Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-22
TRENHOLM FOR COMPTROLLER
The Telephone suit-The Fight Over
Removals from Office.

Removals from once.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-COl. W. l..
Trenholm Of the Ciyil Service Commits
sion is mentioned in connection with the
Comptrollership Of the Currency, to be
made vacant by the retirement Of Mr..
Cannon, who has rendered his resigna-
tion to take effect when his successor
shall be appointed. Col. Trenholm is well
equipped for the Comptrollership and is
in accord with the administration in his
financial views. The salary OF the Comp
trOller is $4,000, whereas that of a civil
service commissioner Is only $4,000.
THE TELEPHONE SUIT.
Solicitor General G0Ode, who Will have
charge of the suit to test the validity OF
the Bell telephone patent, cannot say
whether he will bfLlg the suit in this dis
trict or not until he receives from the
Secretary OF the Interior all the papers m
the case. There may be something in
them which will require that the suit
should be brought elsewhere, but solicitor
General GOode says that in all prOba-
| tility it will be brought here. The reasons
why it should be are obvious.
EXPLANATIONS OF REMOVALS..
The position of the Republican Senator's
respecting the Presidents nominations
was well set forth by one of them when he
said tonight: while l cannot disclose
what my party colleagues will do in re-
! gard to the confirmation of nominations
| in the place OF suspended officials, ! can
| tell you what l think about it, and per-
| haps that will answer as well. I hold the
| tenure of office act to be constitutional.
| The President has the right to suspend
] but not the right to remove. To change a
| suspension to a removal the Senate must
! confirm the nomination of the successor,
or, in other words, take its share of the
responsibility in the removal"
NO RIGHT TO INQUIRE.
81 admit that we have no right to IN
| quire into the Presidents reasons for sus-
pension, but l also hold that before we
change the suspension into removal We
should have the reasons therefor. For that
purpose we must be made aware of, or
have put before us the charges against
| the suspended officials, and these we are
! certainly entitled to know. If they are re-
| fused us we ought to try 20 get them, and
| should that he impossible then we should
simply refuse to confirm.
ANIMUs OF THE OPPOSITION.
Had the President not announced that
! he would remove for cause only, but had
| he stated he would make changes invOlv-
! ing suspensions and removals for political
reasons would have raised no objection
to their confirmation, and ! do not think
the other Republican Senators would
either"
The Democrats will support the Presi-
dent in whatever he says in reply to the
| demand of the Republican Senators for
information about removals and appoint
ments. and the President will give the
/ Republican Senators only such iniOrma-
ton as he thinks proper to be given. He
cannot be coerced.
PROJECTING THE MACKEREL.
Petitions having been presented by
members from the coast States stating
/ that the mackerel fishing industry is be-
| ing injured by an indiscriminate fishing
| during the spawning season, and asking
! Congress TO legislate for the preservation
| of the mackerel, Mr.. Reed, of Maine, TO-
/ day asked the Ways and Means Commit
| tee to appoint "A subcommittee 10 inyesti-
/ gate the matter. The committee author
! lied such a subcommittee, and Messrs.
! Breckenridge Of Arkansas, Maybury
Of Michigan and Reed OF Maine
were appointed members Of 1t. The
proposition, which will be considered by
! tue subcommittee, is 20 remedy the mat
! ter by prohibiting the Importation Of mack
/ erel between the dates between March
and June /. OF course Congress cannot
prevent fishing on the high seas, bu. il the
! importation Of mackerel is prohibited by
! Congress, the American market Will be
/ closed TO the fishermen.