Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-08
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SENATE
HEPBURN REVlVES
CIVIL WAR ISSUES
After Long Speech Gentleman
From Idaho Finds Himself
Alone in Opposition to Loan
of Tents to Former Rebels,
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Washington. Feb. 7.-AProtesting
against loaning government tents for
the use Of the Confederate veterans
at their annual reunion in Mobile
Ana. next April Senator Hcyburn OF
idaho. i'm the senate today made the
sharpest comment upon the issues or
the civil war that has been heard IN
congress in twenty years.
He invcighed against men in rebel
uniforms being permitted to occupy
government property or che rehel
flag being allowed 10 float above IL.
Finallv he drfted into the question Of
honorng men bv placing thelf statues
IN the hall of fame and by unmlstak
able inference condemned the actloh
Of Virginia in sending the statue "i
General Robert T. Lee to WashinGtoh
Take it away and worship it II you
pleasc" no thnndcfcd rbut do moi
inlude it upon the people who do moi
want Il.
Democratic senator's moved uneasilN
about the floor conVersng with each
other or sat frowning, listening to the
speech
when. senator Hepburn had com
clnded, senator Bankhead of Alabam"
said.
Il am sure the senator from Idaho
feels much better and ! ask for
VOTE.
'.Py ron CALI shouted dozen on
more senators and hands went up in q
second of the request from every part
of the chamber When the vote was
had on the tent loaning resolution. al
democrats and republicans except Mt
Icyburn voted for it.
The resolution was reached in its
regular order MIR. Hevburn was
prompt to raise an objection and Mr.
Rankhead Just as alert in moving the
consideration regardless OF the ob1ec-
tion.
IT Immediately was evident that the
objection had aroused some feel'ng
for, with flushed face and animated
voice MIR Bailey who sat near MI
Bankhead, declared that II this reso-
luton were ruled out OF order no oth-
or business could he transacted
The Burkhead motion being unde-
batablc the senate Immediately pro-
ceeded 70 an aye ana nay vote on the
question as to whether the resolution
should be taken up. This was deeid-
cd in the affirmative unanimously
Mr. Hepburn not voting
Nh Hepburn then spoke for prob
ably forty minutes in which time he
went over many or the issues Of the
war and declared himself rs much q
patriot now as he had been in 1867
63-64. There were no material inter-
ruptions but all senators listened with
evident interest.
The southern senators held hur-
ried consultation while the Idaho SEN
ator WAS proceeding and decided 10
make no reply. Accordingly. when
Mr.. Heyburn had concluded they CON
tented themselves with allowing the
question to go to a vote after the la
comic remark Of Mi. Bankhead.
1t so chanced that MI Heyburn's
colleague, Senator Borah Of Idaho.
was the first OF the republicans to be
reached in the ron call Without a
tMtch OF countenance he voted in ta-
ver of the adoption Of the resolution
against which Mr Hepburn had SO
recently been nveighing.
Mr.. Heyburn's speech was delivered
in earnest tones though in well mod
Grated voice.
This resolution refers in terms to
a confederate veterans reunion at
specified time he said, "and ii pro-
poses that the government of the Unit
ed States in recognition Of It's pur-
poses, shall loan the property of the
United States | trust | shall not be
charged with bad faith when / say
that have today inquired from SEN
ator who is interested in this measure
,,botbnr ,,, tl,ie or.atio,, tho mon on
- .'i's ~ ELL ,,iS a.n,,
A. rahoi ,,nieo,n, ,nd hie rnnl., u,as
in the affirmative. | asked him fur
ther If the rebel flag was TO he car
stato'. s,,,i ~ Pi"lfiaS ltta ,b,, ho,,, No
,nfor,,, ~, az ~ ei,o1 M ',,,ie,, f,ao
,Vare niu'aSs ,,,,.rind ~ thnso rem
inns &,
NIr ue,f,,,r,, it,,,, nroooadod to on,
that vino hc did ndt ,,ont to oncn
the wonnde nf no ,,-ar no stiil thought
the sontb bad ,naIo a o,.nat ,,istelse
IN The var lie baa heon tnld maj
tho eovernmant v-as in tbo bahft of
making surb loans to ~. Grand ArnoV
~ tbe penuhlic and he thanl,cd c,oi
mar surh was me case hera,,ea me
Grand ARMY was romnosed ~ men
a.bo had fought on the side or ne mn
In, ..on1 tbeir cars,. r,.. , ,s1,,5o,,s