Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-19
with sny Chief Executive 70 lock the

with any Chief Executive to lock the
door upon the House and Senate and
defeat oil investigation. Mr.. Spooner
did not mean to imply that President
Cleveland would abuse that power. II
was no part Of his argument to impeach
the good faith Of the President; but
he warned the Democratic side Of the
chamber that we were not dealing with
this question for day. The issue was
one that would outliye US.
AS to the tenure-of.office Law, Mr..
Spooner criticised the Presidents cx-
preston innocuous desuetude. The
term always provoked a smile, Mr.
Spooner said but there was nothing
to smile at. This was Government Of
law, and be was sorry the Chief Exec
utive of the republic should have used
such words of any Law that stood on
the statute-books. 1t was dangerous
time when the President of the United
States, with an oath registered in Hea-
ven to stake care that the laws
should be faithfully executed" should
send a message to the Senate
saying that the statute had fallen
into harmless disuse, though the
statute remained on the books. II ever
there was time when there was need
of respect for law, it was now when in
many States thoughtful men were
turning blanched faces to the future.
How could the people be expected to
yield cheerful obedience to the statutes
when the first citizen of the republic
himself charged with their execution
was heard asserting that the statute
could harmlessly fall into disuse? But,
Mr. Spooner said, the President did
not believe his own statement. His
acts had been better than his words.
For he had sent in large number Of
nominations Of men to take places OF
officers suspended by him under autho.
rity of the very act to which reference
had been made.
At O'Clock. Mr.. Spooner still having
the floor, the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and in about half an hour,
on the doors being reopened, adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Negley, Of Pennsylvania, asked
unanimous consent to put upon its pas
sage the bill to reimburse the National
Home for Disabled Volunteers for losses
incurred through the failure Of the Ex-
change National Bank OF Norfolk.
Before the title of the bill was read,
Mr.. Beach, Of New York, objected.
Mr.. Negley became indignant, but
was helpless.
The following committee reports were
presented
BY Mr.. Harris, Of Georgia, from the
Committee on Ways and Means: Au
thorizing the establishment Of export
tobacco manufactures and providing for
drawbacks on imported articles used in
manufacturing export tobacco. Re-
ferTed to the Committee Of the Whole.
BY Dir. Collins, of Massachusetts,,
from the Committee on the Judiciary
To establish a uniform system of bank
ruptcy throughout the United State.
Placed on the calendar.
At the expiration Of the morning
hour the HOUSE again went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the Indian ap-
preparation bill. The consideration Of
the bill dragged drearily along, no
amendments Of any importance being
offered and such as were offered being
usually ruled out on points Of order
after long and uninteresting discus
sion.
After finishing forty-two of the
forty-eight pages of the bill the com
mittee rose, and the House at $3.50 p.
NJ. Adjourned.