The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-03
MaallInrtoh Leller.

HI' MVIBhH pIeHCTlueb neIulC
treatment for offended Senatorial
dignity. he says, let the Senate
impeach Attorney General Garland
for refusing it certain papers, IL
bis alleged otfense is Of the class Of
otfenses for which the head Of a
Department may be impeuchsd,
and removed from Office. This is
theological outcome Of Nj. Garlaud's
refu'al. Let the Judiciary Com.
mittee summon the alleged offend.
er before the bar Of The Senate.
He further says let the Commit.
tee on Privileges and Elections in.
quire and report whether The Sen.
ate can take Jurisdiction Of said al
legged ofEense BY a resolution Of the
Senate, there being no impeach.
ment Of said officer in the mode re
quired by the Constitution.
1t is acknowledged that The Nor.
gan resolutions 50 to the pith Of
The matter and that they are a
good Offset 10 the Edmund's resolu.
lions condemning the Administra
tion for refusing to submit private
documents to the Senats's inspec.
ton.
Senator Morgan holds chat the
Edmund's resolutions were out Of
order, and should not have been re.
ceiyed. He was not in bis seat at
the time they were offered or be
should have made that point then.
As no Senator seemed to take this
view Of the matter, Mr.. Morgan
took action Independently Of them,
believing that be would in no way
trench upon the ground they will
take in the matter. 1.-THE Senator
should call up his resolutions be.
fore the end Of this week they will,
to great extent, precipitate the
discussion between the President
and Senate. 1t is thought, how.
ever, that be will let them lie over
until the discussion is under way
next week.
The senate's position in this
matter is glaringly inconsistent.
The charge Of secrecy in connection
with Executive determinations in
regard TO appointments comes with
a bad grace from Senators whose
own deliberations regarding these
same appointments is yelled 10 a
secrecy they try to make impene.
trable, and whose action is so con
cealed as to avoid all responsibility.
The whole gist Of the contention
Of the Senate majority is that the
President has no right to withhold
reasons, and yet the Senate claims
a right TO consider all Executive
business with closed doors. Il can
refuse without explanation 10 con.
firm the Presidents nominations,
but yet the President has no war.
rant or authority to inquire into,
or review the senate's refusal.
There are indications that some
Of the Republican Senators are not
blind 10 the inconsistency Of the
position into which Mr.. Edmunds
has led them, and they may refuse
TO follow him any farther. But
with Mr.. Edmunds il is a matter
Of life or death. His term in the
Senate expires in March, 1887. If
he goes out Of the Senate be most
likely goes out Of public life. His
State election occurs next fall and
the Legislature will then be chosen
which will elect a U. s. Senator to
gil the seat now occupied by Geo.
F. Edmunds.
He has a strong weakness for
public life. And the fact that he
is now trying to figure as chieftaiu
of the thick aud thin Republicans
Of the Senate can be explained by
the present condition Of affairs in
Vermont, where IL is said, he has
a hard fight in prospect. Only two
years ago this month, it will be re-
membered, he was returning en-.
couraging smiles TO the approaches
Of the mugwumps.
The first nomination rejected by
the Senate was that Of Collector
McGraw, Of West Virginia. More
papers have been called for in the
case Of Collector Wells, of Vermont,
which Of course will he refused, and
the confirmation Of Solicitor Gen.
eral Goode Is still under fire.
Should the deadlock continue and
the Senate reject a number of the
the Presidents nominations, it is
probably that the Interpretation OF
the Tenure Of Office Act. may tend
still further to aggrava!e the strain.
ed situation. Senators are divided
as TO how this law shall DO con.
strued on both sides Of the Cham.
Der, and there ia no unanimi.v NJ