The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-10

largely precipitated hostilities. Where
now are the starving women and children
ships laden with food?" cried Mr. p cree.
They are all dead, member says. and it
is true. All that will greet our soldiers and
sailors now when they land on Cuban soil
will be. as suggested by another, the bleach
ing bones of women and children as the
monumental evidence of the humanitarian
policy of this Republican administration"
Further depression from the bill was in
dulged in by Mr.. Swanson Dem, Va.), who
very vigorously dissented from any nclina-
ton to turn the war into one of aggression,
to end with this country holding great
colonial possessions. The suggestion that
Porto Rico and the Philippines should be
held, he declared, was vicious, and not in
accord with the majority sentiment of the
country. He attacked then the bond and
bacco taxes. Mr.. Swanson took occasion to
criticiSe the administration in it's conduct
of the, war and particularly did he antago-
nize the pending bill as conducive to inter-
ests OF monopolies and the very rich.
The speech brought from Mr.. Grosvenor
(Rep, o., an imprisoned and highly SEN
lowed the first words of his utterance. Had
Sagasta, had Blanco, had Cervera been
given the opportunity to make speech on
this OCCASION they would not have made so
incendiary an appeal against the prosecu-
ton Of this war the gentleman from Viz
ginia has uttered. / denounce his unpatri-
otto purposes: / denounce his unpatriotic
and untruthful utterances." Continuing, he
was bitterly personal in his accusations.
charging the virginia MEMBER with DelI+S
servile to narrow political motives. He
would staIve the soldiers of the Union while
he would prattle a little about liberty" said
Mr.. Grosvenor; and further along ne de-
clared it was not possible to frame a speech
containing more hostility 70 the govar1-
ment and more antagonism to the people
ginia" He referred to the Virgin1an as
representing ''contestable District
A laugh was created in the midst of the
Ohioan's terrific TRADE when he referred to
the battle ship Oregon as having recently
sunk a Confederate torpedo boat" He ex-
planned the mistake by the ''unpatrotism of
tho gentleman from Virginia"
Mr.. Swanson, in a two-minute reply, said:
The only reason can give for the unfair,
tack upon me is that the speaker is in such
condition that he does not know whether he
IS fighting the Confederate or, Spanish
quent defense of his district Later Mr.
Swanson again secured the floor and de-
clared his belief that the Ohio member
would never have made "the brutal attack
had he been sober
Mr.. Grosvenor, being again recognized, de-
clared he had attacked the sentiment of the
Virginian's speech and not the personality
of the member He denied having referred
to the latter's district as contemplate"
and said he had used the word contest
able. This declaration was greeted by
misses and general protests from the Demo-
Gratis and corroborative expressions from
sons insinuation that he (Grosvenor) was
not sober, as weapon (which no honorable
opponent would use'' in debate such as the
one in progress. The Democrats jeered and
the Republicans applauded the denunciation.
Mr.. Swanson, answering further the ref
erences to his district, said It was not so
wealthy nor populous as the Ohioan's, but
it had always sent to Congress representa-
tives courteous in debate
Following the Grosvenor-Swanson episode,
several members addressed the House, the
speeches being brief, and being confined to
the Republican side chiefly to the coinage
feature. Mr. Hill (Rep., Conn., Henderson
(Rep., Ia.) Moody (Rep., Mass.), Payne
(Rep., N. ", and McMillin (Dem, Tenn,
spoke.
Mr.. Hill declared he would vote against
the bill because of the coinage provision.
embodying as he believed. a giving of some
new life to a dead issue, but the other Re-
publicanS who addressed the House con-
tended that it would effect more than
the law at present provides in the matter of
silver coinage and was not open to serious
objection
The vote on the conference report was
taken at IL o'clock, resulting-yeas, 1874;
nays, 107. The Republicans who voted
against the adoption of the report were
Brewster, Henry of Connecticut. Hill, Lit
taur and McIntire. The Democrats who
voted for the report were Cummings,
briggs, Fitzgerald, McAleer, Mcclellan. At
IL: 35 p. m. the House adjourned.
A very strong effort will be made TO secure
a vote in the Senate tomorrow before adj
journment on the war revenue bill, that
it may go to the President this week. Many
Senators believe that the effort will lie sue
cesSful