The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-01
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Mr.. Logan's Army Bill-Mr. Vance Urges Re-
peal of the Civil-Service Law.
WASHINGTON, March 3L.--Mr. Coke offered
resolution requesting the President to call the
attention of the Mexican government to the diff
fcuities incident to the reclamation of live stock
crossing the Mexican frontier line, with a view
Mexico and the United States that may facili-
tate such reclamation. Referred.
The army bill was then placed before the Sen
ate. Mr.. Logan did not feel called on to answer
what Mr.. Teller had said yesterday, but would
reply to one or two remarks personal to himself.
1t would not be for him to enter the field of sar
casm with Mr. Teller. Mr.. Logan could not say
what he had said to induce the Senator from
Colorado to make the remarks he did. He had
merely stated fact when he had said he had
DOT seen the Senator from Colorado in the great
military parade on Pennsylvania avenue. That
was true, and if that gave offense, Mr.. Logan
was guilty But there were very many men VINO
were not there. The Senator from Colorado was
the first man tat had ever complained of want
of courtesy in Mr. Logan. He Mr.. Loganl did
not claim all the graces, or that he wonld make
d CeHdbOf
Colorado hereafter the Chesterfield Of the SEN
ate. That Senator'S references to Mr.. Logan's
military services, and that he Mr.. Logan was
parading his military services before the coun-
try. were unworthy Of Republican Senator rep
resenting loyal State. On the other side of the
Senate were men who fought against the Union
They had moro respect for man who was
soldier, and who stood face to face against them,
than TO insinuate in any such low, mean, de-
spisable way as this. True, Mr.. Logan did what
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preserve the flag that sheltered the Senator from
Colorado; he did help protect that Senator's
property and his rights; he did keep this Union
together, while that Senator reposed in the quiet
of his own home. For doing that should he
mr. Loganl be criticised by Republican Sena-
tor? 81 am not in his Mr.. TellersI way" said
Mr.. Logan, ''Dor in the way of any of his friends
His insinuation about my aspirations were with
out foundation. / have aspirations other
than to represent my constituency honorably
and fairly; no other, sir, than to occupy my seat
honorabfy. / never have, no matter what may
have bsep said by other persons. Why, sir,
when that seat the chair of the Senate] was
offered to me by unanimty on the part of this
side of the chamber, [ declined it. What evi-
dence is there that 1 should have thrown at my
feet that my aspirations are being interfered
with in reference to this bill. What justiica-
ton is there for such insnuations l ask for
nothing; want nothing; am not in the way of
any man." Continuing, MIR. Logan said that
men who had been Cabinet officers not
necessarily statesmen. When the Senator from
Colorado had said that Mr.. Logan was not
a statesman, he had said no more than
Mr. Logan already knew. He was sorry that
there were some men who did not know so much
about themselves The Senator from Colorado
had attempted to insinuate that Mr. Logan had
said certain things in this chamber abiding to
crtain gentleman of high character far away
i ON him now, in what he MIR. Logan said in
ference to the Senator from Maine Mr. Hale.
Thy lug that INF What has that got to do with
ae proposition about the FIVE thousand men9
let 1t was insinuated that he had struck it out
of his speech. Why, he asked, has it been per-
sisted on this floor that am trying to make i'm
Enuations somebody outside of this chamber2
L say, once for ALL that made no such allusion;
that the man was NOT in my mind; that had no
such intention, nor can my language be con-
strued or twisted into any such shape as that.
What said was in reference to Senators, and in
reference to backing of Senators by Senator's, not
la reference to any body outside for do not deal
lie that character OF argument or character of as
ssrtion. l will say, further, to the Senator
from Colorado, and desire him to understand it
and have notice now, that all the attempts made
by Senators herein this chamber to cause quar-
rel or ill-feeling between the gentleman alluded
to and myself will be failure. He and l are
better friends than those gentlemen who are
trying to make us enemies. That is all in refer
once to that This little play in this little game
Is too small a thing for Senators to engage Inv
Mr. Logan then entered upon discussion of
some details of the bill.
Mr. Plumb said the remarks made on the bill
by himself were made in the discharge of his
duty, and were in no wise intended as personal
reflection on the Senator from Illinois Mr.. Lo
gan He MIR. Plumb would say that Mr.
Logan was the most eminent of all the volunteer
soldiers of the Union army. Nothing could add
to that statement In Mr.. PiImbs Judgment
that put man on the highest possible pinnacle
Mr.. Plumb had, however, public duty to per-
form in connection with this bill, as with other
bills. He Mr.. Plumb represented constitu-
ency that had more newspapers than any other
people on the American continent and who
knew all that was going on in this chamber.
They held their representatives to a strict ac-
countability for acts both Of omission and CON-
mission. Mr. Plumb then proceeded to argue
the unwisdom of the bill. It was the result, he
thought of the surplus ia the Treasury Every
proposition of the bill was to increase the ex-
penses-not one proposed to reduce expense.
Everything was to be leveled up-nothing was
TO be leyeled down. 1t was bill to increase the
public expenditures in direction and for q
service not Ia accordance with the growth of the
spirit of the country, but as might be said, in a
direction and for service that was obsolete,
Our army had but Quasi-military service now
This was not The fault of the army We had no
regular service for them to render. The person
ael of the army was undoubtedly brave and
patriotic.
Mr. Vance addressed the Senate in support OF
ais bill to repeal the civilservice law. The act,
in Mr. Vances opinion, was wholly unconstitu-
tional. and in voluntarily submitting to its pro-
visions the President was surrendering his pre-
rogative, which il was his duty to protect The
people, by the election of 1884. had declared for
q change of officers in this Republic; but their
will had not been respected. The result was
that political enemies and spies surround every
administrative officer. This was trying 70 serve
the Lerd with the devil for an active partner.
Tho whole thing was bumbug and in partial
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