The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-16

| L0Eam=Thut Gentlemhna Affntgnmel
OF the Democrats for Various Evils
The House has an Interesting Tin
Over BFaggs' Amendment 10 the Legl
IaiIVe BlIl I'm Regard TO the SOutheI
Claims Commission. 4.
WAsnISGroS, April 10.
SENATE.
The Secretary Of the Senate before real
ing the journal read the following mo-
from Vice President Wheeler: "a tel
gram received this morning advises me
the dangerous illness Of my sister, an
summons me home. II will, therefore,
necessary for the Senate on It's meeting I,
day 10 elect President pro tem''.
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, said 9
there was a comparatively small numbe
Of Senators in attendance he hoped ther
would be delay to enable the absentee
to arrive.
AT the suggestion Of Mr. Wallace, an ir
formal recess was taken, as It was discoN
cred at the time the note was read tha
there was larger number Of Republican
than Democrats present. A messenge
was dispatched for Senator Thurman, bu
that gentleman entered the chamber sool
after the messenger left, and the session
was resumed.
Mr.. Bayard then offered the following
resolution;
RssOlrci, That in the absence Of the Vic,
President, A. G. Thurman be and he i
hereby chosen President Of the Senate pr
tempOFe.
Mr.. Anthony moved to substitute tn,
name of Thomas W. Ferry. Disagreed TO
yeas IS, nays %, and the resolution pass
ed.
Mr.. Thurman was conducted to thI
Chair by Mr.. Ferry, the former remarkinl
on the way thither, "Time about Is fail
play"
Mr.. Thurman, on taking the chair, said
SENATORS 1t Is only necessary for me L
say, in the iewest possible words. sincere
ly thank you for this mark Of your conf
denCs.
The journal was then read.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Plumb: To provide for an in,
crease Of the army in an emergency.
BY Mr. Jones: To provide for the speedy
completion Of line OF railway and tele.
graph between the ports OF the Lower Mis-
slssippi river and the Southern frontier OIL
the United States, and to aid In the con.
struction Of the same and for other pur.
poses.
Mr.. Hoar asked to be relieved from ser.
vice as a member OF the Committee on
Agriculture, and Mr.. Cameron Of Wiscon.
sin asked to be relieved from service as a
member Of the Committee on Routes to
the Seaboard. 5... U.
Mr.. Bell was appointed to fill both va
Cancies thus occasioned.
There being vacancy on the Commit
tee on Education and Labor II was filed
BY the appointment OF Mr.. Lamar.
LodAS's SPEECH. ..
The army appropriation bill was taken
up and Mr.. Logan addressed the Senate.
He thought the question now before this
body more important than any other that
had arisen since 1861, when the same sem
timents which prompted the present leg.
Islation, expressed by many Of the same
men now uttering them, led to war. He
denounced the proposed legislation as bad
in itself and as being attempted by unpar-
practices.
There was no safety in the course the
Democrats were now pursuing, no safety
either to the North or South. They say
that the President must approve their bills
otherwise the government will 60 to pie.
ces. With knife at his throat they de-
mand that the President shall approve
their bills or starve. Was it new doc
trine to those gentlemen that the Presi-
dent had as much right to approve or veto
> bill as they had a right to vote against q
bill?
Mr.. Logan quoted President Pierce's
accompanying his veto OF bill
in 1858, TO show that the Democratic doc.
trine had then goaded independence OF the
executive as a wholesome check on the leg
lslation. This legislation would not stand
On It's merits, but its supporters felt oblig-
ed to resort to violent means to pass what
was repugnant to all the friends OF thegood
government. The people would not be
deceived by such methods. all the provi-
sions now advocated to protect the ballot
had been passed by the Republicans to-
gether with another provision to keep
peace at the polls. The latter was now to
be stricken out, making the whole law in
operative.
The Democrats said that the States
would provide for protection at the polls
Had they done so? Ifthis were true why
were not laws enforced? He held that
the matter OF protecting the National in
terest should be provided for by the Ma
tional authority. Such an important duty
should be provided for by the National
Such an important duty should
not for moment be permitted to reside
with the States. Sometimes a State may
be in the interest OF men who commit
and therefore State would not
bring culprits to justice. Then, where
was justice to come from, II the State
Courts failed to prosecute and the
Governor declined to EXECUTE the
law? Where must a citizen turn
his eye il not TO the National
The Democrats want all
the protective legislation repealed in or
der that they may perpetrate fraudan
acquire all the votes they want. II re-
peal be effected the popular tide would
overwhelm them. They were sowing wind.
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here, Mr.. Logan said, to warn men who
are tempted to destroy this government,
that in tampering with it they must not
go too far. Loyal men have not forgotten
the perils they endured and the sacrifices
they made 10 save the country and pro.
teCt its free citizens. They are slow to believe
what they do not wish to believe. But il
the Democrats force an issue on the coun-
try the people will he compelled to rise
aud save their rights from destruction,
There will be no half way work then. The
spirit OF kindness is passing into another
feeling, Itcll them they ARE going To far and
are troubling the people. The sore once
occasioned will DO removed only by
radical means. 1t will cut beyond the
wound TO make the cure complete. In
common with thousand others / sincerely
hope and expect that the Democracy OF
both North and South would interpret a
degree Of the country for peace, but to-day
/ must confess that have been mistaken.
The extreme cancellations extended to
them have not been met In a
similar spirit, bat with aggressive