Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-03-13

/ senate OIlclal documents or papers uleu III
any of the public offices. While it is by no
means conceded that the senate has the
/ right IN any case to review the act of the eZ-
I ecutIVe IN removing or suspeudIng public
I officer upon Official documents or Otherwise
I il is not considered that dOCull euLs or papers
. of that nature should, because they are Off
/ clal, be freely transmitted TO the senate upon
I Its demand, trusting the use of the same FOR
/ proper and legitimate purposes to the good
I IalLn OF that body. No paper or document
/ has been specifically demanded in any of the
/ numerous requests and demands made upon
/ the departments, but what, as they were
found IL the public Offices, they were furnish
I ed IN answer TO such applications. Against
the transmission of confidential papers and
] documents have interpOsed my advice and
/ direction. This has not been done, as it is
I suggested IN the committees rep--
upon the assumption upon my part
. that the attorney general or any other head
/ Of department is the servant of the presi-
I dent and IS to give or withhold copies OF
documents OF his office according to the VIII
! OF the executive and not otherwise, but be
cause regarded the papers and documents
withheld as purely unofficial and private, not
lutTequently designated ''COnhdeutial,' and
having reference to a duty exclusively mine.
/ consider Ilen an no proper sense as upon
the hIes OF the department, but as deposited
there for my convenience aud remaining
still completely under my control. sup
pose If desired ia take them into
my custody j might do so with en-
I tire propriety. If saw fit to de-
strOy them no one could complain.
1t viii not be denied, L suppose, that the
president may suspend a public officer in the
entire absence OF any papers or documents
to aid his official judgment and discretion,
and / am quite prepared to aVOW that the
cases are not lew IN which suspensions from
Office have depended more upon oral repre-
sensations made TO me by CILlZ6ns OF known
good repute, and by members of the house
of Representatives, and senators of the
United States, than upon any letters and
documents presented for my examination,
have not felt justified IN EUspectlng the
V6raclUy, integrity and patriotism Of sena-
tors, or ignoring their representation, be-
cause they were not III party utilization with
the majority OF their associates and recall
but lew suspensions which bear the
approval Of individual members identified
politically with the majority in the senate.
The pledges have made were made to the
people, and to them 1 am responsible for
the manner IN which they have been re-
deemed. am not responsible to the sen
ate. 1 am unwilling to submit my actions
and official conduct to it for Judgment.
There are no grounds for an allegation that
the fear OF being found false to my pr6ten
slOus influence me IN declining to submit
to the demands OF the senate. i have not
constantly refused to suspend officials, and
thus incurred the displeazure of political
Irlenusz nor YET WlLIully broken
faith with the people for the sake Of being
false to them. Neither the discomfort of
party friends, nor the alluEements constant
conditioned upon the aVOWal that sus-
pensions have been made on the party
grounds alone; nor the threat proposed in
the resolutions now before the senate that
no combinations viii be made unless the
demands of that body be complied with are
sufficient to discourage or deter me from
following IN the way which L am convinced
leads 70 better government Tor the people.
The message was offered to the iudiEi-
airy committee and ordered printed.
In the senate on March 2nd. among the
petitions presented was one by Senator
HOar from the working men, praying for
compensation for over time since the pes
sage of the eight hour law of 1868 asking
for the reference Of their claims to some tEI-
0unal that may adJud1cate the question If
they have a right to such compensation.
Senator HOar said he favored the request of
the petitioners. The petition was apprOpri-
ately referred. The committee on pensions
reported, with amendment the house bill to
increase the pensions of widows and de-
pendent relatives of deceased soldiers and
sailors. The bill provides for an in
crease OF pension or minor chill
dren from s. to 81 month.
Senator Van Wyck said he would ask an
early day for the consideration by the SEN
ate for a bill to increase the pension OF minor
children to 50 month instead OF 81. Re
commended by the committee. The edu-
cation bill was next taken Up and discussed.
MIR. Logan submitted as an amendment the
substance of q measure heretofore intro
duced by him, providing an appropriation
OF 100000 the first year; Sl7,5OO,OOO the
second years 100000 the third year; S1S,-
OO0,OOO the fourth year; Sl6,OOO,OOO the lift
year: Gl+, 100000 the sixth year. Sl2.OOO,OGO
the seventh year; 100000 the eighth year;
S6,OOO.O0O the ninth year. When all the ap-
preparations under the act shall close, 1t
provides for special fund OF s., 100000 to
aid In building sDarsely populated districts
Adjourned.
In the senate on March Sd, the chair pre-
scented the presidents message on the treat
ment Of the Chinese in the west. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign relations.
Also the message from the president relat-
( ing to the payment of claims of the CherO-
] kee Indians and the sale of the tract of land
I belonging to the Sac and Fox Indians. Re
/ ferred to committee. Beck offered O resO-
| luton which was agreed to- calling on the
/ secretary of the treasury to inform the sen
ate how much If any, actual payments and
/ purchases Of the principal Of the
! public debt have been made since July
| LIST, 1877, IN excess of the requirements OF
/ the laws regulating the sinking fund, and
how much under the existing laws can be
/ paid out in relation to said fund from now
/ until the 500, 600, 600 of ~ per cent bonds
mature. Mr.. Frye presented a petition from
I citizens of New Jersey praying for leglsla-
tiOu for the legal protection OF young girls.
+ Petition referred TO committee on district OF
I Columbia. EVarts presented a petition of
/ officers and trustees of savings banks of
] New York state representing 10000 d6pOs-
/ itors and S437, 100000 of deposits praying
/ congress to stop the coinage OF the silver
I dollar. Referred to committee on finance.
. Mr.. Riddleberger offered a resolution which
/ was agreed to requiring each senator to re-
I port to the senate the name OF his private
/ secretary. In introducing the resolution
! Mr.. Riddlebsrger said that some were hold
1 ing tickets of admission to the senate floor
Z who would not be admitted TO the parlOrs OF
/ gentlemen If they were known as Mr.
/ Riddleberger knew them. Such tickets
D.
/ except admission to the senate floor to
I blackmail gentlemen to libel them IN their
newspapers, After the adoption of the rs5O-
luton Mr. HOar had IL EecClsluered and so
amended as to have the names sent in to the
! secretary of the senate. The education bill
was then taken up. Mr.. Harrison spoke IN
advocacy OF the bill, and in opposition to
I MIR. Al1sOn's amendment. Pending the
/ consideration of the bill the senate ad-
jouEned.
In the senate on March 4th, the chair PIE
scented a message from the president, trans
hitting the annual report for 1885, OF the
board OF Indian commissioners. Referred
to the committee on Indian affairs. Also
letter from the secretary of the treasury,
transmitting IN compliance with the recent
senate resolution asking Information as
to the amount OF bonds called for payment
on April ], and held by the the uaI1Ona-
/ banks. The secretary states that the amount
of such bonds held by the United States
treasurer IN trust Tor the national banks i.
e1l15r me 1GllcE EGL6ELlA
Il committee o. nance. Among the memorial.
presented & Ia referred were Ehe following
Memorial OF the Colorado legislature urg-
ing legislation to protect the rights Of set
tiers on public lands. By AIr. lugaIls-AIan
orial of the Kansas legislature. urgiug the
enlargement Of the soldiers home atLeaV
suWorth, Kansas. The committee on I
brary reported faVorably the 1ill which wa.
passed accepting from Jutia Dent Gran
and VIM. il. Vanderbilt objects of Valu,
and ant presented 0y foEalz4 government.
to the late General Grant. The commits