The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-22

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scandal in connection with the Samoan
act and did not desire repetition Of that
dispraceful episode. But upon closer ex-
animation he thought the provision IN the
| bill preferable. He had long been OF the
| opinion that the best part Of the LORD
Prayer was contained in the words
| at cad us not into temptation" But the
amendment would make il more profit
| able not to fail than to fall. 1t would
| give to the honest man more than the
dishonest man would claim.
! Mr.. Hilborn (Rep., CALI denied en-
phaticaly that there had been any whole
sale fraud in connection with the Samoan
act. Several of the officers claimed moth
Ting at all, and all of them claimed only
/ a small fraction of their salaries.
MIR. COUSINS TRIBUTE.
| Mr.. Cousins (Rep., Iowa. changed the
whole teno rof the debate at this juno
| ture by the delivery of a brief but elo-
ouent tribute to the American sailors
who went down with the Maine.
Mr.. Cousins said:
THE measure now proposed is most ap-
propriate and just, but hardly is il men
| tionable in contemplation of the great
calamity which it appertans. 1t will
be merely an incidental legislative foot
note TO a page of history that will be
| open to the eyes of the republic and of
| the world for all time to come. No human
speech can add anything TO the silent
| gratitude, the speechless reverence al
ready given by a great and grateful nation
| to its dead defenders and to their living
! kim No act of congress providing for
! their needs can make restitution for their
sacrifice. Human nature does, i'm human
ways, its best and still feels deep in debt.
/ Expressions of coincidence have come
! from every country and from every cline,
| and every nerve Of steel and ocean cable
/ has carried on electric breath the sweet
est, tenderest words of sympathy for that
| gallant crew who manned the Maine"
After paying a high and fiowery trib-
ute to the men of the Maine, Mr.. Cousins
| closed with these words:
lowering above the dark waters OF that
mysterious harbor of Havana, the black
! winged vulture watches for the belated
dead while over it and over all these is
the eagles piercing eye, sternly watching
for the truth. Whether the appropriation
carried by this resolution shall be ulti-
mately charged TO fate or to some foe,
shall soon appear. Meanwhile, a patient
and patriotic people, enlightened by the
lessons Of our history, remembering the
| woes of war, both 10 the vanquished and
victorious. are ready for the truth and
| for their duty
There was a tremendous round OF ap-
| plause when Mr.. Cousins concluded his
| tribute.
Mr. Wheeler Dem, Ala.) followed in a
| similar strain, concluding with the decla-
| ration that ii was Gods will that Cuba
! should be freed.
The Cannon amendment was lost with
out division.
Mr.. Bailey offered an amendment 20
! insert the word dependent before paren.
or parents in the section making them
| benefciaries under the bill in certain con-
/ tingencies. 7, was rejected-so-1o6 as was
another TO strike out the words "and II
there be no parent, the brothers ana sis
| tiers" etc.
Without further amendment the bill was
! then passed unanimously
Mr.. Messick (Rep.. Nich) from the COM
| mittee on elections. No. :, presented the
majority report in the contested election
case q Wise versus Young. The report
is in favor OF the contestant The minority
was given ten days IN which 10 hle their
report.
JOHN ROACH's CLAIM.
The house then went into committee OF
ne whole. and took I'd the private cal
en5ar.
The senate BIZ 10 satisfy the claim q
the legal representatives of John Roach.
amounting 10 SzS1 81. for labor, material
and dockage furnished by Roach and
the occupation q his yards ~ he gun
boats a. Chicago. Boston and Atlanta. was
taken up out % IS order and long and
bitter agh, followed
Without action upon the claim. the com
-1.ttee rose
Al O'Clock the house took a recess IN
IL o'clock. the evening session - - &c
vo;e1 70 the consideration of private pen
sion bills
A. TIE night session nineteen bills =s-s
fzvors5ty acted upon. Among the per
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