The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
$4,000, 900 For Defense.
The House Of Representatives Votes Il
Unanimously.

Unanimously.
Washington, March SIN a spirit
of patriotism, with eloquent words
ringing In their ears, every member
of the House of Representatives to-
day responded to the presidents first
call to meet the Spanish situation by
sustaining his vote for a bill placing
In President McKinley's hands $780,
100000 to be expended at his discre-
ton for the nations defense. Party
lines were swept away and, with
unanimous voice, Congress voted its
confidence in the administration.
Many members who were paired
with absent colleagues took the re-
sponsibility of breaking their pairs,
an unprecedented thing In legislative
annals, In order that they might 60
on record In support of this vast APP.
preparation to maintain the dignity
and honor Of their country. Speaker
Reed, who, as the presiding officer,
seldom votes except in cases of tie,
had his name called and voted in his
capacity as a representative. The
scene of enthusiasm which greeted
the announcement of the vote-ayes
3ll, nays none--has seldom been
paralleled In the House. All day
long the galleries were jammed with
enthusiastic spectators applauding to
the echo the sterling patriotism of
the words of eloquerce which were
uttered by the members on the floor.
All the speeches were brief. Although
four hours were allowed for debate,
so great was the pressure for time
that no one member was given more
than five minutes and most of them
had to content themselves with beg
carly fraction of a minute. In all SO
speeches were made. With one ac-
claim members from the north and
south, east and west, the states and
the territories joined in proclaiming
their support of the country's chief
magistrate In the face of a possible
foreign war. Gen. Grosvenor of
Ohio said that it was thought that the
s50,OO0.0O0 appropriated by this bill
would be wisely expended if it served
only TO show the world that when
threatened from without the hearts of
the American people beat as one. On
the whole there was only slight dis
cordant note, caused by the speech
OF Gen Bingham of Pennsylvania,
gallant soldier, who served with dis
tinction under Hancock. He spoke
too conservatively for the aroused
temper of the House, and when he in
sisted 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 war, a wide divergence of opinion
as to how close hoslililies are mani.
tested itself in the debate.
The general contention by the ma
jority, among them the leaders on
both sides, was that the appropria-
ton bill preparing for war would
prove the means of bringing peace.
Others insisted that wars alarm
would soon be heard, and Mr.. Mann
of Illinois declared that war actually
existed IN all save name. The speech
es which attracted most attention
were those of Messrs. Cannon, Hen
derson and Dolliver on the republican
side, and Messrs. Bailey and Sayers
on the democratic side
When the question was put on the
passage Of the bill the whole House
rose en- masse in its favor, but Mr..
Cannon asked for the ayes and noes.
He did so, he said, at the request of
many members, who desired that ev.
cry member should 60 on record.
Every member present voted for the
bill, many of them assuming the re-
sponsibility of breaking their pairs in
order to place themselves on record.
At the conclusion of the roll call the
speaker had his name called, an I'M
usual proceeding, and amid great APP
plause voted for the bill. When he
announced the vote, 1911 ayes, noes
none," an enthusiastic demonstration
occurred.
In the Senate the same result was at
tanned without debate.