The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-27

ment providing that no pension should
be paid to any person as dependent
pensioner under the June, 1890, law,
who has an income of $3.50 annually;
and further. that a dependent pensioner
must atfirmatively establish the fact
that he has not an income of $3.50 before
he can draw a pension.
Mr.. Gallinger, N H, chairman OF
the pensions committee, said at first
thought he was inclined to favor the
amendment. He believed congress
might well place some restriction upon
the granting of pensions.
Mr.. Perkins made the point of order
against the amendment that 1t was
new legislation. The point of order was
sustained.
Mr.. Butler, N. c., offered an amend
ment providing for the payment of pen
sions to confederates as we'll as TO
union soldiers. He delivered speech
in support of it.
Mr. Buffers speech developed as he
proceeded into quite a remarkable ut
terance. After presenting an analysis
of the compact of 1887, he declared that
mot a single Southern soldier was a
rebel or a traitor" He maintained that
the great fratricidal conflict was forced
upon the South and that the people of
the South simply defended their per-
the compact Of 1857 the Southern states,
in MIR. Buffers opinion, undoubtedly
had right to withdraw from the union.
He was inclined to think the compact
was not right, but it was compact and
ought to have been respected. Mr..
Butler said that his own state of North
Carolina fully and completely recog-
pized the right of South Carolina 20
withdraw from the union. Not until
forced to defend herself did North Car
DINA vote to withdraw, together with
other Southern states. They had been
forced by the Northern states to take
UP arms in self-defense
Every gun fired by Southern SOL
der declared Mr.. Butler was fired
in self-defense of the constitutional
rights of the Southern states and in
defense of their homes and firesides."
Further along Mr.. Butler said, speak
ing of the war of the rebellion: 1T was
most unnecessary war; The South
ern states did not desire the war. They
asked only to be allowed to exercise
their constitutional rights and with
draw peacefully from the union. The
South was right and history will SO
record. The South knew she was right
at the time and she knows it now. 1t
is the duty of the Southern people not
to permit a prejudiced historian 20
brand their fathers and brothers as
rebels and traitors" He believed that
the states whose soldiers were being
pensioned would not object to the pen
sioning of the ex-confederate soldiers.
Interrupting Mr.. Butler Mr.. Chand-
Ter said he had no doubt the ex-sol-
diers of the North would be perfectly
willing to set on foot any reasonable
testimonial of regard and respect, but
he did not see how the government of
the United States could recognize, as
Butler had suggested, those who had
taken up arms against the union.
Mr.. Butler protested against the lam
suaSe of Mr.. Chandler as he had al
ready explained, he said, that the
South did not take up arms against the
union, except in self-defense. y
Il wish the senator would explain"
inquired Mr.. Chandler little later,
upon what theory the United States
government could be asked to pay for
property in the South destroyed by the
forces of the union
Whenever" replied Mr.. Butler, "the
senator will explain to me why we
should pay Spain $2O,0000O0 for the
privilege of not being whipped by the
FilipinOs, I will answer his question"
For an answer to this question" re-
torted Mr.. Chandler, Il must refer the
senator to the senior senator from Mas
sachusetts, Mr.. Hoar.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr..
Butler withdrew his amendment
Mr. Bate, dem. Tenn, an ex-confed-
crate soldier of distinguished bravery,
on presenting some resolutions in op-
position to the Butler amendment, ex-
pressed the belief that this was not the
time to discuss the issues of the civil
war. The confederate soldiers, he said,
were not here Knocking and kneeling
in order to obtain pensions. The South.
aided by their glorious women, had
thus far been able to care for it's brave
soldiers. Monuments had been raised
to them in the past. and more would
be raised in the future. While he, in
common with every other eX-confeder-
ate soldier. believed the South was
right in it's struggle, the discussion Of
the question was a thing of the past
and he was glad the amendment had
been withdrawn.
Mr. Pettus, dem. Ala. appealed to
the senators not to attempt to renew
the war. All agreed that it had ended
at AppOmattoX and nobody wanted any
more of it.
Then at 6:25 p. M, on motion of Mr.
Gallinger the senate adjourned.