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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01
The President and the Senate.

The adoption in the Senate of the Ed
mund S resolution, and the speeches made
at the close Of The debate. especially those
Of Messrs. ingalls,, Logan and Harrison,
make it very plain that it is the duty Of the
President, in self defense, to comply with
the demand Of the Senate in surrendering
papers on file in the departments affecting
suspensions ard nominations. With
such an array of facts as Messrs. Logan
and Harrison produced to show the unfit
ness Of appointments that have been
that the President
himself has admitted were unfit by with
drawing some of thenl-there is no excuse
for him still to maintain his obstinate and
indefensible position. He is sustained in
it neither by a high sense OF official duty,
the public service, the constitution nor the
laws. 1t is simply an arbitrary will and
false pride that is not willing to confess to
a mistake. The country will not-cannot
uphold him in this. tmay be that Senators
and Congressman will be placed in an en-
barrassing predieamenJ by having exposed
the false representations they have either
made or endorsed to secure suspensions
and appointments. But this will be tie
result Of their own disregard of the obi
cations they owe to their trusts,~as well as
to the regulations of men who have no
other reflection upon their character eX-
cept their political convictions. The
President, really, ought to be gratilied
that he will be able to place the RESPONSE
bility for improper appointments where it
really belongs, and to make plain to the
country that where mistakes have been
made it has been because he has been mis-
led by the members of his own party. The
formal action of the Senate in passing the
E9mun ds' resolutions places the matter in
such a relation before the President as to
make it probable that he will see his way
clear to abandon the untenable view he
has taken and settle the whole controversy
by complying with the dema nds thus made
tor official papers affecting suspensions
and nominations which that body, by the
constitution. is compelled to take cogni-
zance of. The President cannot afford to
persist in a palpable wrong, nor can he
defend the position he has taken that pa
pers on file in the departments are not
official documents, over which he has no
more control than any Senator or any 9TH
er citizen. They belong to the govern
| ment and the government belongs to the
| people, and what restricts one citizen re-
stricts another-all are equal in their
rights, and none, whether in official posi-
ton or not, can rightfully lay claim to ex-
empti on from the law
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01
The Long Debate Ended.
MR.. EDMusD's RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

/
| The long debate ON the question of the sup
pressed papers came to an end In the Senate on
! Friday night. The speeches Friday were of :
| character that interested the galleries, which
we're crowded nearly the entire session, while
| many members of the House occupied seats on
| the floor. Mr.. Ingalls, made one of his incisive
| speeches, n which he did not spare the occu-
| pant of the White House, whom he spoke OF
| as ia soldier of fortune"
| Mr. Ingalls, was followed by Mr.. Harrison, OF
| Indiana, who made one of the most effective
| speeches delivered in the entire debate. Mr.
| Edmunds occupied an hour in closing the de-
| bate in which he carefully reviewed the ques-
| ton, and added to the Democratic discomfit-
/ IRE.
| Wick got the floor and made a speech in favor
| of his amendment providing that cases which
come up for rejection under The third resolu-
ton should be considered in open session.
MI. Platt and Mr. Logan expressed them
selves in favor of the total abolition of execu-
| tive sessions a separate matter, but not in
favor Of Mr. Van Wycks proposition.
The Edmunds resolutions were then voted
upon separately the nrst one, agreeing to
committee. was adopted by vote of q to ga
strict party vote.
The resolution
t.That the Senate hereby express its condem-
nation of the refusal of the Attorney General,
under whatever influence, to send the Senate
comics of papers called for by it's resolution of
the 18th of January, and set forth in the report
Of the committee on the judiciary as in VIOLA
tion of his official duty and subversive of the
Fundamental priucples'of the government and
of a good administration thereof"-was adopted
by a strict party vote.
create much surprise. The whole interest en-
the occasion conferred, however. in the thiId OF
the series
"That it is, under these circumstances, the
antv of the Senate to refuse it's advice and con-
sents to proposed removals of officers, the doc
uments and papers in reference to the sup
nosed official or personal misconduct of whom
;ire withheld by the executive or any head of q
department when deemed necessary by the
senate and called for in considering the mat
ter"
resolution. Mr.. Gray made the point of order
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01

