The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-31
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
Continued Discussion of the Army Bili
~-DeTendiny the Postmaster General.

~-Defending the Postmaster General.
WASHINGTON CRY, Mach S1-After
routine In iness Tuesday the senate TOOK up
Logans army efli.ien5y b. IL, and sharp
debate between Logan and Teller ensne !.
At 2::So the senate proceeded to consider
the bill for the admission Of Washington
territory to statehood.
In answer to the objections raised by
Teller, that nololy but the mil tary 20 n
| mittee of the senate asked for this bill,
Logan read from repo Is Of the present and
| fo-ne, secretaries of war, and from Gen
| Shzri Ian to show that Teller was mistaken
| He also rese.rcd to n Recommendation by
| Cen Sheridan, that two conn anies he
added to each regiment and which, if
adopted would add 700 men to the force
| of the army. As to tho cost OF the
proposed increase, Logan cited statistics TO
show that the additional expense would be
| bat one mil ion and half annually, instead
severa mi lions, as asserted by the oppon-
en- # the bill Logan hen expla mel in
detail the provisions of the BILL arguing that
| if adopted they would tend to IN rease the
| efficiency of the army Answering Plumb 5
criticism atout tinsel etc, iii the army, he
| suggested to the Kansas senator that if he
| thought the army a matter of tinsel and
show, he shoald move to abol 81 it alto
gethef.
In the morning hour the house resumed
consideration o. the bill to reguats eompen-
| sAtion ard d Ities of United States attorneys,
marshals and commissioners.
lit changes the fee system to a salary sys-
tent hos'rs Herbert and Springer favored
the hill, but pending action it went over
The house then went into committe OF the
whole on the postofiice appropriation bill,
| Taylor of Michigan defended the post
master general from criticisms made upon
him for not increasing the salaries of the
fourth and fifth class postal clerks.
Guenther of Wisconsin rose to a question
of privilege and deniel the allegation pub
lished in The Oshkosh Northwestern that his
recent defense OF the postmaster general was
| in fuitillment of a promise obtained from
Guenther in return for his appointment en-
the committee on postoifices and post-roads
He had never intimatei dir, city or indi
rertly that he had wished to be appointed
on the committee on posbofiices and post
roads He had never approached the speaker
regarding his appointment on any com
mittee.
| Referring 10 another article in the same
paper declaring that be had reflected upon
Germany and Germans, t,uenther said that
in abiding to "happg Germany he had
uttered the hone t convictions of his heart
He loved the people OF Germany, but had ne
sympathy with tho 80 who tyrannized ovel
them III referring to his proud title Of
A mericnn citizen which he would not ex-
change for ali the titles honor or wealth
that the emperor OF Germany or his iror
chancellor could he,tow upon him, tht
speaker was roundly applauded
There was long debate on the subject
of assistance to American ships carry in.
tie United States mail, during which
Biount vigorously defended the postmaste
general Tor declining to use the appropria
ton for that purpose made by the last con
greSs He denounced The subsidy plan ant
thanked God an administration was in powel
which did not understand that IN de o
luiding up American shipping, The REQ
PIES voice in praise of the postmaster gen
eral would be heard when the voices o
subsidy men We're hoarse
Springer also defended MIR. Villas, an(
said he should receive the plaudits of tn
American people for his ton.