Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-19

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priateiy referred was oae by Hoar from
"Ciiizeus OF the United States" Citi-
zens whose names, Hoar thoaght, seem
ed TO indicate that they were foreign
born, praying for Submission By Con
gress 10 the several States of proposed
constitutional amendment sbolishiug
the Presidency.
Whsn Reports Of Committees" Vas
| announced to be In order, Eim1nds
rsse and said: Mr.. Psesldent-I am
instructed by the Committee on Judi
| ciary, to whom WAS referred the letter
of the Attorney General, With authority
to report with open doors, sandry reso-
buttons, which ssk may be placed on
| the calendar"
President pro tenn-Does the Senator
desire to have them re1d
Esnnuds-No, sir /; but the Senator
| from Alabama (PGgsl desires to make
| a remark.
Pueh-From the minority of the Com
mittee on Judiciary. as to the report
just made, | desire to state that they
knew nothing of the contents Of the
| repsrs until il was read to the commit
tee this morning. The minority desire
to prepare q report In which they will
| present their views, and to enable them
| TO do So they have until Monday week
within which to prepare a report, and 1t
| 10 understood that the ID sjority report
| and resolutions will not be called up for
consideration until We get leave 30 file
our minority report. The tune to be
given as to do 80 is not to be eXtsnded
beyond next Monday week.
Daves-Can We not have the resoiu-
| tons read ?
Chief Clerk johnson read the rssolu-
| tons.
Butler-Is there a report accompany
| ing these resolutions
President pro tem.-Yes.
Butler-ls it to be printed?
Edmunds-Certainly Ii will be print
| ed under the rules. ask that the report
Of the committee, ss wsll as its reasons.
be printed in the Record also.
President pro tem.-If there be no OBJ
| jection that order will be made.
The report recites the fact and cir
| cumstanoes of the removal OF Dustin.
and the appointment Of his successor as
| United States Attorney for the Southern
District OF Alabama. It declares that
1t has been the uniform practice OF the
Judiciary Committee since the tenure
| of office act, TO cali upon the heads of
| departments for all papers and infor-
4 kBooC1NApo
| touching the conduct of the admins
tration of the officer proposed to be re-
| moved, and the character and conduct
| of the person proposed to be appointed.
This has been done with thu unanimous
| approval of all the members, although
the composition of the committee has
| been, during the period, sometimes OF
| one political character and sNnetimes
| OF another. In no instance, until this
time, has the COMMITTEES met with any
| delay or denials in furnishing such pa
pers and information, with q single ex-
| eeption, and In which exception the
/ delay and suggested denial lasted only
for two or three days Precedents are
cited and discussed ct great length.
| One of the appendices contains q list
| showing the number of officials Of va
rious ranks WHO were suspended or re-
moved by the President during the first
thirty days of the present session of
| Congress.
| Crisp from the Committee on Pacific
| Railways, reported bill amending the
| Pacific Railway acts so rs to 90 npsl
the roads to pay TO the United States
the amount paid out by 1t for Surveying
lands to which they are entitled.
The House then resumed considera-
ton of the bill FORGETTING the Atlantic
aud Pacific Railroad ersnte.
The bill WAS discussed without any
result being reached until the expiration
of the morning hour, when the House
went into Committee of the Whole, Mr.
| Springer of Illinois in the chair, on the
Fltzjnhn Porter bill. Mr.. Bragg, of
Wisconsin. closed the debate in support
Of the bill. Mr.. Evsrhart OF Psnnsyl-
vania moved to recommit the bill With
instructions to strike oat the words
prior TO his appointment under this
aet." so az to make the proviso read,
Fitzj1hp Porter shall recsive To pay.
compensation or allowance what's Dever."
Mr.. Reed. suggesting that this gave an
opportunity for vindicstipe Porter from
any question OF money, demanded the
yeas and nays. The motion 10 recon-
init WAS lest by III to l73.
Mr.. Bragg Of Wisconsin, who had de-
manded the previous questioa, withdrew
the demand, and again took the floor
in support of the bill. After speaking
some time, he said thai the gentleman
from Michigan Mr.. Cutoheou) had
! taken a report of the second battle Of
Bill Ron. and read the number OF killed
and wounded on the 18th of August for
| the purpose Of showing that there had
been a general battle. IL the gentleman
had been disposed tn ne Ingenious, he
would have stated that the heading of
those reports was Casualties between
August 18th and September ID"
Cutcheon declared he had % stated 10
| his speech.
Bragg You took the table Of figures
from heading that covered almost a
month, and you have Published 10 In
your speech as losses on the 18th,
and your Rspsbliean constituents. wac
do Not read anything but your speech
IN a Republican newspaper, will think
that historical evidence of the war"
| Mr.. Cu,oheon declared that the head
ing Of the bill showed precisely what IL
was.
Mr.. Bragg declined to yield, and Mr.
| Cutcheon asserted his right to reply, an
| be had been misquoted.
| Mr.. Bragg advancing to the bar Of
| the House Ill state what you said.
state What the figures are.
| Nov" exclaimed Mr.. Cutcheop, also
advancing into the space IN front of the
| Speakers desk, you are trying to ran,
a fslsehood down the throat of this
Hsase." Applsuse on the Republican
side Of the Houss.
| al draw my own inference as 10 your
| purpose" cried Mr.. Bragg, and def
sntiyl will repeat them IL you DESIRE"
| Applause on she Democratic side.
| Al this there va a good deal Of cos-
| fusion and excitement IN the House,
| and ID Vas with difficulty that the
voice of either gentleman could be
heard, bot as the speaker raped
the House TO order. and stated 20 Mr..
| Cutcheou that he must not interrupt
Mr. Bragg withsut permission, the
former indignantly exclaimed, Then
the gentleman must not fslsify the
facts
"Ah,n Was Mr.. Brsae's rstort, u An
| glad TO have driven thai Radical from
under Ssantou's pettiooat, 50 that 10
has come TO the front.
Mr.. Cutsheon Then understand
| that the table was under tse head Of
return Of casualties 10 the Union forces
commanded by General Pope, frsm
August 18th 20 september ID. aggresst
inc l4,462" He also quoted from other