The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-07

Of the United States, Mr., Ingalls, contin.
ued, requires the President OF the United
Estates to take care that the laws were
were faithfully executed. The President
was responsible for the acts OF bis exscu-
tive officers.
Mr.. Ingalls, was proceeding toread q let
ter addressed, by the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office, to the Secretary OF
the Interior, dated May Q, 1885, when Mr.,
CoCkrsll asked what document Mr.. Ingalls,
was going to read from.
Mr.. Ingalls, replied with tho date OF the
letter and the statement that 1t was from
the Commissioner.
Mr., C0ckrell inquired whether the sena.
tor waA going 10 read from an official doCu-
ment Of the House or Senate.
AwAR OF WORDS.
Mr.. Ingalls, replied that II the Senator
denied the authenticity, or suspected that
he (Mr. Ingalls) would tamper with the
text OF the letter, he (Mr. Cockrell) could
send to the document room and get the
report,
Mr., ingalls, then stated the number Of
the document,
Mr.. Oockrell-Why could not the sena-
tor answer polite question ut once2
MIR. Ingalls-1he Senator from Missouri
Ia incapable asking polite question Of
anybody. That Is the reason.
MIR. OoCkrell-And the Senator from
Kansas Is incapable Of answering gentle
man.
Mr.. Iugalla-I shall never have an OPP
portunity OF answering a gentleman when
ever the Senator from Missouri interro.
gates me.
The Chair urged the Senator to keep
order.
MIR. Edmunds (sotto voce)-Thst is uu.
parliamentary.
MIR. Ingalls, (slso soto voce)- You say
Is.
After reading the letter Mr.. ingalls, said
his mail was burdened with complaints Of
the action oil the Commissioner. He cited
cases within his knowledge 10 show the
hardahips and iniquities caused by the
course Of the Land Office. He added
that he was not complaining OF the Presi.
dent or the Secretary OF the Interior who,
doubtless had been imposed upon, whose
instlnets- and -sympathias were such that
they could not be with "this man, who
prefers indictments against entire com.
munlties."
His (Mr. Ingalls) complaint was oi tho
agency that was administering the sys.
tenn in opposition 70 the interests OF
thouaands oi his (Mr. Ingalls) Constit.
uents, and thousands oi other poor, honest
and industrious people who were endoav-
oring to build up communities and States
In the West. In their name Mr.. ingalls,
felt called on to say that no greater inva.
sion OF public right, constitutional law
and the preroga.ives OF free men were
ever committed in any age or at any time
than the. order OF the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office dated June 2,
| 1888, suspending the operation oi valid,
subsistin9 laws OF the United States. II
was an oiiense that II committed by the
Secretary OF the Interior, and sanctioned
by the President, would justify their i'm.
peachment and removed from office.
Mr.. Ingalls, was very glad, indeed, that
the Secretary Of the Interior has seen tit
thus early and promptly to disfayor the
order.
THE ORDER OF JUNE 2.
Mr.. Beck said the Secretary Of the In.
terror desired the adoption Of the resolu.
tion offered by the Senator from Kansas,
go that the Senate could be informed Of
tho causes that had led to the issue Of tho
order. The precedents for the issue ofthe
order would then be seen. Mr.. Beck be.
lieyed the order OF June 2 10 have been
issued without authority OF law, and was
Vlad the Secretary OF the Interior had re.
vokad Il 30 promptly. Mr.. Beck hoped
sone action would be taken to prevent
repetition OF an assumption Of authority
claimed for its issuance, II practice in
support Of such orders has grown up In
tho office.
Mr., Teller asserted with positivoness that
there could ba found no precedent for the
order Of June 2. He knew something OF
the duties OF the Interior Department. aud
knew something Of the disposition apd
temper tenn Of the present Secretary Of the In
tsrior, for whom MI. Teller had the high.
est respect. He (Mr. Teller knew how q
Secretary Of the Interior could be. got to
sipn an order such "a that claimed oi with
out special observation OF thoughton tho
subject. With the multiplicity Of duties
placed on the Secretary Of the Interior, II
gas physically impossible that he should
Investigate or study every order submitted
10 him for signature. Mi. Teller thought
such an order actually suspendlng three
statutes Tor three months was such an ex.
traortlinary proceeding that II ought not
10 be overlooked by the legislative depart
ment Of The Government.
Mr, Cockrell said that when he came
Into the Senate Chamber he found the
Senator from Kans Q (Mr. Ingalls, dis.
cuBsipg some resolutions, and had found
them 10 be mere resolutions oil inquiry.
When the Senator commenced reading
from document, which Mr.. CoCkrell
supposed was an executive document, he
aafed what document II was. II was q
yery strange speech which the Senator
from Kansas had made upon q simple
Teaolution asking for information. II was
moi usual that Senator should Introduce
A resolution calling for Information from
an executive department, and upon II
make speech denOunOing the thing In.
quired about, and pfoClalming that there
could be no reason ior IL The subject ot
land frauds was not now before the Sen.
ate.
| INGALLS, STIRRED uP.
The present question was whether the
Senate would call for certain information,
and he [ Mr.. OoCkrell1 was heartily In "a.
yof OF II, Why an attack should be made
upon the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office and the Secretary Of the Int.
Tiof was more than he could conceive, ut
may have been inspired y said Mn Cock.
felf, Hby that same gallant, chivalTous,
llnyinOi6le spirit, character and dlsposl.
lion Of the distinguished war Ohlsi from
Nj. ingalls, (satcaStiCally y)-Don't be too
hard. ,.-.
Mt. Cookfell-tt may have been ptompt'
ed BY that same feeling that inspired the
attack upon the crippled and disabled s0l'
dief At the head Of The Pension Office.
Nj. lpEalls-Utlefly dlsabled-phySl.
lCally and mentally.