New-York tribune., 1886-03-17
MISSTATEMENTS EXPOSED.
vuy OFFICIAL PAPERS ARE SUPPRESSED.
.pyBcnEs BY SENATORS MORRILL,, cuLLoM' MANEf
AND DOLTH,
.sYrBaEGr.rH rornE r&IbuSE. ]


c3Y rglEGHAPH To 1hE TSIbuSE
w .sruScro>. March 16.-ln his speech last
eos ON the Pres dents right to Withhold or suppress
ears M, tlc IN tc departments. senator kenna re"u
1etcr sent 10 Secretary Manning by MI MorHiI' ch'r
,rsr of The Finance Comuitter, asking Tor uo re"''N
for the suspeusic OF oi er, or nc papers Oh me-
,a,iu- 10 the casc M Kenua sand that the "eu""' va"
the beginning Of present controversy !" 'a"','"N
acloto io-l.. sr Morrill, made short ana cI','''
,,, q, liss staff rent. lie said that the president nav
t advertised v.f-ly that :he GoFernment was TO 90
,un un business principles he assumed 'ha| ~ le'''
tncro would he 10 ore conceament aoo" s "or" '''
had marked IRE, ou, Administrations AS chairman o'
the Finance Committee, therefore. he sent o."
th same kind u requests Tor Information rs
h,d bccp sr' ont IN other years 10
show that the lc'- read by Mr. kenna was no' tN'
cuse OF the eIsy Nh morrill, read an answer To-
c,ved from ecrc ~ Manning IN reply TO similar io'
,er sep ont TWO We IS earlier. IN which Secretary Man
ni, sent Ao oa,y paper nc. which consisted Oh "'t
ter from the susp 'cd officer That was so
That tie comm!ttr unanimously resolved to report the
uaainaton favOAo.y Eut The secretary discovered az
ter,yard that such request was an eneroachmeht Oh
She rcro.ativeS OF Ac Executive. No like request was
aoot by any oer committee aud the Senate had never
n le tomand for Mr.. Morrill, sand that Ms
etcc dill no. propose to send man into retirement
ri.ha cloud hausus over his good name without at
least giving him al opportunity to re heard II ""h''"
II see tie papers N file.
Mr. Cnl ON wiu followed NJ. Morrill, spoke for nearly
two lCuis making complete exposure OF Wh"' he uo
uouncrd as SIN ucd attempt on the part OF the p+o
Gratis TO peryCr the question at issue In hutraVhe
the point Il Democrats that papers relating 20 Su'
pensions placed IN the departments ON! ioi ''
convenience Of The President and were not Official Ho'
uents he produced roll OF such pap sent ny oecre
tary Lamar to the Committee on Territories before the
President suddenly discovered that they were his rr
vale property Each OF these papers hal the stamp
of'lc Department OF the Interior upon them the date
o. flng and other particulars. To assrt that lheSe
were not public ducumcntS Mr.. Culom s7id, was pre-
postcrous; or to say that ex-Prosdent Hayes or ex
President Arthur could 70 the department ana de-
stIoy such papers sent there by homis equally rdcu-
lous but that the assertion OF President CeVeahd
Mr. Maxcy of Texas, read short speech in the line
OF what had been said 10y dr Pugh
-Mr Dolph q, Oregon. took up the subject, showing
how the President violated the spirit II not the letter
Of the law arl to the appointment OF eX-solderS
and sailors and how concerned in suppressing
papers 10 conceal fact. lie spoke only for short
timc and VIII coucuie his remarks tomorrow
Mr Jack on of Teuuessee Mr. Harrison, Of Indiana,
and others are yet to speak. Mr.. Eimunis gave notice
however, that he would Try and close the debate to-
morrow
Part Of the argument Of Mr.. CullOm was as follows:
Tie refusal OF the Attorney General to furnish the
'aIeis called Ter ny .G ScIe @ rs gqa OF 6m6c
ohce IdAhy tRtt The question is moot question rs
Question hat is directed 10 ascertauing whetner
Amcric citizen ms been uJusty treated Dy AaNlnS
and slauderos charges ana secret assaults nauc
against him and hlcd IN pnoNe ueparthe]nC mo 20
blackcu his chagd ter aud inlare HE good name.
The Senator from Alabama says that me
Attorney General refusing the papers, has acted
under the orders a. the President and he seemed TO tnk
II YOnld "A calamity or the Attorney enerA TO
iisobey Presidential orders as II might result IN me
Office. senator is doubtless right IL may
be nat n Democrat imagine no creator calamity
the loss of his ONCE; but the law shod ne OheSed
whrther such "a disaster aver,ed or not The
duties defined by law ana u Is ms Outy 10
obey the law whether it costs him his onice OF not
when the President suspended Duskln he an il hndcr
the Tenure of Once act. so the case staEOs tha the
President prOp8ss obey tine law in getting men out OF
o1icc. hut questions its cOustituuonaity when the
Senate under that law says IL has right 10 inquire into
his act OF suspension ando do that utegenty needs
all file. The President uses the law IN
suspending men from Office and then IN q volunteer
message ntimatrs hat the senators attempting inter
fere with his high and m gby prerOgatvea Chle ENec
tive Verify cons stency is rot Jewel cOnspicuOusy
worn in these DAYS OF " "Jef"rsOnian simplicity"
his the President said he hoped de-
fence against unlst suspensions might be found in the
justice of the Executive The justice of the Executive.
fOrSooth Upon what meat doth TINS, our C8Nar feed
content himself with the thought that the infalbie jus
tice the Executive cannot have erred. That VIII not
do The theory hat the king can do no wrong is long
since exploded among enlightened nations. lt mas no
II the President has acted good faith ne has been
deceived persons have been removed IN limos
than whom more faithful public servants can be
found. aud against whom no charge OF ohcia miscon
duct b. sustained know and all their nelghDOfs
know they are honest men. II they we're not suS-
peudeh for political reasons, what In Heavens name
nave bee their ofcncesl have no intention to keep
friends in Office, but protest against secret or star
chamber" proceedings that reflect Oh the personal
10 come sneakngy the Post ONCE Department at the
invitation of the POstmasterG snera and lodge secret
complaints against honest men refusal TO Prolnce
the papers is admission hat they cannot bear the
light.