The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-03-26
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WASHINGTON, March. 9Th, 1885.
Frsm our regular correspondent,

the right Of the Senate to share the
information on which he made official
changes. The second also was q
message from the President condemn.
Ing In very positive terms the outra-
ges committed on tho Chinese In tho
far West, and urging Congress to re-
imburse tho victims for their pecun-
larry losses. The third document was
a decided letter from the Secretary
of the Treasury on the silver policy
of the Administration In which he
shows no disposition TO compromise
with the silver men. He describes
the efforts he has made to force the
standard dollar Into circulation, that
Congress may see that he has tried
to carry out It's purposes la good faith.
The statement no makes 10 regard to
this sl'euld at least stop the talk in-
dnlged in by some that the dollars
do not circulate because the Treasury
officials secretly use tho machinery Of
the Department against the coin.
While Senator Beck may not agree
with tho Administration on the silver
question, he Is with Il In the contro-
veTsy with the Senate. Said he, IN
regard TO the coveted appointment
papers, stno one has any right to them
but the persons who wrote them. Mr..
Cleveland can return them to their
writer's tomorrow, II he desires to do
so, and no one could prevent him.
The Senate could not make the peo-
pie to whom ho returned tho papers,
tell what was Ia them.
Since the President sent his mes-
sage to tho Senate In regard TO Its
demand for papers, there has been no
doubt as TO what be Is going 10 do.
lie holds that the question ofrenoval
Is one for him alone. and he will not
send the papers. II Is not that the
Senators are misunderstood and mis-.
represented that they complain. On
the contrary, It - because they are
thoroughly understood and as thor
oughIy exposed. But say they, acts
OF suspension ought to be public and
the reasons FOR them explained. While
this Is true, tho custom and the law
of the Government do not require Il.
The law should require II, bu. it does
not, anu the Senate 90 not wish II.
The Senate avoids publicity and fears
II. The Senate has refused publIcl-
ty. II does not want tho country TO
know all the facts and reasons In
these cases. 1t wants to have a pos-
tion OF them given I'm secret, 10 be
manipulated iu secret, to he made the
basic OF political manosuvsrs, which
cannot be fairly met because they are
plotted and perfected In secret.
The subject IL the chief topic OF
conversation at both ends of the Cap.
Ito, and IL IL noticeable that the Pres
idenps frank and strong statement o.
his determination not tn DO misrep-
resented or forced to surrender his
rights or responsibilities has Incres sc d
admira!i n for him.
There has been COOL deal "f COM
ment upon the loss OF temper over
the Presidents communication. ex.
hibited by the usually placid. unda-
monstratlve Senator from Vermont,
Mr.. Ednunds. Tho Senate was In
secret session when the Presidents
private Secretary arrived with the
message. Business was suspended
when II was learned what he had
brought with him, and the document
was laid before the body, Senator
Harris proposing that 1t be read with
closed doors. Senator KenDa, Of w.
Va, aud Van WICK, Of Nebraska,
sharply demanded that the doorJ be
opened. After brief debate the
doors were thrown open, thu CORES
pondents flled their gallery, and the
news spreading rapidly, people from
other parts OF the Capitol hastily
made their way to the Senate. Ex.
traordinary stiffness prevailed on the
floor, and the scene was unusual for
the reason that every Senator on
both sides of the Chamber listened
eagerly.
Chieftain Ednuunds sat with his
eyes closed, his chin on his breast.
His hands were folded across his
knees and twitche ed neryously during
the reading OF the message. At the
close Senator Harris sprang to his
feet with motion that the document
lie upon the table and be printed.
Mr.. Edmunds arose to dispute this
motion in voice that betrayed his
irtense excitement, while his figure
trembled and his face and bald head
were scarlet with anger. 81 do not
propose that 1t shall be laid upon the
table If I eau help It," shouted he,
and demanded the yeas and nays.
He then proceeded to make little
speech which he delivered with un.
usuol emphasis, comparing Mr.. Cleye.