The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-11

put any obstacles In the way. They
would vote fifty. OF five hundred mil
IONS Il necessary, only asking that the
PRESIDENT should move promptly and
steadily in his efforts I'd protect AmeTi-
can honor and dignity.
Mr.. Allen. democrat. % Mississippi,
was next recognized He did not make
a humorous speech, but a patriotic
one. 4 desire" ne began, Ito say for
the people / represent and for h
southern section of the country, for the
entire country. THAT there was never
q time when all were 50 ready to give
an administration all the money Il may
n@d > preserve the honor. Tha c gn1ty
2-i to general welfare q IRE cCun-
t-y, = sag n5thing UF far rlay and
jIstlcr. The people Of the south" he
continued. ask for nothing more, They
do r., want ID hurt anybody and are
Ffrt urging rash action, but they
are r5a2y II honor any draft wneoher
for me- OF money TO keep the flag
ahoat."
Mr.. Fitzgerald, Of Massachusetts,
took occasion 10 refer ID an alleged
uuterance of a Catholic priest some
time ago to the effect that If war came
the sympathy and support u the Cath
olic church would be With Spain be-
cause it was a Catholic country. While,
he said, ne did not believe the priest
had uttered such a sentiment, it had
attracted wide attention n a. a
Catholic, he desired TO repel it.
Mr.. Wheeler, democrat. of Alabama,
enthusiastically supported the bin, as
did Mr.. G~rosvenor, republican, of ONO.
Mr.. GrOSvenor aroused the house -
cheers by a glowing eulogy Of the pres
ident'S patriotism. He also said: L
have always felt that the actions Of
1861 to 1865 were poorly done, that the
blood was ill-spilled if at the end Of
this long period We had not a united
nation. Thank God, 1 have lives
to see the hour come, the day dawn
and universal loyalty the watch word
of every man, woman and child" He
concluded with the statement that he
should not vote for this bin as a war
measure.
Mr.. Hay, democrat, of Virginia, took
advantage Of the opportunity to refer
in complimentary terms to the part
that Consul Genera Lee is playing in
the present contingency. He said that
General Lee was sustaining so wei the
good name of his state i'm performing
his duty as to win tine encCniums CT
the entire nation and that at such a
time it was a genuine satisfaction to
nave such a man as F>itZhugh Lee at
| such a post. The reference to General
Lee called out loud applause, both from
the floor and the galleries.
MIR. Jones, democrat, of Virginia,
said his only regret was that the bill
did mott carry twice as large an amount
as it did.
Mr.. Bingham, republican, of Penn
| s%ylvania caused the first note of dis
| cOrdance that was heard. While sup
porting the bill on general principles,
! ba UraS ay-pyyp61v ont of SVmn9thV With
the common interpretation of the
| meaning of the bill, and as a cOnse-
Quence he was vigorously Missed twice
| during the progress Of his remarks. He
| began by referring to the days pro-
| ceedings of the house as akin to the
methods of yellow dog journalism"
He had no sympathy, he said, with the
| apparent tendency of the house and
especially nome with the evident dis
| position to seize the opportunity for a
| display of jingoisnn that WAS by no
| means edifying. Il care nothing" he
| exclaimed, for the bra very and cCur-
! age of Mr.. Lee, of which we hear so
| much ON this floor" and he was pro-
| ceeding to say that what We want in
! General Lee ait the present time is the
exhibition of his best Judgment and
| common SENSE, but the sentence was
| almost drowned in the shower of hisses
1 WIll WHICH llIc III n Was
This evidence of di~sapproval came
! especially from the democratic side. 1t
did not appear ITO d~isconcert Mr.. Bling
ham, who continued his remarks by a
! general disparagernent Of the war
spirit. 4 favor this appropriation
he said in conclusion, but / condemn
on this floor today the u~tterancss of
any declaration that the relations of
this country with Spain are otherwise
than they have been for a past
| friendly, reasonable, international re
| latiCns." This utteg1ance was received
with Kisses Which were only suppress
| ed by a vigorous pounding of the speak
er's gavel.
In strong contrast with the reception
! given to Mr.. Bingham, was that of Mr..
! Deliver, republican, of Iowa, one Of
the most eloquent members of the
house.. He said: with a Thousand
relations OF direct national interest,
not to speak of the larger and higher
relations of humanity, the United
STAKES during the course Of the Cuban
Instruction a consistently acted
within a strict Interpretation of the
law of neutrality. In THE midst Of
| noise and confusion thu president of
the United States has stood unmoved
by clamOr in congress or out, steadily
keeping the nation within the accepted
code of international duty, in the
great hope of peace, peace without the
loss Of liberty for Cuba, and peace
without the loss of respect for our
selves. (Applause.) In that attitude
it is gratifying for every one of us to
know that he has had the support OF
| the American people. Tt cannot en-
danger the cause of peace to have the
world understand our solemn purpoSe
of voiding, as far as possible, the in
ferna horrors Of war does not include
amy inclination to spare either blood or
treasure in the protection of the ma
| tional rights or in the discharge Of ma
| tional duties"
Mr.. Elliot, democrat, Of South Caro-
| lima. said if war came, SOuth Carolina
would be as swift to aid in the prOtec-
ton OF the flag as she was 4 hundred
years ago to aid in making it
Mr.. Lnney, republican, Of North
| Carolina, recalled the words Of Dough-
| ass that in time OF peace we might be
| partisanS, but in time Of war We
be patriots. II was said this was a
| peace measure, but as an old confeder-