The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-02

before the committees without consideration
and final disposition DCskln has made ne
complaint to the judiciary committee, the
president or the attorney general that he
was wronged by the suspension The COM
mittee was fully informed that Burnett was
recommended to the president by all the
members of congress from Alabama on
personal knowledge of his high character
Stripped to the naked truth, without any
special pleading, the case made for the
senate on their resolution and the answer
of the attorney general is whether the senate
has the right to demand of the attorney gen
eral the Transmission against the order
of the president, Of the only paper or docu-
ment of the description mentioned in the
resolution, when that paper or document is
stated in the refusal to relate exclusively to
the removal of Duskin by the president, and
for that reason alone Is not TRANSMITTED.
The president holds that it is not public
document. and there can lie no doul t about
the correctness of his decision, ana it must
be accepted as conclusive
1t is an undeniable truth that every right,
power, privilege or prerogative created by
law, or granted in the constitution has some
Just reason, use, necessity or foundation for
its existence and support The majority
of the judiciary committee affirm tn right
OF the senate to direct the attorney general
on request of the president, to transmit any
paper on the Fl es of the department or in
poss sssion of the president, if such paper re
lates TO an official act of the president or the
head of any department The minority deny
that the claim Of the majorIty, where the
paper or document relates exclusively TO re
movalS or suSp .nsionS, has any foundation
or recognition in the constitution or valid
law. Tie minority admits that any and
every public document or record on the Tiles
of any department or IN the possession Of
the president relating to any subject what
ever over which either house of congress has
any power, jurisdiction or control under the
constitution is subject to the call or inspec-
ton of either house for use in the Constitu-
tional powers and its jurisdiction.
But if all the powers granted in the con-
stitution over the subject matter is vested in
the preside mt exclu Sively, the only rightful
custodian of all such papers Is the chief
executive officer. Why was the possession
or inspection of papers relating to the max
ing and ratifying of treaties refused TO the
house of representatives.
The document then goes into an elaborate
argument to prove that the papers asked for
by the senate are not such as thew have a
ri 1ht to d,.mani, and quotes the refusal of
Washington to send 10 the house of repre-
sentatives rapers relating to the mixing
and ratification of treaties 1t saws
there is not a single precedent 10
prove the right OF the senate to the papers
1 4.
wears and concludes. The minority Of
your committee are gratifie I at being able 10
state that in the forty-sixtb CONGRESS when
tn, Democrat had a majority in the senate
no such spectacIe as that noyeexhiEited to
| the country was ever witnessed N the his
| tory of its procee lingSn
A communication from the president was
| also read, giving his reasons for not furnish
| ing the papers called for in the Duskin case
| The read ng OF the communi alton was
| listened to very attentively by senators on
| both sides of the chamber Edmunds paid
| particular attention to the read NJ and
| when the clause was read TO the effect that
| the private papers Of the executive were per-
| sonal property, and not subject TO the de
mand of either branch of congress, consid-
cradle ANNOYANCE was manifested on the
features Of many Republican senator's.
| Beck was apparently much pleased with the
| communication, as his face bore broad
| smile during the greater part Of the reading
Mr.. Edmunds iSoved the reference of the
message to the judiciary committee, and
characterized it as the most remarkable
executive message in the country's history,
resembling those sent to parliament by King
,ar.l.p H.. uat1 hat t.t,f, L.
doubt, the president had misstated entirely
tine issue between hlmssit and the senate.
Inc message was ordered printed and re-
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