Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-17
XLiy. CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, December 10, 1886.
SENATE.

Mr.. Allison. from the Committee on Ap.
preparations, reported back the joint reSo-
uiion for The piymcnt OF the December
.ailriCs Of The officers and employees OF
Congress on The Goth Of December.
Passed.
Petitions from tOblccO-manuiacturers IN
-. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Bllti.
more, Lynchhurg. Durham, y. c., and other
cities. protesting against the passage OF the
House ban in reference tp packing cut to-
lacco. were resented by Messrs. Vest and
Ean.nm and referred 10 the Committee on
Finance.
Nh. Blair offered q resolution instructing
thc Committee on Finance 10 inquire into
the propray Of reporting bill providing
rebate on all imported materials tnc0rp0-
rated with domestic materials or converted
into other articles and exported ~ foreign
countries Tor sale, thereby providing Tor the
extension of On, foreign trade without re-
duDug thc prices OF American labor.
Adopted.
lA, calendar wa, then taken up. Under
ihc ,iu-ie.objcCtiOn rule the bill was passed
las vote oi "a 10 1, TO permit owners OF
American vessels and their cargoes to sue
The Government for losses caused by COLI
sion will. nit'd states vessels arising from
their ni>mana.ement.
Among other matters on the calendar
which were laid over under objection were
Nj. Ridd.eleTgcr's resolution that all mat
lel, other than those relating 10 treaties
,hali be- considered in open session.
Mr. Bees. abiding 10 his remarks yester-
d'' S. to the judiciary Committee having
',ird u bad faith, disclalmed any intention
OF being offensive. aud said that II they
were ,o construed he retracted them.
Nr. Pugh said that be certainly had con-
'irued Mir. Beck's remarks as personally
offensive. His statement now was entirely
satisfactory aud gratifying, aud 1t relieved
him (PGgb) from necessity which would
havc been very painful.
The bill to repeal the tenure-of-otiice act
was then taken up, and Mr.. Edmunds
poke against Il. lie argued that II the
Executives Of state governments could not
Doe trusted (ls they were noO with kingly
power, II was still more important that the
National Executive should not be trust
I'd with such power. Philosophical
analogy, analogy % public safety,
preservation Of liberty against Execu-
tive power and Executive corruption
made il more important ION the question OF
policy) thlt the President OF The United
states should not possess the entire jas DIS
p0aend Of every official act and Of every
onicial person in The United states than II
vls thgi the Executive % state should
u0i po-sess Il. The lcnure.Of-oitee law
Wns q RESTRAINT. now, although the Presl'
dent was making a great number OF slis.
10 n.ioos. The bls.age Of the pending ptll
would bee an inylistion- more than an IN
tn1iiDa, n would b. a reception a1d APP
rr1,si = the idea that on purely polit'eal
TrsrC- a nHuIsi, -. p""@ident ought
s hs prtdtce-s IS bed doDe hei0re tbt ;en-
meotoifice las ln 1871 90 remove imele-
disicly e,erybody who did not agree Nita
hIm Of viii soDe d,pAriEent officer or
Wth 10, party. iie thought that that would
pe sep twenty-five yeSrs backwards IN
ihe progress Of removing the working ops
rgiiois u To Government from mere
condition Of political fortune sud prize aad
STAKE. he bpiiesed that all these offeas
ought 70 be- held for Fixed terms, aud he
Wa per,etly willing that the PSeadent
might, iOf every vacancy. select man OF
ihs own persnasiOn. II there was 10 le
fhsnge couple Of years hence-as be
trusted ana hoped and believed there
would be- AL tbese matters would then he
"mo, cd froia the mere strife and spoil and
Contention Of politics.
~ uis point Pr. EdmDnds Was sltlcksd
nnn n Of coughing, which forced flint 10
',nne hs sat.
%I' u,ofss made q constitutional and bis
'",." sife,ocni IN fsyor a the bill.
-, ,'si,s then addresssd the senate,
~, "'si bs would yoss for the bin. and
80. 49,, ~ s,yoaas Of eon.situlionality would
by oS,si n', ss,F, bvs tina, the grouass Of
'Aps'''Hs1 would. - removals from o0ics,