The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-30
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Proceedings in Congress
on Monday.
LOGAN'S ARMY BILL IN HAND.
The Government and the U. p
suspending a Paper-Miscel-
laneOus Items of Interest.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Fair laid be
fore the Senate memorial of an anti
Chinese convention held at Sacramento
CAL, praying for some relief from the
Chinese evil.
After the routine morning business,
Logan's army bill was placed before the
Senate. Logan sent to the desk and
had read letter from General Sheridan,
favoring the proposed increase. Mr..
Logan favored it.
Mr.. Plumb opposed it. He
thought it singular, while we are
so thoroughly at peace, that measure
OF this kind should be introduced. He
had been s0rfy to hear the suggestion
tnat an increased army was necessary
to put down the local troubles among
our own people. 1t would not do to in
still into the peoples minds this lesson
of force as remedy for such troubles.
The present proposition was one calcu-
lated to develope more frills, furbelows,
shoulder straps and decorations.
Mr.. Dawes favored the bill. The con-
troll through an army was not the con-
troll desired. Self control, Dawes said,
was characteristic of our people and,
would see them through all their differ
ences.
Mr.. Teller saw no cause for an in
crease. Violence in the States should
be put down by the people of the State. 1t
was not desirable to resort to standing
army for police purposes and the peo
pie did not intend that local disturb
ances should be put down by national
troops.
Logan defended his position on the
bill. As to one of the arguments advanced
by the Senator from Kansas (Plumb)
that because the laborers were poorly
paid, the soldiers should not be better
paid than at present, Logan thought
that a very poor argument. 1t was
very singular that most of the wealthy
and bankers rich enough to be hardly
able to count their money, were always
found to be friends of the workingmen,
daughter in the gallery. This was all
right for the rich man to do, but when
anything was said for the worklngmen
by those who had actual experience of
the workiDgman that was altogether
improper. II was an unwarrantable
assumption for any Senator to intimate
that this bill was now introduced with
view to any impending difficulty be-
tween labor and capital. Why this in
sinuating that there was a desire to use
the army against the people -? 1t
seemed 10 some men that any statement
that would injure another was sweet
morsel. 1t was an unfounded and I'M
worthy insinuation, referring to the
suggestion that the increase of the
army was wanted for show, for
circus" Mr.. Logan repealed it.
The people did not want any
show" about it. They had show
and circus enough in the Senate.
Qaughter), and while the Senatorial
circus was on he did not know any
more active performers than the SEN
ators who were opposed to this bill.
(Renewed laughter.) In conclusion,
Logan said Republican, was becom
ing a power the world over, ard the
United States should be prepared to say
to the first European power that at
tempts foothold in America, Lay on
Macduff and damned be he who first
cries, hold, enough" applause in the
galleries).
After executive session the Senate ad-
journed.