The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-09

lowed the OF Sner4dal IN the
great charge of that memorable cam
paign; who stood from his boyhood of
is years to his manhood In the face of
the fire OF battle--does anybody doubt
where his locality is. where his patriot
ism is. where his courage is? Cap
plause.)
Calmly and deliberately he has con-
sidered every threatening circumstance,
and calmly and deliberately behind him
have stood 75.o00.0o00 people confident in
him. confident in the patriotism of the
people, true and faithful TO the loyalty
that has come to us from thousand
battlefields that saved the union. How
magnificent it is. l said some days ago
that j had longed to live to know that
this people was a united people. have
always felt that the actions of 1861 to
1865 were poorly done that the blood
was ill-spilled IL at the end of this long
period we had not united nation.
Thank God. have lived to see the hour
come. the day dawn and universal 10y
atty the watchword of every man, wo-
man and child (Appiause.)
Mr. Bromwell of Ohio spoke earnestly
for the bill
Mr. Hay, dem.. took advantage of the
opportunity to refer in complimentary
terms to the part that Consul General
Lee is playing in the present cont!n-
gency He said that General Lee was
SUSTAINING So MGll the BuQu OF the
state in performing his duty as to win
the enthusiasm of the entire nation. and
at such time Ii was a genuine salts
faction to have such a man as Fitzhugh
Lee at such a post The reference to
General Lee called UP loud applause
both from the floor and the galleries.
Mr.. Berry, DEM, KY. said that Ken
lucky was willing To make the appro-
priation $780, 900. 900 if necessary. and the
soldiers who had followed old Hick-
ory' to New Orleans and Scott 10 Mex
leo We're willing. If necessary, TO follow
the same flag they followed then until
1t should wave triumphantly from Moro
castle. The soldiers Of Kentucky would
move elbow to elbow with those of Mas
sachusetts.
Mr. Terry. dem. Ark. said there were
worse things than war While Arkan-
sas was not liable to attack, her sons
would be there whenever 1t should come
If occasion should call. the state would
send 10000 defenders of the flag
Mr. Lewis, dem. Wash, said the Pa
citic coast was as loyal to the present
emergency as any other section. Right or
wrong, he was for his country.
Mr.. Cochrane. dem. Mo, said he
would vote for the bill because it would
signalize the building up of another
commonwealth and be an admonition to
Spain that Cuba was forever lost. He
consolation to Gomez and his followers
Mr.. Bingham, rep, Pa. caused the
first note of diScordance that was heard.
While supporting the bill on general pfin-
clples. he was avowedly out of sympa-
thy with the common Interpretation of
the meaning of the bill, and as a conse-
quenee he was vigorously hissed twice
during the progress of his remarks
once when he referred to General Lee
and at the close when he asserted that
the relations between the United States
and Spain are in no wise strained. 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
disposition to seize the opportunity for
display of jingoism that was by no
means edifying. Still Mr. Bingham
announced his purpose To support the
bill.
Il 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 General Lee at the present
time Is an exhibition of his bes. judg-
ment and common sense, but the SEN
tence was almost drowned in the shower
Of Kisses with which the remark was re-
ceived.
This evidence of disapproval came
especially from the democratic side. 1t
did not appear To disconcert Mr. Bing-
hame, who continued his remarks by a
general disparagement of the war spirit.
i favor this appropriation, he said
in conclusion, but l condemn. on this
floor to-day. the utterances of any dec
laration that the relations Of this
country with Spain are otherwise than
they have been for years past-friend-
ly, reasonable, international rela-
tions."
This utterance was received with
Kisses. which were only suppressed by
a vigorous pounding of the speakers
gavel.
Mr.. De Almond, dem. Mo. was
pleased at the unanimity displayed
manifesting more a love for liberty
than a spirit of partisanship.
In strong contrast with the reception
given to Mr.. Bingham was that of Mr.
Dolliyer, rep, Iowa. one of the most
eloquent members OF the house.
Mr.. Speaker said Mr.. Dolliver.
with a thousand relations of direct
national interest. not 10 speak of the
larger and higher returns of humanity,
the United States during the course OF
the Cuban insurrection have consist
emily acted within strict interpreta-
ton of the law of neutrality. They
Spanish ministry has feebly and vainly
labored to restore its authority in the
island of Cuba. In the midst of the
noise and confusion Of that situation
the president of the United States has
stood unmoved by clamor i'm congress
or out. steadily keeping the nation
within the accepted code of interna-
tional duty In the great nope of peace.
peace without the loss of liberty for
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spect for ourselves. fApplause.1 In
that attitude it Is gratifying for every
one of us To know that he has had the
support of the American people. a sup
port that has drawn all the closer To
him in these days Of patient waiting
as we have under the shadow of a great
national aftiictIon been searching for
the bodies Of cur dead in the harbor of
Havana.
Great and, in many respects. perma-
nent preparations have been made for
the national defense. and il liz alto