Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-25

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departunsur, whsn deemed necessary by the SEN
ate or called fsrsin considering The matter.
RssoIssd Ihs. ,ssgy9sisso5 e ssstiO SsL loo4
honorabfy discharged from the military or naval
~sarvfee by reason Of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness incurred in the line OF duty.
I shall be prsferred for appointment 20 civil Of
ices, provided they are found to possess the bus
mess capacity Necessary for proper dis
charge Of the duties q sushs ogcs- DusAlfS e
% remove. OF to propose to remove, any such
soldier, whose faithfulness. competency and
character are above reproach. and TO give place
to another who has not rendered such service, Is
q violation of the spirit Of the Law and OF the
pFactfexf gratitude the people. Of fhs United
States and; goyernmene oyeto Che Defenders OF
the constitutional liberty ana the Integrity OF
the government.
Al Of which . Respectfully submitted.
Signed,l Z GEoRGELF EDxuSDss
~ u jon J. 1NGAELs.
-. s J. r MCMILLAN,
~ GEORGE r. HoAE.
4gs:-tm IL JaMEs r. Wilson.
The report recites the fact and ctrcum-
stances OF me removal of Dustin and the
appointment Of his successor, as United States
attorney for the Southern district of Ala
, hama It declares:
3 It has been the uniform practice of the ju-
dietary committee, since the passage OF the
tsnure-ef-o office act, to call upon the heads OF de-
paTtments. fer; ali .papen, and information In
the possession of the department touching the
conduct and administration of the officer pro-
posed TO be removed, and the character and con-
duet Of the person proposed to be appointed
/ This has been done with the unanimous ap-
. proyai OF. all the members. Although the com
position of the committee has been, during the
period, sometimes Of one political character and
sometimes Of mother, in no instance until this
time has the COMMITTEES INIT with any delay or
dshiaIinIespert 70 furnishing such papers and
Information. with a single exception, aud IN
/ which exception the delay and suggested denial
lasted only fortwo or three days
a-tt THE JURISDICTION OF CONGRESS
jurisdiction OF the two houses Of congress
TO I~eefsfate, and the power to advise or withhold
advice concerning treaties and appointments,
necessarily involves the Jurisdiction 10 officially
know every step and aetion Of the officers Of the
law, and ali the facts touching their conduct in
the possession OF any department, or even IN the
possession OF rhe president himself. There was
,,ecss ssq an IpbeTens inciaens to tie exercise
Of the powergranted 1t will be observed that
in this Instance the call for papers covered a
period for more than six months, during which
the regular Incumbent of the ofiies had been dis.
| charging its duties, and also the Ffurthea period
of more than SIX months during which the per
son designated to discharge these duties on the
suspension Of the oficer had been acting. and
that person is1he one now proposed TO be APP
pointed to thesplscs IT. via also be observed
that the president has not a ssta Ak; 10 re-
In expressed. and stated pursuance Of the stat
uses Oh the subject, suspended that officer, and
that the same statutes expressly provide that
advice tand consent of the ssenste, and hat
IL that advice and consent be not given
the incumbent would nnisss oui hs rec.
previously expired at the close OF THIS session
Of the senate be restored to the lawful right 70
exercise its.duties. The senate then by this
nomination tsasked to advise and consent TO the
removal of the and TO the appoint
mento on the candidate proposed for his place. In
exercising its duty in respect OF these questions.
II is plain that the conduct and management of
the incumbent is a HsTpen asso4etetS essential
20 be known in the senate, IN order that It may
pdetsrmine whether It can tightly advfse his re-
moyaI or Hghtly! leave him TO resume the func-
itiOus' of hisoffce at -the-eRd Of its session, as
well as whether the candidate proposed has in
the exercise Of Che office under bis deslgnatlon
so.conducted himself as to show that he Is COM
petens and Faithful Indeed II may be. STAYED
with entirs Accuracy that even in Tie case OF J .
vacancy in an Office, and the proposed filling of
such vacancy, it Is important for the sem
ate TO know the previous condition and
mauagementAr Of The diftee, the state OF
it's af1airs WHITLEY these hays been Gases q ms,
money, and indeed all the circumstances bear
ing upon the administration, in order that It
may judge OF the rutssofeaess Of -apPsiHtHc a
/: particular person to take up its duties with ref
erenee to the DIFFICULTIES that nay exist Ii its
sffairs, the state of accounts and everythingEon-
eerntng its administration, 30 ss to measure
the fitness and competency Of the particular can
! didaoe to meet the emergencies Of the case.