To Subscriber. IL. There is no Vice
President at this time Jno. Sherman is
President of the United States Senate.
2. Under the Presidential succession bill,
passed by the present Congress, should
President Cleveland die, Secretary of State
Bayard would become President, and after
him the other members Of the Cabinet,
except the Attorney General, commencing
with the Secretary Of the Treasury
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01

til RICHMOND w 1Iu'
recently purchased by stock coRn lp,ai now
being published under the editSoria manage
ment of Judge A. W. G. Nowliln and Abner
Anderson, Esq, both of whom iS"Ve oeen ior
some years connected with the press or this
State.
In politics the WING Will be democratic, and
no effort Will be spared to Jnake this journal
what it was in former years.
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01

A thief broke into the residence of G. L.
Brock. col, last Sunday night, and stole a
lot of jewelry, &C., valued at $3.50.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01

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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01

On Tuesday of last week Secretary
Manning was partially paralyzed and since
then has been confined to his bed at his
home in Washington. 1t is thought that
he will not be able to resume his official du-
ties for months if at ALL Mr.. Manning
will have the sympathy of all classes in
his affection. He is not only an able, but
frank, manly man, who despises the cant
and hypocrisy with which he is officially
surrounded, and has shown his contempt
for such deceits in an lndisguised manner.
He is Democrat who believes that the
party which won the victory is entitled to
the spois, and has the courage and man
illness to carry out his convictions. He
turns out Republicans because they are
Republicans and says SO, and he gives the
Offices to the men who are entitled to them
by reason of party services. In other
words he is an open foe who meets his an
tagonist face to face, and deals his blows
straight from the shoulder. Not sneak
ing, cowardly assassin with oily tongue and
Judas kiss, who sings psalms to the ear
and punctuates the sentences with stabs
in the back. For him honest people have
more respect than for all of the rest of the
administration combined.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01
The Blair Bill.

The friends of the Blair Billin Congress
on Monday succeeded in getting it out of
the hands Of the hostile Educational Com
mittee and referred it to the Committee
on Labor.
Mr.. Willis introduced the resolution to re.
fer to the Labor Committee, and Mr. Miller
(Democrat) moved to amend the resolution
BY referring it back to the Educational
Committee. Mr.. Miller's amendment was
lost by a vote Of yeas lis. nays 1873. OF
those voting to send the bill to Il hostile
committee SO were Democrats and 80 Re-
publicans. Of those voting against such
reference II were Democrats and 50 Re-
publicans,
The question then came up ON Mr.. Will
lis motion to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Labor and the motion was car
ried by a vote of 1873 yeas, and l12 nays.
OF the ayes II were Republicans and 81
Democrats. OF the nays IS were Demo
Gratis and "a Republicans.
Of the Virginia delegation Mr.. Tucker
alone voted against the bill. Col. O7Fer-
rails vote was not recorded, he being
paired. Had he been present. together
with the rest of the Virginia Representa-
tives, he would have supported the bill.
It is by no means certain, however, that
the bill upon its merits can be carried
through the House. There were IS mem.
bers who did not vote at all on the willis
resolution of reference. It is stated that
the friends of the bill were mustered in
force and advantage taken of the early
session of Monday when the absentees are
always numerous. In addition to this, Mr..
Willis, Mr.. Brady of Virginia, and other
earnest advocates of the bill, made personal
appeals to their friends, and thus secured
the vote of many for the reference who
will not vote for the bill when it comes up.
Should it pass the House, it is confidently
predicted that it will meet with the Ex-
ecutive veto.
Nor is it certain that the Labor Com
mittee TO which it was referred can be
counted upon to report it. Only six Of the
thirteen members are known to be in favor
of the scheme, five are opposed, and two
did not vote The latter are from States
where the sentiment is strong against this
scheme.
Altogether the prospects for the bill be-
coming a law and the South receiving it's
splendid donation are not fattering.
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01

