Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-27
WASHINGTON.
FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

interior transmitted the papers filed in his de.
psrtment touching the official and personal
conduct Of Indian Inspector Ward during his
official term, but declined to furnish papers
BEARING on Mr.. Wards suspension.
Mr.. Van Wyck offered an amendment tC
House bill for increasing the pensions Of sol
dters and sailors widows, and the dependen,
relatives of deceased soldiers or sailors.
Mr.. Van WICK, from the committee on pub
lie lands, reported favorably the bill to estab
fish additional land districts In Nebraska.
Dir. Rawley presented a bill in relation TO the
tsxation OF railroad lands Mr.. Van Wyck
supported the bill.
MIR. Henderson thought that 1t would be
sufficient to compel the railway companies TO
pay for the surveys.
The bill 10 grant the ranking privileges TO
Mrs. Gen. Grant WAS passed.
MIR. Manderson offered a resolution calling
upon the secretary Of the interior To report
the number OF acres Of public land granted 10
railroads In Nebraska, and the number paid
for.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes the bill for the re-
lief OF the Mission Indians In California was
passed.
Amessage from the Executive transmitting
the draft OF q bill for the sale OF the Sac and
EOX RESERVATIONS Ill NeDrAbkA aud h ansas WA
laid before the Sen ate.
Mr.. Morgan took the floor to complete his
remarks on the educational bill.
An executive session was then held and an
adjournment followed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Mr. Plumb present
ed a petition from the Kansas Legislature ask
ing for the grant of a right OF way for rail
roads through the Indian territory.
A. De- 80
from the bankers OF Georgia in favor OF the
suspension OF oliver coinage.
MIR. Morrill,, from the committee on finance,
reported favorably the House bill providing
that the treasurer Of tnr United States may,
with the consent of the treasury, authorize tie
assistant treasurer to act ia his place, and that
In the necessary absence CT either the treas.
urer can, with like consent, designate a clerk of
the treasury department 10 be getting assistant
treasurer. The bill was called for by an ex-
tsttng emergency In the treasury department.
An amendment was adopted providing that
the powers contained In the bill should expire
In sixty days.
Mr.. Jackson then tool the floor on the edu.
c%stionsl bill. and was followed by Messrs.
Maxey and Pugh. The debate then closed for
the day and the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Mr. Morrill, intro
duced a bill TO aid education in the states. AT
his request, ii Was tabled for the present.
MIR. Hoar introduced a bill TO provide for
the erection of a suitable monument to Gen.
Grant at Washington, and appropriating
s150,OOO therefor.
Mr.. Logan offered an amendment TO make
the amount $3.50, coo. The bill was so amend
ed and referred TO the committee on library.
MIR. Frye's resolution calling upon the
United States consul at Berlin for a report In
relation to the shipping interests of Germany
was adopted.
The bill to provide for the punishment OF
trespassers on Indian lands was called up, and
after the adoption Of Mr.. Ingalls, amendment
to strike out the clause for the forfeiture of
teams, wagons, etc, Of the trespassers, the
bill was passed. 1t fixes the punishment for
the offense at $500 fine and Imprisonment for
one year or both.
The education bill was taken up, aud the
clause providing for al appropriation for pub
lie school buildings was stricken out. An
amendment Was adopted providing that none
OF the appropriation shall be available until
the states have accepted the provisions OF the
bill.
Mr.. Call gave notice that he would move to
apply the provisions OF the Industrial school
bill to all the states and territories.
Mr. Malone moved to add a clause requiring
the governor OF each state to furnish the sec
rotary Of the interior with particulars as 10
population and the number Of school child
rem, white and co!ored, In each school district
OK the state. Pending action GA this amend
ment the Senate went into executive session,
and when the doors opened adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. lo.-The judiciary
committee submitted the report prepared In
the caucus Of Republican Senators upon the
matter Of removals from office by the Presi
dent. The report says In part:
That the attorney general is the servant OF
the country aud not OF the executive; that the
President is bound by the law, and by his oath
to take care that the laws be faithfully exc
cuted, snd ia as much bound by the law gov
erning his official action IS the humblest ON
Ger. The important question is, then, whether
1t 10 within the constitutional competence OF
either House OF Congress TO have access 10
official papers and documents in the various
public offices Of the United States created by
the laws enacted By themselves. 1t may be
fully admitted that except In respect of the
department OF treasury there 10 no statute
which commands the head Of any Of the de-
partments to transmit TO either House of Con-
gress on its demands any Information what
ever concerning the administration uf his de-
partment; but the committee believes It TO be
cles r that from the very nature OF the power
entrusted by the constitution TO the two
Houses Of Congress II IL . necessary
incident that either House must have
ct all mes the right to know
all that officially exists or taxes place In any
Of the departments OF the government. The
committee feels authorized to state, after a
somewhat careful research, that within the
foregoing limits there Is scarcely, until now,
any ~irstance Of refusal by the head Of the de-
partment, or even OF the President himself, to
communicate ficial facts and Information ss
distinguished from private and uno ficial
papers, the motives, views, reasons or opinions
tionally demanded. Indeed the early journals
OF the Senate show great numbers Of
instances Of directions 10 the heads Of
departments to furnish papers and re-
ports upon all sorts OF affairs, both Leeis-
iatiye and executive. Instances OF requests
70 Presidents and demands Of heads
Of departments by each house Of Congress
from the early days till now for papers and in
formation IA every conceivable subject Of
| public ST airs ere almost !Inumerablt, for 10
appears TO have been thought by all Presidents
who have carried on the government now for
almost a century that even In respect CT re-
quest to them by an independent and CO.
ordinate branch Of the government, they were
under constitutional duty and obligation to