Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-10
WASHINGTON LETT Egt,
Washington, D. c. Mch., 9th, 1886
 From our Regular Correspondent.

ing the week, by iaunchihg tEIee documents upon the l Senate. The first was the PreSl dents message on tho right of the l Senate to share the information On which he made official changes. The second also was message from the President condemning in very positive terms, the outrages committed on the Chinese in the far West, and urging Congress to reimburse the rictims for their pecuniary losses. 4'he thiTd doc nment was a decided letter from the Secretary of the Treasury on the silver policy of the Admnis tration in wich he shows no dispo- sition to compromise with the sll- yer men. He describes the efforts he has made to force the standard dollar into c!rculatio Il, that Con gress may see that he has tried to carry out its purposes in good faith.
 While Senator Beck may not agree with the Administration on the silver question, he is with Il i in the controversy with tbe Sen. ate. Said he, in regard to the GOV eted appointment papers, "No one has any right to them put the persons who wrCte them. MT. Cleveland can return them to their writers tomorrow, if he desires to do so, and nc one could prevent him. The Senate could not make the people to whom he returned the papers, tell what was in them"
 Since the President sent hSs message to the Senate in regard to it's demand for papers, there has been no doubt as 10 what he is going to do. He holds that the question of removal is one for him llone, and he will not send the pa pers. It is net that tlc Senators are misunderstood and misreprc. sented that they complain. On the contrary, it is because they are thoroughly understood and as thoroughly exposed.
 There has been a good deal of comment upon the loss of temper over the Presidents communiea- ton, exhibited by the usually plac. lid, undemonstratiye Senator from Vermont, Mir. Edmunds. The Senate was in secret session when the Presidents private secretary arrived with the message. Busi- ness was Suspended when it was learned what he had brought, with him, and the document was laid before the body, Senator Harris proposing that it be read with closed doors. Senator kenna, of w. Va. and Van Wyck, of Nebras- ka, sharply demanded that the doors be opened. After briet debate the doors were thrown open, the correspondents filled their gallery, and the news spread. ing rapidly, people from other parts of the Capitol hastily made their way 10 the Senate. Extraor- dinary stiffness prevailed on the floor, and the scene was unusual for the reason that every Senator on bo.h sides of the chamber list ened eagerly. Chieftain Edmunds sat with his eyes closed, his chin on his breast. His hands were folded across his knees and twitch. ed nervously during the reading of of the message. At the close Sen, ator Harris sprang to his feet with motion that the document lie up- on the table and be printed. MT. Edmunds arose to dispute this motion in a voice that betrayed his intense excitement, while his figure trembled and his face and bald head were scarlet with anger. II do not propose that it shall be laid upon the table if l can help it," shouted he, and demanded the yeas and nays. He then proceed. ed to make a little speech which he delivered with unusual empha sis comparing Mir. Cleveland to Charles the First. the most ar5itra. ry of the Stuart Kings.
 It is impossible to foreshadow the outcome of the pending issue. which has stirred up party feelin. among Senators more than any 1 thing that has happened this win ter They were not prepared to 1 discuss this communication in an ! off-hand style, however. The mes sage will first be considered by | the Judicary committee in a spe- cial meeting, After that the Sena- , tOrial tiuht will hppiu and if is