The record-union., 1898-03-09

| over The Capitol was his flag and the
flag of his people; it must be kept
| there.
Bell Pop9 Of Colorado spoke earnest
ly for the bill. There were, he said, now
no Populists, no Republicans and no
| Democrats. but all We're American cit
izens. There was 10 time to dwell
upon what might have been, but it
was enough to know that the time had
come y hen the Government needed sup
port.
Northway R) OF Ohio declared that
| he did not consider the bill a war
measure, but rather as one calculated
to preserve and secure peace. .'At the
same time he said. I'VE ali know full
Well hat there is spirit of war abroad.
aAd our relations with other countries
| appear to rer3er this step necessary" ,"
| He Was pleased to see that the members
were speaking. not as partisans. but
as patriots, bringing to his mind the
| familiar lines:
breathes there man with soul so dead,
| no to himself hath never said
| This is my own, my native land +"
| Boutelle (R) of Maine, Chairman of
the Committee on Naval Affairs. said
that while no argument was necessary
on this measure, he desired to say that
he hal been instructed by his commit
tee to express the hearty Endorsement
OF that committee. His only regret.
he said, was that this appropriation
was not allowed to stand absolutely
alone as proclamation to our country
and to the world that Congress stood
ready to vote millions to arm the Ex-
ecutive to uphold the dignity of the
flag.
! Hopkins 0.) OF Illinois, after stating
| his great confidence in the President.
| expressed the hope that there would be
no war. Thirtythree years of peace.
| he said, had not obliterated the raw
| a ages Of the civil war We do not want
its horrors repeated We are too pow
| erful to play the bully, too Christian
to want only to engage in war. Let
US not be hysterical Let US show the
world that moderation and firmness
are more than hustle and bravado; that
a wise conservatism will do more than
! jingoism to obtain the independence of
| Cuba"
Cooper Cd of Texas, in a speech of
two minutes, recalled the ELOQUENT
words: Millions for defense, but not a
/
cent for tribute Our coast was ex-
posed, he said, from Maine to the Rio
Grande, and in the face of war it was
the duty of all, without regard to party.
to support any measure for the National
defense.
The aspirations Of my soul,' he con-
| cluded, are that war may be avoided,
but should it come, L say to you in be-
half of my beloved Texans that they will
rush to the Nations defense cheerfully"
Bland CD Of Missouri said that while
no debate was essential to the passage Of
the bill, it was important to show the
country and the world that the Amer
lean people, through their representa-
tives, without distinction Of party, were
ready to uphold the Administration N
the present crisis.
L ItLS q dlQ W. OI MdSSdCnuStIIS look
occasion to refer to an alleged utter
ance Of a Catholic priest some time ago
TO the effect that if war came the sym
pathy and support of the catholic
church would be with Spain, because it
was a Catholic country. While. he said,
he did not believe the priest had uttered
such a sentiment, it had attracted wide
spread attention. and as Catholic ne
desired to repudiate it. If war came,
the people of that faith, he declared
would be more willing to shed their
blood in defense of their country than
those who valiantly defended it in the
war of the revolution, the war of 1872
the Mexican war and the civil war
McMilln Cd of Tennessee, while re-
iterating his firm belief in the doctrine
of the strictest economy in public ex-
penditures, said he gave the bill his
hearty support.
Wheeler D) of Alabama also enthu-
siastically supported the bill, as did
Briggs Cd of New York and Grosvenor
CfD of Ohio.
Grosvenor aroused the House to cheers
by his euiogy of the Presidents patriot
ism. He began thus
Saxon and Norman and Dane are we.
But We are all as Danes in our welcome
to thee.
Thus spake the heart of the great
British public when the daughter of the
sea king came to her shores. Democrat
and Populist and Republican are we,
but We are all true TO the flag of our
country to-day.
Mr.. Speaker. no more inspiring pic
ture can be witnessed anywhere on
I'll,
we have seen during the last thirty,
sixty and ninety days of the power OF
a great people, a free government, not
only to stand for the flag OF their coun-
fry the unity of the Government. the
supremacy Of the Constitution. but for
their dignity and calm exhibited in the
face of the world The American peo-
Die have had great deal to stir the
blood of enthusiasm. great deal 10
carry them off the feet of their calm
Judgment But the picture that the
world has seen is the picture of ma
ton calmly studying every question as
II arose and. as step by STEP danger
seemed to come. threatening with is
dark frowning face all distinctions fed
away. 1t will be worth more than
>50CG0. coo 10 the American people 10
know that the great heart of this p@o
pIe is a unit in favor of the Govern
nent. (Applause) l have long though.
that il was possible that war might De
a benefit to our country in this direc
ton: but the demonstration OF the last
thirty days and its elimination, which
is to take place in this Capitol to-day
and tomorrow, takes the place in the
Judgment OF mankind of war as an ev-
idence OF the unity Of mighty nation.