The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-02

hands, altogether another kind of "spriHk-
- ling"-and from this, doubtless, the err
Tor arose.
AND PUBLIC BUSINESS
The executive departments Of the gen
eral government and the house investigat-
ing committees are Of loegerheads in refer
ence TO the custody OF the official papers
and records of the departments. The
postmaster general has already refused to
deliver over the original papers OF his de-
partment at The call OF the committee,
placing his refusal on the ground that he
was made, by law, their custodian, was re-
eponsible for their safety, aud that their
absence from their proper place might seri-
ousy interfere with the business of the de-
partmeut. The president, also, issued an
executive order prohibiting the removal of
official papers from the files of the depart
ment. but, to make a point against Secre-
tary Bristow, B. G. Caufeld, chairman of
the committee on expenditures IN the de-
partment of justice, made petemptory
order on him. April %, to send to the COM
mittee all of the accounts OF the marshal
for the southern district of New York, and
of the supervisor of elections in the city OF
New York since the spring Of 1871, and,
also, TO ''send person thoroughly con-
" versant with them, and who can explain
" them 10 the committee"
To this Secretary Bristow replied, de-
Ginning to accede to the demand, basing his
refusal on the executive order, but stating
that suitable room, in the department,
would be placed ct the disposal OF the COM
mittoe to enable them 10 examine any and
all papeI5 in the department, and that
" clerks familiar with the accounts will be
" directed to attend upon such examination
" and all the information they have bear
"ing upon the subject" But this did not
satisfy MIR. Cauiield, and he leiterates his
demand for the originals, saying that it will
be great Inconvenience" to "our COM
mittees' to goto the placing
his own convenience, and that OF the conf
mitiec, against the necessities Of the public
business, and demanding that its transac-
ton shall be hindered and delayed that he
and his aousing colleagues may not be
compelled to take a few extra steps. In
reply, Secretary Bristow calls his attention
to the fact that his refusal was based on an
hot
/" the right to call for any particular origi.
nal paper in any one OF the departments
implies the right to call for all the papers
{" in all the departments, and thus stop
" completely the entire machinery of the
executive department of the govern.
"ment.' Notwithstanding this, the sec.
rotary informs him that the president has
taken the matter again under advisement,
and the result will be made known in due
| season.
Right here, and while the president and
his cabinet are considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of rccousidering the order, it may not be
out of place TO call the attention of the
country, and particularly Of our democratic
friends, TO the course pursued by Andrew
Jackson under similar circumstances Dur
ing his administration, general charges o.
abuse were made against the executive de
partment, and committee appointed tC
investigate the same whereupon Genera
jackson wrote letter to the chairman o.
I the committee, and We commend attention
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