The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-02-11

them said, Il wish some one would
disabuse the public mind of the belief
that thsre is going to be any fight
between the President and the Senate.
There can be none" continued he,
for tho President is master OF the
situation. II he refuses the Informal
ton we ask, that settles it. We can
do nothing but refuse to confirm. At
the end OF the session ho can reap
point his man. or appoint another
man, that Is ALL"
And then Senator Edmunds. who
has bean one of tina managers of this
demonstration against the administra-
ton, virtually called for truce to
these faycical proceedings. 1t WAS
whea he asked that the Riddleberger
resolution, presented by the chair to
the Senate, be laid on the table. The
resolution referred 10 the strained
relations between the President ana
Senate, in regard 10 information
affecting officials suspended or ap-
poin,ea. and defined lhe Presidents
duty in the matter from the Riddle
berger standpoint. Mr.. EdmInds.
srdlculy awakened tothe fact that
the Senate had been wasting time,
said that there were but four months
uf the session left for business. The
resolutions embodied no practical
questions, aud it would be time
enough tn tieba.s the question when
it should become practical cne.
Mr.. Riddleberger is the Republican
readjuster Senator frcm Va. He is
addicted to making eccentric propc-
sitions to the Senate, and something
ra,!ica! and silly is always expected
from him. But on this occasion he
was sufficiently sober to criticlSs the
hoary headed Verinonter for voting
against tho Riddleberger resolution.
lie mentioned tho fact that Mr.. Ed
munds himself had inaugurated de-
bate OH the subject involved. He
concluded that hi did not mind being
run over By IL railroad train, but he
did object to being mashed by u
wheel5arrow.
Although tine Republicans say a
great deal about removals without
cause. I happen to know that they
only wish more had been made by tbs
new authorities. A Republican Sen
ator expressed himself freely Il few
days since, "Confound Cleveland,
exclaimed he, 1.-The Republicans i'll
my state have been completely de-
moralized and our organization has
been broken up because some OF our
most active politicians have been re-
tanned in Office" Said he they are
afraid 10 help us lest they might lie
removed, and l wish the President
would dismiss every Republican now
holding office in my state. Then they
would go to work again Tor the party.
The Senate has now called upon
three of the Cabinet officers to fur
nish information bearing on official
changes. Atty. General Garland. and
Secretaries Manning anu Lamar. The
two former have refused and the lat
ter will do likewise. And now the
House of Representatives has asked
the Secretary of the Treasury to out
line his future silver policy. If The
Administration were not master Of
the situation it would elicit the SYM
pathy of the public. 1t has been ask
ed to account for its past actions, for
what it is doing at present and finally
now, 1t has been asked TO state its
future intentions.
Congress has accomplished but lit
tie SO far this week. The Senate has
talked of Dakota. high Art and Eiec-
toral Count, but it has not voted for
anything. The House is as usual
waiting for something. The commit
tee profess to be hard at work how
ever. and pretty soon bills VIII come
pouring in.
For the week all social entertain
ments that had been arranged by the
Administration circle have been
abandoned through respect to the
| bereaved family Of the Secretary OF
State. All engagements were cancel
ed and invitations recalled. Two
| weeks ago the social world of the
Capital stopped its round of gayety
in consequence of the death of Secre
tary Bayard's daughter. This week
stops again for the death of the Sec
retary's wife, who WIS unable to
survive the shock of their daughter s
death.