The Washington times., 1902-01-15
The PENSIONS APPROPRIATION
BILL LT0pASS T'1EE TEE HOUSE TODAY.

veteran at the close of the var. ami his
triumph over adversely. Leaving fields
streaming red with blood in April. he saw
them grew green with harvest in furc.
Confederate statues in the Capital.
Mr.. Otey predicted that the Capital OF
the nation would one day be adorned with
statues of Lee and Stcnewa!l Jackson,
not as rebels. but as Sreat AMI grand
Americans" He advocated The applica-
tion OF the money OF the Captured Ala
Eama property TO the support oi Ccnfed-
crate homes Of the South.
Representative Gibson rep. TennD adj
dressed the Committce of the whole. In
the course of his remarks he WAS inter
rupted by Mr. Gaines ucm.. Tenn.j in re-
gard to the army in the Philippines.
Mr.. Gibson said there were 3.J0U soldiers
there from his district. They knew what
they were going there for-to maintain the
Jurisdiction and authority of the United
States there. They we're doing it. and not
one of them was whining or complaining.
a Heated Discussion.
They and the people of his district ques-
toned the loyalty CT any man who opposed
lHt IGltHliol pl IhG iSidHuS.
Mr. Wheeler (Dem., Ky.)-I question lot
ouly the loyalty, but the Intelligence of
any man who would utter such sentiment
On the floor of Congress.
Ar Gibson retorted that ever since the
days of 1861 he had been used TO hearing
the Union men of the South denounced by
the Democrats as Ignorant
Representative De Almond fDem., Mo-
made the NEST eloquent speech heard at
this session in telling of the reconciliation
which time and conditions had wrought be-
tween the North and the South. He said
he lad before this expressed the opinion
that there would he nothing wrong nor IN
patriotic IN opening soldiers homes to
Confederate as well as to Union veterans.
Sentiment in South.
The great sentiment in the South, he
conceded, was probably against this; that
the Confederates had moi asked this, and
that but few would see;. the shelter thus
offered. But that was 70 argument against
the proposition; that was rather in favor
OF IT,
lie said he had been struck by the state
ment made yesterday by Mr.. Richardson
tncm., Tenn.), that his efforts as Con-
feGerate soldier had been to destroy the
Leaders OF the South had theories about
the right of secession, and they were
responsible for the condition of war
which confronted the South in 1851 The
common people had no theories, 10 great
convictions about States rights, but they
fought to defend their homes against an
invading army. They had no purpose Of
Destroying the Union; at most it was to
establish another Republic
Dawn of n Brighter Day.
Mr.. De Almond said the speeches Of
Messrs. Rixey tDem., Va.) and Gardner
(Rep., Mich.) were evidence TO him of
the dawning Of fairer and brighter day
for the country, when there should be
glory for the manhood and valor OF
American soldiers in 1sGl-65, whether
they wore the blue or the grey.
Mr.. Lamb Dem, Va) opposed the
scheme of opening soldiers homes to
Confederate veterans. When one of them
had entered home he could hear a
Yankee inmate saying: II won my place
| here in the forefront of battle: what
| you doing here, Johnny Reb?" And he
| could imagine some long North Carolinian
| responding, ''We'uns killed you'as on the
| field of battle and well kill you again.
| 1T would not do. The Federal would
De thefe OF clght, ana the Confederate
J of charity.
If the proposition had come from the
Republicans. Mr. Lamb said. some of the
Democrats advocating it would say. like
the boy said when asked II his mother
had $50 and his father should give her
$50 more. what would she have, Wed
have fits"
Opposing the Measure.
His colleague Rixey) had erred in not
getting the sentiment of ex-Confederates
before springing his proposition. He
read kilograms from officials OF Confed-
crate camps in Richmond opposing It,
Thanking these young men Rixey and
De Armond) for their promised support,
Mr.. Lamb said he knew he voiced the
sentiments of eX-Confederates every
where when he said they did not want it.
IApplause.l
Mr.. Hooker Dem. Miss) added a few
words, closing the debate, declaring that
the Confederate army was organized not
to destroy the Union, but to maintain
the principle upon which the Union was
founded.