Savannah morning news., 1885-06-03
THE CAUCUS RESOLUTIONS.
Republican Senators Who Are Satisfied
That They Never Passed.
From the Washington Post.

from the Washington Post.
81 do not think it at all probable that
any such resolutions were ever passed by
a Republican Senatorial caucus" SAID
Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska, yester-
day when reporter asked him if there
was any foundation for the publication Of
two rules said to have been adopted by
the Republican Senators I'm accordance
with their views of civil service
reform. IL did not attend all the
caucuses. - he continued. obut think thar
If such action had been taken in my alb
sence should certainly have been in
formed of it afterwards. Another reason
for my disbelief in the publication is that
| think the Republican Senators would
have more sense than to write or fOrmu-
late such an idle resolution as is the
second: "That in case any Democratic
partisan causes the removal OF an eff
cient Republican and receives as his
reward for causing such removal the
nomination as successor TO the de-
captated Otiicial-that such nominal
tion will not be confirmed The Sem
ate would find its time well occupied
wouldn't it?-fnding out what Democrat
caused every Republican removal. No,
sir; the general disposition of the Senate
was to treat the President kindly and
fairly, as the Democrats did TO the Re-
publican President"
Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, on being
questioned on the subject, said: 81 would
prefer not to talk about it, but will say
simply this, that II | were the editor of
any paper / would not think it worth tax
ing the least notice Of"
81 am satisfied" said Senator Dolph. OF
Oregon, "that such resolutions were never
passed. | don't care to say anything
further than that. AS for considering
that political reasons would be regarded
sufficient cause for removals by the Re-
publican Senators, l can only speak for
myself. | believe that if Federal officials
who have a term of office to run were to
be removed for cause, the Senate would
consider 1t had the right to look into the
reasons itself. OF course, this is my own
individual opinion; can't say what the
Senate would do"
mo, do not think there is any ground
for making such publication" said Sen
atCr Vance, of North Carolina. ''The at.
titude of the Senate toward the admins
tration just before it adjourned was libe-
raj. 1t saw that Cleveland was satisfy
ing the wishes Of the people and did not
think it polite to interfere. If he gets
through the bulk of his appointments this
summer satisfactorily all will be we'll !;
but if next winter when Congress assem-
bles he is under a cloud, and there are
divisions in the Democracy, the Republi-
cans may take advantage of it. l think
one prlmd fGcie evidence that no such resO-
lutions, however, were adopted is that no
caucus could have kept its proceedings so
secret for so long time-the thing would
have leaked out before now"
II think that the passage of any such
resolutions by the Republican Senators
is highly improbable" said Senator Call,
of Florida. "But even if such action had
been taken do not suppose that the Re-
publicans could get a majority of the
Senate to vote for il, for there are a good
many leading Republicans who are known
to have expressed themselves as antagon-
istic to the civil service law, and who
hold that the President has the power of
removal. His power of suspension is
unQuestiOned."