New-York tribune., 1886-02-02
THE PRESIDENT AND TIE SENATE.
WHAT WAS DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
LATEST PHASE OF THE TROUBLE-sHALL INJUSTICE
PIE nnNF HONORABLE MIN


LATEST PHASE OF THE TROUBLE-SHALL lN5ooIi|E
BE DONE HONORABLE MEN
WAsUINGTON, Feb. | (SDecidO.-Ihe Senate
remained in executive session to-day for nearly TWO
hours or until after p. N. Attorney -Eehe'a ""'
lands letter read and resolution WIS ohoIo" '"
refer 1t TO the Judiciary Committee with nstruetohS "
report upon open session. Senator Icler
10 the present consideration OF the resolution anu IL
went over. Senator Hoar thought that the mater
properly belonged to the Committee on Privileges ana
Elections and this gave rise to some dlscuSsio' ou n
point was not pressed. number OF reports "e'o ''
sented from committees concerning mountainous
seyeral beinc unfayorabe. Among this NUMBER WAS d"
unfavorable report ths nomination Tor ourNe'o'
General OF NewMexico. discussion sprung up on V"s
o these reports which gave Senators an opportunity
TO express themselves on the diherehces pe'"oe" -
President and the Senate. and the advsaolty Oh NOUNS
ouep sess ons. Some of the Senators dld not thnh
courteous act on the part of The Attorney'0eneru 70
mako public his letter 20 the Senate before IL hau ~
SAINT to that body Senator Edmunds thought that 'ho
assunlptlon IN the letter that Congress h"d no rE' "
examine all papers OH nle in department. was i0
tionary and the that the Attorhcy-ueher" oou''
discriminate between executive and an open sess"h
of the Senate was ridiculous Tho cahg lor
the n.ners in the cases of the suspended III
,arnal Revepuo Collectors in South 'aro-
lima and West Virginia were also 'ahon up
and added to the discussion The result sho"cu '" ~
Democratic members were not rs unanimous III '"PP
of lthe President as their caucus reSoluVo" iif
some of them however, declared that the Senate ousn'
mot 10 seek to examine the charges on when reo'"s
wore made II was enough, said Senator RANSOM tha'
the President found suil ient cause to remove ma"
without the Seuate seeking to find out anything apo'
1t. ,.,
A Republican Senator tonight said: 81 do not lnlhh
that ANYTHING definite will be decided upon until announcer
panphucon caucus ls held. The Committee on Rules
will ne on ,turday, but do not think that 1t Will
.por vorauly upon Mr. Platts resolution TO cohsluer
nominations in open session lhere Is ho lo'
pect for the adoption of snch reSoi""o"
The Democrats are all opposed 10 IT, for
the same reas IN they opposed 10 any proposition r.
ourpr the production OF the papers on file IN the Dc
partments The truth that while many OF them u'Spso
the policy of requiring charges to be neu against man
in order to get him ont of office. yet they nave
TO that method The Cabinet officers have done 'ho s"ho
thing If now the papers were produced 'no @
nature OF their work would be shown to tue world ih
men who have been victims OF this unhoy conSpr
acy wouli have opportunity TO confront lneiI
That Is list what Democratic senators ana Tue
net off ers do want Hence they adNlse te ] iuo'
dent to take unjust course Oi course IL NC '
imagine that the senate viii to the length OF locking
anybody up contempt Ii Is hardly oi Suhc'en' '
senator Harrison said: There is great deal
Id 1ldo ,d ihe senate, aud l think the subject
Will be considered III open session " 1ornev t @ "e,
err, letter desires to public di,cu'sion on thr
subject and suppose that the DrnoGiG oeia'o hi
the are not willing to consider all nominal
~, mn s..son Inc senate has not asked The PTcs!utnl
,or ms rrasois for making removals What We want u
the opportunity examine all pal ers on me III tne
narimeut III orcr that justice may be done 10 many o
ar n men no have Teen removed on CHARGES Whch ha'
nlaced "A stigma upon their characters Ihoy nave naI
no oppSrunity to these char-es aud have Dee
denied the pr lve-e OF being tou the IA u'r -.
tncm. my persons have nren su'ptuuc%I a. III pos,deni
in my state can hardly believe that tho frcslueht
viii rrlusr Justice these men, or VIII lhsl7t 'uat tuy
.bal re.t VII an imp iel I'll tma upo helr Eooi hn
Ottnout emporium ty to clear Themselves. IL Is nor
nur.Iinn OF DrIgrg the Presidents right OF removal
or of OF r, hiring his reasons. - go, -, -. -,
! Auor her Republican senator said: In the case OF
nominations before my com uttee where charees nhne
Le,t made against the nominee the Democratic mem
h r. OF The committee have furnished tn pattcua'h ~
the accused person. and yet they say hal tue iSpu
ran who a. suspendcd fasc and Infamous chAfHo-
affecting his good name must have no oppnrtuIIy ~
answer them ! do not think that any fair man VIII
agree TO such a policy