The Leader gives an encouraging ac-
count Of the revival of business in Roam
oke city. Houses are in demand, buildings
are going UP and all the shops in operation.
The pay roll of the Machine Works gives
700 hands. and monthly outlay for Febru-
airy of 1924 900.
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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS Auditor
Marye has sent letter to the collecting
officers in the State. giving them instruct
ions in relation to receiving coupons for
taxes. The circular has, it is understood,
been approves by the Governor. The Off
GERS are directed to refuse coupons in pay
ment of capitation, land Or personal taxes
assessed for the support of the public
schools, and receive therefor money only.
Should payment be refused, the officer sare
directed to levy for all taxes assessed
for support Of the government The in
structionS are to receive coupons for veri-
fication, as prescribed in coupon-klller
No. l, when accompanied with the money :;
otherwise the coupons are to be refused
and the officers are to levy. In case of IL
censes the collectors are directed to issue
a certificate necessary to obtain the license
upon payment of money or money and cou-
pons, the latter for verification. Then
follows the minuti9 Of how records of cou-
pons are to be kept. The instructions di-
rect the prosecution without compromise
of all persons doing business without
license. The auditor calls attention to
the fact that it is the duty of the attorneys
for the Commonwealth and the Attorney
General TO defend all suits brought against
officers which may result from
carrying out these instructions. If dam
ages are found such officer will be relieved
Under the act passed by the last Legislature
creating an indemnifying board.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01
Villas.

Senator ingalls,, in his great speech on
the Edmunds resolution, declaring the
policy of the Senate on the confirmation
of the Presidents appointments, properly
characterized the infamous confidential
CIRCULAR of Postmaster General Villas
He said it was 1.-THE most thoroughly de-
graded, defiled, execrable and detestible
public utterance" ever made by any Of
fetal. 1t was an invitation, he said. to
every libeller. every anonymous slanderer
and scurrilous defamer to pour sewerage
into the Post Office Department, The
characterization will be recognized by all
manly men as eminently appropriate and
BETTING. For Cabinet officer to DELHI
erately instigate the assassination of pub
lie and private character, with the assur-
ance that the names Of the assassins
and their ISLANDERS would be held sacred
as private property, and then deliberately
proceed to recognize these mendacious as
saults as ''cause" for the removal of Off
Gals against whose administration moth
ing harmful could be said, was the culmi-
nation of the most diabolical and cowardly
conspiracy that ever disgraced a govern
ment department. Yet after the exposure
of this infamous moral deformity, Villas
is retained in high Office and recognized
as a representative man of the party that
now controls the Executive Department
of the government.
1t is safe to say that Mr.. Villas will new
or hear the last of this execrable "circu
lar" It will stick to him with tenacity
that will remind him always of the insid-
ious and stealthy steps of the assassin, and
will follow him into the perpetual obscur-
ity to which he will be consigned after the
close of his career as part of this great
reform y administration. The possession
and exercise of power and the dispensation
of official patronage, will bring him hypo-
critical flatterers and sycophantic idola-
tiers. as long as his term continues. But
Invested of this he will fall to the level OF
his own base motives and linger superfiu-
Gus on the stage of life with none so poor
as to do him reverence.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01
DUY THE BEST.
THE CHAMPION
LIGHT STEEL BINDER,

until you have examined the Champion Steel
Binder, at LYNN 4 CO.'S
aprl-tf Staunton Va
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01
THE RICHMOND WING,

