The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-16
L0GAN'S NOTION OF FREEDOM
THE ARMY SHOULD NE USED TO SE-
CURE REPUBLICIN VICTORIES.
UrnInE the Use OF Troops at the Polls Ne "a
Necessity-Mr. Beck's Hepiy-Ths House
In Animated Debate over Southern Claims.

WASHINGTON, April 15--Gen. Logan adj
| dressed tho Senate to-day upon tho question of
substituting free elections for military Govern
ment. middle-sized ewarthy faced man
with long. straight. coal black locks. he needed
only scalp lock and war paint to make him
seem the traditional Big Iniun" OF the
prairics. Tho attendance was not 30 large as
yesterday. Logan does not draw well. The
galleries were only moderately full Gen. Sher-
man sat in the rear Of tho Senators desks. and
| listened awhile with grave attention. Messrs.
| Chandler. Ferry. Window. and few other Re-
publican Senntors also gave polite attention to
| tho beginning Of the speech. Mr.. Conkling
| tried to listen. but gave up and hetook himself
| to the more pressing duties Of his correspond
enee. The Democratic Senators behaved even
worse. Very few gave heed to the speaker.
Speaker Randall dartcd in for n minute. but
soon departed Gen. LoRan's speech was writ
| ten, and he read most OF II with a good voice.
escaping thus the grammatical troubles which
have 50 often beset him. Some parts Of his
Grafton seemed to have been committed for they
were reclted with loud voice and something OF
the wild. prairie-born energy that reminded
| one OF the old days when he was impending
! Andrew Johnson. The speech was in greater
| part a repetition Of what had been better said
| 10y his hepublicnn predecessors. He boldly de-
| Tended the righttu ness and necessity Of using
| the army NJ the polls. and carrying his OPPOSE
ton TO the rights OF tho States to control their
! elections 20 the verge u abOlishing all limta-
tons ON the power Of tho central Government,
| AT the same time he echoed back the general
| cry ot his party colleagues, that the course Of
| the Dcmocras WAS revolutionary. He conceded
| Indeed that the Government would not be over
| turned Immediately by this bill. but he insisted
that tho measure would lead to other infrac-
| tons OF our system Of government which would
| involve lts entire destruction. He frankly adj
United also, that he would not give his support
TO the proposal to, prohibit the presence OF tho
| troops at the polls even though II were ON
bodied IN separate bill
70 the doctrine 81 tho use OF troops. urging that
| their employment was no terror 10 good men
| but only to those who desired to intimidate
that the States had the right to control their
| elections. Mr. Logan made grand raid on this
dogma. asserting that II had been settled by tho
war that the United States were nation. and
| that u was settled doctrine that nation wis
| rights oi other sovereign nations. The field OF
| constitutional discussion did not seem very at
tractive to the speaker, for he. soon wandered
OF into sensational account Of the old fugitive
| slave law which. rs a Democrat. he had for
merry defended; He urged that the Democracy
| tary 70 enforce Judicial process under IT, were
estopped from directing, to the employment Of
speech was an effort 10 show that the
| south was ruling tho Government and
| II fair elections. were allowed there. There was
| a naive admiss lou On passant that In 1876 the
| votes of Florida ana South Carolina were cast
! IHr Hayes only because q the decision 81 tho
! Electoral Commission. The failure Of North
ern Republicgns to elect negro to Congress
was excused By the orator on the ground OF race
PREJUDICE, which led men To- prefer their own
color; With refreshing cand9r. Logan boldly
/ argued that the decay uf the Republican party
at the South was wholly because the military
had been withdrawn from the polls. In his hong
speech today there was an abundance Of doc
| Mr.. Beck assalled Logan and reviewed the
speeech made by Blaine Yesterday in manner
| tors. He said at the outset that the real issue
which the opposition had sought to obscure
| tions without military interierence? Have they
the right to impartial and honest iuriesI The
South were because the Republicans no longer
| controlled Il. At one time every Southern SEN
ment was RepSbeSn sSS of III nssa snsfb
| there was no complaint. The carpet-bag Sena-
tors were not worthy TO be named in the same
breath with tho Democratic Senators who now
| represented the South.
TO Logsns Question. Why not appeal TO
We will appeal to the people before Cesar
comes 1t is TO prevent Cnsar from coming that
polls"
The most telling points Of Mr.. Beck's speech
were citation from Grants denial 10 tho As
ISOLATED Press Of threat to veto tho Imitation
| blll the message OF Gov. Geary Of Pennsyl.
| q loyal man denouncinR the use OF troops by
d HoTI in paIladsphia a! an election Gov
d h%hhaHs ger gnsieyioh OF ne same abuse OF
Eyarts at the New York meeting condemning
a.! ,hhe employment DG Of military at Ney Orleans
sSwafi In Congress. in s5G. IN ' which he 81 said
police was inconsistent with FREQ institutions.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
Gen. Bragg who Is Chairman OF the Commit
tee on War Claims, and is celebrated for his BIT
war opened the debate in Committees Of The
Whole on the Legislative. Executive and Jul
moved that the southern Claims Commission
5e abolished and his speech was in support u
which the Commission was originally organized
was un constitutional. He announced his oppo-
siuon to all yer claims. The discussion was
long speeches were made.
=, Casey Young moved a. an amendment that
the Commission be abolished and gill cases be-
fore u be referred to the Court Of Claims. The
Republicans who for many, months past have
been loudly HARDING about the great danger to
be apprehended from rebel claims fought Wig
orousy against the abolition Of the Commission.
Speeches were made by Garfield Keier and
other Radicals in opposition 10 Gen. Bragg
proposition. majority. but not all Of the
DEMOCRATIC members favored the abolition ot
the Commission. The Southern men doubted
the loyalty Of any OF the claimants
Daniel l.. Russell. new Republican member
He tucked up his coat sleeves. brandished
pair Of brawny fists, and acted as though he
there were not plenty OF loyal Union men in the
South in the war. He talked about the glorious
Union and the noble boys In blue.
Gen. Bragg then said that he wanted tho
Southern Claims COmmission abolished. 10 pre-
vent the Government from paying debts that IL
had no business TO pay, and to prevent the Re-
publicans from sing the cry OF Rebel claims IA
n prelude 10 interesting campaign documents
IL called upon the Republicans 10 come To tho
fr0rt and face the music. They had secreted
themselves behind the cloak Of loyalty long
enough. If the gentleman from North Carolina
lMr. Russelll was loyal he would ike 20 know
when. Russell had served In the Confederate
army, WIS member 81 the Confederate Legis-
lature, and after the war ended had become a
Republican. He mad been elected Judge by
the Republicans OF North Carolina. notwith-
standing he had never been graduated from "A
law Office This attack upon Russell. every word
OF which was true was greeted with rOars Of np-
pause. Gen. Bragg's amendment was defeated.
65 TO ll2. observation-disclosures 10 the sections pro-
viding for the maintenance Of the Claims Com
mission were rejected. When the House adj
iourned II had under consideration an amend
nent proposed 10y Dir. Springer. This amend
ment was the Potter blll Of the last Congress.
which provided that all private claims should
be considered by the Court Of Claims before
being acted upon by Congress
Representative De La MHtyr to-day fled rs a
petition the bill prepared by him and heretofore
published. providing for the substitution OF
United States lega-tender paper money for
national bank notes Referred to Committee on
Banking and Currency.
The soath Carolina Election Gases.