St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-23
IN TIE SENATE.
LOgan's Army Bill and the Ed
munds, Resolution.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Mr. Wilson
of Iowa presented a memorial from the
Iowa legislature urging tho passage of the
Des Moines river lands title bill over the
presidents veto. Mr.. COckrel presented a
petition from the merchants exchange of
st. Louis for authority for the construction
of bridge across the Mississippi at St.
Louis. Mr.. Logan submitted resolution.
which lies over, to the effect that the pres
ent secret sessions for the consideration of
appointments be made open. Mr.. ingalls,
Submitted a resolution calling for informa-
ton from the postmaster general why a
certain request for the number of fourth
class postmasters removed had not been an
Swered. The resolution went over.
The urgent deficiency bill was
then taken up, the senate insisted
upon its amendments and a conference
committee was appointed. Mr.. LOgan's
bill to increase the efficiency of the army
was then laid before the senate. and some
debate enSued between him and Mr. TOole
upon motion made by the latter to strike
out the clause to increase the number 10
80. 600 men. Mr.. Colquitt then took the
floor i'm opposition to the majority report of
the judiciary committee on the Edmunds
resolutions. During his speech he quoted
from an official paper which was part of
the pOstoffice records. Republican senators
wanted TO know how an individ-
ual senator could secure such
papers when they were refused
to the senate as a whole. Mr.. COlauitt re-
piled that no more had been accorded him
than would be accorded any senator on re-
quest The ground on which they had
been declined was that the senate. in ITS
oil itx-a 10 had i
mand correspondence of a private and conf
dental nature relating TO removals from
Office. Mr.. Logan could not understand
that sort of reasoning. The only object
Mr.. Colquitt could see in the adoption of
the majority report on the resolutions was
to perpetuate the malice OF that committee.
The house of representatives had not
presented such articles against the attorney
general, nor had any members of the
house proposed to do So IL was
left to this body TO grave and reverend
seigners" actuated by party feeling to first
hle articles of impeachment and then pro-
ceed 10 pass their own judgment upon them
i'm contrayentiOn of all the principles and
practices relating TO impeachment Mr..
Jackson followed Mr.. COlquitt, also in op-
position to the majority report. he be-
lieved the right of removal of officers to be
wholly in the president. Chief Justice
Marshall, in the trial of Aaron Burr. sus-
tanned President jefferson in his refusal to
disclose certain portions of a correspond
ence which jefferson asserted to have been
confidential and intended to guide
him i'm the performance of his
executive functions. The object of
the present controversy Mr.. Jackson said
was the waging of a political warfare
against President Cleveland. The question
as it had been presented by the majority
was mere pretense for an attack on the
president. I'm arranging for this piece of
political target practice" said Mr.. Jackson.
1.-THE able chairman of the Judiciary COM
mittee has omitted to place the proper tar
get before the senate. That fact however,
has not discouraged either himself or his
associates from firing at random through
the whole political range. The proceeding
is purely political; there can be no deter
mination of 1t here. Both sides must ap-
peal to the people" Before Mr.. Jackson
concluded the senate went into executive
session and soon adjourned.