The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-02
House Members Engaged In a Patri-
otto Love Feast.
ALL FOR THE OLD FLAG
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
JOIN HANDS.
Grosvenor Spoke For the North and
Settle of Kentucky For the South
All Marching to the Music of the
Union-General Wheeler Must Re
sign His Seat.

Washington, June 1.-Today's session
of the house was given to the consider
alton and passage Of a bill called up by
Mr.. Jenkins (Rep., Wis., to remove all
political disabilities incurred by the
third section of the fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution The debate
gave rise to notable speeches from Mr..
Grosvenor (Rep., o. and Mr.. Settle
J Oem., Ky) upon the obliteration of all
sectional feeling and the reality at last
of a reunited country.
Incidental to the debate several
members reached the conclusion that a
member of congress could not hold
simultaneously a military and civil
office. The debate was brought on by
reference to General Joe Wheeler.
now serving as a major general, and
until recently a member of the house.
The statements that some states were
unable to respond II the demands for
volunteers called forth incidentally ex-
plantations, and an alleged interview
with Mr.. Overstreet (Rep., Ind.) upon
the subject, rejecting upon the loyalty
of certain states, was condemned by
several members, but the discussion
was declared out of order.
The passage of the bill considered to-
day by the house will affect but few
parties, since the general acts passed
in President Grants administration and
many special bills have removed all
disabilities with the exception of those
in few hundred cases.
The statement made by Mr.. Lacey of
Iowa that Major General Wheeler of
Alabama was absent from the house on
leave. brought Mr.. Bailey (Dem., Tex
to his feet
Il rise to correct false statement
of the gentleman from Iowa The gen.
tleman from Alabama is not absent on
leave of the house, and will not be with
my consent so long as l am a member"
'tMr. s59ker," cried Mr. McMillin
Oem., 3'enn.), interrupting, there is
not a m-..'ber of this house who does
not love the gentleman from Alabama
for going to the trent to serve his coun-
try"
II say" continued Mr. Bailey, with
considerable feeling, II do not believe
man can hold, under the constitution,
a military and a civil office at the same
time, and I would object to a propo-
sition that would embody the abandon
ment of this belief, even were it made
for my brother"
Il want to say, Mr.. Speaker" re-
Sponded Mr.. McMillin, 81 would not OBJ
ject to granting leave to any man on
this floor who might want to go and put
their bodies to the fire of the enemy
Mr.. Bailey later secured the floor and
explained his position, arguing at
length the unconstitutionality of any
one holding a military and civil office
at once. He quoted precedents and
referred to the recent case of Senator
Sewen as establishing that the accept
ance of a military office vacated the
congressional office which the party ac-
cepting formerly occupied. THE gem
tleman from Alabama" concluded Mr..
Bailey, cannot serve in the army and
here in the house. and his people ought
to have representation
FRATERNAI. SENTIMENTS.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio endorsed the