The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Htlcal circles theipending issue between
the president and senate inues to Q
the chief topic OF discussion. Another
chapter was added TO it when Senator
Morgan Of Alabama, uns xp, c lily al d
entirely upon his own responsibility.
presented TO the senate series of reso-
lutions criticising the recent Edmunds
demonstration.
Mr.. Morgan prescribes heroic treat
ment for offended senatorial tli0nitu.
He says, let the senate impeach Attor-
ney General Garland for refusing it
certain papers, il his alleged offense is
OF the class OF offenses for which the
head OF department. m be impeach-
ed, and removed from Office. This is
the logical outcome of Mr.. Garland's
re fusal Let the judiciary commit
tee summon the alleged offender before
the bar OF the senate.
He further says let the committee on
privileges and elections inquire and re-
port whether the senate can take iuris-
dic;ion OF said alleged offease by a res
oluLiOn of the senate, there being no
impeachment OF said officer in the mode
1 required 10y the constitution,
Ii is acknowledged that the Morgan
resolutions go TO tile pith OF the matter
and that they are a good offset to the
Edmunds resolutions condemning the
administration for refusing TO submit
private documents to the senate's in
speetion-
/ Senator Morgan holds that the Ell
MINDS resolutions were out OF order,
aud should moi have been received. lie
WAS nor in his seat at The time they
| were offered or he should have made
| that point then. As no senator seemed
To take this view OF the matter, Mr..
Morgan took action indepently of them,
believing that he would in no way
trench upon the ground they will tax 9
in the matter. II the senator should
call upon his resolutions before the
end OF this week they will to great
extent, precipitate the discussion be-
tween the president and senate IL is
thought, however, that he will let them
lie over until the discussion is UNDER
way next week.
The senate's position in this matter Is
glaringly Inconsistent. The charge OF
secrecy in connection with executive
deterininati MS in regard to appoint
meDts comes with bad grace from
senators whose own deliberations re-
garding these same appointments il
yelled in secrecy they try to make i'm
penetrable, and whose action is so con
cealed as to avoid all responsibility.
The whole gist of the contention OF
the senate majority is that the presi.
dent has no right TO withhold reasons,
and yet the senate claims a right to
consider all executive business with
closed doors, 1t can refuse without ex-
PLANTATION 10 confirm the presidents
nomination, but yet the president has
no warrant or authority to inquire into
or review the senate's refusal.
There are Indications that some of the
republican senators are not blind to the
Inconsistency OF the position into which
Mr.. Edmunds has led them, and they
may refuse TO follow him any farther
But with Mr.. Edmunds it is q matter oil
life or death. His term in the senate
expires in March 1887. If he goes Out
of the senate he most likely goes out OF
public life. His state election occurs
next fall and the legislature will then
be chosen which will elect u. S. sem
otor TO fill the seat now occupied BY
Geo, F. Edmunds.
He, has strong weakness for public
life, and the fact that he is now trying
TO figure as chieftain of the thick and
thin republicans OF the senate can be
explained by the present condition oil
affairs in Vermont, where it is said, he
has hard fight in prospect. Only two
years ago this month, it will BE- remem-
bered he was returning encouraging
smiles to the approaches of the mug
wumps.
The first nomination rejected by the
senate was that of Collector McGaw
of West Virginia. More papers have
been called for In the case OF
Collector Wells of Vermont, which OF
course will be refused and the confir-
nation OF Solicitor General Goode is
still under fire. Should the deadlock
continue and the senate reject q num-
Der of the presidents nomi nations, il lie
probable that the interp rotation OF the
tenure of Office act, may tend still fur
ther to aggravate the strained situa-
ton. Senators are divided as to how
this law shall be construed on both
sides of the cham Der, and there is no
unanimity of sentiment.
The allegations against the solicitor
general are thnse OF bribery and frau
in Virginia electi ms. Mr.. Goode makes
an uneompromising denial OF all these
charges, and says they are preferred by
Senator Malone, who has heen his un-
relenting foe since they differed about
the public debt in Virginia, and since
Malone attempted to disrupt the DEM
| ocratic party in his state. ne declares
if an opportunity is offered him to see
the charges, an il turns out that Ma
hene is his aecnser, he will demand the
right to confront Malone in the pres
ence of the com mittee.
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