Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02

When the Senate Acts ON the Disability
Repeal Bill Passcd-Grosvenor "Will
Try To Forget" He Swears - Bloody
Chasm Is BridSed-Eloquent Speech by
Settle-State and Camp War Notcs-Hclp
for the Boys at the Front.
Washington. June 2-Yesterday's ses-
sion OF the house was given to the con-
sideration and passage of bill called
up by jenkins Rep) Of Wisconsin to
remove al political disabilities incurred
by the third section OF the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution. The
debate gave rise to notable speeches
from Grosvehor ard Settle Dem) of
Kentucky upon the obliteration of all
section feeling and the reality al last OF
a reunited country. Incidental to the
debate several members reviewed the
conclusion that member of congress
could not hold simultaneously a mill
tary and civil office. The debate was
brought On BY a reference to General
toe Whsc,e', now serving as a major
general and until recently n member of
the house The statements that some
states were unable to respond to the
demands fer volunteers called forth ex-
plantations and an alleged interview
with Overstreet tRep) of Indiana upon
tins subject, rejecting upon the loyalty
of certain states was condemned by
several members. but the discussion
was declared out of order. The passage
of the bin considered yesterday by the
house will affect but few parties.
Bailey Objects to Leave.
The statement made by Lacey of
Iowa that Major General Wheeler, of
Alabama, was absent from the house on
leave brought Bailey to his feet.
Il rise" he said. ITO correct a false
statement of the gentleman from Iowa.
The gentleman from Alabama is not ab-
sent on leave of the house. and will not
be with my consent SO long as l am
member"
MIR. Speaker" cried McMillin. there
| IS not a member Of this'house who does
ret love the gentleman from Alabama
| for going to the front to serve his coun-
| try"
II say" continued Bailey. II do not
| believe a man can hold under the con-
| stituticn a military and civil office at
| the same time, and / would object to a
! proposition that would embcdy the
| abandonment of this belief, even were
it made for my brother"
| Grosvenor Will Try to Forget.
Grcsveror Endorsed the position taken
by Bailey. and incidentally declared his
| belief that no mans patriotism will be
| called in question because he stands
| io;; b. "a Of TO-,
| and its manifest spirit" Proceeding he
| digressed to speak eloquently and feel
| ingly or reunited country, and the uni
| versatility Of patriotism manifest upon
| every hand. He attributed the friendly
| attitude IF Europe. now growing daily
| more pronounced, to the fact that Eu-
| rope was convinced for the first time
that absolute loyalty prevailed in this
land. IF there is anything that makes
| a soldier Of the civil war feel grateful
to Almighty God it is be permitted to
| live to see the present union of his coun-
try Concluding the gray-haired
| member from Ohio declared: Il am
! ready to vote to reInOve every vestige Of
| legislation such as Is aimed at in this
bill. and So help me- God, l will try to
forget"
Settle Makes an Eloquent speech.
| The speech Of GrCsvonor called forth
| q response from Settle CDem.) Of Ken
lucky upon the part Of the south that
has not been often surpassed in phrase
ology and eloquence. Her sons Ire
ferring to the south at the end of the
civil warl laid down their arms in good
faith upon the altar of their country -
said he, and in the same spirit they
now take their step to the music of the
Union. / Go not believe the American
people were ever SO united as they are
today" Continuing he said the Ameri-
can people would free not only Cuba
but would free themselves. and "out OF
this fire and food wherewith we are
being baptized we shall come forth,
doubt not. new men and new women
clean every whit. with sectional hate
and sectional bitterness clean gone for.
ever. That were aconsummation devout
ly to be wished
When Settle concluded several min.
utes elapsed before order was restored
Members from all quarters of the cham
Der crowded to the Kentucky member:
seat and congratulated him. The bill
was unanimously passed.