Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-03
WASHINGTON.
The Powers of the Pres
dent Defined.
HE CAN DISCHARGE OFFICIALS
Eyarts Speaks on the Electoral
BiIl-Hendrlcks Eulogized
In the House.

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In the House.
Special to the Herald bvthe Associated Press
WASHINGTON, February 2.--In th'
Senate this morning. Mr.. Riddleberge
offered the following resolution;
Resolved, That it is the sense Of th,
Senate that the Executive Of the United
States Is not restricted by constitutions
law In removing or suspending ap
pointees; that the Senate has no right
to require that reasons shall be given fol
such removals or suspensions: but 1t il
right Of the Senate to call for any doc
uments relating to the conduct Of re
moved or suspended appointees, or te
the qualifications and fitness of all per
sons whose names are presented to the
Senate for confirmation or rejection, and
it is the duty Of the Executive to com
ply with all demands for the same.
Mr.. Pugh submitted substitute to
take the place Of Mr.. Riddleberger's
resolution, and asked that it be pre-
sented and lie over till tomorrow. Mr..
Pueh's substitute is as follows:
First-That the executive power is ex.
pressly vested by the constitution in the
President Of the United States, SO that
he shall take care that the laws be faith
fully executed.
Second--That the power of appoint.
ment to Federal office is an executive
power to be exercised by the President
under the limitation in the constitution
that he shall nominate and by and with
the advice OF the Senate, shall appoint.
Third-That the power of removal or
suspension from the powers and duties
of a Federai office is also an executive
power, vested exclusively in the Presi-
dent, without any such limitation in the
constitution as is imposed thereby on the
power Of appointment, and for its exer-
else he is responsible alone to the people,
not to the Senate.
Fourth-Tbet the right Of the Presi-
dent to make nominations to the Senate,
and of the Senate to advise and consent
thereto, are each separate and indepen-
dent rights to be exercised by the Presi-
dent and Senate, respectively and separ-
ately, an independently within their
absolute discretion, but in relation to a
person or persons so nominated the SEN
ate may request information Of the Pres
ident, affecting the character or qualifi-
cations OF those as to whose appointment
he asks the advice and consent of the
Senate.
Fifth-That when the President
makes nominations to the Senate Of
persons to be appointed by him to exer-
else the powers and duties OF Federal
officers wLe have been suspended by
him, no law, public duty or public poll
cy requires that he shall send or com.
municate to the Senate any cause.
reason OF Information within his own
knowledge, or contained in any letters,
petitions, or documents addressed to
him or any member OF his Cabinet, or
in possession Of either and relating to
the subject Of renewals Ior suspensions,
or conta lining charges, causes or reasons
and proof thereof for making such re-
movals or suspensions; and no law, pub
lie duty or public policy requires or au-
thorixss The senate to call Tor such in.
formation existing In anv sucb form
from the President OF any member OF
his Cabinet TO enable the Senate to re-
view ar oues,ion the action of the Pres
ident in exercising bis executive, discre.
tionary and exclusive power of remoy-
ing or suspending Federal officers from
mr. 10 put the President on trial by the
senate. or to enforce accountability to
the Senate for ANYTHING he NAV have
done in ihe exercise Of such inrisdic.
lion
Sixth-That to obtain information
considered by either House of Congress
usefnl in passiog necessary and
nroner laws. Either House of Congress
nav request the President. IL NOT
deemed by him incompatible with pub
lia interest 10 give any Information with.
n his Knowledge or contained In any
nubI;c document or records ON file in
he lawfui custody of apy Of the de-
nartmeuts. and relating to the admins.
tration Of any public ofsice or the official
cnnduct or acts affecting the official con-
dnct or dptIss Of anv public officer but
for the Senate TO make sucb REQUEST OF
the president or to direct anv member
~ his Cabinet 10 transmit to the senate
snv ;oformation ar apv nubl;c dozen.
ments or naners IN omen or executive
session, IN epabIa the Senate in omen or
exerpf;v. session to review the proprietv
~ resson ar the information mon which
he .cte5 IN making renewals ar suspen.
s;ons wouid ha an attemnt 10 Obtain
smnb ;nsor,oatio, bv salse pretences and
sor nses and nurposes net authorized
or ;astit;ed by anv law or public
nol;ev Of the Usited States. and should
t. Prs.;dent Grant such reouest or re-,
a.;re sny nembers az his Cabin A. 10 oi,ev
sseh d;rses;on from the Senate when
dsenoad [ hv him ,o he made for sucb nm.
;nst;fiabIa and unlawful uses and pur.
,,o.a. ,.onld he 10 racogn;za ard an.
sonrsaa @ 49,, : ;,,nro,,er nv nrscf,ce and an in.
;nr;ons ;nnova,;op mon his excl,s;va
"a ;ndane,a asnt r,ohts nowers ana An.
Ties a. Pres;dsnf AZ tbe IIn;ted states
Mr. Inoalls cave not;ca that when tba
original ana sn6s{ifnta resolu tions should
co,oe nm to-morrow he wo,l5 n,ors ~
reisr them 10 the Committae on Priv;.
leoea and Fleotiona for further consider,
alton. The resolution according to re.
ouest. was laid over until to.morrow
The next bill on the calendar was the
bin to permit the United states Copsul
at Warsaw. Russia. to accent certain
decorations rendered him by the Rms
sian government. fThe Consul il n Rms,
sian subject and not An American citi.
zen.l Mr.. Edmunds. Mr.. ingalls, and
M. Logan opposed the bill and Mr.
Moroan smoke n it, favor ~
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