- ASE A LEADING QUESTION.
A table is presented showing q large num-
Der of persons appointed in the place Of
officers suspended, and the query is made:
Have these suspended officials any or consider
able number of them been guilty OF misconduct
In ofice. or any personal conduct making them
unworthy to be longer trusted with the per-
f%orniance Of duties imposed by law? II they
! have it would seemS8 be clear that every con-
siderstion Of public interest and of public duty
would require that the facts should be mads
known in order that the senate may under
standingly and promptly advise their removal.
9n61 hat the mnSt rzFRfuT ErTutlnVFS nFrtFt Ia
had in the respect of selecting their successors as
well as insthe respect Of providing better means
and safeguards INCARCERATION foT administering
the laws Of the United States Such infnrIna-
zion. 1t would seem, the executive is dercrrr'+S
the senate shall not possess, for the alleged
reason that 1t might enable the senate TO under
stand what circumstances connected with the
faithful execution OF laws induced the president
to. exercise. the discretion the statnte confers
upon him to suspend them and ask the senate
70 unite with him in their removal from Office
The report quotes the passage on the civil
service contained in the presidents annual
message, inc says: -... $50.
This highly important and valuable oficial
communication in the presence of 643 suspen-
SONS from once, would seem to lead to the con.
ciusiou that this number of the civil officers of
the United States selected to be suspended and
removed had been so direlect In the performances
| OF their functions or guilty Of such personal mis-
/ conduct as to put them in the category Of un-
faithful public servants. deserving dismissal by
the president and the senate, and the condsTnns-
tion of their countrymen. In such q state OF
things we think that the common sense OF
Justice and fair play that is SO much prlZed, as
We believe, by the people Of the United States.
wGnla require that In some way this large body
of men should have an Opportunity to know the
subseance Of their alleged misdoings, IN order
| that they may either admit their guilt or deny
II, explain their conduct or show that the accu-
satioiis against them were selfish and wicked
|, pretexts. and set up for the mere purpose of OBJ
tainirr their suspension and ultimate dismissal
from Office, in order that others less capable and
4 FFh n. rulrhy a 4 nnnn rnNaIuA H. hnnnra and
semoiufnents Of their places. It is known to
/ every senator that 50 far as the senate has had
to do, both with removals and appointments, it
has for q great number of years been its prae-
| tice when an officer or person was before it for
removal or appointment against whom any
ssrieas accusstion has been made which would,
IL true Influence the action OF the senate in the
case. to cause tae person concerned to be in
/ tGrmed of the substance of the complaint
against him., and give him opportunity to defend
I hlmSeIf and 1t Is also known that at this very
session ? considerable number of instances Of
that kind have occurred and are daily occurring;
A ticket agent at Seaside Park. N. j.,
rescued a young lady from drowning
the other day, and then made a proposal
of marriage to her. The damsel at first
declined, but after some persuasion ac-
commodatingly changed her mind and
accepted her rescuer.
Young Hohsont What beastly stuff
this Isl Uncle John: They, say on
the bill of fare it is their own importa-
ton. from. the Box and Cox company
! limited). wine merchants to his high
ness, the prince of Wales" Young
Hobson: Bah Jove, Let's have an
other bottle" i .s.@e Ls..4
Small Brother: Where did YOU get
that cake, Annie?:" Small Sister:
Mother gave it TO me-" Small Boy:
''Ah, she always gives you more. than
me-" Small Sister: Never mind;
she's going to put mustard plasters on
US when we 90 TO bed tonight, and IN
ask her 20 let you have the biggest"
Have YOU eve had any experience,
sir2" asked the dramatic agent who
was about 10 book an applicant. Yes.
sir; | used TO play the leading part in
Uncle Toms Cabin. The leading
part, sir? What do you mean by that?''
why, sir, / was the man who led in
the dogs" His name was not taken.
A sad accident i'll a Murray hill man
sion Is chronicled in a New York pa
per. The visitor, an awkward swell,
sat down on the ornamental gilt chair,
andsof course it fell beneath him. 1t
was bought in Paris and was once
Eugenie's, and before that belonged to
Josephine. Cost 1926, too. And the
idea of his s. basket of flowers the