The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-22

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sion appropriation bill to-day and
much of the time was given to the
discussion Of the proposition ad-
vanced by Mr.. Rixey, of Virginia,
yesterday to open the doors of the
soldiers homes to ex-Cc7federate
veterans. Two notable speeches were
made in support Of the proposition,
one by Dir. Gardner, Michigan Re
publican, and the other by Mr.. Dear
mond. Democrat. of Missouri.
Mr.. Diamonds cloaucncc aroused
both sides of the house. The Repub-
licans, with the exception of Mr..
Gardner, took no part in the discus
sion Of the Rixey suggestion and it
met with muchopposition on the Demo
cratic side on the ground that it was
utterly impracticable. Mr.. Lamb, of
Virginia, read number of kilograms
from prominent cx-Confedcratcs Of
Richmond protesting against it,
Mr.. Gardner as an cx-Union soldier
said he sympathizcd with the spirit
that sought to take care of our own
and predicted that the time would
come, aud at no distant day, when the
homes for disabled veterans, built and
maintained by the common govern
ment would be opened alike to needy
soldiers, whether of the Union or
Confedcracy. His expression of the
sentiment that it was better to care
for the destitute than care for the
graves Of the dead, imn ortal though
they might be, was greeted with
round Of applause on the Democratic
side. He spoke Of the better feeling
engendered between the sections by
the Spanish war, and said that since
then whatever differences existed
among the people, the country had
ceased to exist as sectional diferen-
ces.
Mr.. Otey, Virginia, took issue with
his colleague. Mr. Rixey, regarding
the method Of relieving needy soldiers.
He proposed as an alternative propo-
s:tion that the money in the treasury
to the credit of captured and aban.
doned Confederate property be dis
tributed 10 per cent. annually to the
Confederate homes in the South. He
said that the day would come when
monuments would be erected in the
national capital to Lee, jackson,
Stuart and Forrest, not as rebels, but as
grand and great Americans. Mr.. Otey
said he himself glorifed in the fact
that he had been rebel soldier. He
convulsed the house repeatedly with
amusing stories illustrative of his
arguments.
Mr.. Gibson, Tennessee, a member
of the invalid pension committee, re-
piled to some Of the criticisms to
which his committee had been sub
jected during the debate. Speaking
Of the Philippine policy Of the ad-
ministration he said hat the Repub-
licans believed in retaining the archi-
pelego and questioned the loyalty of
every American, who desired to re-
linquish them.
Mr.. Wheeler, Kentucky, interposed
to say that he questioned not only the
loyalty, but the intelligence of any
one who would utter such sentiment
on the floor Of congress.
1T has been the favorite practice
/. of the Democratic party in the South"
replied Mr.. Gibson, ito charge every
man who loved his country with
ignorance"
, With some display of heat he said
he would hurl the epithet back into
the face Of the gentleman from Ken
lucky.
Mr.. Wheeler explained that he did
not mean to charge those in the South
who had followed the flag with ignor-
ance. He had only meant TO brand as
ignorant those who charged disloyalty
to men who believed it bad policy to
retain the Philippine islands.
Mr.. DeArmond, of Missouri, APP
proved the suggestion of Mr.. Rixey,
of Virginia, to open the doors of sol
dicrs homes to x.Confederates. He
took issue with those who had dcclar-
ed that the Confederate soldiers had
sought to destroy the government of
the United States. The leaders Of
the Lost Cause, he said believed i'm
plicitly in the theory of secession and
the rank and file indulging in no fine
spun theories, finding that war had
come, fought for their homes and fire.
sides. Most Of those who had partici-
pated on both sides had passed over
the river, and since this suggestion to