Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-06

/ THE VOTE OF ILLINOIS.
Regarding the vote Of Illinois quoted by
| Mr.. Butler, MIR. Logan asked Mr.. Butler
where he got his figures.
Mr.. Butler replied, in the American
! almanac.
Mr.. Logan said almanAos sometimes
made mistakes. He cited the figures of
the votes cast in Illinois Tor several years
/ past,shoWing constantly increasing vote
/ IN that state, the figures for 1876 being 554,-
| O66 and for 1884 as much as 612, 500 AT every
Presidential election, he said, since such
| elections had been known in this country
the vote of Illinois had increased over
that of the previous election. How was
/ 1t with South Carolina? With popula-
tiOn of a million of people that State, in
| 1850, polled l70,956 votes, while with the
! same population and perhaps an increase
in 1884, the vote was only %. S62 votes. If,
| therefore, the vote of Illinois mad in
| creased by $4,000 and the vote of South
/ Carolina mad decreased by $1,000. his Mr..
/ Logan's) idea was that an explanation
was as much due from South Carolina as
from Dakota.
SOUTH CARoLINA'6 ELECTORS.
1t had been said that the electors Of
South Carolina had not been of a charac-
ter to induce voters to come out. Such a
eulogium had been passed upon that State
this morning that Mr.. Logan was tempted
to ask why su h electors had been nomi-
mated?
Mr.. Butler replied that he meant Re-
publican electors.
Mr.. Logan-Well, the Republican cleo
tors got very few votes.
Mr.. Butler-I know it.
Mr.. Logan-But l say your own elec-
tors failed TO get the vote that you polled
four years ago. No, sir, you can't play
that small character of debate in this
Senate.
BUZZING OF THE BEE.
Mr.. Logan said that that reference to
''the buzzing of the Presidential bee''
constituted very poor argument 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 the Presidential can
dldacy.
Abiding to Mr.. Butler's reference to
people ''wbo iaunted their performances
in other peoples faces" Mr.. Logan In
quired of MIR. Butler who had done that.
Mr.. Butler-l must do the honorable
senator the justice to say that he has not.
DEsPIsEs ROASTING.
Mr.. Logan-Very well; / am much
obliged TO the Senator for that. l hope !
thing l have contempt for it is that
man should be always telling what he
himself has done.
Mr.. Logan commented on the refer
ences of Mr.. Butler to 'lOlling in their
tents" of officers while ''the soldiers were
on the march," That remark, he said,
was not just to gentlemen on this side of
The chamber.
Mr.. Butler disclaimed having intended
its application to any Senator.
Mr.. Logan recognized equal merit in
all where there had been faithful service.
CHARGING PARTY OPPOSITION.
In conclusion Mr.. Logan repeated that
whatever pretense may be made as TO
the reason for excluding Dakota, how
ever the Senators may "higgle" over
words, the realization was that it would
have Republican majority. Men may
argue as they please with flashy pretexts
bnt that was the real source of the diff
Guilty. But the American people had an
abiding sense of justice. They knew that
all the elements for State existed ia Da-
kota, that it had the necessary pOpula-
ton and all the conditions of industry,
energy aud civilization. Then why, he
asked, should not this new State be placed
in the cluster of the American Union.
that it may add its share to the light and
glory OF the Republic?
Mr.. Morgan had heard a good deal in
this debate but had not heard any of the
advocates Of the bill answer the facts
presented against it.
THE FACTS ADMITTED.
The Senators as much as said to oppOn-
ents OF adm mission under this bill ~ our
facts are all right but your motives are
wrong, lou don't want to pass this meas
ure because you are a Democrat and
want only Democratic States admitted"
He Mr.. Morgan could, at least, as logi-
cally reply that the gentlemen who was
not elected at the last election wanted
new Republican State admitted
or that he wanted it in order 10 retain
power in the Senate. II would perhaps
be unjust TO the Senator from Illinois
{ Mr.. Logan to say that, but no more un-
just than the motives ascribed to the Op-
pOnents Of this bill. Mr.. Morgan con-
ceded that all the conditions necessary
for the admission existed in the case Of
Dakota. and he would be glad TO see it
admitted as one State. The Senator from
Illinois insisted on having two States
from it. ''lnsatiate archer, will not one
sutice?'
MIR. MORGAN HAD ENOUGH.
That Senator had said he would give
him Mr.. Morgan) enough before he got
through. Well, and Mr.. Morgan had had
enough already, and so had retired to the
cloak room and gone to sleep. He had
had enough of reproaches against his
State because OF a ticket that did not
draw a very large vote from Alabama last
year. The vote of Alabama had been
light, he said, because the Republican
ticket did not nave any such popularity
in that state as TO make it necessary for
the people to come out very largely IN Or
der 70 defeat il, and even the Republicans
themselves did not care aboutit. Az long
as the Southern states had bad liberty or
action they had always voted for the adj
mission OF new States whenever proper
conditions existed. The objections to adj
mission had come from the East.
Mr.. Plumb said the Democratic party
had always favored the admission OF new
States when a new State was Democratic.
forit would add TO the power Of the Dem.
ocratic party.
THE PASTEUR METHOD.
Mr.. Harrison replied 10 Mr. Butler.
Alter reviewing the points made by that
Senator this morning, and commenting
on the warmth with which the Senator
had spoken, MIR. Harrison said he knew
no cure for Mr.. ButleI except DIR. Pas
tours new treatment. Laughter.
Mr.. Butler inquired whether the virus
to be used In tue process OF incubation
was 70 come from Mr.. HarrisOnY
Laughter. That Senator bad shown
much bitterness Mr.. Butler thought. but