Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-06

Washington, June 2.-The session
of the house was given to considera-
ton and the unanimous passage of
the bill called up by Mr.. Jenkins (rep.,
Wis., to remove all political disabili-
ties incurred by the third section of
the fourteenth amendment to the con-
stitution. The debate gave rise to
notable speeches from Messrs. Gros-
venor (rep., o. and Settle (dem.,
KY upon the obliteration of all sec
tional feeling and the reality at last
of reunited country.
The statement made by Mr. Lacey
(rep., Ia.) that Major General Wheeler
(Ala.) was absent from the house on
leave brought Mr.. Bailey (dem, Tex
to his feet. II rise,' he said, 'to cor
rect the false statement of the gentle
man from Iowa. The gentleman from
Alabama lis not absent on leave of the
house and will not be with my con-
sent SO long as I am a member y
''Mr. Speaker cried Mr.. McMillin
(dem., Tenn. }, interrupting, ''there is
not member in this house who does
not love the gentleman from Alabama
for going to the front to serve his
country Mr.. Bailey explained his
position, arguing at length on the I'M
constitutionality Of any one holding
military and a civil Office at once
Mr.. Grosvenor endorsed the position
taken by Mr.. Bailey and incidentally
declared that his belief was that
no mans patriotism could be called in
question because she stands rigidly
by the terms of the constitution and
it's manifest spirit" Proceeding, he
depressed to speak eloquently and
feelingly on the reunited country and
the universally of patriotism
manifest upon every hand. eff
there is anything that makes
a soldier of the civil war
feel grateful to Almighty God, it is
to be permitted to live to see the
present union of his country" Con-
GLIDING the grey-haired member from
Ohio declared: 81 am ready to vote
to remove every vestage of legislation
such as is aimed at in this bill, anu
so help me God | will try to forget.
In the course of his remarks referring
to the statement that some states Lad
not responded quickly to the call for
volunteers, Mr. Grosvenor explained
it on the ground that the national
guard organizations in some states
were not SO well advanced as in others
where raw men were to be present
ed and it required longer to respond
than in cases where well equipped ma
tional guard men were ready for in
slant response He refuted the insin-
uation that the delay was due 70 any
want of interest or patriotism IN any
quarter. Mr.. Grosvenor's speech was
brief, but so non-sectional, fraternal
and patriotic that the entire house
broke into generous applause.
Mr.. Grosvenor's speech called forth
a response from Mr.. Settle (dem., Ky)
upon the part of the south that has
been not often surpassed in phrase
olOgy and elOquence. He reviewed the
growth of cordial feeling between the
sections following the war, when
neither loved the other, until the pres
ent when the united country confront
ed the enemy. 'Her sons, referring
to the south, Eat the end of the civil
war laid down their arms in good
faith upon the altar of their country.
In the same spirit they now take their
step to the music of the union. I do
not believe the American people were
ever so united as they are today"
Continuing he said the American peo-
pie would free, not only Cuba, but
blood wherewith we now being
baptized shall come forth, I
doubt not, new men and new
women clean of every whit of
sectional hate and sectional bitterness
clean gone forever" When Mr.. Set
tie concluded several minutes elapsed
before order was restored. Members
from all quarters of the chamber
crowded to the Kentucky members
seat and congratulated him. Mean
time the hall filled with the hum of
voices in complimentary comment.
Messrs. Henderson (rep., Ia.) and
Cannon (rep, Ill.) also advocated
passage of the bill. The bill was then
passed unanimously.
SENATE.
Washington, June 2.-Marked prog
the final disposition of the war reve-
nue. measure. The committee amend
ments on nearly sixty pages Of the
bill were passed upon and the senate
nearly reached the point of the ques-
lions at issue between the contending
partinc Tho inforocf of fhp session