The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-08
SPICY CoLLoQUY IN THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March g. Sargent
submitted Il report on the Legislative
Appropriation Bill, and proceeded to
explain it.
Logan inquired how much was APP
propriated for one wing of h State
Department?
Sargent replied half million dol
lars.
Logan-"Iow many wings is it to
have"
Sargent-"The ground plan is to be
of the same dimensions as the Urea
sury bulluing."
Lo-an-"IIow many wings has
thar
Sargent title gentleman can
answer that question himself. l will
no., be catechl>ed by him"
Logan-'WelI, then. we will call il
four wings. Now il il to correspond
with the Treasury building why was
not the material pre>cribcd?"
Sargen;-"The proposition was made
by the House conicrccs TO prescribe
granite. but We compromised 10y lcaV-
ing the matter to the concurrent
action OF the Committees on Public
Buildings and Grounds"
Logal.-"Then | warn the House
that 1t i, 4 regular job for the purpose
ot having that State Department build
ing erected Il Of rel stone Seneca
stOnc}, which belongs to certain imdiV-
idual> in Washington"
\ long and to the crowded CALLER
les interesting colloquial debate en-
sued between Fox and Logan, the
former pressing Logan with questions
;S to who owned the stone; whether
the President had any interest in Ii,
or General Butler. and who he Logan,
referred 10.
Logan replied. saying he did not use
or intend to use the name OF any per-
son, but the fact that the Conference
Committee did not specify h mate
rial for the building. raised a question
n his mind whether it WAS not a job.
As far as the President Of the United
States was concerned. he was nOttherc
to aS>aiI him. The President was a
better man than those who assailed
him-a much better man.
Logan concluded by saying it would
be better for the country and for the
Republican party to lay the bill on the
table. and let the nGNt Congress get
upa bill which would not rob the
people As this proposed to do.
Morgan. member of the Conference
Committee. argued against the report,
particularly in reference to the State
Department building, which he said
would cost ten millions.
Cox followed with a fierce onslaught
OF the lobby, whose members he said
are in u office, and swarm all round
here, like the lice and frogs in Egypt.
Sargent declared that the bill did
not contain a single job. and that. with
the exception OF the item for the State
Department building was entirely for
ordinary civil expenses OF the Gov
eminent: there WAS no warrant at all
Tor the remarks OF the gentleman from
New York Cox there was nothing
in the character OF members Of the
House to warrant the idea that cor
ruption was rank i'll the body, or
that there We're corrupt men i'll the
lobby.
CoX-"Ti!e insinuation came from
your W side"
>argent-''I don't know what insin-
uation is meant"
E!drid-e-''I want to know if the
gentleman Sargent takes is>ue with
the gentleman from Illinois CLoganl.
and whether he denies the insinuati0n
and is prepared to say what the gen
tleman from Illinois SAYS is untrue"
Sargent-'I will not deny it for you;
| deny it for myself; l deny it for the
body Of this House. You can make
such a reply to it as you see fit
After further discussion. the Con
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