Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-02
Ths President Draws 1t on the
Senate
In Reply to the Judiciary Commit
Tee Kick
sOr Papers Regarding Removals Of
officials.
FaBsrs Are the Private Property
Of the President,
And the Senate Has Nothing TO
Do With Them,
And What is More will Not GET a
Smell at Them.

WASHINGTON, March l.-At 2:4O ?. m
the Chair laid befsrs the Senate lengthy
message from the President, bearing on tht
right of the Senate or Senators TO have &C
cess TO papers, etc in the Executive De
partment, relating 10 suspensions from
Office.
The following is
THE YESSAGE:
10 the Senate ofti. CHitsi States;
Ever since the 5eginnipg Of the present
session Of the Senate the different heads
OF the departments attached TO the execu'
riyebranch Of the Government have been
piled with various rsqaests aud demands
4 from committees OF the Senate, from mem
bers OF such committees, sHd a. lss. from
the Senate itself requiring the trans
mission OF reasons for the suspen'
sion o! o.E.ebo,ders during the recess OF
tha. body or ioy the papers touching
the coaduct OF such Jti ;ial5 or for all pa
pers and documents relating to such sus-
pensions. o. 70. all documents and papers
tlediu such Departments IA relation 20 the
management aud COuduC; OF tae othces
held oy such suspended officials. The
dteseut terms rom tiEe 20 tune adopted
IL maklDg.th requests, aud demands the
or5er IN which they succeeded each other
sui the fact thai wneu made by ths Senate
hnN
was passed in the executive ses
sion. have led to G presumption
ehe correctness OF which will suppose, be
candidly admitted that from first to last
the information thus sough: and the pa
lOers thus demanded tyr use Oy the Senate
aud irs cOmmlltses, and consequently the
property Of the suspension referred 10,
though these susp9us oaI are my execu-
tive ac'a BASED upoI considerations ad-
dressed 10 me alone aod for which am
wholly responsible. have had no invita-
Gpu from ;h- It'd S,a'es Ssua'e 10
s,..e tr. 7JarsyG which have telt and
stured % a,su4- IN relation 10 the
same or 70 interpret for myself
nv acts AMI MOVIES in the
prsuises. 10 this condition OF sdair5 |
have tor7orq addressing the Senate upon
the subject lest [ migh: be accused OF
thrusiiny myseE uu1iddsn upon the atten-
tion Of that BODY Su, the report OF the
Committee on the JullC;sry Of the Senate
lately presented I'D published, which cen
sures the Attorney General ot the lltea
States iO- L5 Te'a-ai TO transmit certain
papers relating to suspension from
one and which also. y | correctly inter,
Prst Il, evIuce5 q uiSspprehens'on OF
she position Ot tue EXeedJYe upon tue
question o. such srso 'ns'9n3 WILL, nope
justify ms esn-.sH.taloA. ne ffesi'
dent retsrs to t1H rysG.ltIOn ot tha ceHste
relating the Dt'tG P'P='s -;'a reply Oh tue
AuoEneg Gauera. ;le''.o. aau says
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NP,o '''s $50 - -; -, ~ ,ba C,m.
there,o, me - -, - H.,
m'''ee Oh ,ns ,,o,. -, ,oo,;on ,bsn !.
whether IL Is wirhia .bs Institutional com.
pe,euCe Of either House OF Congress 10
have access - 'ha oh AL papers 'hu
documents n lna various Plohe oiaGes
Ot rGs iu."j S.aj-5 rtraIeu Oy
laws eusa 90 81 tGeUs'''es. 40 nov sup
pose thnt The pa1a" -0a "a OF me / hi'ed
S'a.rs NJ" rsg"la'rt ~ -2T'.oiied IN thsF
relations '' sursr House oi congress y
4hs tNc: taar tnev Tyr- created oy !A~'
,enae,st or themselves. I2e letter OF 'oe
{ ATTORNEY General IL response 10 ,Io Es7''
lutlOu Of tns Senate IN M particular msu'
stoned IN the committee report was written
st NJ suggestion aEt 5J my direction
Tnsrs had been TO ohejai papers or coc'
Smeu,s a.-i IN h:s department relating
10 the case within the period speciHed in
the resolution ! GJ letter was intend
ed b. is description OF the
pI2-rs and cGcgnshts TsUa!u'uS IN
Ncus,ody OF iha ds?argn neur 10 convey the
idea lh&t they were not oticlai, and ltWa2
assumed thAl ia, resolution called Tor ln'
formation. pap-cs and documents OF the
sane chA-a".er 81 gaTo required BY re-
quests ard demands Th'g2 preceded II.
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t'erytalnS l&ai "aI oeeH "r''teu VI
oone Ia oenAit o! me N-nate Foh Tue Oe
glnn'ng po'otsd 10 GI letters shE papers
rl
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Cesa pTe'sE'S1 ID TEE eAecul's "I'u :
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aus Gas 40. oeen zone ss ls SISses.e,s u
tne committee report upon tee sSump-
fior oa nv part that the AttorneY'3ehers'
OF any cher eest OF department is the
se'iaut o. 'he fres'ieHs ana IS 10 give OF
- -S.'on2.0 cops oi documents ~ N nus oIaSS
o',t'uS 70 ne WA o' 'uT EAeSuS'Te y 's auu
no cFa-r.l'a' d! osc,ase ! regard ins pa
P1'S A1a H0cnmeGt7 ".IoheId aud suureSs'
purely uroHciaI and rriVste not ipfee.
C1ea'ly confidential auI having reference
20 the pe;:1rmancs OF duty exclusively