The Portland daily press., 1886-02-04
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3

from the Attorney General, asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 for jurors OF the
United States courts, and $135.000 for wit
nesses.
1t was referred to the committee on appro-
priations.
Among the measures reported fayorably
from the committees was a resolution by
Mr.. Frye, reported as he believed with
unanimity," from the committee on foreign
relations, declaring it to be the opinion OF
the Senate that Congress ought not to pro-
vide for Joint commission of Great Britain
and the United States in relation to the
fisheries. The resolution was placed on the
calendar.
The chair then placed before the Senate
the resolution submitted yesterday by Mr.
Riddleberger, and the substitute for 1t sub
mitted by Mr.. Pugh, relating to the relations
between the President and the Senate III re-
gard to information and papers affecting
government officers suspended or appointed.
Mr.. EdmundS said that practically but four
months of the session were left for business:
The resolution offered embodied no practical
question, only moot question, and 1t would
be time enough to debate the question when
it should become a practical question He
moved to lay the resolution on the table.
Mr.. Riddleberger addressed the chair.
The chair said the question was not debat-
Mr. Riddleberger criticised Mr.. Edmunds's
motion in view of the fact that he ed
munds) had first debated the matter and
then moved to shut off debate. He asked
that he might be allowed to answer Mr.
Edmunds's remarks.
Mr.. Hale asked that Mr.. Riddlebefger
might have unanimous consent to make his
remarks.
Mr.. Van Wyek said that he Riddlebergerl
should be allowed to proceed In order, and
he would SO move.
The chair said that the motion would not
be in order at the time.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Riddleberger
was allowed to proceed. He did not object
to the first three sections of Mr. Pugh's reso-
luton. II those were now introduced, two
propositions would be asserted, namely,
that Senators have no right to require from
the President reasons for removals or sus-
pensions of officers, but have right to de-
mand of him any reasons or papers, or proofs
relating to the question OF appointment. Inc
rest of Mr.. Pugh's resolution as to public
policy, ETC., Mr.. Riddleberger saw no neces-
Mr. Pugh professed ignorance of parlia-
mentary law, but inquired of the chair ii the
object of the motion to lay on the table was
to cut off debate.
The chair said that it had that effect. Fur
ther than that the chair could not express an
opinion.
Mr.. Pugh-I never would have offered the
resolution if the question had not been pre-
sented by a leading Republican.
A motion to lay on the table was then
agreed to, only one voice being heard in the
negative.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution directing
the Secretary of the Interior to transmit to
the Senate copies of all papers presented to
any officer of the interior department, and in
the possession of that department, youching
for the official and personal conduct of Ken
ney Ward inspector, during his continuance
in the Office, but on objection the resolution
went over one day under the rules.
Mr.. Riddleberger then rose and again
called up the resolution that had a few min
utes previous been laid on the table. He
said the Senator from Kansas Mr.. Ingalls,
had yesterday given notice that he would
today move to refer that resolution to a COM
mittee, and he moved that it be taken from
the table to permit of that disposition.
The motion was agreed to without debate.
and the resolution was again placed before
the Senate.
After pause, no motion being made, the
chair inquired of Mr.. Riddleberger whether
his motion was to refer the resolution to a
committee.
Mr.. Riddleberger said he had nothing to
do with the motion to refer. He had called
up the resolution so the Senator of Kansas,
(Mr. Ingalls, could move according to notice.
Mr.. Riddlerberger criticized the course of
the Senator whose voice is too oppressed to
be heard except by himself, who first makes
a speech and then moves an undelectable
motion. | don't mind being run over by a
railroad train, continued Mr.. Riddleberger,
'but don't like being washed by wheel
barrow" Great laughter)
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the resolution
was, without debate, referred to the commit
tee ON privileges, and Mr.. Morgan submitted
a motion that, until further orders, the Sen
ate would take a recess each day from to
2.3O p. m. Referred to the committee on
rules.
The Senate then proceeded to considera-
ton of bills on the calendar under the five
minute rule.
At o'clock the Dakota bill was placed
before thesSenate, and Mr.. Logan took the
floor. He differed materially, he said, with
the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Butler
and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Vest) in
regard to the question under consideration.
There were certain conditions necessary in
order to provide for tile admission of Ter
ritory as State into the Union. These con-
dltions had varied in the past in cases of
such admission. Two lines of precedents
had been followed by Congress, either of
which might now be followed-one that of a
preliminary enabling act by Congress; the
other recognition of the existence of all
the necessary conditions Of population, re-
Territory making application. The condl-
tions referred to were conceded by all to
exist in the case under consideration. Going
directly to the argument OF the objections by
Messrs. Butler and Vest, Mr.. Logan said
IA States had been admitted under the force
of the enabling acts" and II States with
out the enabling acts Congress therefore
was free to adopt either course, according to
the circumstances which in each case might
seem the best adapted to the public good.
Dakota had come before Congress and asked
for admission into the Union. 1t had shown
it was ready, with a population not tran
sitory. but fixed and permanent popula-
ton, and that it had all the other resources
and developments necessary and desirable
for State. The objections made to its a3-
mission were objections of a most technical
nature and unworthy of the great question
involved. Dakota had over a quarter of a
million of people-m0re than any of the
other States had except three wherf admitted
to the Union Mr.. Logan showed that the
objection to its admission on account of the
proposed State was an objection that ap-
piled with equal force to many other States
at the time of their admission AS to
schools, Dakota had more now than some OF
the older States for the first fifty years OF
their existence in the Union. What, then,
was substantial objection to its admission !?
By reading paragraph from Mr. Buffers
speech we might get glimpse of the Objec-
ton. The meaning OF the objection was
that if Dakota were admitted 1t would add
strength at The next Presidential election.
He inquired of Mr.. Butler whether that was
not the point.
Mr.. Butler denied it and said he had al
ready declared even if the political com
plexion of Dakota were Democratic, he
would have felt obliged to oppose its admis-
sion under the present aspect of its appliea-
ton. II Dakota came here =, u Under dsr tn the
ditions required by that act. he would not
oppose its admission.
Mr.. Logan, alluding to the objection that
we had States enough, inquired what would
have happened had the original thirteen
Territories would have become more popu-
lous and powerful than the States, and we
should have had a revolution such as the
original American revolution had BEEN The
objections to Dakota were a part of great
scheme to keep out the Republican States
till the Democratic States could be brought
in also that it was a repetition of the old
principle of the slave and free State. Mr..
Logan read from the Charleston News and
Courier an article advocating the enactment
OF property qualification for voting there.
He said it was proposition to deprive the
mass of the people of the right of suffrage;
1.-THE Senator from South Carolina laughs,
said Mr.. Logan. 81 don't see why you