The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-15

the rights Of. this country or dare t
lay unholy hands upon orr territory o.
our rights, then | become "a tightinl
Quaker, and will join the vigorou
manhood of my young friend wht
spoke. tApplause.J
This Administration, President lnC
cabinet, Is as patriotic as any man OF
this lloor, anG | claim more for it, GAP
plause.) This administration will loOl
before 1t leaps. This days work anC
to-morrOw's show that when the leal
Is taken this country will be back Of it,
| (Applause.)
When tine question was put on the
passage OF the bill the whole house
rose en- masse in its favor, but Mr.. Can
non asked for the ayes and noes. He
aid so, he said, at the request o
many ,mem berS who desired that every
member should 60 on record.
EVER member present voted for the
bill. When the speaker announced the
vote, "3ll ayes, noes none" dn enthusi
astic demonstration occurred.
President McKinley's hands have been
upheld by both branches OF the Ameri-
can Congress. With enthusiasm. fervor
AID promptness almost unparalleled in
the Senate, in time OF peace, that body
| passed the emergency appropriation
bill, carrying $lS3 600 OF deficiencies,
and placing at the disposal of the Pre-
| sidcnt $50, 0I0, 900 for national defense.
The vote by which the measure was
passed was unanimous. SiXty.siX
snort, sharp and emphatic speeches
| we're delivered in favor of the bill.
each one being simply u ringing AYE"
during the roll call upon the passage
of the measure. Not only did every
Senator present register his vote in
favor OF the bill, but for every absent
member the authoritative announce
me mt was made that if he were pre-
sent he would vote aye From the
tlme the bill was presented to the
Senate by Mr.. Hale, OF Maine, until it
was passed, not an ipharmonious note
was sounded. Party lines were swept
aside. In the general outburst of
patriotic feeling pairs were broken,
every Senator being anxious TO register
his vote on the measure.
1t was just l2:l3 whel, Mr.. Hale re-
ported the bill to the Senate and asked
that IL be placed on its passage. The
bers OF the committee on appro-
priations had previously Effected an
arrangement whereby there would be
no debate on the bill, and after it was
read Vice President Hobart placed it
Immediately on its passage.
Twelve minutes after the bill was
reported to the Senate the vice pre-
sident announced its unanimous pass
age. The great work was accomplish
ed so quickly that most OF the people
who crowded the galleries scarcely
realized that the measure, so far as
Congress was concerned, had become
law. Some OF the spectators fully
g1asped the meaning OF the Senate's
action, and when the announcement of
the vote was made, Il murmur Of ap-
pausc ran through the galleries.
The members Of the Senate, how
ever, maintained dignliied silence,
the realization among all OF them
being so keen that a situation which
warranted the passage OF so unusual a
measure was too grave to prompt an
outburst Of applause. Earncstness and
determination were evinccd on both
sides of the chamber, but there was
not note of lGvity that would dctracl
from me seriousness of the work per.
formed.
Mr.. Chandler OF New Hampsh hire.
presented the following resolution,
which indicates that the disaster to
the battlcship Maine is TO have d
thorough Investigation by the Senate
That in conducting the iLuuiry
into the cause OF the destruction Of the |
battleship Maine IN Habana harbor on |
February ID, 1898, undc' resolution OF |
the Senate OF February 2l, the com
mittee on naval affairs is hereby au
thoriH ID to send for persons and pa
pers, TO employ a stenographer, and to |
make the investigation by the full |
committee, or by sub committees |
thereof, the expense Of such investiga-
tion to be paid from the contingent |
fund OF the Senate"
The resolution was referred to the |
on contingent expenses.