New-York tribune., 1886-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGS IN BRIEF.
MR. LOGAN on THE INCRFA~E OF THE ARMY
Bills IN TIE HOUSE

MR. LOGAN ON THE INCRFA~E OF THE ARMY
Bills IN TIE HOUSE.
WASHfNGToN, March 22.-ln the Senate to-
day Mr. Wilson, Of iowa, presented memorial from
the Legislature Of Iowa urgins tho passage OF the Des
Moines Land Title bin over tn" President veto
Mr.. Miller presented memorial from several hundred
members of the York Produce Exchange urging lie
passage OF the bin to authorize the construction Of the
proposed bridge over the Arthur Kill between New
Jersey and Staten Island. In presenting this memorial
Mr. Miller his intention to call up the Dill re-
fcrred to at an early opportunity.
The Urgent Deficiency bill was laid before the Senate
which, Oh motion Mr. Allison, insisted on its amend
meuts ana agreed to a committee OF conference.
Tho Chair Lila before the senate Mr.. Lngans bill TO
Increase the efficiency of the army Mr. Hale moved
to strike ont second section. which provides for
future force Of 10000 enlisted men in the army Mr.
Logan said that II Mr. Hale could get Il letter from
General sheridan General sherman, General Terry. or
any leading officer in the army stating that $4,000 men
wer, enough for our army he Ir Logan would agree
to Withdraw the proposition to increase the army He
continued:
So far a, am concerned have had enough Of war.
want no more war with white black or Indian, whether
a. home or abroad will always he found on the she
OF peace; that ia argument against an organize
have occurred. WHY committees OF the senate le-
commencing the building of big guns ana srenethehlS
our notifications would hate very much to see agln
I'm his country army to be at all compared with the
European armies. but when we find an army OF 3OOOOO
men ready 70 against us, we ought to have mt
irast a nucleus around which To form army for our
prorecfion our officers arc almost ashamed to bring
their companies ont IN the presence Of the American
people, No officer be proud OF company or twenty
me-unless II has boen reduced to that number In bat
tlc am proud OF soldiers and our officers, but
do Lot think we have enough soldiers
Mr. Hale Inquired whether it supposed by any one
that our army should be any more than skeleton in
time OF peace Mr. Logan replied that 5000 men would
not fiji up the companies tho point provided by law
Lut the increase would be great assistance in the mat
ter of organization In referring to the fisheries ques
ton Mr.. Logan SAID:
Suppose some OF these days that Canada should take
notion TO make row about IL OeHeNe lhere ID IoIg
in the senator's state
Mr. IlaIe-Fort Prebie in Portland Harbor
Mr.. Logan-Suppose some five or six hundred Canadl-
ans should run down to Fort Preble
Mr.. Hale-I do not think they would get there.
Mr. Logan-lIOw would you stop tGenf
Mr.. Hale-The people would stop them
Mir Logan-You have Fort PToDle bolieye, thirty
Mr.. nale-Tho Canadians indicated would get
far as Portland whether we a Ss an S OF Maine would
click the Canadians before they got TO Portlandi
Mr.. Uale-Yes
Mr.. Logan-weli, on that theory we do not want an
army at all.
In the House. on motion of Mr. Bragg. of Wisconsin
session was ordered Thursday night for the consd
Grafton resolutions relative to the death OF Congress
man Joseph Rankin. OF Wisconsin.
Bills were passed increasing $50 a month the PEN
sions OF the widows OF Commodores Spicer and File
brown BY vote OF 90 to 30 bill passed granting
pension OF $40 month to the widow of Rear-Admirh
uarwOOd. Bls were rejected increasing the
pension of the widow of Captain Heutg
and granting q pension to tho widow OF
Captain Benhlm The bill granting pension OF 30, 900
year to the widow OF General W. 5. Hancock
passed by a vote OF yeas 100, nays Az
Under the call of States, the following bills and reso
lutions were introduced ana referred:
BY Mr. Anderson, OF KansGs-To create a commission
TO arbitrate I'm cases OF labor strikes.
By Mr.. Lowering. OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
Commissioner of Labor to make investigation tn
the kind amount OF work done in the penal insttu
tious OF the several states and Territories.
BY Mr. Van Eaton, OF Mssis'ippi-PrOposing consti-
tutional amen lmrnt prohibiting pOlygamy.
By Mr.. Burnes of Missouri-For the settlement of
railroad strikes by arbitration.
BY Mr. Beach, OF New -York-FOr the erection Of one
the 1imby and shield system of defence
in the vicinity of Fort Hamilton. New-York HarbOr
BY Mr Campbell (T. j. OF New York-TO prescribe
the hours OF labor in the GOvernmsnC Departments at
Washington.
BY Mr. Le Fevre OF Ohio-FOr the better regulation OF
ntments West Point, and to bring that nstltu
tion the army more in accord with republican
Government, at tho end OF the call the House
adjourned.