The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-11

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a"o II t.ars TO their cheeks ana huiisei anu
1.'C Id Starvation That was what tue dIl oeate9
W -aa money were asking congress u w. a,u
w. 40 in tha interests of labOring men. ~ b+
Wv ~ NiIIs said: "This scourge Wllcn Is sunni
sl'n " .itd mon the people Of the United states
cornes from cold marble and phleghauc aait tIa
tba eastern avarice which seeks 10 Illpa n5r ~
,rboIe corntrv on the he'd OF SUFFERING III E6t
crafty its lust for gold In tbls noui ooI ~ the
Mn Saril 10 the whole country, l appear W VIC
,,i,rrhased representatives of the American Peo1
No tn at ms stand M and call the battle on anu
P.yer leave the field until the peoples money si"ii
he restored to its full value Losu alsod tba
W NJ nnttarworth, of Ohio briefly discussed Tue
rrnvisions OF the pending bill, and opposed II az az
bainG disadyanageous to the distling lhVeres'S VI
Ohio.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-Among the petuons
,,rasantrd and appropriately referred were mum,
bar nv Hoar, FRYE, CullOm, COnger, Dawes anu
SIison from various assemblies OF hnlghts Oh
Labor, praying congress to open up tue ohlanUd
lands for settlement and to estaolSh iai
Government over these lands. -,...,, ,o,,
Tha chair laid before the senate resolution cali
in, on the interior department for copies OF papers
referring to the performance OF DUTIES VI Liemas
Ward while Indian inspector. Inc Tesoluuoh ""o
agreed to without debate -. .,,,.;o,,
heretofore introduced by him, to make tampa,
FIorida mort of entry. After suggestion OF an
amendment which proved acceptable 10 MI Oail'
the Joint resolution, as amended, passed.. .,.
ON motion of Mr.. Cougar the senate tooh up anu
nassnd tbe bill to provide for the sale OF the sue OF
old Fort Brady, Mich, and for the purchase OF
now site and the erection Of suitable buildings
thereon. , . d +to
hill heretofore introduced by him, amending sec
tons of the revised statutes relating TO annual up
preparations for the militia. .
ON Mr. HarrisOn's motion the morning business
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was laid aside and the DakOla OH laheh up 4ni
Butler took the floor.
Mr. Logan said his intention had been directed
to the vote of South Carolina because the senators
from South Carolina (Butler) and Missouri (NeSt)
had complained that Dakota, In 1881, bad pSlleU
80 600 votes while on the adoption of the proposed
constitution, only $1,000 votes had been polIed ne
Looan) had then called the attention to the vote oil
the senator of his own state (SOuth Carollna) tha
Dakota, with only quarter OF mllOn poPuia
ton pOlled 81 900 votes, while South Carolina
with a population of million, had only voted 81,
600 votes and he logan had inquired whether II
any explanation was required for Dakota, the eX
pianatiun was not also regarded necessary fol
south Carolina.
Mr.. Butler replied that the explanation was that
at the last election in South Carolina, the political
friends and allies of the senator from Illinois DO
gam were industriOGsy neglected They mad no
been instructed or even approximately that senator
He Butter believed all people from South CAROLINE
white and COOred, were satisfied with their stat
government, at least SO we had right to assume
Mr. Logan, remarked nothing had been said b.
him about the state government OF South Carolina
Butler then inquired if the senator from Illinois
Nogan) would in turn vouchsafe an explanation o
the votes Of some states ne I}utlerl. would men
ton. lie inquerd how it was that only IL pc
cent Of the voters of Illinois lad gone to the poll
at the last election even with the "favOrite son q
Illinois, and the "Piumed Knight both on til
ticket.
Mr.. Logan said that the point first made by tn
senator from South Carolina had been that an eN
ala tba uptn hn1
Dakota. He CLOgan) had explained that fact b.
showing that Il Democratic committee of the terri
tory had notified the Democrats not to participate
in the vote, but even on the view of the senator
from south Carolina, if the vote had fallen of il
South Carolina Illinois and other states why il
should not fall off in Dakota.
