New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
SHARP WORDS IN THE SENATE
BOUT BETWEEN INGALLS, AND COCKRELL-
THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS sOUNDLY SCORES
COMMISSIONER SPARKS.


THE SENATOR FROM KANSAS souNDLY SCORES
COMMISSIONER SPARKS.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-In the Senate to-day
Mr. 1nealls's resolution offered yesterday. was laid
before the Senate calling tho Secretary OF tho Interior
for information to authority for the issuanccof the
order of the Commissioner Of tho General Land
Office suspen ling the receipt OF applications for puolic
lands under the Pro en- pton, Timber Culture aud
Desert Land acts. The resolution having been re@l'
Mr. WolIha said that after tho issue OF the order
complained Of the Secretary OF the Interior came "
doubt seriously to the legal authority for that order
without reference to the matter Of ana mat
he had determined to revoke 1t. On yesterday, Mr.
Walthal continued hour before he senate
met and three hours before the offering OF MI
Ingalls's resolution no lr. walthaD and read the
original draft OF tho oricr revckng 1t AMI had cum
versation with the secretary OF tn, Interior on the sun
ect Mr.. wathall had learned from the Secretary that
he had doubts to tho legality Of the order ana
had determined the day Of It's issue TO revoke It, what
ever the Prccedents might be- Mr. Waltha sent TO the
desk and had the Jerk read copy of the order Of rcvo
ca.Jn already published.
Mr. ingalls, glad tho first order had been revoked
but cited the statement OF the grounds when the
revocation had been made Tho speaker affirmed that
precedent in harmony with the order OF June
would be found In the Interior Department Inc
revocation was right, but the reasons given
for the revocation not right. Tho Coh-
stituon of the unitci states. Mr.. ingalls, continued
required the President OF the United States to take
care that the laws fathf lily execured The PreSi-
dent responsible for the acts of his executive officers
Mr.. ingalls, did not that President Cleveland on
June at any day since. had been in condition
either to approve disaprrOve the acts OF his suor
ates And while Mr. ingalls, exouersted tho Secretary
OF the Interior from any active intervention IN this
matter the radical di Hculty lay in the fact that thc
Executive had placed vast national interests III th'
hands OF snbordn officers who assumed. moi to see
that the laws faithfully executed, but tbat vai
and subsistng OF the United states were suspended
a Of the public domain, and that many
thousands OF citizens dene their rights under the
laws The advent OF the present Commissioner OF inc
General Land Office to his position had been signaze
by immediate suspension Of 10000 entries o. puolc
lands The Commits ,loncr Of tho General Land once
assumed that every o those claimants was engaSsi
fraudulent attempt to rob and plGnder tue UGitci
States He suspended every OF those entries.
directed that patents should not issue. and sent ont
vast corps of iuquors and spies, instructed TO ma
evidence support tho suspicious OF the Commissioners
OF the General Land Office. That policy hal beeh
pursued up time great had been the hardship
and injustice and oppression OF the Commissioners
course the Secretary OF the Interior had been called
uTOn to revoke prior orders OF the Commissioner.
Mr. ingalls, was proceeding to rea letter addressed
by the Conms siOner Df General Land Once TO he
Secretary OF the Interior. dated May 6. 1856, wren Mr.
CocVre asked what document Mr.. ingalls, was going 10
read from
Mr. ingalls, repeated the date of the letter and tho
statement that /: wa' from the commissioner.
Mr. CockIe inquired whether tho senator was going 10
read from Ohuia document o the House or senate
SIR ingalls, replied that II the Senator denied tho
suspected that the speaker woud tlnp"r
with the text OF letter Mr. CocKre couli send %
the document room 0ni get the rcIOrt. Mr.. ingalls,
stated the number of the document.
Mr. COckreil-Why cOnd not the Senator answer n
polite question at once .
Mr. ingalls, Tie from Missouri Is incapable OF
asking "a pote question OF anybody. That IL the reason
Mr.. COckrell-ADd the Senator from Kansas l. IN
cauaDlc %. answering u gentleman.
Mr.. neals-I shall never have an opportunity OF
answering a gentleman whenever the Senator from
Missouri interruSatcs.
The Chair urged Senators 10 keep Ordei.
Mr.. l. imunds sOttO ,Orel-rnat s unpaI !ainentNy
Mr.. ingalls, (aso sOttO vOcc) NOu say 1t Is.
After reading the letter. Mr. ingalls, said that his
mail burdoei with COM aints OF the action "i tne
commissioners lie cited within his knowleise 10
show the hips iniquities caused by the course
te Land Oce. He added that lie was complaining
nf the President or the Secretary Of the Interior VINO
doubtless had BEEN imposed upon, whose
instincts and sympathies were such that
iudictl ent, against entire communities
Mr. Tngallss resolution adopted without dissent
ing voice.
Mr. Beck declared that tbero was no authority for
is -uipg ~ucn order
MIR Cockrell undertook defend Mr. Sparks by assert
ing hat there precedents for The Oricr but when
Mr. Teller chaen ged hun one he said that from
personal knowledge there were precedeuts IL ap-
pears that secretary Lamar advised by Attorney
General Garland cancel the order and he all
though having previously approved IL The ruinor OF
Sparkss resignation Is again renewed.