Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-16
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. CAUSES FOR REMOVAL To Be Demanded By The
 Senate. THE CHANGES AT NORFOLK. Eleven Millions For The
 Harbor Bill. THE CONDITION OF TRADE. Bavaria's Mad King And
 His Creditors.
THE PRESIDENT AND SENATE.

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 Republicans Disposed To Demand 1 The Causes For Removals From office.
 l WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The Republican
 Senators met in caucus this afternoon with | view to reaching conclusion as to the best
 means of procedure in the matter of obtain ing from the executive the reasons for the
 removal or suspension of officers under the | new administration. The session was of | about three hours duration and was mainly l devoted to examining the statutes | and Supreme court decisions for | materiol upon which to establish prece- l dent bearing on the subject. A number of Senators gave their individual opinions, | which indicated that the majority were of 1 the opinion that the information desired should be furnished. The sentiment of the that where removals l or suspensions had been made for cause, unless the causes should be given, the
 retiring officers would be subjected to picion of irregularity without opportunity to defend themselves. The point was maOe by some Senators that if the President should, in answer to the inquiries of the Senate. state that removals suspensions had been made in order to change the politi- cal complexion of the officers, there would doubtless be no delay in confirming the new appolntees. While no conclusion by resolu- tion as to the exact method of procedure for
 procuring the information was reached, there
 IS a general understanding among the Sena-
 tors that the President will be called upon
 for the information showing the causes of
 the removal and suspension i'll specific cases.
 The Norfolk Navy Yard Removals.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-A very spirited
 II, A soi,
 was held to-day. The resolution of MT.
 Boutelle inquiring of the Secretary of the
 Navy whether it was true reported that
 ex-Union soldiers and sailors of the Norfolk
 navy yard had been removed and ex-Con- federate soldiers and sailors appointed to fill the places made vacant under consid- eration. MT. Wise denounced the proposed inquiry as a political investigation based solely on sensational and groundless news paper reports. MT. Boutelle replied that it was an inquiry, uot an invt stigation, and since the charge had been made that ex-Union vet erans were being displaced for ex-Confeder- ates he thought the Secretary of the Navy ought to be glad of an opportunity to show it was false, if indeed it could be so shown, which he did not believe. MT. Thomas stated that it not question of politics, but of law. If the re- movals had been made as alleged the revised statutes of the United States had been vio- lated and some one ought to be called to account. He had learned further that the ex-Confederates at Norfolk had obliterated the inscription on captured cannon and on tablets put up at the navy yard intended to commemorate Union victories and further that the employe who had reported the names of the guilty parties had been dismissed. If this was true it was infamous. MT. Thomas said he a soldier, but that the time had not yet arrived when he was ashamed of it and wanted to destroy traces of the cause for which he fought MT. Hewitt, referring to the renov als, inquired of MT. Thomas if he was not one who believed in the principle that "to the victors belong the spoils." The latter re- piled that he and for that reason he voted against the civil service act, but added that he did not believe in adding 8 law on the statutes whether it conformed to his views or not. The matter not determined and will coma m at tha Dayt