The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-06
FORTY-EIGHTH CoNGReSS--FlRsT
SESSION.


WASHINGTON, July j.-Shortly after
the Senate was called toorder Mr.. Logan
arose and said:
"Mr. President, deem it due to my
friends that | call attention to certain
statements | find copied in the public
press rs well rs i'm the Congressional
Record OF the nth of June.
"lirSt-I am set down in .hC list OF
what is termed land grahhcrS,' rs hav-
ing in some mysterious way accumu-
lated the vast amount OF $1,000 acres of
land. This statement is utterly without
foundation. The New York Herald of
the 18th adds $1,000 head of cattle. |
wish this were true, but there is no
foundation for the statement. ! would
take no notice OF this, however, were it
not for the charge that follows.
"SecOnd-Thc person who made the
statement after finding il was untrue,
instead of doing Justice to me against
whom he might, 10y his erroneous state
ment, have done an injury, proceeded to
put another false statement ON record rs
follows: Il might have said to the de-
luded soldiers of this land, what do you
think of great Senator who in his greed
to absorb territory which belongs To ac-
tual settlers in land that was made ior
Independent free holders and small
farmers, What do YOU think of a man
who passes rs Il statesman and patriot,
as the friend par excellence of the soldier
and who under the GOV
ar of his brothcr-in-law
went to New Mexico and trie TO pre-.
cmpt the most valuable land lying along
her streams, and was only stopped 10y
the public officers finding ont 1t belonged
10 The class which he Processes the
utmost friendship Tor, and who, from
his manner and appearance, rumor says,
has their blood in his veins, who tried to
steal fir nm his own kith and kin hun
drcdS OF thousands of acres of land,
lgroat laughter and applause ON the
Democratic side, taking from the un.
fortunate savage who was unable to
protect himself, until an honest Sccrc
tnry of the Interior went there with n
surveyor and took back the land for the
Iunis. II ncwed laughter and APP
plauscl.
"Now, Mr.PreSident,t this statement Is,
50 far as | am concerned, or any one
else of whom | have any knowledge,
mallciouslv false. Sir, what are the
facts out of which this attack has been
made? Captain Iawton. Mr.. Tucker
aud Mr.. stout located claims at Neutriu
Springs and lands adjacent in New
MeNlcoi not, however, until after aScer.
timing rom the General Land Office
that the land was subject
TO location, being outside of the
Indian reservation, being some five
miles from the Indian line and some
twenty or thirty miles from the town oI
Iuni. SO IL will he seen the iOO,UO arrcs
of land this man says that [ was steal
ing from the Indians, resolves itself into
three homestoads, or desert net claims
located by two army officers and one
citizen on public land open to such ON.
try, with which location, however,
had nothing to do
In order 10 prove the statements ht
had made, he read number of letters
The first was letter from the Commits.
sioner OF the General Land Office, show.
ing the land In question was subject tC
location and entry, as public land al
time, and IL not the location would have
hccu subject to cancellation. The
next letter was from Major Tucker tC
Secretary Teller giving the facts In con
nection with the location of lands mon
toned by him and his associates. and
prot sting against any change by resur
vey of the Iunis reservation. lie snio
the charges against Logan OF conncc
tion with these lands are untrue
Tho next letter was from
Capt. Luwton to gen. Logan, reiutcs al
y.cnt length the charges against tn,
latter, aud says; "Thore is not, nor has
there been ANY company or organiSn-
ton for the purpose of buying or. owl
ing land, raising stock or starting u
ranch on the Nutria. In which yon OF
any other person is or was Interested
Nh cmry land on the Nutrio was
made IN good fifth for myself ana nc
other person has any interest in the 10.
cations. Any and all Statements thnl
this k or has been combination
t0 secure land or start ranch for your
benefit or for a." benefit ~ any person
other than those Appearing oL ,Ie