NEW OWNERS! NEW MANAGERS
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01

cabinet. and the Earl of Dalhousie has
succeeded Mr.. G. B. Trevelyan as secreta-
ry for Scotland. The latter will not have
a seat in the cabinet. 1T is expected that
there will be six secessions from Mr..
Gladstone's party outside of the cabinet.
The report that Lord Spencer would re-
sign unless the land bill satisfied him is not
true.
The conferences which have recently
taken place between Master Workman
Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, and
Jay Gould. in relation to the strike on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad. will no doubt
finally result in settlement of the difficult
ties and resumption of business on that
and other roads. There is no question
that the whole country is becoming seri.
ously interested in definite and per-
manent adjustment of these difficulties.
Both parties to the controversy mistake
public sentiment, if they think that the
destruction of business growing out of
the strike will be long tolerated by the
American people. Up to this time there
has been a remarkable popular conserva-
tism manifested, but a continuance of the
commotion and strifes which have been
going on for months past will arouse the
people and invoke from them demand
that settlement of the contention be
made at once. There is latent courage
and sense Of self protection that is being
touched and stirred, and this will manifest
itself in unmistakable form if an agree.
ment is not soon made between the i'm
mediate parties to the strife. There is
too much involved in them, affecting the
whole country, for the people much long
er to remain indifferent or idle specta-
tors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-02
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC,
The Alsberg-M orrison-Sheri-
dan Combination.
sALT:.LAKERs TO THE FRONT.
Two shakespearean Nights-B. b.
Young-stephens' Song-Denver
Letter-Baird's Minstrels.

Lovers of Shakespeare will have OPP
portunity tomorrow and Tuesday even
ings, to behold two of the masters
gems set upon the stage, with a COM
pleteness and perfection such as are not
often witnessed in this city. Measure
for Measure and Cymbeline are plays
which are only familiar from reading
to the greater part of the public-we
doubt if they have ever been announced
for stage production in this city; GER
tainly to the younger class of theatre
goers. they will have all the
charms of newness, and when
it is remembered that in both
the immortal author lavished the wealth
of his divine imagery and conception as
freely as in Lear or Hamlet, the new
generation may be aware of what awaits
them in the coming representations.
Morrison and Sheridan both have
fixed regulations in this city-Morrison
since the long ago when he gave us a
taste of his powers with Sam Percy,
and Sheridan from his inimitable inn
personation of Louis Xl. last year.
Morrison has appeared here several
times since, but nearly always in some
thing Of heroic order, and pronounced
as has been his success, we have always
felt that we should not see him entirely
at his best until we beheld him in the
line of "heavies." As Iago 10 Salvini.
and as the villain in Victor Durand he
gained large share of MS eastern re-
putation, and the chances are that his
Angelo in Measure for Measure
will be q character not in the
least behind either of these. He could
have made few selections, either
for himself or his star, which would
have suited the public better than this
charming Vienna story. Sheridan, we
suppose, will be cast for the Duke, a
character which he will do to perfec-
ton. He came TO Salt Lake at a bad
time before, and his talents were more
or less wasted on a desert air of empty
benches. But he created a profound
impression and he will now doubtless
reap the fruits of it. Miss Alsberg we
only know by reputation. She is
California girl, and judging from her
autographs. a beautiful one. She has
been under Morrison's training for some
tine past, and since the commencement
of the present tour, she has been fav-
ored with some more than fiattering
press comments. Louise Davenport
shared the public favor bestowed upon
Mr.. Sheridan, her husband. Her charm
ing face and voice in Shylock and Lear
are well remembered, andi she il cast
for Mariana-MissA lsberg viii OF course
do Isabel-as We suppose she will be.
her admirers viii have ample opportun-
ity to see her at her best. The support
includes some good standard names,
Miss Roy. Miss Carey and Messrs Yves
sells, Thompson and the old Salt Lakers,
Geo. c. Staley and Logan Paul, being on
the bills.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-02
Mr.. b. b. Young.

The current number of that high class
weekly, The American Art. Journal. con-
tains these words of praise for one of
Salt Lakes artists:
Mr.. B. B. Young. whose splendid
baritone voice astonished and delighted
Us upon his return from London a year
or more ago, Is in town. Mr.. Young,
with his talented wife, took up their
residence in Salt Lake City, where they
have been exceedingly successful in
establishing a school of SINGING. Mr..
Yoong is making a brief visit TO the
east. and is greatly sought after in
social circles. he sang az musical
few evenings since. and the power and
brilliance of his voice appeared TO be
even greater than when last heard. and
his fire and passion won the enthu-
siasdc admiration Of all who had the
pleasure of listening to him, and the
conclusion was quickly arrived at that
such an acquisition to our list Of artists
should not be allowed to spend his
energies in the far west.