Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-18

pet, d to entrap the Department"
Mr.. Edmunds insisted that the Senator
from Kentucky was out OF order, and
asked the Chair to decide the question.
The Chair was Of the opinion that
the Senator from Kentucky could see
the distinction, and would no doubt
observe the rules of order.
Mr.. Beck said he would do so. lie
would not speak of anything that oc-
Cured in executive session, but re-
peated his statement as to what the Re-
cord and public press would show
that the Senator from Vermont did not
see cit to act on the nomination.
Mr.. Edmunds again insisted that the
Senator was out of order, and asked the
Chair TO enforce the rules.
The Chair stated that the Senator
from Kentucky had an undoubted right
to refer to public facts, but -
Mr.. Beck (interrupting) remarked
that he had, and that tomorrow he
would prove such public facts by the
press Of the country, and also prove by
The records Of the House Of Represent
atives (which were public that Duskin
was 8n.utterly unfit man to hold the
place from which he was removed.
Among other reasons, because Of his
connection with Strobach the marshal,
and that the Senator from Vermont
himself knew the facts, and Mr.. Beck
thought he could produce the records
from the Attorney-General's Office
Republican Attorney. General Brew
ster-verifying the facts stated by him
(Mr. Beck. lie hoped, also, in execu-
tive session to get the vote of the Senate
to compel the Senator from Vermont to
produce the evidence which he had be-
fore his own committee to show Dus-
kin's unftness. lie hoped to prove
that this effort TO make an issue in re-
gard to Duskin was because the Sena-
tor from Vermont believed Duskins q
case so bad that Democratic Admins
tration would be glad to prove how bad
he was. and then the Senator would
claim it as a precedent in good cases !;
and hope TO prove continued Mr..
Beck, that the move now made with
such flourish Of trumpets-I will not
say what expect to prove, for | could
not Go it. perhaps, in parliamentary
language"
Mr. Edujunds said he would have to
leave entirely in silence what the Sena-
tor from kentucky had stated in regard
10 affairs in executive session. " | feel
bound in honor" he said, "not to
make any allusion to any such subjects.
! he ideas Of senatorial honor under
the rules Of the Senator from Kentucky
ard my own are entirely different.
Perhaps mine are wrong, perhaps his
are tight. Every senator is sworn to
faithful performance of his duty as a
senator according to the regulations of
the Stna,e that are made under the
Constitution. II the Senator from
kentucky thinks it is honor
able to garble and misstate the
existence Of circumstances in closed
doors, of course, have no
criticism to make upon his sense Of
what is honorable and right. | cannot
make any reference to what has taken
place, under any circumstances. when
under the rules Of the Senate and my
cath the doors are closed; therefore |
can make no reply to what the Senator
from Kentucky has said on the subject
to which he has alluded as in eXecu-
tive session."
Mr.. Edmunds then proceeded to say
that if there were reports on file in
the Attoiney-GeneIal's office affecting
Duskin's character, these were Just
what the Senate wanted. The Senator
from kentucky had enjoyed, it APP
peaIed, an advantage over the Senate as
body.
Mr.. Beck said he had not seen any
paper in the Attorney-General's Office
relating TO Dusbin, nor had he ever
asked to see one, nor had he ever
spoken TO the President in regard to
Duskin. "ADd as to my honor and
NY oath" continued Mr. Beck, {"
hope it is as sacred as that of the Sena-
tor from Vermont. If it was not at
least as good as his would not have
as much regard for myself as | have
now. propose TO stand upon my in
tegrty as a man and senator, and |
say that a forty-parsOn power would
not 90 justice to much of the hypocrisy
that is now presented to the
Senate in pretences of a desire
10 establish public justice. Dus-
Kin was known TO be an
unfit man for the place he occupied and
nobody knew it better than the Senator
from Vermont, and he had selected this
particular case because he believed that
The Executive officer, knowing that
Duskn was unfit, would show his unfit
ness, and that would give the Senator
from Vermont an excuse in other cases
TO seek to make trouble by asking for
what he and the country knew the SEN
ate had no right to demand from the
Executive in order to bring the scan
dals before the country. The Senator
from Vermont spoke Of his honor, and
oath, and integrity, and compared
them with mine. | am willing
to stand by the comparison.
Thank God. whatever ! say | say
boldly and openly. will move now
in order TO see whether / am telling
what is true or not, and if | cannot
move it NOW. will do so at the first
opportunity-that all the proceedings in
March, 1851 {; October, 1881, and De-
cember, 1881, and all the papers filed,
with the Judiciary Committee and all
the pIocee dings had before that commit
tee III the case of the nomination Of
Dustin shall be made public, so that the
country can judge whether what | say
is true or not. If | have falSiiied any
thing | will take it back, and if | have
not want a chance to prove it, since
are made between the oath
and honor Of the Senator from
Vermont and myself. | make that
motion now, and will let it
lie over until tomorrow morning, or ]
will do it in the first executive session
If it is not in order to do it row.
The Chair thought the motion was
not in order low, but the Senator could
ask unanimous consent.