The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-27

The political fight between the Pres
dent and the Senate is about 10 clos
and everybody is glad. No question
will be asked by non-parIisans at leas
las to which side backed down, If boil
sides will only unite now and get t.
work at the business of the session
The whole affair has been drear.
squabble over a matter that was OF small
consequence to the people. Senator
Colquitt Of Georgia, and ingalls, Of Kansa
will speak to-day, and then if no other
Senator signifies his desire to be heard
on the subject, Senator Edmunds viii
ask for vote on his resolutions that the
Senate shall not confirm until the papers
are supplied.
The contest for open sessions Of the
Senate is not dead but only sleeping
The question has been oyershadowed by
preparation for the discussion between
the President and Senate. It will yet
come up for debate There is prevail
ing opinion that the Senate possesses too
much power. It is the least democratic
Of our institutions. Senators not coming
directly from the people, are not truly
representative with reference to popula-
ton, and being elected for terms Of six
years, they have less regard for their con-
stituents' wishes than the members of
the lower House. They have special
powers of confirming nominations, max
ing treaties, and impeaching high officers
of the Government. They have a max
imum of power and minimum of ac-
countability, and it is felt that this is a
situation not to be intensified by secret
sessions.
Senator Jackson, of Tennessee, said
his only objection to open sessions was
that an open discussion would take more
time than a secret one. Senators would
be speaking to the galleries all the time.
They would feel the necessity of ex-
planning their votes 10 their constituents
This, he thought, would be particularly
the case where Senators from one State
took opposite sides of a question.
The Democrats do not complain that
Mr.. Cleveland has not made a sufficient
number of removals. They concede that
he has been pretty active in this direc-
ton. Their complaint is that he has not
made party appointments. 1t is claimed
that he has pretty generally ignored the
party leaders in making his selections
and has named men whom no one ever
heard Of. lie has raled obscurity TO fill
the Federal vacancies.
Therefore, it is said, there is no posi-
bility of his denomination by his party.
He has chosen to ignore the men who
rule conventions and they mean to ig-
more him the first time an opportunity
offers. Meanwhile, however he will
have the experience of being President
in the fullest sense of the word during his
term. And who can say that this posi-
ton is not really the most independent
one2
The bill to abolish the extravagani
practice ofhaving Congressional Commit
tees accompany the remains of deceased
Senators and Representatives to theil
place of burial meets with general appro-
val.
In many instances these funeral excur-
sions are productive of incidents any
thing but respectful to the dead. Nc
Congressman who has ever served Oh
one would be willing to have bis OWL
demise celebrated by a junketing trip
A Congressional Committee once took
the remains of an Iowa member t
that state. The widow was on the funer
al train, and the escorting committee
men became so noisy and hilarious tina
the lady was constrained to send re
quest to them to please be quiet. A Sen
ator who was recently very sick her
said to his wife 'if / die, you and tn
children take me home, but don't lie
them send any committee along"
1t is probable that the next Presiden
of the United States will be inaugurate'
on the 3Oth of April instead of the fourtl
Of March. The proposed amendment +
the Constitution relative to Inauguration
day, was first suggested by Rober
c. Winthrop, resuggested by Horati
King, and introduced in the Senate b.
Mr.. ingalls,. 1t is popular PROPOSE
ton.
Mr.. Winthrop expresses himself EN-
phatically about the Educational bill
that is having such hard time in tn
House committee. He says it is tn
prime necessity of our country. We cal
better do without "internal improve
mentsn or even "armies and navies
than without Education" for the masses
To leave the Southern States withou
the means of educating the freedmen
is unjust to them and injurious to tn
whole country 1t is fearful to think Q
those millions of voters is such state q
ignorance, and the evil is growing les
manageable year by year. Education
and the elective franchise should hay,
gone together. We have lost, more thai
twenty years"
The Congress which postponed all rem
edy still longer will have incurred