The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-25

MS sWoro, ana when. afterward, he weut
as an agent to the Southern states and
reported to the President the undoubte !
loyalty and patriotism If The Southern
people. every Southern heart beat with
gratitude to him. When q special
Office was created for him with
rank OF general no southern man interpos. i.
ed single objection, and when at Cairo
aud other points, after visiting every
southern state, Gen. Grant attestsd that
| the people of the south were as loyal to
Il o constitution and the flag as the peo-
pie of the north The southern people
again evinced by their loud acclaim their
gratitude for that testimony. But when
Gen. Grant deliberately lett the place
provided for him by the representatives of
the people; when he entered the arena of
partizan politics; when he took the chan
ces of political lie. he (Vest) held that he
should stand the hazard of the die. This,
therefore, was no Democratic funeral. II
belonged to the Republican side of the
house to provide for their founding and
their dead in the late political conflicts.
When the corpse ofGen Grant was dragged
from that bloody arena in the city Of
Chicago the funeral and obsequies belong
cd not to the DenocI attic side of the
chamber. We have funerals enough of
our own, llaughterl. and we have our own
wounded that we are expected to take care
of. In conclusion he said he had no hostil-
ity toward Gen. Grant, but was opposed
TO the bill beosuss he thought there was
something elso for the representatives of
the people to do than to provide
places for gentlemen. no matter how dis
tIngHished. who had taken the chances of
political life.
The debate was cut short by the expir
alton of the morning hour. and the chair
(Edmundsl announced as the regular
order the Indian Territory bill.
Mr., Logan than moved to postpone the
pending and prior orders in order to pro-
esed with the Grant retirement bill. The
yeas and nays were demanded on the
motion
Mr.. Ba!lsr, before the vote was taken,
remarked that he did not desire to be
opinion on the bill, either favorable or
by MIR. Logan in the category of those
who were Influenced by prejudice because
they did not at once consent to consider
the matter.
Mr. Logan replied that he had made
no suoh charge, but had merely replied
to the remarks of MIR Vest.
Mr.. Butler added that he did not intend |
TO be d'asoJned into voting.tur or against
the bill by insinuations from any quarter. |
Other matters equally important are |
pending and their precedence would not |
prejudice the bill. No man on the floor |
would go further than himself to do Justice |
to Gen. Grant, if injustice was being done |
to him; but the only reason given for the |
bill was that gentleman's eminent |
services to the government. which |
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Mr.. Logan thought to be dragooned. ss
used by Mr., Butler, was merely an idle |
word. Who had ever heard of Senator |
trying to dragon that Senator. He him
self had not. He would say to that Sena
tor, however. that if the pending
motion failed he would renew it upon the
6rst fsvorable opportunity, and if uusuc-
cessful would not be prevented from re-
nswiog it.
Mr.. Losan's motion was then defeated
yeas Is, nays 28, party vote, except that |
Messrs, Lamar and Mcpherson. with |
Davis of Illinois voted, yes with the Re-
publicans,
The Senate then took up the Indian
land in severaty bill, the discussion upon |
which occupied the remainder OF the day. |
Mr Vest moved the modification of his |
so as to extend the provisions
10 twenty nine tribes and fragments of |
tribes moved by the government upon
ceded lands in the Indian territory. The
was agreed to-
Mr.. Hoar offered and advocated an
amendment conferriDg all rights Of citi-
zsns upon all Indians who receives his
lands in severalty under the act. After
debate the Senate without acting on the
amendment went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.