogni-
ton was not within the power of congress.
but lay exclusively under the constitution
in the hands of the president. But how
ever that may be, when war is declared
The president becomes at once vested by
the constitution with the power to conclude
treaties with The foreign countries and he
Is at all times the commander in chief of
TIE armies CT the United States. have
no roro doubt Mr.. Grosvcpor concluded.
that VIC arc going TO war than / have that
we will live until next week. may be
mistaken / pray to God that ] may be
mistaken. But believe. Mr.. Speaker,
that we will 90 to war under a declaration
substantially of congress My Influence
Will be given to avoid war. but the time
&, up. in my humh'e Judgment. when we
can avoid It, and Il peace shall prevail II
must come from tho action of another
country othsr than our own,
cur position is taken and we can not re-
cede. But let the poiity OF this government
be such than when tho tocsln CT war shall
have rounded all the civilized world VIII
say America is right" tGreat apllauscl.
II.
marks Mr.. Bailey took the floor ana eritl-
r,sed some OF Mr.. Grosvenors remarks He
first quoted from one OF Mr.. GrosYenor's
speeches of a week ago, in which he de-
clared that the administration would. when
the time for action came, be for indspendr
cnoe and armed intervention; two days
later he said in an Interview independence
with armed Intervention. and now he said
armed intervention without Independence.
Mr.. Grosvcnor caused some merr.m'nt
on the democratic side when he SAID the
STATEMENTS quoted were substantially 10
The came direction.
Then turning his attention 10 some OF
Mr. Grpsyenor's remarks, Mr. Bailey IN
dignantly repelled the idea that u war clms
i, Ma, to be a republican war
~, would be a war OF the people OF the
r,nitad states against spanish tyranny on
The Island Of Cuba, faid he amid tu ,ali,
rors applause. After some further debate
y, Ne nil Mr.. Huli's molten 10 strike on
III hut tl,e first two SECTIONS o. me bill
W. WA CARED, The bill was then recommif-
's Il $50 Il 3 - 4 IL aous. ss,sunsd ~
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