The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-22

inx g an and I'll II them c3e11ed oesu
srsar fracfioa Of fhesr salaries
Cousins cs Io~a chanRed tn whole srner
q sas debate q tnis Jssss.s..s...e ~ ths de-
livery a = brsef bat eloquent txihute - the
Amsrscaa snisers Who went down with he
Matue. Cousins sald.
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meseiy IN Incidental legislative foofnofe
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the eyes Of the republic and OF tae weird
for al tiDs To ccune- No human speech can
ADA anything TO the silent gratitude. the
spsschle~ reverenee. already given b. .
greAt ana grateful nation 10 In dead de-
lenders and to tkeif living kin. No act
Of congress. providing for their needs. can
make . Yseompense fee their sacrifice. HUI
man nature does. In human ways. its best
and ssiii fes1 deeply In asos- ExpcssA0as
of coincidence have come from every coun-
try and every Cline and every nerve OF
steel and ocean cable has carried on cleo
trfc breath the sweetest teBdsrest words
Of sympathy. for that gallant crew wns
manned the Maine"
After paying high and fowery tribute
TO <he men Of the Maine, Cousins closed
with these words:
"Hoyersng above the dark waters Of that
mysterious harbor Of Havana. the black
winged vulture watches for the beiated
tead. while over IL and over ali there Is
the eagles piercing eye. ssernly watching
for the truth. Whether the Appropriation
carried by this resolution shall ultimately
be charged 10 fate or to some foe shall
soon appear. Meanwhile patient and
patriotic people. enlightened by the les
sons Of our history. remembering the woes
o. war. both Of the yan9uished and vie
torsous. are ready for the truth and for
their duty"
There was . tremendous sound Of APP
plause when Cousins concluded his speech.
Wheeler followed In q similar strain.
concluding with the declaration that it
was Gods will that Cuba should be free.
The Cannon amendment Was lost with
out division.
Bailey offered an amendment to In
ssrt the word dependent before
parent or parents" In the section max
ing them the heneficiaries under the bill
In certain contingencies. 1t was rejected.
% TO los. as was another to strike out the
words and II there be no parent. the
brothers and sisters" etc.
Without further amendment the BIN was
then passed unanimously.
Meseick. from the committee on
elections. presented the majority report In
the contested election case Of Wise vs..
Young. The report Is In favor OF the con-
testant. Tie minority was given ten days
In which TO file their report.
The house then went into committee of
the whole and took up the private calen-
dar.
The senate bill to satisfy the claim OF the
legal representatives Of John Roche.
amounting to sssi. ls1 for labor. material
and dockage furnished BY Roche. and the
occupation Of his yards by the gunboats
Chicago. Boston and Atlanta. was taken
UP out of It's order and long and bitter
fight followed.
without action upon the claim the COM
niittee rose.
At 5 O'Clock the house took recess until
s O'Clock. the evening session to be devet-
ed to the consideration Of private pension
Bills