The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

the judiciary committee on the relatlohS
between the senate and the president. twas
very long, and in substance takes the same
ground as the president in his message
When the message had been read Mr.. Ed
munds said:
1t reminded him OF the communications
OF King Charles the first to parliament.
and that the president unintention-
ally, no doubt, had entirely mis-
stated the question involved by himself
and the senate. l think am sale In saying
that is the first time in the history OF the
republic that any president OF the United
States has undertaken to interfere with the
deliberations of either house ofconsress or
questions pending before them otherwise
.han by message on the state oil the Union,
which the constitution commands him
TO make from time to time. This message
is devoted solely to question Tor the sen
ate itself, in regard to itself, that it has
under consideration. 1t is n singularity.
think it will strike reflective people in this
country as somewhat extraordinary, it, in
these days of reform, anything at all can
be thought extraordinary. The senate OF
the United States, in its communications
to the heads OF departments, not his heads
OF departments, but the heads OF depart
ments created by law, directed them
to transmit certain official papers, and
that is ALL The president OF the United
States undertakes to change the question
into consideration by the senate OF
his reasons or motives for putting civil
officer, as it might b. called, under ar
rest" with which the senate has not I'M
dertaken i'll any way to makes any question
at all. By every message he has sent to
this body. and they are all published. he
has asked the senate to advise and consent
to the removal OF one officer and the APP
pointment of another. That is what he
has done, and the senate in calling for
those papers-to say nothing OF the wider
considerations about any deficiencies in
the department OF iustice-ls asked to re-
move these officers without knowing the
condition OF the administration OF their
offices.
HOUSEHOLDS were introduced to repea
the natent laws and establish another
system of rewards for inventions; to repeal
the internal revenue laws: to create de-
rartment of industry and n bureau OF
labor; to admit free OF duty lumber salt,
coke, coal and iron ore produced in Canada.
Unanimous consent was asked to have
printed in the Record a memorial calling
for the impeachment OF the secretary OF
the treasury for high crimes and misde-
y.,eumurs in the execution OF the silver law,
but objection was made.
SEyATE-The president sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Consuls-Henry Albert johnson to the
District OF Columbia, at Venice; Mortimer
A. Turner of Arkansas, at st. Thomas.
Commodore William Truxton to be rear
admiral in the navy. Another whole day
was spent in the discussion OF the Blair ed
ucation bill.
Senator German introduced bill author.
izing the president to invite the presidents
of the sixteen American republics to meet
in Washington on March 4, 1887, in honor
of the one-hundredth anniversary OF the
constitution of the United States.
HOUSE After reports from the commit
tees, including one which presented the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
and other routine business. the pension APP
preparation bill was debated and the dis
cussion was almost entirely political in
character.
4 message which was read from the Pres
ident on the subject OF the outrages against
the Chinese is none too timely. 1t deals
solely with the Rock Springs massacre,
but the principle involved in the
more recent outbreaks is of course
the same. In vigorous and unmistak-
able language the president calls attention
to that unhappy affair, dwelling particu-
larry on the fact that not only are the
Cinnamon in this country entitled to as
full and complete protection to life and lib
v y
under our treaty with China, even more SO.
He also % ints out the fact that the
Rock Springs affair was almost entirely the
work OF men who were thenisel YES
no more citizens OF the United
States than were their Chinese
victims, and briefly but strongly condemns
that CHASTITY travesty OF Justice which the
Wyoming authorities perpretrated under
the form and color of law. AS to the
claims OF China for indemnity, the presi-
dent concurs with the secretary OF state in
the opinion that they are entirely without
foundation, but suggests that it might be
we'll for congress to display some generosi-
ty toward the victims Of the unprovoked
and unjus tifable outrages.
SENArE-Little business OF moment vas
transacted. Nearly the whole day was de-
voted to the considerati ton OF the educa-
ton BILL to which several amendments
were made. Bills were introduced allow
ing commercial travellers to do business in
a,y state or territory; appropriating
S292, 1874 to pay postmasters' salaries
which have been adjusted; amending the
sinking fund act.
Mr.. Beck offered resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary OF the
treasury to inform the senate how much, il
any, the actual payments and purchases OF
the principal OF the public debt since July
1, 1877, have been in excess OF the require
ments OF laws regulating the sinking fund,
and how the existing laws can be carried
out in relation to said fund from this time
until the $3.50, 900 900 ola per cent bonds
mature.
The president sent the senate the follow.
ing nominations:
Lieut.. COL Alexander Chambers, Twenty
first infantry, to be colonel OF the Seven
teenth infantry. Maj. John s. Poland,
Eighteenth infantry, lieutenant colonel o.
the Twenty -fir,t infantry; Capt. George K
the Eighteenth infantry; First Lieut.
William c. Manning, Twenty third
infantry, ckptain; Second Lieut.. William A
Nichols, Twenty-third infantry, first lieu
Tenant; Second Lieut.. James Lockett
Foul ih cavalry, first lieutenant; Joshua
T. Child OF Missouri minister resident anC
consul general to Siam; William Gordon o
New York, consul ..t Medellin.
SESATE-Mr. Sewell, from the COMMITTEES
on the library. reported favorably joint
resolution accepting from William II.
value and art presented by foreign govern.
Inents to the late Gen. q. s. Grant. On
the suggestion OF Mr.. Ingalls,, it was chang
ed to the form of a bill and passed.
Mr. Sewell, from the committee on mill
tary affairs. reported favorably the house
bill for the relief OF Gen. Fltz John Porter,
with a report giving the views OF MAORI
ty OF the committee. Mr.. Sewell added
that Mr.. Logan would later submit the re-
port OF the minority.
The debate on the education bill was re-
sumed.
HoUsE.-The pension bill was again con-
sidered. and the political debate continued.
The bill finally passed. The speaker an
npunesd the special committee on the Pan
Electric telephone investigation rs follows
Boyle. Oates, Eden, Halh Hale, Rannock,
Mii.ard, Hanback,. and Moffat. Ado arned.
SEsATE.-The education bill was amend
ed and passed by the slim vote OF 36 to =
the whole Senate being composed OF 7t
Membership .dodged. The vote in detail
is as follows:
Yeas-36. Berry, Gibson, Payne, Black
burn, Hoar, Pugh, Blair, Jackson, Ran
som, Bowen, Jones (Ark.). Riddle
berger, Call, Kenna, Sawyer; Col
quit, Logan. Spooner, Conger. Malone
Teller, Cullom, Henderson, Vance, Dolph
Miller IN. W. Van Wyck, Enstis. Mitchell
fOr), VOORHEES,. Evarts, Morrill,, Walt
bcu GoorUn pa1u,or Wilshn 6OWal