The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-09
ALL AMERICANS.


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WASHINGTON. March SIN a spirit
Of paui0usm. With eloquent words rinG-
ing 900 thsir ears every member OF the
House OF Representatives to-day re-
sponded 10 The President hrst call 90
meet the Spanish situation by casting
MS vote Tor bin placing In President
McKinlsys hands nifty millions of dol
lars 90 be- expended al h.s discretion Tor
the national defence.
Party lines were swept away and with
unanimous voice Congress voted i.s
confd snce in the administration. Many
members who were paired with absent
colleagues took she resp0ns biiity OF
breaking their pairs. am Unprecedented
thing in legislative annals in order that
they might go Oh record IN support Of
this vast appropriation 10 maintain the
dignity and honor Of their country. Speak
or Read. who as the presiding officer
seldom votes. except In case OF "a ia,
had his name called and voted IN his
capacity as a representative.
REMARKABLE ENTHUSIASM.
The scene Of enthusiasm which greet
Cd the announcement of the votes go
ayes: o NAYS has seldom been paralleled
leiIes were jammed with enthusiastic
spectators applauding the patriotism OF
the words OF sloQuence which we're Ut
tered Boy the members on the floor The
speeches were AN brief Although four
hours were allowed for debate so great
was the pressure for time that no one
member was given more than i've minutes
and most OF them had 10 content th I'M
selves with a boggary fraction OF min
ute
In all hfty-nine speeches were made
with one accord members from The
North. the South. the Fast and The West.
the States and the Territories. battle
SCARED veterans of Che Union ana the
Confederate armies. all Joined in pro-
claiming their support Of their country
chef magistrate in the face of a pos
sibls Ign war.
NOT PATRIOTIC ENOUGH
In the whole debate there was only
q slight discordani note caused by The
speech or General Bingham OF Pennsy.-
vania. who served with distinction under
Hancock he spoke too c0nservauvey
for the aroused temper Of the House and
when he insisted that our relations with
Spain were as friendly as they had been
for years. many OF the members Kissed
him.
While almost every member who spoke
deprecated the possibility OF v1r a wide
divergence of opinion as to how close
were hostililies manifested Itself IN the
debate The general contention by The
majority among them the leaders on both
sides was that thls appropriation b.
preparing Tor war would prove the surest
guarantee of peace Others insisted
that wars alarms would soon he heard
and Mir Mann OF Illinois e,lared that
war actually existed In all save name.
The speeches which attracted most
attention were those Of Messrs Cannon.
Henderson and Doiliver on the Republi-
can and Messrs. BAILEY and Sayers on the
Democratic side.
OPENING GUN.
Mr. Cannon In opening the debate said
that In The present critical state of al
fairs the oo. i~'fro bad deemed lt wise
TO appropriate this sum placing
penultsl, D.. .u. -o4a,.rtc discretion of
the President lie referred 10 the fact
that the committee had been unanimous
IN It's action and had only changed the
wOIing OF the DIN be introduced yester-
day by making the appropriation avail
able January ]. 1892 instead Of June co.
1898.
we have the morey On the treasury 90
meet this appropriat on n 70 g. eXpend-
cd. he continued land therefore there IS
not presented with This proposition one
20 borrow money or TO increase taxation.
90 which almost any other nation on carth
would have been Obliged 10 resort Gre
mendoUs applause)
He insisted that this appropriation must
not be construed irto threat Nothing
was further from the minds OF these who
reported a. he said This appropriation
was 20 be placed In the hands Of a wise
and patriotic executive 20 make proper
preparations 10 maintain the national
honor nothing more.
1T IS not war APPROPRIATION" said he
emnhaticaly 81 say that I'm my judg-
ment measuring ny words that n g.
peace measlve. tCreet aoplause) The
government Of the United states would
not n n could trench upon the ri~hts OF
sny nation on earth" tRene~ed APP
plause)
NO PARTY.
ier. Savers. ~ Twas. the ranking men,