Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-06

its communications to the heads of de-
partments--not his heads of depart
ments, but the heads OF departments
enacted by law-directed them TO trans
nit certain official papers and that is
all. The president of the United States
undertakes to change the question into
consideration by the Senate of his
reasons or motives for putting coal
officer, as it might be called under ar
rest, with which the senate has not
undertaken in any way 10 make any
question at all.
by every message he has sent to this
body-and they are all public-he has
asked the Senate to advise and consent,
to him, to the removal OF one officer,
and the appointment of another
That is what ne has done; and the
Senate, in calling for those papers-to
say nothing OF wider considerations
about any Deficiencies in the department
OF JUSTICES asked to remove these
officers without knowing the condition
of the administration of their officers.
But | don't wish to enter into discus
sion now. | move that the message be
referred to the committee on the
judiciary.
Mr.. Harris--For reasons that may
not refer to, here have no desire for,
nor will consent to, the discussion of
the questions involved in this message
at this time | move that the message
be printed and put upon the table us is
the universal custom Of this body when
the subject matter had been reported
upon by committee. The Senator
from Vermont, (Mr. Edmunds) as
chairman OF the committee on the
Judiciary, has alreauy laid upon your
table an elaborate report upon the gen
eral questions to which this message
refers. Hence my motion was the or
binary motion made here under cir
cumstances that surround us at this
moment.
Mr.. Edmunds (sotto voice. Oh!
Mr. Harris-I have no earthly objec-
ton to the message going to the Com
, mittee on Judiciary, if the Senator from
Vermont, (Mr. Edmunds,) desires it
to 60 there; but it is unusual because
the subject matter of the message has
, already been reported on by the Sena-
tor from Vermont and therefore, in ac-
cordance with the unbroken usages OF
, the body, moved that the message
: be printed and lie upon The table.
The chair. The Senator from Ten
nessee, (Mr. Harris) moves that the
message be printed and laid on the
table.
Mr.. Edmunds-The Senator gave
way to me and / made a motion to
refer.
Mr.. Harris-I first made motion to
print and lie on the table, and on the
suggestion Of the Senator from VT.
Mr.. Edmunds) / modified it to mo-
ton to print, when the Senator from
Vermont (Mr. Edmunds) suggested
that he would move, or did move to
refer the Committee on the Judiciary,
that is an exact statement of the trans
action
Mr. Edmunds-Yes, but the Senator
from Tennessee (Mr. Harris) has per-
y feet right to move to print and lay on
; the table pending my motion, and on
= that call for the yeas and nays.
:, Mr.. Harris-I make that motion tc
y print and lay on the table; on that
join the Senator from Vermont (Mr
Edmunds) in the call for the yeas and
y nays.
Mr. Harris motion was defeated by
= a party vote-yeas, q nays 80. Mr.
y Riddleburger, however, voting with
the Democrats in favor OF the motion.
Some merriment was created by Mr.
= Hoar first voting Eyes and at once
correcting himself Mr.. Vance sug
y gested to him that Eyes" was rgh
> (laughter).
" The question recurring on Mr.. Ed
mund's motion referring the message
;, to the Judiciary Committee and order
= ing it printed, it was agreed to without
70 discussion.
: The Senate then, on motion Of Mr.
Hale, again went into executive session
y At 5:55 p. m. the doors were reopeneC
~ and the Senate adjourned
% CoNGREss has been asked to appro
10 pirate 81 900 for the improvement 0
le the Cumberland river abuve Nashvill,
IT and $50, 600 for the same purpose below
l. Nashville The total amount asked fo
!, rivers in Tennessee is over millior