Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-19
When the Presidents messaeo

When the Presidents message
read Mr.. Edmunds said it remln,,oHn oa Id
The communication Of King Charles MIN
Parliament. He also said that the D. , TO d
Internationally no doubt, had en-, rsa"Hsllel
stated the question involved bctw4aoo.y ID
self and the Senate. Mr.. Edmmn@ln Id
tinued: " y
Il think I am safe in saying tina. !.
first time in the history of the Iennht1i;l Is
any President of the United States h,ml'c
taken to Interfere with the delibern,igln.
either house of Congress on questinns,'oi
ing before them otherwise than by W." N. l1
on the state OF the Union, which the "aess1
ton commands him to make from Tim .">1
This message is devoted solely tn a"ul
ton for the Senate itself. in regard +" N
that it has under consideration. Tho, IS
sngnluritv. l think it will strike rns.
people in this country as somewhat rnH nee
mary, II in these days of reform any H, ha
MI can I've thought extraordinary, Tho SSn
OF the United States, in its ni"o,iine
the heads of departments-not his h"oa
departments, but h heads OF depay,n
! created by aw-dirccted them To ,soa
! certain Official papers, and that is Mi IL
| President of the United States undcrtai:.,
change the question into u cons.dcra,in
the Senate OF his reasons or motives toS
ting Il civil officer, as it might he n,I
n under n arrsstamwit tn which shK w the senal11
he has sent to this body-anGf "c
are all public-he has asked
Senate to advise and consent, to him Il
removal OF one officer and the appojn,1
the Senate, in calling for these papcrs-t1
nothing of wider considerations about1
deficiencies in the department. of justIJ
asked to remove these officers without X
ing the condition of the adninistrutio|
their offices."
munds and Mr.. Harris as to the dispositi
the message. the motion of Mr.. Edmund
agreed to, referring it to liz Jud!claryl
mittce and ordering it to be printed.
Mr.. Pugh, representing the minority q
Committee on The Judiciary, submittJ
fcrred to that committee concerning III
moval of MIR. Duskin from the Office I
District Attorney for the southern Dist
Alabama. 1t was ordered printed in th1
grCssiGndl Record also iL~separate iod
The report says that when President Z
five per cent. of the offices filled by Rcpl
ans appointed as a reward for party seli
Tho party to whom the President owd
nomination and election had been exilci
all participation in the civil administrad
the Government for nearly Il quartet
century. The friends and supporters
President made application for a redid
ton of the public trusts. No other Pred
had eve been subjected to such a scvd
al, or had to meet so many grave dinic|
and no other had such an abundant Slnj
valid reasons and causes urging him lOl
exercise of his power of remova frod
Cral office. And no other V resisted
more tirmncSs the Just claims of his sui
ers or used his power of removal more
entiously, cautiously und sparingly. Nd
standing these facts the six hundred al
nominations sent to the Senate in the 81
sion eases had been allowed to remain |
the committees without considerable
final disposition. Duskin has made nd
plant to the judiciary Committee, thel
den or the Attorney-General that ID
wrOnged by the suspension. The conl
was fully Informed that burned
ali the members Of Congress a
Alabama on personal knowledge of NJ
character. Stripped to the naked truth
out II special pleading. the case mad
of the Attorney-General is whether thci
has the right to demand of the Attornd
erul the transm SIS on, against the %
the President, OF the only paper or do6
OF the description mentioned in d
olution when that paper or documenti@
in TIE refusal to relate exclusively .tol
I movul of Duskin by the President, Z
that reason alone is not Transmitted
President holds that it is no: a publ
ument, Il there can be no douhk
5 the correctness of his decision, and4
be accepted as conclusive. The only {
custodian of such papers is the Presida
The report denies h right OF the Sd
try the President for an alleged viol,1
: his public pledges. 1t admits that thu
2 dent did declare that he would not 4
officials merely because they were 1
licans, but says he ut the same til
olared that he would d%ecapitate
e holders who had been guilty of
@ sive p~artisanship. The President, il
declines to submit voluntarily to thd
IONS of Il tribunal having no jurisdictid
n the question. the suficiency of such
for suspensions, especially when his |
S that such conduct in the officer might
c garded BY the Republican majority us
son for tho retention OF the incumben
q flee.
The Senate. in executive session. n
the nomination of Messrs. Pillsbur
Chase to be collectors of internal rcve
G Boston, Mass, and Portland. Me-, resp
t ~. The nomination of Surveyor-Gcne
ment OF Utah was reported adversely.