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

ihom said, II wish some one would
tlisabase the public mind OF tho belief
that there Is going to be any fight
between the President and the Senate.
There can be none" continued he,
flor tho President is master OF the
situation. II he refuses tho Informs
tion we ask, that settles 1t. We can
do nothing but refuse to confirm. At
tho end at the session he can reap
point his man, or appoint another
man. that Is ALL"
And then Senator Edmunds. who
has bean one Of the managers of this
demonstration against the administra-
ton. virtually called for truce to
these farcical proceedings. 1t WAS
whea he asked that the Riddlebergsr
resolution, presented by the chair to
the Senate, be laid on the table. The
resolution referred To the strained
relations between tho President AMI
Senate, in regard TO information
affecting officials suspended or APP
,nin.c,!. and defined The President
duty in the matter from the Riddle
berger standpoint. Mr.. Edmands.
suddenly awakened tothe fact that
the Senate had been wasting time,
said that there were but four months
of the session left for business. The
resolutions embodied no practical
questions. aud it would be time
enough tn debate the question when
it should beeome practical one.
Mr.. Riddleberger is the Republican
readjuster Senator from Va. lie is
addicted to making eccentric propc-
sitons to the Senate, and something
radical. and silly is always expected
from him. But on this occasion he
was sufficiently sober to criticise the
hoary headed Verinonter for voting
against tho Riddleberger resolution.
lie mentioned the fact that Mfr. Ed
munds himself had inaugurated de-
bate on the subject involved. He
concluded that he did not mind being
run over by IL railroad train, but no
did object to being mashed by Il
wheel5arrow.
Although tine Republicans say
great deal about removals without
cause. I happen to know that they
only wish more had been made by the
new authorities. A Republican Sen
ator expressed himself freely few
days since, .'Confound Cleveland,
exclaimed he. ..tha Republicans III
my state have been completely de-
moraliZed and our organization has
been broken up because some or our
most active politicians have been re-
tanned in Office" Said he they ARE
afraid to help us lest they might he
removed. and 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 and 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, tt 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 Elec-
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 will 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 consequences 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 daughters
death.