The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-20
Letter From Washington.

WASHINGTON, IL. u, january II, 1000.
EDITOR CLARION: The Senate mas con-
firmed most Of the Presidential Postmast-
ers in Mississippi, who were appointed to
fill vacancies caused by expiration OF
term of service. What will be done in eases
of suspension remains to be seen. In this
l may state that the following
announcement in the Post" OF this date is
important If true 1t shows that the Presi-
dent has the courage to assert his preroga-
tive.
The President has decided to pay no at
tention to any request that may come to
him from the Senate demanding his reas-
ons for the removal of any Republican
iron office, or the appointment Of any
Democrat to succeed him, other than To in
form the Senate in the first instance that
he considers it his undoubted prerogatlve
to appoint whomsoever he pleases to office,
and it is then with the Senate to pass upon
the nomination made While in his per-
sonal capacity he would not refuse to give
Individual Senators the reasons which have
caused him to make any particular remov-
al, he will utterly decline to explain his
action to the Senate as body.
In the Senate the debate was warm on
the silver question. Messrs. Pugh and
Vance have spoken earnestly for the dol
lar of the daddies," and Senator Eustis, o
Louisiana, and Brown, of Georgia, are alsC
booked for early deliverances on the same
side.
The Senate has passed another drastic
bill to suppress the. abomination OF Nor
monlsm in Utah, and it is to be hoped TIL
House will not be slow to follow its ex
ample.
Senator Eustis has offered resolution
reciting that in the opinion of Congress
said bonds OF $lO,0o0,00O, payable on tn
first of February, 1856, should be paid il
silver dollars, such payment being il
strict compliance with existing law, AM
in aid of the financial policy established
by the legislation OF Congress" The reso
luton was referred TO the Committee o.
Finance.
The House is now engaged in the cor
sideration OF the Presidential successio
bill. 1t seems probable that the amend
ment of Mr.. Randall which provides fo
the continuation Of the function of electol
to fill vacancies in case they occur, wi
have a strong support.
Several bills have been introduced 1
amend the Civil Service act, so as t
require office-holders who were appointe
before the passage OF the law to go befor
the commission for examination. Ills MS is
right. Let the ontaiaa14s--an and the insiders
all stand 81 an equal footing.
-<~'-fh committee Of the whole, Judge
Reagan, of Texas, yesterday delivered a
powerful speech against the suspension Of
a silver coinage. He said it was a contest
between the bond-holders and the privi-
legged classes on the one side, and the peo-
pie on the other; and that if either silver OF
gold was 10 be demonetized, he said, he pre-.
lerred to demonetize gold, but he was in
favor Of the double standard of value
The proposition to suspend the coinage Of
silver he denounced as cunning and
wicked scheme of robbery, concocted by
moneyed men to make the rich richer an
the poor poorer, by raising the value Of
investments. He advocated free and un.
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limited coinage of silver, the issue of silver
certificates by the Treasury on all deposit.
OF silver coin or bullion; the payment o.
silver as gold is paid out by the Secretary
OF the Treasury the surplus above fifty
millions to be paid out in reduction of the
public debt no more National banks to b,
chartered and National Bank notes TO BE-
replaced as they expire by Treasury notes
TRANSIENT.