The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-10
THE pSNAfp OPENED.


the Democratic frauds In Ohio.
THE DSHNfr OPENED.
senator Edruunns rls.s..A the sOnHtp's
sIdO of the Case.
WGsWiNGToN, D, G., March 9,-Under
the head OF unfinished business the Sen
ate took up the resolutions reported by
Hr. Ednunds from tho Judiciary Com
nittee, These resolutions, among other
things, condemned the Attorney Genera
Tor refusing to transmit to the senst
papers called for by the Senate, aud dc.
ClRring the refusal TO be- violation by tut
Attorney.GenerAl Of his official duty and
Jubverslve Ol the best interests OF govern
nent and good administration. The reso.
iutiOns also condemn the discharge from
The Government service Of ex- Union SOL
Iiers Ag tho resolutions were read by tht
Chief Clerk the most absolute silence pre-
vailed on the floor and In the galleries
The galleries were crowded TO apparent
discomfort, many persons being compelled
TO stand. This was notably the case oil tht
deserved galleries, to which admission IL
only permitted by cards from Senators,
many gentlemen and not few ladies,
hough early in attendance, failing to hnd
vacant seats.
Mr.. Elmunds began HE remarks In
rather low tone, but his voice soon &C.
lgiIqdi ~ usual iull volume.
VI A.fSLAl AND oRDRRLY GOVERNMENT.
4 He said the calm and orderly admins.
sraton Of Constitutional Government 8
subtle; in which the Senate and the
House Of Representatives and the Presi.
lent and the people are tQhally interest.
I'd aud Tor which they are all in their re.
speCtlye stations and places equally re-
iponSlble. 1t WAS In BUppoft Ol tnat calm
and orderly constitutional exercise OF tht
functions Oi g0Yegnment that he now ad'
dressed himself to these resolutions |,
las been, no said, 1T least forty years
,inCD any occasion Ot this kind had cont
Oetween the Executive Department Of the
Government and the Senate and when 8
little more than forty years ago similar
out not the same question arose 1t had
oeen long time since any such question
mad engaged public attention.
VERY PEW lssTANeEs.
The instances in which there have been
evinced the slightest reluctance on the
part either Of the Executive or the heads
VI departments 10 respond TO the calls oil
either house Oi Congress, or OF the com.
nitle,g, for papers in possession either ol
| :he Executive or Of the departments have
ooen very few indeed, sOmetimes In the
case OF political fever, as II might be call
3D., there has been evinGed, wide yearh
,parE, reluClalce and hesitation on the
part OF the Executive or the heads Of de-
partments tU do this thing and then that
,torm being over the Rdlnlnistrator oi
Constitutional Government went TO
york w before and either house oil Com
trees on it's request or demand, as the
case might be, and the committees ol
| tithef house, could without direct and
positive auth0riiy send for persons and
papers aud always obtain from the depart
tnents on their mere request everything
they found necessary Tor the proper charge
OF the one removed.
TIE PRESENT TROUBLE.
Now again, alter almost half century,
the Senate found itself confronted by the
tetusual Of the heads oithe Department oi
Justice To transmit copies Of Official papers
md documents, relating not to persons
but to things, relating not to officers but
Offices Oh iilU In the department. In order
hat the Senate might perfectly under
stand how the question stood he caused 10
% read the statutes relating 10 the tenure
of Office and recess suspensions. Sections
1867 and l77s)
mir. Edmuuis himself read portions oi
the statutes creating the Department oi
Justice, prescribing tLe functions and
luttts 81 It's lead and providing ior the
appointment Of suborlinalea by tue At.
lorney General, which 6ubOrdinates are
responsible 70 tho Attorney General.
Under these prOyIsiong, he continued
the Attorney General has made ragula'
tlons for the control aud guidance ot his
.u6ordlnates.
f Tltk DusEiN CASE.
Mr.. Duskin, the attorney for a place,
vas appointed by The President by and
With the advice and consent Of the Ssnate.
Mr., Etlmunds read the commission Of Mr..
Duskin, as he supposed II 10 be. He had
1ot copy Of IL, aud did not know but II
lmipht have been thought, had II been
called ior by the Senate, to bs one Of the
things that would bear upon the sGspen.
sion Of Duskin, and, therefore, not without
the authority VI tho Senate to ask Tor OF
receive. Holding this commission, Mi
Edrnnnds continued, 80 far a. yet known
faithfully performing his duties, on Chs
i7th Of July, 1885, the President Of the
| ljnited States. under the authority Of aGc'
don 1858 OF The Revised Statutes, suspend.
Id this gentleman, and on the same day
nnrBuant 10 tic same statute, he deslg.
natOd John y. Burnett, Of Alabama, to
Deriorm the duties Oi tho suspended
ollicer. Tho Senate met on tue litst Alon.
dav Of December, and on the l4th Oi that
month the President sentin tho noniiia'
ton Of Mr.. Burnett ,,
Mr.. tlmunds caused 10 be read tho let
taGs Of elispensipt aud the message Of we
uomLnatlGa. as well Ms the request Of the
Senate calling IoF tho papers ! a the ease
aud The Attorney GENERALS reply refusing
these papers, and stating that the report
wsa by direction Of tho President, lie
msintsined that tho RGt Of the President
dId not remove Duskin, hut simply With
held from him the duties oil tile oihce
during the decision ol tho matter W Tue
Ssnaisi that when the nomination Oi Bur
mott Was sentto The Senate pnskln Nai
Iiniled states Attorney Tor Alabama, and
ths ntoposiLlon was that he should be te
THE SRSATR's POSITION.
Nj, EdmuudB conlended that had tht