The herald., 1898-03-09

beloved Texans that they will rush to the
nations defense cheerfully."
| Bland Democrat, of Missouri said thai
while no debate was essential to the pas
sage of the bill, it was important to show
the country and the world that the Amer
lean people through their representatives
without distinction of party, were ready to
| uphold the administration in the present
| crisis.
| Fitzgerald. Democrat. of Massachusetts
took occasion to refer to an alleged utter
ance of a Catholic priest some time ago tc
the effect that if war came the sympathy
and support of the Catholic church would
| be with Spain, because it was Catholic
country. While, he said, he did not be
| lieve the priest had uttered such a senti-
ment, it had attracted widespread atten.
| tion and as Catholic he desired to repudi
ate it. If war came, the people of that
| faith, he declared, would be more thar
willing to shed their blood in defense OF
their country like those who valiantly de-
| Tended it in the war of the revolution, the
war of 1872, the Mexican war and the civi
war.
McMillin, Democrat, of Tennessee while
reiterating his firm belief in the doctrine
of the strctest economy in public expendi-
lures, said he gave the bill his hearty sup
| port.
| Wheeler Democrat. of Alabama also en-
Enthusiastically supported the bill, as did
Messrs Briggs, Democrat, of New York
and Grosvenor, Republican, of Ohio.
POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM
Mr.. Grosvenor aroused the house to
cheers by his eulogy of the presidents pa
triotism. He began thus
Won and Norma n md Dane are we
But all of us Danes in our welcome to
thee"
"Thus spake the heart of the great Brit
| ish public when the daughter of the sea
king came to her shores. Democrat ant
Populist and Republican are we, but WE
are all true to the flag of our country to-
| day.
"Mr. Speaker. no more inspiring picture
can be Witnessed anywhere on earth thar
the demonstrations which we have seen
during the last thirty sixty and ninety
days OF the power Of a great people, a
free government not only to stand for
the flag of their country, the unity of gov
ernment, the Supremacy of the constitu-
ton, but for their dignity and calm eX-
hibited in the face of the world The
American people have had a great deal
to stir the blood of enthusiasm, a great
deal to carry them off the feet of their
calm judgment. But the picture that the
world has seen is the picture of a nation
calmly studying every question as it arose,
and, as step by step danger seemed to
come, threatening with its dark, frowning
face all distinctions fed away. Ii will be
worth more than s5C,00OO 900 to the American
people to know that the great heart of this
people is unit in favor of the govern
ment (Applause.) I have long thought
that it was possible that war might be
a benefit to our country in this direction
but the demonstration of the last thirty
days and its elimination, which is to take
place in this capitol today and tomorrow
takes the place in the judgment of man.
kind of war as an evidence of the unity OF
mighty nation. Applause)
"How magnificently has this duty been
approached and performed A doubt about
the American people! Hesitation about
the character of the executive-a man who
marched and fought at Antetam and in
the valley of Virginia; who followed the
fortunes of Sheridan in the great charge
of that memorable campaign; who stood
from his boyhood of IS years to his man.
hood, in the face and fire of battle. Does
anybody doubt where his loyalty is? Where
his patriotism. where his courage is? Gap
plause) Calmly and deliberately he has
considered every threatening circum-
stance, and calmly and deliberately be-
hind him have stood 100000 of people
confident in him, confident in the patri-
otism of the people, true and faithful to
the loyalty that has come to us from a
thousand battlefields that saved the union.
How magnificent it is!
I said some days ago that I had longed
to live until to know that this people was
a united people. I have always felt that
the actions of 1861 to '65 were poorly done;
that the blood was i'll spilled, it, at the end
of this long peiod, we were not a united
nation Thank God. I have lived to see
the hour come, the day dawn and universal
loyalty the watchword of every man, wo-
man and child" (Applause)
He concluded with the statement that
he would not vote for the bill as a war
measure.
Mr.. Bromwell of Ohio spoke earnestly for
the bill.
PRAISES FOR LEE
Mr. Hay Dem) took advantage of the
opportunity to refer in complimentary
terms to the part the Consul-General Lee
is playing in the present emergency. He
said Gen. Lee was sustaining so well the
good name of the state in performing his
duty so as to win the encomiums of the
entire nation. and that at such time it
was a genuine satisfaction to have such
a man as FitZhugh Lee at such post.
The reference TO Gen. Lee called up loud
applause, both from the floor and the gall
lery.
Mr.. Barry CDem.) of Kentucky said that
Kentucky was willing to make the appro-
priation $500 100000 if necessary, and the
soldiers who had followed Old Hickory
to New Orleans and Scott to Mexico We're
willing, If necessary, to follow the same
flag they followed then until it should wave
trumphantly from Moro castle. The SOL
diers Of Kentucky would move elbow to
elbow with those of Massachusetts.
Mr. Terry Dem.) of Arkansas said there
were worse things than war While Ar
kansas was not liable TO attack her sons
would be there whenever it should come
If occasion should call. the state would
send 100000 defenders of the flag.
Mr. Lewis Dem) of Washington said
the Pacific coast was as loyal to the pres
ent emergency as any other section Right
or wrong, he was for his country
Cochran of Missouri Democrat, said he
would vote for the bill, because it would
signalize the building up of another COM
monwealth and be an admonition to Spain
that Cuba was forever lost. He accented
it as q war measure and as a consolation
to Gomez and his followers.
THE FIRST DISCORD