New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-16
CEN. LOGAA's OPPOSITION TO SECRECY
SPEAKING FCn oPEN FXTCCTiyg SESSIONS HR
NIDDLEBEEGHKs WINS.

CEN. LOGAA's OPPOSITION TO SECRECY
SPEAKING FCn oPRy EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Ha
RIDDLEBEEGKRs VIEWS.
WAsHINGTOy, April 10 CSpccdh. - General
Logan IN supporting ,he resolution Tor open execuiiv,
sessions to-day e of the best speeches that ha
has delivered ia the senate a. this session. Like Mr.
Ilat VINO opened the debate, iIr Logan spoke without
notes for over an hogr and was listened atientge!y
by Senate and glllcr;e a. Mr. Patt h a givcn
veil the history OF secret sessions. Mr Logan said he
wod not go that ground but bo wished under.
stood that IN his mind there not and never
was any necessity for secret ssons OF the ssaae.
IIc read from stoFy's Commentaries tas
Constitution strong disapproyal OF
Grey as TO pablo business and y
sttemen; that 1t was not In accord with the Consiitu
usn Ar. Sherman. in the debate tho Impressed
papers. declared thatt Government shoald have
Secrets NJ. Logan expressed Ike sentiment. and
then he added that he anxious 10 the vote
To resolution and ascertain whether Senators
what they said lie hoped the Senators who favored
secret sessions would have the TO give tho
couury their reasons lie wanted he doors opened aut
the Gemorazng influences OF secret sessions abolished.
hat the raducer OF character and the condoner Of
bad records would 20 dosn alike with Senatorial
COURTESY There never an executive session to con-
sldor an important matter from which some
TIN, did 10; leak lie acquitted tho
officers OF the Senate Of any fault In this
matter. sun, the newspapers were fun OF statements
things that tDneast, stii TO ntpDc1 I'D
session II better for the senate AMI bcfter
or The country that correct statements should always
be made.
III Logan declared that great principle Of liberty
was involved IN this discussion. The shack IS had
EVERYWHERE fallen IN obedience To public opinion cx-
the Senate, which withdrew ITSELF IRON tue pc0-
nj End cnveloped Itself IN veil of sworn secrecy lt
es time TO put Away this childish thing OF the oien
time some Senators e declared, seemed To Ike moth
90 well drive the people out OF the galleries for
D reason that he could except to snow their mpOr
tanee. II was t. his mjni an absolute farce.
sfr Iosr inquired If it not well TO close the doors
OF cOmmlttee-rOoms
ir Logar-The Senator from Massachusetts ia always
trying to draw oil some other question. am not
discussing committees nov IL Is here In this Chamber
that tho business done and the votes taken The poo
PIE cont about committees Ihey DO demand INST
these doors snail be opened. and tell you That they VIII
be opened There iime when this chamber wa nled
lawyers They thought tat the whole world centrei
them. they withdrew themselves from the people
the people who trust usf II that 10 true Republican
government is a failure. For 10y part. am not an ars
tocrat and do not place myself above the people.
Rlr. Riddeberger followed Mr.. Logan and
made Interesting references to mat
tiers In session. lie SAID that
men had been accused OF stealing horses ana Oh
having been inmates fpencntarles and yet the peOpe
nominal ed for responsible Offices lie never before
knew jury that willing 10 try man without per-
nit ing him TO face his accuser5 He said that nearly
every public business done In executive session.
Senator's that It be considered that the doors
OPEN The public discussion Of the character Ot
would improve the public service aud wouid tsci-
tate the public business.
Mr. Plat said that there were other Senators who
wished speak on the question and he would not ask
for Il vote to-day.