Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-21
55th CONGRESS.
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! hearing for large claims in the House
but which always kept the madest but
often meritorious claims in the back
ground. This was especially true, he
said. of those bills to reimburse big
contractors.
The report on the pending bill. he
said. argued that Cramp & Sons should
be reimbursed because of the great eff
cheney OF these ships as demonstrated
by their service during the late war.
Was it claimed that these ships took
part in the sinking OF Cerveras ships:
What part had the New York played
at the battle of Santiago? She was
rot in it. She never caught up.
Laughtero Then there We're the Co.
lurbia and the Massachusetts, neither
of which was there. The only ship
which had cut any great figure in the
destruction of the Spanish fleet besides
the Brooklyn and the Texas was the
Oregon. The builders of that magni-
ficent ship were not asking for bonuses,
said Simpson
Bingham. Rep. Pa. called the at
tention Of the gentleman from Kansas
to the fact that the Union Iron Works
had a claim pending.
In conclusion Simpson said he had
no complaint to make against the rep
rescntatives from Pennsylvania. whit
were pressing this bill He readily I'M
| derstood their position. Men We're not
| elected to Congress in Pennsylvania
| They were selected by corporations and
they were compelled to carry out the
| wishes of those corporations. They
must do that to hold their jobs said
he. Laughter).
| GrosvenOr. Rep. Ohio, replying 20
Simpson. made some humorous re
| marks about the latters advocating.
yesterday. a contribution to a soulless
corporation. He referred to the APP.
propriation of $4,000 for fast mail ia.
| cilities between Kansas City and New
| ton. Kan. in the post office appropria-
| ton bill. GroSvenor also referred hu-
| morously to Lewis speech and to the
! fact that Lewis vas figuring in the sen
/ atorial contest in his state. He then
proceeded to speak of the effect of re-
| lection of the peace treaty. 1t would.
he said. plunge the country again into
a foreign war.
| Does the gentleman contend that il
the treaty fails we will be at war with
| Spain" asked Carmack, Dem. Tenn.
| Il do replied Grosvenor. "The fail
ure of the treaty would leave us exact
ly where we We're the day before the
protocol was signed
| Carmack recalled the fact that the
treaty with Mexico was not adopted rs
it went to the Senate and he contended
that Spain would accept any terms We
made.
f.l. 1l6 hnp
| thority for such a statement and
| charged that the death of every vol.
unteer soldier who would be mustered
out the moment treaty was ratified
should be laid AT the door of those who
| contributed to the defeat of the treaty
The death of every soldier in the
! Philippines henceforth." declared Car
mack. will be laid at the doors OF
| those who are now prosecuting the war
against the Philippines" Democratic
applause).
How would you meet the situation? ."
asked Grosvenor. CarmacS replied: 81
| would sail away from Manila and neve,
| look back" Renewed applause)
| "And all the world would brand You a $
a coward" retorted Grosvenor to the ac-
compartment of Republican applause.
"The brand should go on the back of
the administration declared Carmack
for waging a causeless and unprovoked
war to destroy the liberties of the people
of the Philippine islands, Democratic
applause).
II belong to Il party responded Gros-
venor, that has always upheld the cause
of liberty, and that has never pulled
down the flag of liberty"
"You contend. then" said Carmack.
stically, that the liberty of these
islands was due to the Republican party
and that the Republican party proposes
to collect that liberty and own it,
Il desire to know" interrupted Bailey
Dem. Tex, If this new crusade against
liberty is to DE a companion piece of the
Presidents recent declaration about dec
Grating the graves of Confederate SOL
dlcrs?"
In the graves Of the noble men who
fought in mistaken cause" replied
Grosvenor was buried the opposition TO
the Republican cause of liberty and 1t
is proper that the leader of the Repub:-
can party should have made that gener-
Gus suggestion" Republican applause,
Lewis replied to Grosvenor He con-
NulScu inc Democrats Win laughter IL
the expense of the Ohioan and repeatedly
drew from them Il round of applause. He
expressed his regret that the service of
so distinguished and able advocate
should always be enlisted on the side of
those who in time of peace under the
plea of patriotism asked bounties and
free gifts, but who in time of national
peril and stress took advantage of the
governments necessity.
| Grosvenor declined TO make an extend
ed reply to Lewis. He fiourished a great
bundle of manuscript and intimated that
some of it related to the condemnation
of beef by Lewis while he was a volunteer
aide of Gen. Grants staff at Newport
News. Lewis made a brief reply.
| Brumm. in charge of the Cramp bill
| then tried 10 effect an arrangement for
| a vote. and being unsuccessful. moved
the committee rise for the purpose of
moving that debate upon it close But
after he had made the latter motion
Ray. Rep. n. Y, interviewed. shutting
out further progress.
| The Speaker announced the appointment
| of Payne, Rep. n. Y. to the chairman
ship of the committee on ways and
means to succeed the late Mr.. Dingley;
| Richardson. Dem. Tenn, on ways and
means and rules to succeed McMillin. and