The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09

This utterance was received with misses, which were only suppressed by a vigorous pounding of the Speakers gavel
 De Armond (D.) of Missouri was pleased at the unanimity displayed manifesting more a love for liberty than a spirit of partisanship.
 In strong contrast with the reception given to Bingham was that of Deliver (R.) of Iowa, one of the most eloquent members of the House.
 MT Speaker" said MT. Deliver
 with a thousand relations of direct national interest, not to speak of the larger and higher relations of human ity. the United States during the course of the Cuban instruction has consistently acted within strict in depreciation of the law of neutrality
 We have literally stood aloof, while the Spanish Ministry has feebly and vainly labored to restore its authority in the island of Cuba. In the midst of the noise and confusion of that sit uation the President of the united States has stood unmoved by clamor in Congress or out, steadily keeping the nation within the accepted code or 1n- ternational duty in the great hope or peace-peace without the loss of llp- erty for Cuba, and peace without the loss of respect for ourselves. (Ap- plause)
 Tn that attitude it is gratifying for every one of us to know that he has had the support of the American peo- ple, support that has drawn all the closer to him in these days of patient waiting. as we have, under the shadow of a great national aff1iction, been searching for the bodies Of cur dead
 in the harbor of Havana. Great ana in many respects permanent prepara- | haI 6a for the natlOn2l
 defense, and it is altogether proper | that the, Congress of the United states
 at this time should have share in the responsibilities.
 Let us this day, therefore, laying aside all the differences of party poll | tics. give to the President of the United States, not in a bare and meager way, but in the spirit of the broadest patriot ism, this earnest avowal of the national | confidence. I cannot endanger the callse of peace to have the world un- | derstand that our solemn purpose or avoiding as far as possible the internal | horrors of war, does not include any | inclination to spare either blood or | treasure in the protection of the na- | tional rights or in the discharge or na-
 tional duties" (Applause).
 Davidson (R.) of Wisconsin paid a tribute to the superb American who was doing his duty at Havana, which
 was loudly applauded.
 Walker (R.) of Virginia, who was general in the Confederate army, said his people were for peace if peace could
 be maintained with honor Tney knew the horrors of war, and they shrank in stinctively from it's renewal, but they
 would do their duty if it came. Mann (R) of Illinois declared that this appropriation meant war, and was heartily indorsed by the people of the | West War was not coming; 1t already existed.
 De Graffenried O) of Texas ex-
 pressed his pleasure that the South at last was able to dispel the lie, so often reiterated, that she was still disioyal. | If war came the red stripes of the flag
 would become redder by the blood of
 the Southern people, who were ready to | die in it's defense.
 Dinsmore D.) of Arkansas said he would vote for the bill because he be- | lieyed that eternal vigilance was the
 price of liberty.
 | Bailey, the Democratic leader, sup ported the bill in a five-minute speech. | Bailey said: This is an extraordi~
 nary power with which to clothee the
 President. It is a power, which. in
 the ordinary times, I would not com init to any man, however exalted his
 station or however high his character. But, sir, these are not ordinary times,
 and the rules of safety and of pru-
 dence which govern us in days of peace | will yield before the great emergency
 which now confronts the nation. It
 ought to be understood in Spain and it
 ought to be understood in every coun-
 try on the globe that, while this great
 republic sincerely desires to be at
 peace, it is prepared for war, if war
 becomes inevitable" Loud applause. T hope the crisis may be reached and
 passed without conflict of arms; but
 I confess that my judgment and hope are at variance in this respect. I fear
 that we have gone too far to escape
 the worst and while I believe that we have gone farther than would have
 been necessary if at the proper time we | had granted the prayer of the Cuban patriots and had simply recognized their right to fight for the independ-
 ence of the country-[loud ap-
 plause]-yet the time for that discus | sion has passed. We must deal with l this question as it is, not as we would have it to be; and, approaching it in 1 this broader spirit, we stand ready to say to those who administer the Gov
 ernment that whatever may be needed