The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09

ago To the effect that if war came the sympathy and support of the Catholic church would be with Spain because it was a Catholic country While, he said. he did not believe the priest had uttered such a sentiment, it had at tracted widespread attention, and as Catholic he desired to repudiate 1t. If war came the people of that faith, he declared, would be more willing to shed their blood In defense of their country than those who had valiantly defended it in the War of the Revolu- ton, the War of 1S12 the Mexican War and the Civil War
 McMillin D.) of Tennessee, while reiterating his firm belief In the doc Urine of the strictest economy in pub lie expenditures, said he gave the bill his hearty support
 Wheeler (D.) of Alabama also en- Enthusiastically supported the bill, as did Briggs (D) of New York and Gros- venor (R) of Ohio.
 Grosvenor aroused the House to cheers by his eulogy of the Presidents s patriotism. He began thus:
 Saxon and Norman and Dane are
 we,
 But we are all Danes in our well
 come to thee"
 Thus spake the heart of the great
 
 the Sea King came to her shores Democrat and Populist and Republi- can are we, but we are all true to the flag of our country to-day. MT. Speaker no more inspiring picture can be witnessed anywhere on earth than 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 the Government, the suprem- acy of the constitution, but for their dignity and calmneSS exhibited in the face of the world. The American people have had great deal to stir the blood of enthusiasm, a great deal to carry them off the feet of their calm judg ment. 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 fled away. It will be worth more than $50. GOO, 900 to the American people to know that the great heart of this peo- pie is a unit in favor of the Govern ment. [Applause.1 1 have long thought that 1t was possible that war might be a benefit to our country in this dfrec- tion, but the demonstration of the last thirty days and it's continuation, which IS lO ldhS pldCS III lIliS CdpllOl tO-Ods and tomorrow, takes the place in the judgment of mankind of war, as an evidence of the unity of a mighty na- tion. Applause. How magniflcently has this duty been approached and performed? A doubt about the Ameri- can peOplei Hesitation about the char acter of the eXecutivei A man who marched and fought at Antietam 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 manhood in the face and fire of battle-does anybody doubt where his loyalty is, where his patriotism, where his courage is? [Applause.]
 Calmly and deliberately he has con- sidered every threatening circumstance. and calmly and deliberately behind him have stood 5000. 900 of people con fident in him, confident in the patriot ism of the people, true and faithful to the loyalty that has come to us from a thousand battle-fields that saved the Union. How magnificent it is! I said some days ago that I had longed to live until I might know that this people was a united people. 1 have always felt that the actions of 1861 to '65 were poor ly done, that the blood was i'll spilled if at the end of this long period we had not a united nation. Thank God. l nave IlFSQ 10 see Iue HouT COHle, lIe day dawn and universal loyalty the watchword of every man, woman and child" (Applause.)
 He concluded with the statement that he would not vote for the bill as a war measure.
 Cromwell of Ohio spoke earnestly for the bill.
 Hay D.) took advantage of the op- portunity to refer in complimentary fn ha that Con Gt11 General Lee is playing in the present contin gency. He said that General Lee was sustaining so well the good name of the State in performing his duty as to win the encomiums of the entire nation. and that st such a time it was a gen. uine satisfaction to have such man as Fitzhugh Lee at such a post.
 The reference to General Lee called up loud applause, both from the floor and the galleries.
 Berry (D.) of Kentucky said that Kentucky was willing to make the ap- propriation $500, 000, 900 if necessary and the soldiers who had followed Old Hick- ory to New Orleans and Scott to Mex leo were willing, if necessary, to follow the same flag they followed then until it should wave triumphantly from Morro Castle. The soldiers of Kentucky would move eltow to elbow with those of Massa chusetts.
 Ierry (D.) or ATkdHSdS SdlQ there were worse things than war. While Arkansas was not able to attack her sons would be there whenever it should come. If occasion should call the State would send 100000 defenders of the flag.
 Lewis D) 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 (D) of Missouri said he would vote for the bill because 1t would signalize the building up of another commonwealth, and be an admonition to Spain that Cuba was forever lost. He accepted 1t as a war measure and as a consolation to Gomez and his fol- lowers.
 Bingham (R.) of Pennsylvania caused the first note of discordance that was heard. While supporting the bill on general principles, he was avow- edly out of sympathy with the common interpretation of the meaning of the bill, and as a consequence he was wig orously hissed twice during the prog ress of his remarks-once when he re- ferred to General Lee, and at the close, when he asserted that the relations be- tween the United States and Spain are in no way strained.
 Bingham began by referring to the