The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-02
The Senate Passes The Resolution
introduced by Bacon
Commemorative Of the Officers and Sailors
Who Met Death at Havana.
Senator Perkins OF California, in
Favorably Reporting the Reso-
luton, Pays q Fitting Tribute
to Those Who Have Yielded Up
Their Lives IN the Service OF the
Nation.

Their Lives IL the service Oh the
Nation.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Sen
ate to-day passed the Bacon resolution
for the erection in some suitable place
in the Capitol of a bronze memorial
tablet commemorative Of the officers
and sailors who lost their lives in the
Maine disaster. Before the resolution
passed Senator Perkins Of California
made an eloquent speech in its support,
and in euology of the American navy.
Senator Ioar endeayored to have a
conference committee appointed on the
bankruptcy bill, but Senator Stewart
talked until o'clock, when the Alas
kan right of way and homestead Dill
came up under the regular order. MI
Rawlins of Utah resumed his speech
opposing the bill.
Shortly after the Senate convened to-
day Mr.. Perkins of California, of the
Committee on Naval Affairs, presented
a favorable report on Mr.. Bacon's reSo-
luton prov iding for the erection IN
statuary hall Of the Capitol of bronze
memorial tablet commemorative Of the
officers and sailors who lost their lives
in the Maine disaster in Havana Har-
bor
In the course of his report upon the
resolution Perkins said:
1T is fitting at all times for ma
ton to recognize the herOism of those
who have yielded up their lives in its
service In this respect no nation IS
more generous than ours 1t has stood
and still stands ready to show its APP
probation of bravery and devotion TO
duty 1t cares for its helpless veterans
who battled on land and sea; it strives
to mitigate the hardships imposed on
those who were grieyausly wounded
while fighting for the flag, and a far as
possible it seeks to aid the widows ana
orphans of our dead soldiers and sail
ors But it is not in battle alone that
heroic qualities are shown: neither IS
it only in time of war. Death may
come in the performance of duty While
I peace reigns, as well as While the con-
hict RACES But whether in war or
peace. the soldier and the sailor stand
ever ready to give their lives in the
performance of duty, and when they SO
die. they die like heroes and deserve
well of their country.
Every man who stood beneath the
flag Of the battleship Maine had by
his very presence on its decks, signl-
fed lis Willingness to die for the de-
! Tense of the nation and maintenance 81
the national honor. He was ever ready
to go where duty called, whether 10
brave the tempestuous seas, or to re-
turn skot for shot with his country's
enemies.
When death came in the awful
shape it took in the harbor of Ha-
vana the dead are no less heroes than
it they had fallen before hostile guns.
The living have shown the heroic mold
in which all were cast. If it We're ever
fitting 20 recognize the devotion to the
country of brave men, it is now fitting
to erect tablet in memory of those
who lost their lives in the destruction
of the Maine. The sailors of the
navy have ever been the pride of the
Union; their heroism has been recog-
nized throughout the world, and their
deeds have brought forth praises from
all chivarous people. What the sail
ors of the old and glorious fleets of
the United States have been, that are
the sailors of the new navy of our
country.
The great disaster at Havana las
shown that there exists the indomita-
BILE courage which heretofore has
made our fleets victorious, and which
assurance that victory will still follow
our flag upon the seas. AS our fleets
are strong and our men are brave, SO
shall we compel and maintain that
respect among the nations which is rs
necessary to national prosperity as the
respect of his fellows is to the pros
perity of the individual"
Morrill, of Vermont suggested that
Statuary Hall was scarcely a proper
place to erect the tablet, and HOar
of Massachusetts, thought some other
places for it might better be desg-
mated.
The resolution was so amended as to
provide for the erection of the tablet
at some suitable place in the Capitol
As amended the resolution Was
adopted.
Hoar then renewed his motion of
vest erday that the Senate disagree 20
the House amendments to the bank
ruptcy BILL and that q Committee on
Conference be appointed.
Stewart of Nevada said that he was
opposed to an involuntary bankruptcy
bill al such a time as this, and he
wished before the measure was SEM
to conference to present some Informal
ton upon the subject that would be
valuable to the conferrees. The
House bill assumes Stewart began,
that any man who cannot pay his
debts is a criminal. 1t is the most
atrocious bill that could be framed in
the present condition Of the country"
Hoar said he thought the Senate
conferrees might be trusted properly
to represent the Senate on this BILL
and he appealed 10 Stewart to permit
the measure to go to conference with
out further debate.
NO appeal to me need be made in
behalf OF this diabolical BILL ex-
claimed Stewart. Il propose to dis
cuss this matter fully. in order that
not only the conferrees but the coun-
try nay know what the bill means.
Stewart spoke until , O'Clock. when
the Alaska Homestead and Right OF
Way Bill was laid bfore the Senate
Stewart announced that he would
continue his address tomorrow.
Rawlins of Utah continued his speech
begun yesterday in opposition to the
general features OF the bill. He reiter-
ated his charges that the bill as framed