Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-17
NOT YET RECOVERED.
The Republican Senate Still Pros
tratsd From Ksnna's Pounding
AND UNAsLETo MAKE EVEN A SHOW
.Of a Defense---CullOm OriVeIs Out
Few lnane Remarks And haSey
Squelch's Him.

cave way to Mr.. Morrell, who then sd
dressed the Senate upon these resolutions
His remarks were very brief and when ne
concluded Mr.. Cullom took the floor. de
asid the refusal Of the Attorney General
10 furnish papers called for BY the Senate
sss denial of right Of the Senate to In
snirs into the management Of the public
oSes The Attorney General was an OH
Ger of the law. His duties were defined
by law and it was his duty to obey
the law whether it cost HIM
his ofice or not. The prominent
fact was that when either branch OF Con-
vrsss had called for any information ii had
,gually been furnished, and that in excsp-
,;onsl cases in which is had not been re-
F,.aI was no, based on the constitutional pre-
roya+;ye of the Presi tent. When the Pres-
ident suspended Dus&iu he did 1t
rypgR rHE TENURE or OFFICE ACT.
G. the casa stood tna. the President pro
DOssI n o5,y the lsg 10 getting nen out OF
6tEcs but questioned iis consutunonshty
4 |,bon fks ) na.s under the law said 1t had
-;,b, 70 irul7e into his act Of suspension
"a 20 do tha, igrelligen'ly needed all the
DaDe,s or Hle. Ils President used
,bs law IN suspendiDs men from
oGca and then n q volunteer message In
,;-,o,aG ,Rsr the Senate was attempting 70
4 Sn,s-s-ra with the high snd mighty Prerog-
ativs a. chjst executive. eEily, consist
sncv vas no, 8 l9sel conspicuously worn
in rhese days o. ",Isdersonlan slmpheity'
REFINING 20 ECNSA.
Rsnlviny % remarks of the Senator from
4 Wss, Virgins, (Mr hsuns,) as 10 what
constituted public paper, Mr.. Cahom
said the Importance o. relevancy oi papers
must bg Judged 5y their substance. The
;-rslsvsngy OF the hypothetical letters sup
norted oy Mr. ksu0e was SPPateat
Follosiug that Senator'S idea Mr.. Cul-
Ion suggested pro5ao,e communication
10 a public officer which would 57 public
paper.
he ssid, some Dsmocra: should draw up
oanar bes,iny the sem 5laEce OF an lntor-
Tnarion or rue 5:u Indictment charging
RanuoTcsu in umbsGt Cfsn office the Dem
orra+ desired ali sorts IT oferses. This
WAS pro5sol7 sworn 10. aud then forwarded
N the President by whom 1t Was hIed In
tho n-5p.r department. This paper was,
parhgos foilyast 6g its authors sPplIca.
fiou i5r otH-e, it might psrhap9 be sssCred
hat ne President has right sshe claimed,
40 couaier s-"h communicahons as pfl'
yste Dsoers, bu; 4s;sr he forwarded taem
20 the Department, aud placed them on
6le, they
rrRr AISLy gECANE PUBLIC PAPESs.
If,be President has removed no officers
excspt for cause, some gucb papers must
nave been filed. IlIeei such documents
had beep invited By the present saminls-
tration. in evidence of which Mr.. OaIIe N
rasd rbe celebrated confidential letter OF
Postmaster General !lias, showing tha,
5ornr,sntsrg evidsac5 wOgld be required
IN maxim, removals, ia Which circular
ne Postmaster GeOeral stated ne sPcSe
Cor - President Il such papers were no"
~ SIs ne geusia wa entitled 10 them
or5 the P,a.1deu. o&Elt ID good faith to
- ,Lo., 4 IcsTs were no s1ch
panars Tr On 81, ut hi1 ssy 80 and
the country could jldg' how we'll ne nso as
redeemed ever pledge ne - maae 70 'he
peopls NJ. Cui,on -egiewel tas eases
cited by Dir KeunA aud coa:ended N~' -
p-ecedsuts tu-g were 70: IN point IN l.. :
present conaose Gni we're only resorted
10. to cover no the 5eA! issue ana confuse
the public miaj BG-.1y The year that
the present q a.miai'.4'jon hsd been 10
power the Senate Rad il no instance failed
10 trea. it with Impartial consideration sad
eXAc: jastIce.
just LISTEN To THIS.
Tne majority OF the Seosre had not
sought to offer any fAciious opposition to
tAs Administration. AMI had gone even
farther b; tres,irg it precisely IS RsPuo-
Ecan Administrator would have been
treated
Mr.. Culiom discussed az come length
the constitutional question involved IN the
President 3 power OF removal, and SAID that
persons had been removed in Illinois than
whom no more faithful public servants
could be found and against whom no
charge Of official miscoDduc! could be sus-
tained. The Senate knew, and all their
neighoo5s knew.
THEY wERE HONEST MEN.
IttheY vera not suspended for political
reasons whsf in heavens name had been
their offences? Mr. Cllom dlsclaimed
any intention 70 Keep friends in office, but
protested against secret or star chamber
proceedings that reflected on the personal
character of honest men. Men should not
De allowed 20 come sneskiug TO the Post
ofce Department at the invitation of the
Postmaster General snd lodge secret com
:olaints against honest men. A refusal 20
produce tka papers would De an admission
shat they could not bear light
vR. N,NEv FOLLOWED
Mr. Cullom lie opposed the resolutions
reported from the msi3ri;y OF the commit
tee. The real question g: issue, he said,
was oae of grave importance. The Dusk
in'csse had been merely seized on as an
occasion 10 raise 30 issue with the Presi-
dent ss TO the poiu. involved Mr. Makes
iSuuirei where the Senate found authority
10 condemn the head OF department IN
der tie circumstances OF this case? Who
so we'll - that ohcer could know the facts
on which his action rested2 Referring tc
Mr.. Eimunds hksning Of the President
recent message to a communication oI
King Cbsrles 1, Mr. Maxey said tho simili
Euds did not exist. BE who would attempt
10 play
TEE RoLE OF CSoNwELL
here would fnd that this was not the eoun
try fos il nor this the occasion tOr it. The
Cromwell hsd not yet been born who il
the name Of the Senate could grasp tht
constitutional powers vested in the execu
tive Of this rspQbhe However much th,
issue might De disguised he said the res
object was to ascertain the President
reasons for suspensions or removals o
officers. Il vas an attempt to do indirect
ly what contessedly ceald not y
done directly The report o
the majority Of the committee, he said
was simply a stump speech digni6sd witt
the name Of q committee report. Com
plaint he said was made in that the ma