The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23
FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS-.
SENATOR JACKSON'S SPEC II ON
THE EDMUNDS RESOLUTIONS.
The Urgency Deficiency Bill Dull
and Embarrassing Session or
the House.

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The Chair laid before the Senate a
letter from the Gecretary OF the Treas
ury transmitting a report Of the Super
vising Architect Of the Treasury show
ing the amounts required 10 supply
heating and ventilaiing apparatus for
various public buildings throughout
the country.
Ser ator Wilson Ia. presented sew
eral memorials from the Legislsi ure OF
Iowa, among them one urging the
pas of the Des Moines river lands
title bill aver the Presidents VETO.
Senator Harris presented petitions
from the corporate authorities If the
city OF Memphis and Of the Cotton
Exchange Of the same city, praying
for necessary appropriations for the
protection Of the harbor of that city.
Among the bills introduced and sp.
propriately referred was one by S-ns-
tor Cockrell, at the instance, he said,
of the Merchants Exchange of St.
Louis, authorizing the construction Of
a bridge over the Mississippi river 1T
ST. Louie.
Senator Logan submitted the follow
ing resolution and asked thai it might
be printed and lie over, saying be
would csll il up at some future day
and submit some remarks on it:
ResOlred, That the sessions of the
Senate commonly known as exf cut We
sessions, so far as they apply to Domi-
nations, confirma'ions or r. &C inns,
shall heresfter bs held with open doors,
and that q public record Of the same
shall be kept, the same as legislative
sessions.
The resolution was ordered printed
and to lie over.
The urgent deficiency bill was laid
before the Senate which, on motion OF
Senator Allison, iusi, ted on its amend.
ment aud agreed to a committee Ct
conference.
The Chair laid before the Senate
Senator Logan's bill to increase the
efficiency OF the Army.
Debate continued until it was cut
off by limitation Of time and the Chair
laid before the Senate the Judiciary
Committee resolutions.
Senator Colquitt took the floor in
opposition to the majority report and
| spoke at some length.
Mr.. jackson followed Mr.. Colquitt,
| also in opposition to the maj ITity re-
port He believed the right If removal
Of officers to be wholly in the Presi-
dent. Chief Justice Marshall, in the
trial OF Aaron Burr, sustained Presi-
dent Jefferson in a refusal to disclose
certain portions of a dence
which Jefferso on asserted t. have been
confidential and intended to guide
him in the performance of his execu-
tive function. The OF ject Of the pres.
emit controversy, Mr. jackson said, was
the wag'ng of a political warfare
against President Cleveland. He de-
MED that Dustin's commission was
such as was suggested by Mr.. Ell
munds. As Mr.. Edmunds had sug.
gested 10 read Il was that Duetin was
to hold office until his successor
should be duly apr ointed and quail.
fed" This assumption, Mr.. jackson
said, had been necessary as a founda-
ton for Mr.. Edmunds's argument, for
that Senator had followed it with the
statement that Dustin was ttll in
office, though suspended. The Sens-
tor from Vermont had fallen into an
error, inadvertently, no doubt. The
form OF commits ion used by that Sem
ator in his argument had net been
in use since 1869. Under the act of
1869 Dustin YVES entitled to hold only
for the term for which he was appoint
ed. That term was four years from
the date OF his commission. The COM
mission was dated December, 1881,
and therefore naturally expired De-
cember 20. 1885. He was suspended
July IL, 1885 The nomination Of
Burnett for the permanent term Of
four years was sent in to the Senate
December IA, 1885, so that the Senate
was asked to remove him only for six
DAYS, as his term would expire Deem
Der goth. The Office became vacant on
December Goth, and the only question
before the Senate, SO far as that office
was concerned, was not as to the sus-
pension of DuttiD, but as to the ap.
pnintment Ct Burnett to the office.
That on the Goth OF December last
became vacant. The question as 1t
has been presented by the majority
was a mere pretext for an attack on
the President. "In arranging for thi:
piece OF political target practice, y said
Mr.. Jackson, "the able Chairman
of the Judiciary Committee has
omitted to place the proper target be-
fore the Senate. That fact, however,
has not discouraged either himself OF
hie associates from firing at random
through the whole political range,
The proceeding is purely political
there can be no determination of il
here. Both sides must appeal to the
people,"
Before Mr.. Jackson concluded the
Senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.