Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-19

ton that the Senate must always have
| for the Executive Office would make il
reluctant to adopt either theory, but as
the present impenetrable veil remains,
and as the committee Is unable to sug.
gest any other solution to the riddle. it
must leave il until this veil is lifted and
the operations of the Government shall
again be known. In this state Of things
the committee feels It to be its clear du-
| ty to report for the consideration Of the
Senate and for adoption the following
RESOLUTIONS;
Resolved, That the foregoing report
Of the Committee on Judiciary be agreed
TO and adopted
Resolved, That the Senate hereby ex.
presses its condemnation Of the refusal
Of the Attorney General, under whatever
| influence, to send to the Senate copies
OF papers called for by its resolution Of
| January 25th, and set forth In reports OF
the Committee on the Judiciary, as in
violation of his official duties and subver-
| sive Of the Fundamental principles Of
the government and Of the good admin
islration thereof.
Resolved. That it is under these cir
cumstances. the duty Of the SEN
ate to refuse its advice and con-
sent to the proposed removal Of officers,
documents and papersin reference to the
supposed official or personal misconduct
OF whom are withheld by the Executive
or any head OF the departments, when
deemed necessary by the Senate and
called for in considering the matter.
Resolved, That the provision Of Sec.
1854 OF the Revised Statutes, declaring
that "persons honorably discharged from
the military or naval service by reason
OF disabilities resulting from wounds or
sickness incurred in the line Of duty
shall be preferred for appointment to
civil offices; provided that they are
found to possess the business capacity
necessary for the proper discharge OF
the duties OF such Office" ought TO be
faithfully and fully put into execu-
ton, and that to remove, or TO pro-
pose to remove, any such soldier, whose
faithfulness, competency and charac-
ter are above reproach, and TO give
place to another who has not rendered
such services, is violation Of the
spirit Of the law, and Of the practical
gratitude the people and government
OF the United States owe to the defend
ers of constitutional liberty and integ-
rity Of the government.
All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
[ igned.l
Geo. r. Edmunds, Jonn j. Ingalls,, S.
j. K. Mcmillan, Geo. F. Hoar. Jas. +.
Wilson, VIM. NJ. Evarts.
II l. L.
Plumb offered an amendment to it pro-
yiding as to Territories that not the Sec
retary Of the Interior but the Legisla-
lures OF the several Territories shall
have administration Of the money.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Teller moved an amendment to
the bill so as to include Indians in its
provisions. Rejected.
Mr.. Coke addressed the Senate in op-
position to the bill. He entered an
earnest protest against its passage, de-
claring 1t to be the most pernicious
measure introduced into either house OF
Congress- since the war. He prophssied
that as precedent it would be destruct-
i've Of the limitations imposed on Con-
gress by the Constitution. The bill, he
said. was a measure OF despotsm.
1t would result. he said, in stirring
up fresh strife between the North and
South.
Mr.. Eyarts took the floor. He
remarked that he was heartily in favor
Of the bill, but would not speak on it if
the Senate desired to come to vote.
Mr.. Blair said that if Mr.. Evarts was
going to make q speech somebody would
be sure to move an adjournment. This
remark was greeted withloud laughter, in
which Mr.. Evarts himself heartily
Joined. The Senate then went into
Executive Session and soon after ad-
journed-
HOUSE.
Crisp, from the Committee on Pacific
Railroads, reported bill amending the
Pacific Railroad acts so as to compel the
railroads to pay to the United States
the amount paid out by 1t for surveying
| lands to which they are entitled.
In the morning hour the House re-
sumed the consideration of the bill for
Ifeiting the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
land grant.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the House went into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. Springer of Illinois in the
Chair, on the Fitz-J John Porter bill.
Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin closed the de-
bate in support Of the bill.
Mr.. Everhart OF Pennsylvania moved
| to re-commit the bill with instructions
| to strike ont the words "prior to his
appointment under to this act, so as to
make the proviso read: "Fitz-yohn Por-
ter shall receive no pay, compensation
| or allowance whatsoever"
| Mr.. Reed suggested that this gave an
Iopportnuity for vindicating Porter from
| any question of money. He demanded
| the yeas and nays and the motion TO re-
commit was lost. Yeas, ll2; nays, l73.
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, who had de-
manded the previous question, withdrew
the demand and again took the floor in
support OF the bill. After speaking tor
some time he said that the gentleman
| from Michigan (Mr. Cutcheon) had taken
| the report Of the second battle Of Bull
| Run and read the number Of killed and
wounded on the 29tn OF August for the
purpose OF showing that there had been
| a general battle. II the gentleman had
been Ingenious he would have stated that
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figures from o heading that covered al
most month and you have published it
! In YOUR speech as evidence Of the losses
on the ooh, and your Republican CON
stituents VINO 90 noS read anysh'ns ou'
your sreecnes ~ 2 Nepaoncsn nsmspa-
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