Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-09
lLoGAWs THIRD DAY.
An Earnest Interest In HI. Speech on the
Fitz John Porter Measure.
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Fitz John Porter Measure.
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Washington, March 4-General Loear
occupied the floor again all day, and vii
conclude tomorrow. There never was .
speech Of such length that sustained atten
tion as Logan's has. He has spoken tire.
days now and the crowd was larger to-day
than either Yesterday or Tuesday y, and il
seemed to be composed to a great extent o.
the same people who heard the beginning
and are bound to bear it out. Seldom. in
the senate does a single speech extend over
two days. Only once before within five
wears has a senator occupied more than
three days, but Logan is taking the suffice,
point BY point, and the evidence of the orig.
NAL court.martIal and the later rehearine,
and discussing it as q lawyer sums up az
important case before a jury. The speech
10 exhausting the entire subject. and when
Logan gets through nothing will remain
70 be said. The earnestness of the
speaker, his clear Interpretation of the
law, his outspoken ~denunciation of the
bills, the ease with which he has
overthrow all who have sought 10 oppose
him, and the presence of a crowd of atten-
tive listeners have combined to make this
debate very impressive and the scene upon
the floor more dramatic than any that has
occurred since the debates over the electoral
commission bill, three years ago. There
were very few Interruptions to-day. The
democratic leaders held a meeting this
morning and decided, as one of them said,
to let Logan talk himself out and make his
v speech. "When he gets through
remarked the senator, Eve will reply" Ex.
perience has taught them that Logan is too
we'll prepared on this case to be interiered
with, and it will be noticed that no senator
has interrupted him a second time. Ben
Hill tried it first, General Randolph Jonef,
of Florida, and Herman in order, and each
has retired in a state of decentralization
after q brief encounter. The demonstration
today showed that Logan has convinced his
audience, whatever effect his speech may
have had upon the senators who were in.
tending to vote for Porters restoration. On
the fret day there was nj cheering what
ever. On the second day there
was some, but to-day the galleries broke out
several lines in demonstration of applause,
which caused the vice president to give
them . lecture and threaten to clear them
out If the denomination was repeated. 1t
was quite significant that every time Grant
was alluded to there was q cheer. Logan
told . new anecdote to-day. He had shown
by Porter's testimony that he had refused to
obey orders, for fear that obedience might
prove disastrous to his troops. and was arRu.
ing that it was the duty of = soldier to obey
orders, no matter what were the conse.
quences. He said that Grant once ordered
y corps commander to advance. That off.
Ger te%legraphed: IF I understand your
orders, it means the sacrifice of my com
msnd." To which Grant replied, in his
characteristic way, "You understand my
orders."
General Logan is receiving many com
mendatione from else where than Washing.
ton for the speech he is making, and, ate,
he has finished, it will be impossible 70,
the country TO misunderstand the meaning
Of the attempt of the democrats and ex con
federates TO restore Porter to the army.