Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-30

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senator Logan. though {
6lieent ana earnest publis
servant, paid but little At
tention to the details q.
parliamentary methods
He WAS not familiar Will
the rules, and rarely eve
knew the status of his owl
bills on the calendar. Hi,
time. perhaps. WAS 30 en-
crossed with the many fin
portant matters entrusted
to him aud with his CORE
spondence that he had N,
opportunities for familiar
iEing himself with parlia
mentary details. When IA,
wished to pass o pendin,
measure he would ask {,
take il up, and il trritatet
him 30 have the point raises
that any rule confiicted
The measure 10 which b,
last gave special attention
IN the Senate was the bill
to donate certain land il
Chicago for governments
military purposes. At tn,
last session he endeavoret
to get the bill through anc
when opposition was of
fered he retorted that II,
had waited patiently for al
opportunity to pass his bill
that he had freQuentl,
yielded 10 other measures
and he thought IL was high
time that some spirit of &C
commodation was showY
towards him. Early In tn,
present session he gave no
tice that at an early day b,
would ask for the consider
alton Of that hill. That wa,
the last time he ever I'd
dressed the presiding of
ficer of the Senate in hi,
official capacity.
His last speech in tn,
Senate. on q subject Of sui
hcient Importance to de
lnalid previous prepare
ration, was in defense Vi
his course with regard Il
the Payne case. The repub
hcaDs of Ohio charged tina,
Senator Psyne's seat has
been obtained by bribery
and strong party pressurt
YVES brought TO bear upor
the committee Oh priv,
leges and elections to ot sel
an investigation. Senators
Logan, Evarts and Teller
Joined with the democrat.
in reporting that there wa,
no evidence to sustain the
charge of bribery. For thi,
they were violently assaulted
by the republican papers
and Gen. Logan in q speech
of considerable length, de
Tended his course and de
nounced his assailants.
A prominent REPUBLICAN
Senator and . good Efiend ot
Gen. LOGAN, said ~ . STAI
reporter this morning: u
shall always believe thai
Logan would have recon.
sidered his vote in that case
had not the Ohio papers
pitched into him 30 savage.
ly. / had carefully read all
the testimony, and when
learned how Logan haC
voted in committee / wa
surprised. / went to him
in the Senate chamber AM
after broaching tine subjec,
remarked that every intel
ligent man in Ohio. regard
less of political sentimen,
or utilization. believed
that there was bribery
that money was used to IN
fuence the election. "Oh,
yes" replied Logan, "bu;
there is no evidence"
/ replied that there was
evidence, and inquired OF
Logan If he had read the
testimony. He admitted
that he had not, saying he
Judged the testimony by
the presentation made Of i,
in the debate in the com
mittee room. I mentioned
several strong points in the
testimony and told him
that I was not endeavoriug
to persuade him against his
Judgment, but that / was
satisfied the case would
create more of a stir thar
was then anticipated. Aftel
impressiEg upon his mind
the features of the testi.
mony which / regarded as
showing proof of bribery ]
told him / would be glad te
have him review the case
to read the testimony him.
self. He promised me tina,
he would and he was III
earnest. He would have
carefully read that testi.
mony, and. perhaps, in con.
sequence OF that careful
reading. have changed hi.
vote: but Just then the re.
publican papers opened
upon him, some of them in
an abusive and malignant
manner. and I knew Logan
well enough to feel assured
that he would not change
then. He would have died
rather than retreat under
fire."