New-York tribune., 1886-02-09
WHAT MIR. EDMUNDS WILL REPORT.
DEMOCRATIC PRECt DENTS JUSTIFY The sEHAiE'
ACTIoN-MR CALHOUN'S VIEWS.


ACTION-MR. CALHOUNS VIEWS.
WAsHINGToN, Fsb. Especial. Mr. Ed
mundss report pom thelcommunicatou Of the Attorney
General declining to furnish papers referring 10 re
movals IL practically completed. IL would nave oeen
submitted to the Senate to-day but for the fact that MI
Edmuuds Kept at home by sickness In MS relor'
Mr. Edmunds draws almost exclusively upon Demo
cratic authorities for his prccedens to sustain the POSI-
tion which tho Republican Senators have taken III"
Democrats of the Senate who have decided TO follow ~
bndly lead of their President will dhd themselves
opposing the ancient and sacred prerogatlyes of the
body of which they are memOers, as de-
fined In former days by members OF
their own party. JOnn g. Calhoun is supposed to nave
been a pretty good Democrat. Mr. Edmunds will show
tnat on February o. 1885, upon tho relations between
the President and the osuatc, he reported bill requ
uG the President at the beginning OF every session o
Congress report to the Senate all removals from oce
in the Congressional recess and assign the reasons
for winch such removals made THIS report OF MT
Calhoun could be adopted by the present Com
mittee on tho Judiciary, with q few changes
OF names and dates. aud would apply directly
to the controversy pending.
Mr. Calhoun. referring the provision in his bill re-
curing President to his reasons for making re-
mOvals, said
This proysion the committee think Is not only sub
stantia affirmation of authority O Congress 10 re-
ua,e tne Presidents power ot removing puDc once
AT discretiun IL deliberate eIpr SsOu Oi opinion that
the senate be associate with the President as
well acts Ot TcnONdl from aS I'D w
t Is AN act uf reclamation of those coordinate powers
which 1859 tnit body had scented ny the ci>u X
vote NueP esirnt TO yield To the Pre"leht a"ne'
IL solemn and emphatic declaration that the power
of removal inherent IN the Executive part
vested constitution IN that Dtpditlen
nor Iegitlm hy precedent Tue recognition OF the
1889 Intended 10 ne hnl was
restricted removal OF futDless, dishonest ana -
competent officers. and did not embrace the lndS,t nv
removal OF those who, ou account ot thelr poicd
opinions. or party predictions. might Decbme oDh"S'
the Pre~id tat. The rlgh OF mat un'tohhy I"
dismiss for conservative reasons, Tor Just cause wa
,-eItrd. The recognition stopped there ne commit
believe IL be drmUustrahlc that acs O di~i
capahe and faithful nCumOcuts Tor the gratncit"D oi
political tor the Wanton purpose OF Gre
ntlug places Tor personal friends ani faNore- IA hol
only sustain 10y the precedent OF l1SJ. ana the piac
Government for TIE urst fOrtY years oI l'
rXiSieuc, bat thai IN the opinion of those VINO r.tht
shrd the precedent such acts ar ar"itr ry. unlus
aud IN hagraut violation OF hish constitutional ohg"
tious.
on February -. 1888, in which liza took the position
that Mr. sherman did his speech to-day, and that de-
lined by Mr. Edmund, in his report He said tnat TIE
measure he In reduced ana which accompanied 10y
the report from which the above is an extract wa
necessary to cheek tho indiscrimnato abuse Of the
executive power to make removals
In his report Mr.. Edmund, will also quote copous eN
tracts from report made to the senate oy Thomas IL
Benton who also had thc reputation OF being pretty
sound Democrat. Mr. Bentons report wa
signed by such mrn as Martin Van Bnren
and Haynr Of South Carolina who supposed to be
canuni1od by he Democratic party. IN thiS report
Mr>-r- Benton. Van Buren, ant hers cam" oui strongly
on the OF thr senate au the Prs lent ANA Mr
Edmund- that the language tn use apples very
APPROXIMATELY 10 the pending situation.