Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-13
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henhle.

WASHINGTON, March Ion motion
Of Plumb the Senate resumed coGsIdsr az
alton Of the bill to forfeit part of the
lands granted TO the State of Iowa in
aid of railroad construction. After
some discussion the oil Was passed.
Tha Chair plaoea before tie Senate
the resolution reported from the judi
ciary Committee on tue relation be-
tween the President and the Ssnste, as
TO the right o. the Senate 10 have pa
pers and information relating to sqs-
pensions from Office, and Mr.. henna Of
Wet Virginia took the floor in epp0si-
ton to tbs report of tho majority of the
con- nittee.
In the course of long spsecA Kenna
said that no man denied the right Of
the Senate to call on the President for
private papers, even a private letter in
his pocket, bat no rational maa would
deny the Presidents equsl right to de-
cline to send It II he chose to do 80. He
received letter from Sherman when
Secretary of the Treasury relating TO
the removal OF Dir. Arthur from the
Collectorship OF New York. that letter
being addressed to Mr.. Conkiirg AS
chairman of the Senate committee. 10
that letter Sherman said that to make
an ofh,isl reply would compel him 10
disclose matters contained iu papers of
q confidential ohsractsr filed IN the De
partment, and would require him to
discuss questions totally immateriaI
to the nom atoms sent to the Senate"
and slso shat no law requires the Presi-
dent TO give ressons, etc. The people.
kenna continued, were unable to
change their officials except through
the Executive. When the people elect
ed Grover Cleveland to the Prssi-
d.n5y II was for the .purpos.
OF tffecting such change as
wsald make the Government confer N
TO the popular will. 1t was that the
former marshals and collectors and
postmssters and consols and ministers
shoald go. so far as necessary. and that
II 1t were necessary to carry out the
| purposes OF t5e Government in good
| fsits, then that they shool3 all go. Ia
o inclusion, ksuns said When Presi-
cent Cleveland assumed the functions
o. the effice os Ckief Executive OF this
60 'ernmeui, do not believe there is a
person IN this land who had asy reason
vhstever to douot that be came TO toe
| discharge OF the duties of that high
oifioe determined. as far a. in him lay.
10 sevotc himself with con
servativs and patriotic aoplica-
ton 70 the discharge Of his
duties. believe spsak within bounds
when say that this whole country be-
| lievss that the oHe idea of serving bis
country IN an acceptable manner in the
b Oh position for which il had selected
| him for the high service selected, was
his only aspiration. would fail 10 ex-
press my oSn candid convictions II /
Did not say, looking back on the long
line OF bis predecessors IN that high
office and confronting. a. he NAV, tue
issue presented here, that hs will net
be the first IN surrenderIn2 its high pre-
negative. The Senate NAV eoatinne,
IS his message indicates, to ply
him and his various Subordinate
departments with hsrassing and eu-
5arrsssing q1ss.ions j, may defeat
every nomination that stands betors Il;
fer consideration Is may assert in any
measure. arbitrarily or Otherwise, every
preroRatiye granted or not granted IL
the Constitution bot | mistake the
man II be does nst stand FIRMLY to his
post, maintaining his sworn duty under
shs Constitution of bis country. main
taising every prtrogstivs of his high
offioe, and transmit u an;m paired TO his
suecsssoi."
ususe.
wA.HrSarox, March l2.-On molten
of Mosro~. resolution gas adopted
acceptIug the invitation Of tue Ssaste
fer the House 20 attend in b,iy the
funeral services for the late Snat0r
Miller. TO De held ia the Senate Cham
Der sen1rruw.
sxope. Of Psnnsyivsni.. from the
Coumiglee on Iav4lid Pensions. re-
poreed q bill graptia2 : p-rsso1 of
500 year - tbs sldoS Of q neral
Hancock. Private calendar.
Tas House then vect into COMMITTEES
Of tie a hole "a tie pfiyafs ealeDesr.
Toe Spssk announced ths appoint
Enent Of scs iol!oss1g COMMITTEES - a.
coaspssy tss r-sDsins OF senator Muller
"a Ue.isoEris. Asssrs- Aehenna, L11-
tit. SpsiSss. Morgan HsTbGEn and Nj