The Republican journal., 1886-02-18
Senatorial Struggles.

Senatorial Struggles.
MIR. SHERMAN PLEADS FOR THE RIGHT TO IN
| QUIRE ABOUT REMuNA AIS. NO SECRETS PRO
IECTED By LAW. HOW PRESIDENT CLEVE-
| LAND HAS PROMOTED DIVISION AMONG THE
| DEMOCRATS.
The special Washington correspondent of the
| New York Herald teIegraphs that paper under
| date Feb. as follows:
In the Senate to-day occurred very long
debate on resolution of Mr.. Eustis Demo-
crat, involving an attack on the Democratic ad-
| miniStration. Mr.. Eustis complained in gener-
| al that the administration did not do what it
ought to circulate silver dollars. The reply is
that the sub-reasuries do all they can, with the
force they have; that the government is put to
extraordinary and absurd expense for purpos-
es which it was never designed for, and that,
used greater efforts to Keep silver III circulation
| than its predecessors.
THE POWERS OF CONGRESS.
But the most Interesting part of the debate
| turned upon a very different subject. The
| question of open sessions has now got so far
| that it will not down even in the Senate, and
| from discussing the action Of the New Orleans
I''p- senators Siiu hto " uiSc''ssl0h Oh
| the power Of the House of Congress to call for
| papers. In this part of the debate Senator
| sherman took the lead and spoke from very
~ ~ 'i.t ~ toth houseS ana ~ the ~
| ,i't!' ne asserted the uhooupteq rlShu ol lhe
| iCS!1'''.Nt ~ pin,h 70 see an! anu estII paper
Gi j ny HeS ~ tLe oclaltineil'S; rlThl never
| "INPutc" ahu "hleh cannot De dehieo "lthout
olcn!"S liic way ~ tl'e crosses. ''hu host dih-
checked license and corruption by the ENecu-
| tive. The House brings All impeachment
| against the President for misconduct, said Mr..
Sherman; the Senate tries him on such i'm
| pcachment, and how could this constitutional
| act be done if the President may refuse to the
legislative branch access to the papers, and all
| the papers. on its files:
The most notable declaration of Mr.. Sherman
was in these words, in which he declared for
| open sessions and publicity :-''There ought to
he no secrets in this government of ours" he
said; lit is government OF the people. There
Is no rule or provision for keeping secrets.
There is no secret i'll this government" he said
again, that can be projected from legislative
tl''' u1 - very ,iPolt'li. atnl>sion
weeks he comes substantially 10 Senator 90
cans opinion. Given to the Herald on January
a in these words which have rInu throl,uh
the country:
Il cannot say what happencd in executive
session. But this can saw that / have always
been and hope | always shall be opposed une-
4ulvoraiiy to the considerations of the peoples
business in secret session. In Republic where
the pcrpetuty OF its institutions depends upon
the Intelligent and loyaI support of all IFS rit-
IrnS if is not rioht TO close the doors of the sem
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THE DEMOCRATS otTGENERALLED.
The poor democrats cut wretched figure in
this debate. They showed their desire to with
| hold information from the peope: their deter
| mination 10 support a policy of secrecy and to
| Keep the pcoplt from knowing What is done by
the President and the senate about thc people's
| business. They are in the wrong. and fatally
| in the wrong. They are in a pitiful case. for
everybody sees thar the, resent uublicity only
| because they fear cypos,lre. They annear 10
| have pcrsuatIed the poor President into 4 bit
| into Which they will all tumble ON ton of him.
| unlr,s by manly srlf-nsscrtiou and frank nul,
| icty he shall oct ont and leave Them to thcir
| fate.