Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-11

10 ElmunOs spScSu VI YESTERDAY
Mr.. Pugh related the facts connected
With the Duskin case, and said that th'
Senate resolution did not call Tor public ol
official documents, bat 70: private docu'
meu,s aud private PsPs.s relating exc'a'
siveIv to An Official aa, Of the President IN
tbe suspension of Dlskiu as District Attor'
ney. The inquiry proposed BY the Senste
vas 10 be made with Knowledge OF the
fact that more than four weeks before the
resolution was offered the term OF Ddskin
had expired. Then what possible use
could b msde o, information sought in
that case. Il was
PUsE FICTION.
Wby tae report of The msjority declared
thar the information WAS wanted to enable
the Senate 10 discharge the great DUTY I'm
nosad on it Of maSiog inquiry ss 70 the
6ropriety Of al Cfi Isl act OF the Presi,
Amt rhe power 10 do whIch was expressly
conferred upon him 5y lsS, TO bs exercised
uirhio his discretion If they had decided
the removal was improper or Un~ise, What
w,gId have oseD the eTzc- OF the decision?
I,ul1 !, have restored DIskin? Was he
anil q suscenlsd ohcsr awaiting the ad-
ioornuent OF the Senate 10 bs restored 10
me duties OF his olfce? The Senats was
anysyed N 81 iuq Iicy about mater from
which there could be
NO POSSIBLE PRACTICAL REsULT.
II wss Q mooted question, and the Senate
was turning iuio q moot COur; to discuss q
pcrely aAsrrsct proposition.
Tae refusal OF the Attorney General hve
v4sss after the expiration Of his term OF
Of - 30 obedience 10 the express order OF
a., President, to send Ia the private docu-
mems relating 10 the suspension of Dus-
kin was criticised in the Restitution OF the
majority as y violation Of duty, aud that
v,oI.,ion was denounced rs being subver
awe o, h principles OF government and
NJ y,ld stmlui5,rs,j N -al act so chGrac
ts-l,-d As 70 make Il s sufficient ground
t,-,ns.ant imO=schment. WHAT was the
,siar;op be,wepu the President aud mis-
Csblos, cEi .ers? Mr Pa,h would let
Ms. EDNCNDs u"N WORDS
sD.va- that question. tie then quoted
f.orn ops of Viz. Etmguds' speeches on
,s,nrs Of Office act 70 shOa thar Nr I'D
-r1r3s held ;tst q CsJIae. o;hcer should
ba q gentleman personally 0greeabIe TO the
P,rs,dru-. being ore OF hls confidential ad-
,i..-s Ne5 lhs Senate was asked 10 pass
a rsso'asI1u cCat=uUIUg the Attorney
G4D-rsl 10. oosyius the President, whose
advisor b, vas who stood IN that relation
~ rras, AID c0udtsuce TO him Indicated
be the quotation made from tor
sscb o! he Senator Irom Vermont
The Attorney General was asked
bv resolution 10 disregard the POSITIVE or
der Of he President and thereby made
himself liable to instant dismissed IRON
.bs C,biuet On the terms of that rels'
,i.r sfa.ei OF the Senator from Vermont
SirssE President Cleveland could not
Nth seIIr-sOec: have held that the At
sorueg G-usral in his Cabinet q single
moment sf.er ob-yiDg the resolution OF the
Senate.
VAS THAT TEE EAT
for one CO acknowledgement ctihe Gov
a,pnaut 10 treat another NCs not thar
a rsogos, from This great lag making
uo#s. 10 The Cuief Magistrate CT the eoun'
irg or his ArtCrDy General that
would result ia 5reasing up Their
rel,,ions Of confidence and trust
and maSiar the Attorney General
halle 70 ms .ur 3i-missgl from the Cab
p.r2 WHAT did ,ke Pcsaiiant say about
Fhs sciou OF the S.nsIe asking toe Attor-
new General Tor ra-sc papers, ~ Pugh
- :, l--,-7 trsm the Presidents mess-
age anon other IhiGgs the statement tns'
,bsr- "hsi uesn 10 C;hclal papers CT
doclr, ars 6led IA his l'he Attorney
General > department, relating TO the case
within rhe period sisted in the t'soini'on
"Tue-e. sa.i Ae, - z;a'sment oy toe
President C; q matter o. tacf wliuln hls
kU1gl-dga. aad The Senator from Vermont
eou.rov-r,s rae truth Of that srst2ment.
HAVING No F5CxDATIoS WHATEVER
g. f.,:.l. There is q sqaare issue made
in rb- r.p,r. ct the msj r:iry OF The Jaai'
ri.rv Corm,.,Ce With tue Pre.ldeut uPor,
q msr,.r O.. fs.t ;ha, is wI'hin bis personal
knowI-e,a Are ,hsse papers called Tor
i.on The Attorney GeOssGl, ouch as this
Senate has q rgaT to have in tie discharge
OF It's Gu'irs2
The President had stated that tie Fsoefs
were private and unofficial and related 10
noth,u. Cv-r which the Srns'e nad Ju's
dic,ion. Tie msj rri'y OF the JuclcisrE
Committee ami is disurguished chairman
the Senator i,om Virginia, said thst 81
;ho1yh private a9d unofficial, they "oaio
ens,,a tGe Se1are 10 discharge outy Il
had 10 orrsoru-a power It claimsd--oi
revising 10. -ial act Of The President 10
susp4u4iug George VI. Dussin as Dists'c'
Attorney. That vas
-aC CyDIsPv.ED BASIS OF TEE CLAIM
70 these prig.te unofficial papers IL VA
the p,rJoss q ne Senate 10 execute tue
same control sra ysziHon over the act o,
susosrsio1 Or removal that Was clalmeo
aud exercised ami given to ths SENATE eA
p-e.slg by rhe constitution OF advising sho
eOuseu.jug 20 appointments. oete ~SS
no mis.zks Arout that oeihs. IN
c}aiu asserted W The msJorl'y q tne
Judlcjaty Committee sIi tGere W1s 10
mi.,aa- tnat ,hs resola, on rePoltEh cen
d-uued me oa .isl set OF the Attofns'
General l,r the reason ih-t ne had "ito'
held oa toe order of rhe President, lnloi'
nsrj7n ths- he stated was privssS eoCC'
meats and papers that be said were unoIi'
cisl aud g,iva,e and withheld IRON sns
SeOste On toe Presidents positive orosr'
tut, because they we're private and 9nom,
e1aL and second, because they related 70 10
6p'y 'bs. the constitution imposed on the
Senate.
Ng THURMAN
Ny S0norable aud 5is'ipgsish friso'
,' paraiei ia a maruer thar indicated tas,
he Ws, a7ru, =. achieve great trump,
over rh- Pe,.iiea, in the prOd1eiion o.
letter serr foC the JGdlc!sl9 B
Conmi;'ee ami signed by Allen " -, luar
man Ss ia chairman, 10 the HOc. !,o,
general | endorse all that the eeus'O'
mas 60 vel said sooat Allen 6 Thurman
les Nr. Psssilen', Allen G Thurman Il
tls greatest and ina u,;assk aud the pnres'