Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-02
FOKTY.NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March 1, 1886

SENArE.-The chair laid before the Senate A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting, in reply to a recent Senate res oIution a report showing the claims, accounts and vouchers suspended in that department. The papers, which are voluminous, were or dered printed.
 Mir. Hoar, from the Committee on Prlvl- leoes and Elections, reported hack without recommendation the resolution by Mir. Rid dleberger and the substitute by Mir. Pugh re- lating to the right of the Senate to ask the
 President for his reasons for removal or sus-
 pensions from office. MT. Hoar said that as the subject matter had been dealt with by the Judiciary committee and reports from that committee had been presented, his com mittee did not think it worth while to take further action.
 The resolutions were laid on the table to be considered when the Judiciary commit tees report comes up.
 MT. Blair introduced bill to legalize the incorporation of national trades unions; re- ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor.
 At 12 m. the Senate, on motion of MT. | Hale, went into executive session and the nominations of Messrs Pillsbury and Chase,
 collectors of internal revenue for Boston ana l | Portland respectively, were considered, but not disposed of when the doors 1 were reopened to hear the reading of a communication from the President | giving his reasons for not furnishing 1 private papers called for by the Senate l bearing upon the removal of United States l District Attorney Duskin of Alabama. The Presidents message was read at length. | Tho extraordinary stiffness prevailing on the floor. and the clearness of the voice or Chief | Clerk Johnson, served to notify the galleries
 that something unusual was atoot, ana ne-
 fore the reading was completed the galleries | were crowded. At the conclusion of the l reading MT. Harris arose, and addressing the | president pro tenn. moved that the message l be printed and lie on the table. l On that Mr. Ednunds asked for the yeas
 and nays s'I do not propose that it should l be laid on the table just now if can helI l it" remarked MT. Edmunds.
 | MT. Harris said he would move that the
 message be printed if the Senate would allow
 him to amend his motion. l MT. .Edmunds-''Very well. On that motlor
 I should like to say word"
 The chair-''The Senator from tennessee
 (Mr. Barris) moves that the message be
 MT Edmunds-s'I add to that that it be
 referred to the Committee of the Juol
 ciay." !,
 Mir. Edmunds-( -(interrupting) II believe
 have the floor"
 Mr Harris-sI was not seeking to inter rupt the Senator" Mr. Edmunds-'I merely wish 10 say
 word. had no doubt that the Senator dit rot wish 10 cut off my remark; simpl! | wish to remark in moving to refer this com 7 munication to the Committee on the Judici } ary that it has very vividly brought to m; [ mind the communications of King Charles f to Par,iament in telling them what in con 2 duotins T their affairs they ought to do ant onobt not to. I think I am safe | | saving that it is the first time s he history of the republican United State f that any President of the United States ha . l undertaken to interfere with the del1bers 7 1 t;ons of either house of Congress ques : tions pending before them otherwise than