The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-09
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IL IS not. war appropriation said he
emphatieally. y say that in may iudg.
iienI' measuring my words, that il is q
peace measure. Great Applausel The
government of the United States would
not' II II could, trench upon the rights of
any nation on earth" (Renewed an
| plause). up
MT Sayers of Texas, the ranking mem
per OF the minority. followed Mr.. Cannon
ms Hrst statement to the effect that in
the presence of possible danger the hill
had met with theehearty and unanir,o,,s
endorsement of the appropriation commit
tee' without regard TO party. aroused tba
House TO enthusiasm.
ne too' declared that 1t could NOT ba
construed as threat. Il was simnIv =
wise ana patriotic precaution-the armino
g the executive with power to maintain
our dignity after Congress adjourned.
Mr. Livingston, Dem of Georgia
supported this measure in a Wig
oorous speech. He said he took
tlls position because he believed
liiat an emergency exists, but he contend
ed that If the administration had acted az
IL should have done twelve months ag,.
IN declaring state of belligerency. me
present occasion for voting energenc,
money would have been avoided How
ever, the Democrats who had clamored
LOT actlon in the past would not now puI
any obstacles in the way. They woulo
vote 5O,O00OO0 or $780, 1000 if necessary
Only asking that the President should
move promptly and steadily in his efforts
10 protect American honor and dignity.
MI Allen Dem, of Mississippi was next
recognized. He did not make a humor-
Gus speech, but patriotic one.
Il desire he began, "to saw for the neo-
pie l represent and for ba Cn,,fbarp go
ton of the country, for the entire coun-
try, that there never was a time when all
We're so ready to give an administration
All the money it may need to preserve the
honor' the dignity and the general well
tare or the country, to say nothing of fair
play and justice.
The people of the South he continued
ask for nothing more. They do not want to
hurt anybody and are not urging any rash
action, but they are ready to honor and
draft whether for men or money TO keen
the flag a1oat"
Mr.. Fitzgerald Dem, of Massachusetts
took occasion to refer to an alleged ut
terance of Catholic priest some time ago
to the effect that if war came the SYM
pathy and support of the Catholic Church
would De with Spain, because it was a
Catholic country. While, he said. he did
not believe the priest had uttered such
statement, it had attracted wide attention
and as Catholic he desired to repel it.
Mr.. Wheeler, DEM, of Alabama, enthu-
slastically supported the bill, as did Mr.
Grosvenor Rep, Of Ohio.
Mr.. Grosvenor aroused the House to
cheers by glowing eulogy of the Presi-
dents patriotism. He also said: 81 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 united nation. Thank God I have
lived to see the hour come the day dawn
and universal loyalty the watchword of
every man. woman and child" He con-
cluded with the statement that he should
not vote for this bill as war measure.
Mr.. Hay, Dem, of Virginia, took advan-
tage of the opportunity to refer in COM
plimentary terms to the part that Consul
General Lee is playing in the present con-
tingency. He said that Gen. Lee was sus-
tanning so well the good name of the state
in performing his duty as to win the en-
coniums of the entire nation, and that at
such time it was genuine satisfaction
to have such a man as Fitzhugh Lee at
such a post. The reference to Gen. Lee
called out loud applause, both from the
floor and the gallery.
Mr.. Jones, Dem, of Virginia, said his
only regret was IndC the. Dill uIQ not carry
a larger amount than it did.
Mr. Bingham, Rep, of Pennsylvania,
caused the first note of discordance that
was heard. While. supporting the bill on
general principals he was avowedly out
of sympathy with the common interpre
tation of the meaning of the bill, and as
a consequence he was vigorously Kissed
twice during the progress of his remarks.
Mr. Bingham began by referring to the
days proceedings of the House as akin
TO the methods of yellow-dog journal
ISM" He had no sympathy, he said, with
the apparent tendency of the House. and
especially none with the evident DISPOSE
ton to seize the opportunity for a display
of jingoism that was by no means edify-
ing.
81 care nothing" he exclaimed, "for the
bravery and courage of Mr.. Lee, of which
we hear so much on this floor" and he
was proceeding to say that what we want
in Cen Lee at the present time is the
exhibition of his best judgment and COM
mon sense, but the sentence was almost
drowned in the shower of Kisses with
which the remark was received.
This evidence of disaproval came es-
pecially from the Democratic side. II did
not appear. to discomfort Mr.. Bingham,
Who continued his remarks by general
disparagement of theswar spirit.
81 favor this appropriation" he said in
conclusion, 'tbut condemn on this floor
to-day the utterance of any declaration
that the relations of this country with
Spain are otherwise than they have been
for years past-friendly, reasonable. inter-
national relations" This was received
with Kisses which were only suppressed
by a vigorous pounding of the speakers
gavel.
In strong contrast with the reception
given to Mr.. Bingham was that of Mr..
Deliver Rep. of Iowa, one of the most
eloquent members of the House. He said:
"With a thousand relations of direct ma
tional interest, not to speak of the larger
and higher relations of humanity, the Uni
ted States during the course of the
Cuban Instruction have consistently act
ed in a strict Interpretation of the law Of
neutrality. In the midst of noise and con-
fusion. the President of the United States
has stood unmoved by clamor in Congress,
in or out, steadily keeping the nation with
in the code OF international duty with the
hone Of peace-peace without the loss of
liberty for Cuba, and peace without the
loss Of respect for ourselves. 0Applause)
In that attitude, IL is gratifying for every
one of us to know that he has had the sup
mort of the American people.
II cannot endanger the cause of peace
- have the world understand that our