Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-03


reasons, and proof thereof. for making
such removals or suspensions and no
Law. public duty, or public policy re-
q1ires or authorizes the Senate TO cal
for such information existing IN any
such form from the President, or any
member Of his Cabinet, to enable the
Senate to review or question the action
Of the President IN exercising hisexe-
cutiye, discretionary, and exclusive
power Of removing or suspending fsde-
raj officers from the powers and duties
OF their Offices, CT to put the President
on trial BY the Senate, or TO en-
force accountability to the Senate Tor
snyihing he may have done in the ex-
srcise of such jurisdiction.
6. Tbst to obtain information consid-
cred by either house Of Congress use
ful in passing necessary and proper
laws, either house Of Congress may
request the President. If not deemed
BY him incompatible with public inter-
est, to give any information within his
knowledge, or contained in any public
document or records on file or IN law
ful custody Of any OF the departments
and relating 10 the administration
of any public Office, or Official con-
duct, or acts affecting the official
conduct or duties of any public officer;
but for the Senate to make such re-
quest Of the President, or to direct any
member Of his Cabinet to transmit 70
the Senate any information or any pub
lie documents or papers in open or
executive session. to enable the Senate
in open or executive session TO review
the propriery or reason or information
upon which be acted, or may have acted.
in making removals or suspensions,
would be an attempt TO obtain
such information by false pretences
and for uses and purposes not au-
tboIized or justified by any law orpub-
lie policy OF the United States; and
should the President grant such re-
quest or require any members. Of his
Cabinet to obey such direction from
the Senate when deemed by him to be
made for such uDjustifable and unlaw-
full uses and purposes, would be to re-
cognize and encourage an improper
practice and an injurious innovation
upon his exclusive and independent
rights, powers. and duties as President
Of the United States.
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the re-
quest to print included the printing Of
the stump-speech in the body of the
resolution.
Mr.. Ingalls, gave notice that when the
original and substitute resolutions should
come up tomorrow be would move to
refer them to the Committee on Priv
leces and Elections for further conside-
ration.
The resolution, according to request.
was laid over till tomorrow.
The electoral-count bill then came
UP. and Mr.. Evarts took the floor. He
favored the Yecommittal Of the bill to
the committee.
Mr.. Call, while deeming the bill 8
good one in some respects, deemed 1t
defective in others, and proposed an
amendment to the effect that. IN case
/ Of the inconvenience Of the two
houses. and IN case such non-concur-
renee and consequent failure to count
the vote Of State resulted 10 taking
away the majority required by the
Constitution. or when, by not counting
the vote of State, an election should
be had Of person different from the
person who would be elected If the
vote were counted, in these two
emergencies it should be declared that
there was no election, and that the
House Of Representatives should make
an election, as required by the Consti-
| tuition.
Mr.. Hoar opposed recommittal.
Mr.. Wilson opposed the bill.
Mr. Eysrts submitted as an amend
ment that il should be the duty Of the
Executive Of each State, as soon as
practicable after the final ascertainment
Of the appointment Of the electors in
such State, to communicate under the
seal OF the State 20 the Secretary OF
State of the [ nited States certificate
( showing the result Of such ascertain
ment, setting forth the names OF the
electors and other particulars. and to
deliver 10 the electors Of such State
similar certificates in triplicate. such
certificates 10 be transmitted by the
electors with the result Of their OWL
4 action.
Nh. Edmunds opposed the motion to
recommit but il struck him that MI.
Evarts's amendment embodied an ex-
tremely valuable idea. Il could be dis
cussed in the Senate, however, as well
as in committee.
Mr.. Salisbury favored recommittal.
Mr.. George said he had listened care
fully 10 the argument urged against
Mr.. Sherman's amendment, but had not
been shaken in the belief that the vote
Of the two houses. acting as q joint
BODY. constituted in the last resort the
best way out OF the difficulty. The
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a State should be counted, and did not
contemplate q rejection Of the vote
simply because Of q difference between
the two houses. lie hoped the bill
would be recommitted.
After further debate the motion tC
reoommit was brought TO vote, snd
resulted-yeas. 80; nay, %; the
affirmative vote being about equally
divided between Republicans and Demo
Gratis. AL proposed amendments went
with the bill.
The Dakota bill was placed before
the Senate, and MIR. Logan obtained
the floor on it, but gave way for a mo
ton 10 20 into executive session.
At ABS P. NJ. the Senate went int
executive session, and at 5:35 the door
were reopened and the Senate sd
ionrned.
The resolutions Of Messrs. Riddle
berger and Pugh as 10 the relations be
tween the President and the Senate vii
come up for consideration in the morn
ing hour tomorrow, and Mr.. Logar
will have the floor az 2 O'Clock on th'
Dakota bill.