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Show I I THE SAME OLD ALGER. Will wonders never cease? This question is prompted by reading read-ing the Congreslonal Record of the 23d. The following is an excerpt, or a series of excerpts; suit yourselves. "Mr. Alger. I am directed by tho Committee on Military Affairs to whom was referred tho joint resolution (H. J. lies. 217) to return to tho proper authorities certain Union and Confederate Confed-erate battlo flags, to report it favorably favora-bly without amendment, and I ask for ltst present consideration. "Mr. Halo. I must object, Mr. Pros luont, to anything further except actual act-ual morning business. "The President pro tempore. Tho Senator from Maine objects to tho Present consideration of tho bill, and t goes to tho calendar. "Mr. Halo subsequently said: I wish jo say, in view of tho merits of the Joint resolution reported by the Sena' tor from Michigan (Mr. Alger), which i "Id not understand as being a matter mat-ter of national importance, I withdrew my objection. The President pro tempore. Tho joint resolution will bo read. The joint resolution was read as follows : " 'Resolved, etc., That the Secre-'ary Secre-'ary of War bo, and he Is hereby, au thorized to deliver to tho proper authorities of the respective States in which tho regiments which bore thes, colors were organized certain Union and Confederate battle lings now in the custody of tho War Department for such final disposition as the aforesaid afore-said proper authorities may determine. deter-mine. "Tho President pro tempore. Is there objection to tho present consideration consid-eration of tho joint resolution? "There being no objection, the joint resolution was considered as In Committee Com-mittee of tho Whole. "Tho joint resolution was reported to tho Senate without amendment, ordered or-dered to a third reading, read tho third time, and passed." Think of it! This Alger; Senator Alger If you please, is the same man who, when President Cleveland pro-posed pro-posed returning some of the Confederate Confed-erate battle flags to tho regiments from which they were captured, arose In all tho might of his trembling majesty ma-jesty and dramatically exclaimed: "Palsied bo tho hand which wrote that order; palsied bo the hand that executes It." And now Alger recommends similar action and votes for it. Verily old Time is a wonderful worker of changes. |
