The age-herald., 1898-03-09

I
 without regard to party. to support rahy
 measure for the national defense. sThe
 inspirations of my soul" he concluded,
 ''are that war may be avoided, butsshould
 it come, l say to you in behalf of my be- loved Texans. that they will rush to the
 nations defense cheerfully." MT. Jones (dem), of Virginia, said his
 only regret was that the bill did not carry | twice as large an amount as it did. MT. Bingham (rep), of Pennsylvania, caused the first discord that was heard. l While supporting the bill on general prin l ciples, he was avowedly out of sympathy
 with the common interpretation of the 1 meaning of the bill and as a consequence l he was vigorously ,hissed twice during the 1 progress of his remarks
 MT. Bingham began by referring to the | days proceedings of the house as akin to | the methods of "yellow journalism" l He had no sympathy, he said, with the l aparent tendency of the house, and es- | pecially none with the evident disposition
 to seize the opportunity for display of jingoism that was by. no means edifying.
 Bingham's Foul Tongue. "I care nothing" he exclaimed, flor the l bravery and courage of MT. Lee, of which
 we hear so much on this floor,' and he was proceeding to say that what we want l in Gen. Lee at the present time is the ex- l hibition of his best judgment and common | sense, but the sentence was almost drowned | in the shower of hisses with which the re-
 mark was received. This evidence of disap-
 proval came especially from the democratic side. It did not appear to disconcert MT. | Bingham, who continued his remarks by l general disparagement of the war spirit. q favor this appropriation" he said, in
 conclusion, ''but I condemn on this floor
 today the utterance of any declaration that
 the relations of this country with Spain are | otherwise than they have been for years
 past-frlendly, reasonable, international re- | lations."
 This utterance was received with misses,
 which were only suppressed by a vigorous l pounding of the speakers gavel. In strong contrast with the reception
 given to MT. Bingham was that of MT. l Deliver (rep) of Iowa, one of the most
 eloquent members of the house. He said: with a thousand relations of direct l national interest, not to speak of the higher | relations of humanity, the United States | during the course of the Cuban insurrec-
 tion have constantly acted within strict l interpretation of the law of neutrality. "In the midst of noise and confusion the | president of the United States has stood
 unmoved by clamor in congress or out, | steadily keeping the nation within the ac- | cepted code of international duty in the 1 great hope of peace peace without the loss | of liberty for Cuba and peace without the
 loss of respect for ourselves. (Applause). l In that attitude, it Is gratifying for every | one of us to know that he has had the | support of the American people. sfs | The Horrors of War "It cannot endanger the cause of peace to have the world understand that our solemn | purpose of avoiding, as far as possible the l internal horrors of war, does not include | any inclination to spare either blood or | treasure in the protection of the national
 rights, or in the discharge of national du- | tes."
 Mr Elliott (dem), of South Carolina l Ca ina be as swift to aid in the protection of the | flag as she was 100 years ago to aid in mak-
 ing it.
 Mr Bland (dem.) Of Missouri. said that
 while debate was VI ential to the pas
 sage of the bill, it was important to show
 to the country and the world that the American people, through their represen-
 tatives, without distinction of party, were
 ready to uphold the administration In the | present crisis.
 MT. McMlhn (dem.) of Tennessee, while l reiteratng his firm belief in the doctrine
 of the strictest economy in public expendi-
 lures, said he gave the bill his hearty sup | port.
 MT. Lime (rep.), of North Carolina, re- | called the words of Douglas that in times | of peace we might be partisans, but in l time of war we must be patriots. It was 1 said this was peace measure but as an | old confederate soldier he said he feared | that at no distant day he would hear the | booming of cannon.
 MT. Walker (rep), of Virginia, who was
 a general in the confederate army, said
 his people were for peace, if peace could
 be maintained with honor. They knew the
 horrors of war, and they shrank instinct
 lively from it's renewal, but they would do l their duty if 1t came.
 repared for War | MT. Bailey, the democratic leader, sup | ported the bill in five minute speech MT I Bailey said:
 l nIltrl,t tn ha nd OH n Ina a nd | it ought to be understood in every country | on the globe, that while this great republic
 sincerely desires to be at peace, it is pre-
 pared for it if war becomes inevitable | Loud applause)
 "E fear that we have gone too far to es- | cape the worst. and I believe that we have
 gone further than would have been neees- | sary if at the proper time we had granted
 the prayer of the Cuban patriots and had | simply recognized their right to fight fer l the independence of their own country. | Loud applause) Yet the time for tat
 discussion was past. We must deal with
 this question as it is, not we would have it to be, and approaching it in this broader spirit, stand ready to say to
 those who administer the government that l whatever may be needed for the national
 honor and the national defense
 ready to give and give ungrudgiaely. l (Applause).
 Peace is desirable, but not So desirable l that it can be purchased at a sacrifice of national honor. Let this day adopt | the motto of our fathers in the older and | better days of the republic and say to all 1 the world now as then: We are ready to l spend millions for defense, but not one 1 cent for tribute (Applause). 1 And let us add another and nobler | motto: We are for peace as long as 1t | can be maintained with honor, but we | for honor if war is necessary to defend l our flag or protect the rights of American 1 citizens anywhere throughout the world 1 (Applause)
 The Lesson Beautiful | MT. Henderson (rep. of Ia), said: "The 1 lesson of this afternoon is beautiful one l for our country. But, MT. Speaker, there | will be no war. That is my judgment, I | do not believe that war is hanging over the 1 American people. In this republic our l great aim should be for peace. No country l on earth does not seek to avoid war as l this country does; no country on earth
 need fear war less than America (Ap- | piause.)