Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-03
A Tussle in the Senate Over
a Resolution Giving the
President Support.
After a Caustic Discussion
All Around the ResOlu-
tiOla is Laid on
the Table.
Adoption in the House Of q Long
Resolution Bearing upon
theSilver Question.
Unprecedented Fall of Snow
Throughout Kentucky and
a Cold Wave in
Minnesota.
CONGRESSIONAL.

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Washington, Feb. 3-The chair laid
before the senate o letter from the at
torney general asking for an additional
appropriation of $4,000 for jurors of
the United States court, and $135,00 0 for
witnesses. It was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations.
Among the measures reported favor.
ably from the committees was q resolu-
ton by Mr. Frye, reported, as he believ-
ed, with unanimity from the committee
on foreign relations. declaring it to be
the opinion of the senate that congress
ought to provide for ioiat commission
of Great Britain and the United States
in relation to the fisheries. 1t was plac-
ed on the calendar.
The chair then placed before the SEN
ate the resolution as submitted yesterday
by Mr.. Riddleberger and the substitute
therefor, submitted by Mr.. Pugh,
relating to the relations between the
president ana the senate in regard to in
formation and papers affecting govern
ment officers suspended or appointed.
Mr.. Edmunds said that practically
there was but four weeks of the session
left for business. The resolution offered
embraced no practical question only a
mooted question-and there would be
time enough to debate the question
when it became a practical question. He
moved to lay the resolution On the table.
Mr.. Riddleberger addressed the chair.
The chair SAID the question was not
debatsble.
Mr.. Riddleberger criticized Edmunds'
motion in view of the fact that he ed
munds) had first debated the matter
and then moved to shut off debate. He
asked that he might be allowed to ans
wer Mir. Edmunds' remarks.
Mr.. Hale asked that Mr.. Riddleberger
might have unanimous consent to make
remarks and by unanimous consent Mr..
Riddleberger was allowed to proceed.
Mr.. Riddieoerger said he did moi OBJ
ieot to the first three sections of Mr.,
Pugh's resolution. If these
we're now introduced as q sub
stltute for his (Riddleberger's)
resolution he would accept them; but
when it came to the remaining sections,
he differed with Mr.. Pugh. His riddle
berger's) resolution, merely involved
two propositions, namely, that we had
no right to require the president to
give his reasons for removals or suspen-
sions OF officers, but had the right to
demand of him any reasons or papers
or proofs going to question Of
the appointment. The rest OF
Pugh's resolution is to public policy,
etc. Mr.. Riddleberger saw no necessity
for Pugh's ~professed Ignorance in parlia-
mentary law, but inquired of the chair if
the motion to lay it on the table was out
OF debate.
The ohair-It has no effect. Further
than that the chair cannot express his
opinion.
Mr.. Pugh-I should never have offer.
ed the resolution il the question had not
been presented by q leading republican.
MIR. Conger made q point of order,
that if the question was not open to all
to debate he objected to a further dis
cussion Of the subject.
Mr.. Pugh said that as the motion had
been made to lay the resolution on the
table, and as the motion and purpose Of
the motion are manifest, I have no OBJ
lection to the motion prevailing.
Mr.. Riddleberger had no objection if
there were no predatory remarks.
The motion to lay on the table was
then agreed to.
At two o'clock MIR. Logan took the
floor on the Dakota bill.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from the postmaster
general in response to the house resolu-
tion calling for information as to what
changes should be made in the law regu-
lating the compensation to railroad
companies for carrying the mails. The
postmaster general states that at the
present time he had been unable to
form any clear opinion as to the changes
to be made in the law, but at o future
day, he states, he will be able to place
before the house all the information
which the inquiries which had been in
stituted and are approaching compile
ton will afford.
Mr.. Bland, from the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, desired
to report back resolution offered by
him on Monday last, calling on the
secretary of the treasury for certain in
formation relative to silver circulation.
The resolution is quoted at length from
the address made by President Coo, of
the American Bankers association, which
declares that ths secretary OF the treas
ury has acted in concert with the New
York clearing house association to mann
tain a gold. standard until congress
could convene, The resolution was then
read as follows.
WHEREAS, Near the close Of the Sec
ond session OF the forty.eight congress
to wit: On the twenty-sixth day of
February 1885, this house refused by q
decided vote to consider the pend
ing proposition looking to the suspen-
sion of the coinage of silver dollars;
therefore, be it
Resolved, BY this house that the sec