The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-28
WASHINGTON 1ETrEp.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
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much miscellaneous matter and
many minor measures. 1t would
be less difficult to state what uues-
lions were not touched upon by
them than to mention those that
have been discussed. In the SEN
ate silver has been the chief subject
of debate, but in the House, there
has been a little of almost every
thing.
The President lost no time in af-
fixing his signature to the success
sion bill. This measure is thought
by someto befar from perfect. Still
it will serve for the present to pre-
vent uncertainty in the event of the
death of the President, and it will
give assurance that the administra-
ton ofthe Government will contin-
lie under the party to which the peo-
pie confded it, for the full term of
four years. The measure will prob
ably always be known by the name
ofthe 'Hoar BILL but it was,in truth,
a conception of Attorney General
Garland, and was originally franz
ed and presented by him. Failing
of passage, it was afterward adopt
ed by Senator Hoar, of Mass, and
has taken his name.
There is an interesting contro-
versy now between the Admins
tration and the Senate in regard to
the suspension of federal officials.
The Republican Senators caucused
on the subject and decided to ask
for papers bearing on removals and
appointments. The President in
structed the Cabinet officers to send
such papers. The Republican Sena-
tors, or rather some of theirmana-
gers, Edmunds, Hoar, Morrill, and
others were not satisfied with the
information contained in these
documents, and forthwith put on
their war paint. They got all they
asked for, but they want more and
confessed that there was an error
in the form of the request for in
formation. Senator Edmunds made
a long speech in which he took the
ground that the Executive branch
of the Government could and
should be. made to furnish all the
information in its possession and
the reasons touching the suspen.
sion of officials. Senator .Sauls-
bury, a Democrat from Delaware
replied in defence of the Admins
tration, holding that the Senate had
no right to inquire into the reasons
for suspension. The partisan Sena.
tor from Vermont became still more
positive, and said he was in favor
ofbringing the members of the Cab.
met before the Senate Committees
if necessary, to ASCERTAIN the infor
nation upon which suspension hae
been made. He further gave notice
that he would oppose the confirm
alton of the successor of every sus
pended official, unless the Admin
istration would at least say there
was no information in it's posses
SIGN bearing on them.
The Democratic Senators eau
cused in regard to the course they
should pursue towards the Presi
dents appointments. They hac
special reference to what the Re
publican Senators might demand
in the way Conformation concern
ing the reasons for official changes
made by the President. The gen
eral sentiment expressed in caucus
was that the President should b.
sustained in whatever course h,
may take. Mr.. Clevelandis AYERS,
to anything having even the appear
ance of Infringing executive pressure
to bear upon Congress. He is no
willing to exert any influence, ever
indirectly, upon the members of hi
own party. When asked by repre-
sentatives of the caucus as to wha'
he would have them do he replied
"Use yourown discretion, your own
judgment as to what is right ane
proper" .fls5
The week has been a very auie1
one in the official, social world O;
the Capitol. Through respect te
the bereaved Cabinet family, tina
ofthe Secretary ofState, Miss Cleve
land countermanded her tri-weekly
receptions and none Of the Cabiner
ladies received. The Second State
dinner OF the season was held at the
White House, however, on Thurs
day evening. 1t was given to the
Diplomatic Corps. The invitations
having been issued a week ago
Secretary Bayard especially re
quested the President that it should
not be postponed.
Commissioner Sparks of the
Land Office holds the awful tenor
of his way against the land thieves
out West. He has never in the
least been perturbed by the threats
of assassination he has received
from persons to whom he has re
fused land patents. There is, prob.
ably more indignation against him
in Dakota than in an any other 10.
cality. The Commissioner has just
expressed his in~flexibility in a let.
ter sent to that Territory. He said
Il donot propose to confirm fraud:
ulent entries, and l do propose to
find out those which are honest and
to seperate them from those which
are found to be otherwise"
Juno.
Hon. James E.. Campbell was 6
soldier himself, and his sympathies
are with the soldier. He recently
introduced the following bills, in
behalf of soldiers or their widows,