Mr. Butler said this did not exp ain the falling of
in Illinois. lie also asked why the "Old reliable
solid republican state of Vermont, under the dis
tinguished leadership of the senator from that
state (Nlr. Edmunds), who was wild with enthusi
for the success of the republican ticket, Great
laughter had polled only G3 per cent of its vote
and even that sen tors own town had, for the first
time in its history, gone democratic? Also Rhode
Island equally enthusiastic for the republican par
ty, pOled only IL per cent. of her vote for che
ticket and further, why in Maine, the home of the
''PluIned Knight but 80 per cent of the vote was
cast for the popular ticket
Mr. LUgan-"Will the senator allow me to ask
him question:
Mr.. ButIer-..I shall be through in a moment
Perhaps these things can be explained
MIR LOgan-"l was going to do it
Mr. BUtler-"I shall be glad to hear the eXplana
ton in moment
1t was amusing, Mr.. Butler said, for senators
who had not, and in the nature of things could not
have presidential aspirations to watch the contest
going on between of the senators of the Other
side. lie had no doubt DakOtas vote would be
luscious plum for the ambitious statesmen who
were afflicted with the presidential fever He lie
ferred to our genial friend from Iowa (r, AllisOn)
who he said, had "only got to cross over and
shake the bush,' and who would bear watching
Referring to one OF the Dakota gentlemen, who
opposed admission, MIR. Butler said that while
some other men We're lolling in their tents, he
had been marching to the tune of his country. In
the course of his remarks, Mr.. Batter alluded to
the pensions paid to union soldiers and said he
(Butler had voted to pay millions upon millions
of such pensions to the comrades of the senator
from Illinois, while his (Buter's) comrades neither
expected or received cent but paid their share OF
the taxes. He did not complain OF this The com
rades of that senator had been victorious Mr. But
lers comrades had been vanquished and were
entitled to no pension. The comrades of the sen
at9r from Illinss were entitled to thanks and hon
Ors from the government, but people had no righ
to be etcrnaly Haunting their performance in the
face of the country, in order to excite prejudice
against others.
Mr.. Logan said he had not attacked the state of
South Carolina He had thought he was compli
mentng that state when he had said South Caro-
lima had always been in the front rank of demo
cratic leadership. Regarding the vote OF Illinois
quoted by Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Logan asked Butler
where he got his figures?
Mr.. Butler replied: SIN the American alma.
nae
Mr.. Logan said almanacs sometimes made mis-
takes. He cited the figures of the votes cast
III limos for several years past showing con
stanty-lnCreasing vote in that state, the figures
Tor 1876 being 5i,GG6, and for 1889, as much as
62,6b9. At every presidential election he said.
since such elections had been known in this coun
Try, the vote of Illinois had increased over that d
the prior elections How was it with South Carolina
with population of million people, that state
IN 1885 poed l7O,95O votes, while with the samC
population, and perhaps au increase, in 1886, thu
vote r0lled was only 92,S62 votes. If, therefore
the vote Of Illinois had increased by 5OOOO and thu
vote of South Carolina had decreased by rs. OOO
MS Logan 81 idea was that one explanation was a
much due from South Carolina as from Dakota
IL had been said that the electors of South Caron
had not been of character to induce the voters t
come ont, Such an eulogism had been passed upOl
that state this morning that Mr.. Logan temple
to ask, why such electors had been nominated.
Mr.. Butler replied, he meant the republican
electors.
Mr.. Logan-Well, the republican electors 90
very few votes.
Mr.. Butler-I know it.
Mr.. Logan-But say, your own electors faiet
to get the vote you polled four years ago
No, sir you can't play that small character O.
debate in this senate.
Mr. Logan said, that the reference to the buzzinc
of presidential bees constituted a very poor argu
ment upon great constitutional question: for his
part, he was not governed by the small motives
that governed men who thought themselves great
Mr.; Butler said he was sure Mr.. Logan was quite
WORTHY, of presidential candidacy.
Abiding to Mr.. Buffers reference to people who
haunted their performance in other people's
faces, Mr. Logan inquired of Mr.. Butler who had
MI BUtlerTl must do the honorable senator the
justice to say he did not
.oA M f. LQgan-Eery well; am obliged to the sena