Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-27
BUTLER AMENDMENT,
POpuiSt Senator Speaks on Con-
fedeIate Pension Proposition
CONFEDERATES NOT REBELS,
South Forced by North 10 Take Up
Arms in Sslf-DtfeICe.
Mr. Bate. OF Tennessee, states With
Accuracy the Attitsdc of EN-Con-
Pensions-Thc Army Bill.

would ask for a vote on his resolution de-
carng it to be the policy OF the United
States not to attempt to govern the peo-
pie Of any other country without the con-
! sent Of the people themselves
Mr. Mallory. of Florida, who had been
waiting nearly three quarters of an hour
for an opportunity TO begin his announced
speech on the Vest anti-expansion resolu-
ton. was then recognized. He said that
i'm the very face Of the declaration Of our
disinterestedness in cuba we proposed
to take Porto Rico and the Philippines
He thought we ought not to be inconsis-
| tent-that We could not afford to be- in
consistent. We could not therefore, take
the Philippines, although. in the case of
| Porto Rico. the case might be fairly re-
garded as different. The Philippines. he
said were 1900 miles from our shores,
and inhabited by people with which we
could have nothing i'm common. people
who were semi-bsrbarous If not abso-
| lutely savage. He pointed out some of the
| difficulties which confront this country
| I'm the attempt to bring those unwilling
/ people into subiactiOn.
Mr. Mallory en,ered at this point upon
| constitutional argum msnt. i'm the course
| Of which he quoted from arguments made
i'm opposition 10 the Vest resolution. and
presented his reply 10 them. He COM
| planned that If the treaty OF peace should
| be ratified the inhabitants of the Philip
| pines from ,OOOW0 90 100000 i'm num-
Der. would have the right to come to this
country and 10 compete with our own
labor. and if they did not actually come
here. they would have the right 10 send
their products here. 10 compete with those
of our own laborers.
CONFIDENCE IN THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. Mallory said that it had been main
| tanned i'm this debate by those who as
sumed the negative of the declaration
! made in the Vest resolution that they
| have confidence I'm the American people
| implying that those who advocated the
resolution had not that confidence.
"The American people, in establishing
! this government" said he. "eXempIihed
/ their ideas with reference TO major.t.es.
They knew that majorities sometimes be-
como tryannical ana therefore hedged
! them about with constitutional restric- |
! tions"
Mr. Mallory said he had quoted Wash /
ington. jefferson. sumner Thurman, and /
other greet statesmen of the country In /
support of his contention that the policy |
United States should enter upon was not /
only dangerous and fraught with Conse- /
quences which we knew nothing OF, but /
was an absolute menace To the republic /
itself.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Mallorys 1
speech on motion Of Mr.. Davis. chair /
man Of the Committee on Foreign Rela- !
lions at 230 z. NJ, the Senate went into |
executive session. At 41C the Serate re- |
sumed business i'm open session.
DEPENDENT PENSIONS.
The pension appropriation bin was
taken up at the instance Of Alr Perkins /
of California. i'm charge Of the measure /
and was read. The bin appropriates $lij,-
23} $50
Nir. Sullivan. of Mississippi. offered an |
amendment providing that no pension /
should be paid TO any person as de-
pendent pensionor under the act Of june /
1890. who has an income of 500 annually; /
and further. that "a dependent pensioner /
must ahirmatively establish the fact that /
he has not an income of $50 before he |
can draw pension.
Ny Gallinger. of New Hampshire, |
chairman of the Pensions Committee, said |
that an first blush he was inclined 10 |
favor the amendment He believed Con- |
prass might well place some restriction /
upon the granting of pensions 10 appi- |
cants. His committee had not considered /
the proposition presented, and was not |
quite prepared 90 say that it ought TO be /
adopted He pointed out that a widow |
having an income of $g6 was not eligible |
under the act of 1880 TO obtain pension.
Mr. Perkins made the point of order |
against the amendment that it was new |
legislation. The point Of order was Sus-
taned
PENSIONS FOR CONFEDERATES.
Mr.. Butler of North Carolina, offered
his amendment providing for the pay
ment Of pensions to Confederate, as wei
as TO Union, soldiers. lie ue'Ne'eu
speech i'm support Of it,
Mr. Buffers speech developed. as ne
proceeded. into quite remarkable utter
arc4 After presenting an analysis Of the
connact of 1881 he declared that mot
a. sinoIe southern soldier was rebel or
Traitor" lie maintained that the great
fratricidal conflict was forced upon the
Soutb and that the people or the South
eimplv defended their personal and con-
sntutional rights. Under the compact OF
t-o- the Southern States undoubtedly, I'm
Mr. Buffers opinion had a right 10 with
draw from the Union. He was inclined
to think the compact was not right, but
II was a compact. and ought 90 be, and
ought TO have been respected.
MIR. Butler said that his own State Of
North Carolina fully and completely re-
cognized the right of South Carolina 10
Withdraw from the Union, but decided her
self not TO withdraw 1t was not
until forced TO deiend herself that North
Carolina voted 10 withdraw, together with
her sister Southern States This, Mr..
Rutler said. was true of n majority Of
The Southern States. They had been
forced by the Northern States to take up
arms I'm self-defence.
EVERY gun fred by southern soldier
declared Mr.. Butler was fred In defence
of the consttutional rights of the South-
ern States and in defence of his home
and freside."
THE SOUTH WAS RIGHT.
Tnrfber along. Mr. Butler said, speak
ing of the war between the States;
ST was a most unnecessary war. Inc
co,tbern States did not desire the war. |
Thev asked only to be allowed TO exercise
their constitutional rights and Withdraw
neocefullv from the Union. Ihe SCUM
- ri,,ht and history will so record. The
So,,b knew She was right at the time,
~ ebe knows IL now. IL is the duty OF
r. southern people not 10 permit preJu-
diced historian 10 brand thelr id,hers anu
brothers as rebels and traitors
He believed that the states whose sol
dicrs were being pensioned would not OBJ
iect 10 the pensioning Of the eX-Coniede-
rate soldiers. ~, l,,,,o |
Intorrupting Mr. Butler, Mr.. Chandler
said he had no doubt the -x-soldiers OF