The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-03
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dent u make nominations 10 the Sen
ate, and Of the Senate to advise and
consent thereto, are each separate and
independent rights, ID be exercised by
the President and Senate respectively
and separately and independently.
within their absolute discretion; but
In relation 10 the person or persons 30
nominated the Senate may request in
formation OF tho President affecting
the character or qualifications OF those
a, to whose appointments he asks the
advice aud consent OF the Senate.
FIfh.-Tha' when the President
makes nominations to the Senate OF
persons to be appointed by him to ex.
ercise the powers and duties of Fed
eral officers who have been removed
or suspended by him, no law, public
duty or public policy requires that he
shall send or communicate TO the Sen
ate any cause, reason or information
within his own knowledge or con-
tanned in any letters, petitions, papers
or documents addressed to him or
any member OF his Cabinet, or in the
possession Of either, relating TO the
causes OF removals or suspensions, or
containing charges, causes OF reaso rs
and the proof thereof for making
such removals or suspensions, and no
law, public duty or public policy re-
quires or authorizes the Senate to call
for such information existing in any
such form from the President or any
member OF his Cabinet to enable the
Senate to review or question the &C
ton OF the President in exercising his
executive, discretionary and exclusive
power of removing or suspend
ing Federal officers from the pow
ers and duties OF their offices, or
to put the President GA trial
by the Senate. or TO enforce accouuta.
bility to the Senate for anything he
may have done in the exercise Of suchS
jurisdiction.
Sirth.--That to obtain information
considered by either house OF Con-
gress useful in passing necessary and
proper Ia VS., either house Of Congress
may request the President, IL not
deemed by him incompatible with the
public interest, 10 give any informa-
ton within his knowledge or contained
in any public documents or records on
file or IN the lawful custody OF any of
the departments aud relating.to the
administration OF any public Office, or
the official conduct or acts affecting
the official conduct or duties of any
public officer; but for the Senate -
make such request OF the President or
10 direct any member OF his Cabinet
TO transmit 10 the Senate any informa-
ton or any public documents or pa
pers in open or executive session
to enabls the Senate in open
or executive session to review
the propriety or the reason, or the in
formation upon which he acted or
may have scted in making removals
or suspensions would be an attempt to
obtain such information by false pre-
lenses, and for uses aud purposes not
authorized or justified by any law or
public policy of the United States, and
should the President grant such re-
quest or require any member Of his
Cabinet to obey such direction from
the Senate when deemed by him to
be made for such nnjustihable aud un-
lawful uses and purposes would be TO
recognize and encourage an improper
practice and an injurious innovation
yupon his exclusive and independent
rights, powers and duties as President
of the United States.
Senator Hoar inquired whether the
request TO print included the printing
OF the stump speech in the belly OF the
resolution.
Senator ingalls, gave notice that
when the original and substitute reso-
lutlons should come up tomorrow he
would move to refer them TO the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections for
further consideration.
The resolution, according to request,
was laid over until tomorrow.
! The next bill on the calendar was a
bill TO permit the United States consul
at Warsaw, Russia, to accept certain
decorations rendered him by the Rus
sian Government. The consul is a
Russian subject, and not an American
| citizen.
Senators Edmunds, Ingalls, and Lo-
gan opposed the bill, and Senator
Morgan spoke in its favor.
Senator Logan evoked applause
from the ga leries by his remarks,
concluding AZ follows: "Let the deco
ration OF the American citizen be his
daily walk and his demeanor toward
his fellow men. That Is the only
decoration that an American citizen
should, In my opinion, wear"
The electoral count bill then came
up, and Mr.. Evarts took the floor. He
favored the reoommiltal OF the bill to
the committee. He thought a section
should be added to the bill making it
the duty OF the Governor Of each
State. under seal of the State, as soon
as practicable after the final act OF the
State in the electoral appointments, to
communicate to the United States
government the result of that process
This communication should show the
names Of the PERI ons elected or APP
pointed as electors, aud what votes
had been cast for such persons re-
spectively. Mr.. Evarts was satisfied
that il this was done, the difficulties
surrounding the question OF counting
the vote would disappear.
After some debate the motion to re-
commit was brought ID vote and re-
suited, yeas 80, rays %, the aflirma-
tive vote being about equally divided
between Republicans aud Democrats.
All proposed amendments went with
the bill.
The Dakota bill was then placed
before the Senate, aud Senator Logan
obtained the a.o', but gave way for
an executive session, after which the
Senate adjourned,
The resolutions of Senator Riddle
berger and Senator Pugh as to the re-
lstions bet ween the President and the
Senate will come up for consideration
in the morning hour tomorrow, and
Sena or Logan will have the floor at
o'clock on the Dakota bill.
In the COmmtttee-ROOms.
Surveyor-General Dement, Of Utah
was el amined by the Senate Commit
! tee on Pnbllc Lands to-day with refer