The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-19

honorable Government should do,
without shedding blood, and without
inficting pain upon mothers, or chill
dren, or friends, or such vast expense
to the people.
know the pain this widow must
suffer. know the SORROW she must
bear. have myself seen my friends
struck down in battle, and I have
seen the wife made widow. and her
children fatherless; and far be 1t
from me to pain any friend OF these
fallen men by alluding to the cir
cumstances under which they fell.
Yet the fact 10 before Us, that these
sons went to a foreign country and
for what7 Why, sir, to engage IL
tie horrors of war, to murder their
fellow-men. not because they had
cone US any injury, not because the
people OF Mexico had in any manner
offended Us, not because they had de-
tracted from our happiness or inter-
est, but for the purpose, which had
been often avowed, to extend the in
stitution of slavery into Mexico.
Sir, only rise to renew the init
nation which made yesterday that
it is time for the people Of this ma
tion to reform the policy Of their
Government, to seek q course VI
reace and national. arbitration, to
disband their army. lay BY the most
Of their navy. and pursue course
which shall save the nation from the
food OF expenditures, extravaganee.
ard corruption which are sweeping
over it, save our people from the suf-
fering to which human nature Is e1-
posed in consequence Of war, and pre-
vent such q state Of suffering as that
tc which the gentleman from South
Carolina has alluded IN such eloquent
terms. have no objection to the
amendment OF the gentleman from
Indiana as modified.
Mr. Orr: The amendment that has
been suggested by the gentleman
from Indiana emanates, j have no
doub,, from himself, and from the
generosity OF his nature, responding
to this application. 1t is for the
House to determine whether they Will
adopt the amendment suggested by
him OF giving twenty dcl!ars per
month, or will fall back upon the or
leinal report. The House can take
it's choice. think this lady is en-
titled to some relief at the hands OF
this House. she having given to the
service of the country her husband
and three OF her sons. demand the
previous question on the engross-
ment and third reading Of the bill.
Mr.. Kennett: would inquire
what pension the committee recon-
mends?
Mr.. Orr: Eight dollars per month.
Mr.. Matterson: ask that the re-
port may be read.
The Speaker. The Chair Is In
formed there is no report.
MI. luc oe'S
reported by bill and reported unani-
mously.
The previous question was second
ed. and the main question ordered.
The first question being on Mr..
Mace's amendment, and It was agreed
to.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed and read a third time: and
being engrossed. 1t was accordingly
read the third time.
Mr.. Brooks: I ask for the pre-
vlous question on the passage Of the
bill.
The previous question was second
ed, and the main question ordered;
and under the operation OF the pre-
1tous question the bill was passed.
Mr.. Brooks moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was passed.
and also moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table: which lat
ter motion was agreed to.