The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-25

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Mr. Vest added that he was aware tha
for what he said to-day no would be fol
lowed, as he had been on recent occasions
by the pFess of the country with the CRY
OF "Febel," "unTec0nstTuCted Democrat,
and that worst Of oil stiRmas, "Blutbnn
Be 1t 80. Some time ago he had sale
that
THAT DISTINGUISHED PERs0NAGE, JOIN
BROWN, had BGES PROPERLY RIECuTED
at Harpsrs Ferry, aud Immediately many
Of the partisan press Of the country un
dsrtosk to defend every set ot Johr
Brown, aud TO RtigmRtlze him Vesi a
disloyal to the Government, though hI
had only repeated the declaration Of the
Republican party made in open Conven
tiOn In 1850, when they stigmatized tht
same man as q criminal. No appTehen
sion OF such Rbuse would deter him from
disCharging his duty on this occasion, HI
bad no hostility toward Gen. Grant, bu
was opposed 10 tbs bill eCause he thought
there was something else for the represen
tatives Of the people TO do than 10 provide
places for gentlemen, no matter how dis
tinRuished. who had taken the chances o.
political life,
Mr.. Logan expressed bis regret that any
Senator should attribute partisan motives
to the proposition, and he said this with
great emphasis, because II was one which
he himself had based simply on Gen
Grants distinguished military rec Hd
So far as killed and wounded were con.
cerned the Republican side had tried to
do we'll by their own, but there was an.
other phase OF the subject to which the
declaration Of the Senator from Missouri
[ Vest seemed TO be peculiarly applicable,
"a showing who they were who were en-
titled to be regarded by the opposite side
as having
a VALID CLAIM ON THEIR dRNER "sITY.
An army officer in B,ston, taking "the
h'zTd Of the die," resigned his command
at the outbreak OF the war, and retired to
civil life; yet when The Democratic side
fund itself In the mhjority 10 the Senate,
they put that man, who did no service 10
the war, on the retired list with the rank
Of Colonel The reason for this was one,
he said, which he would leave the country
TO decide. The case In point was that Of i
Colonel whom the mSj Irity had recently
voted upon the retired list, although be
had retired from the army In the begin.
ming OF the war. II was Tor the Senators
who were disposed to cavil about preCe.
dents TO reflect that they had not only
committed themselves on ths' question,
but had done 90 In behalf OF officers who
had not drawn q blade nor fred muaket
for the preservation OF the Union.
Mr. Logan then went on 10 contrast the
record thus made with that refusal to
honor the one man, 10 the language Of Mr..
Hill, without whom our great revolution
would not have been a success. The
columns of this nations heroes was 10
stand broken befire the eyes OF future
generations because oil party prejudice
This was not the magnanimi'y which this
country was wont 10 show In memory Of
ils defenders.
The remarks oi MI. Logan were here
cut short by the expiration Of the morning
hour, and the Chair (hr. Edmunds) an.
nOur rCed % the regular order the ludian
Territory bill.
Mr., Logan then moved 10 postpone the
pepdll 4 aud prior orders In order To pro.
ceed with the Grant retirement bill.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
the motion.
Mr.. Butler, before the vote was taken,
remarked that he did not desire to be un.
derstood by his vote as expressing any
opinion upon the bill, either favorable or
antaRonis,ic; he Of jeCted to bling placed
by Mr.. Logan In the category OF those
who were Il ldenced by prejudice because
they did not At once consent 10 consider
the matter.
Mr.. Logan replied that he had made no
such charge, but had merely replied to the
remaika Il Mr.. Vest. .
Mr.. Butler added that he did not 10.
tend 10 be dragoOned iRto voting for or
Egainst the bill by insinuatlOns from Any
quarter; other matters equally important
were pending, and their precedence would
not prejudice the bill; no man on the q ,Or
would 70 farthe" than himself to do Tue.
tiCe TO General Grant II II justice was ne
irg done to him, but the only reason
given for the bill, was the geltlemtn'S
EMINENT SERVICE TO THE @ vERNMESr,
which might or might not be a sufficient
reason.
Mr.. Logan thought III term 'dragoon.
ed," as used by Mr.. Butler, merely an idle
word. Who had ever heard OF Senator
trying 10 dragoon that senator7 He him
self had not. He would say TO that SenA.
tor, however, that II the pending motion
failed he would Orenew II on the fl ct IA.
vorable opportunity, and II unsuccessful,
would not be prevented from repeating II.
MIR. Lngan'B motion was then defeated.
Ayes, Is; nays, 2s; party vote, except
that Messrs Lunar and Mcpherson, with
Mr.. Davis, Illinois, voted aye with the
Republicans.
The vote 10 detail was as follows: Ayes
-Messrs. Allison, Baldwin. Blair, Booth,
Burnside, Cameron, Of Wisconsin, D lvis,
Of Illinois. Dawes, Edmuudp, Ferry, Hoar,
Ingalls,, Kellogg, Kitkwood, Lamar, Lo.
gan, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Morrill,, Plat,
Plumb, Rollins, Saunders, Teller and Win.
dom.
Noes-Mesars. Bsyard, Beck, Brown,
Butler, Coke, Davis, Of West Virgins,
Groome, Hampton, Hatrig. Hill, oil
Georgia, Johnston, Jones, Kernan, Nc.
b maid Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh, Ran.
dnlph. Rabsom, Slater, Thurman. Vance,
Vest, Voorhees,, Walker, Whyte, Williams
and Witbers.
Meesrs. Eaton C Garland, MA1sy and Wal.
lace, opposed 10 The motion, were paired
with 0onkling, B aine, Carpenter and
Cameron respectively, who were absent.
Messrs. Anthony, Bailey, Bruce, CAL,
Cockrill, Glover, Hamlin, Hereford. Hill,
oi California, Jones, Of Florida, Jones, Of
Nevada, Paddock and Salisbury were also
reported absent.
The Senate then took up the Indian
Land Bill, the discussion Of which ocCu
pied the remainder Of the day.
Mr.. Vest moved the modification Of bic
30 as 10 extend the provisions
TO the twenty. tribes and fragments VI
tribes moved by the Government upon
the Ceded lands in Indian Territory.
Amendment agteed 10.
MI Hoar offered aud advocated 40
amendment comforting all the rights Of
citizens Oh an Indian who receives bis