The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-02-20
IT PASSES THE HOUSE.
The Fitz-JOhn Porter Bill Re-
ceives a Majority.
THE WARM DEBATE
Which 1t Occasions Makes q Very
Lively Scene-The Vote
In Detail.

Lively scene-The Vote
In Detail.
WASHINGTON, February Sin tine Senate
were announced to be in order, Edmunds
arose and said: ''Mr. President:-I am
instructed by the Committee ON Judiciary,
to whom was referred letter OF the Attor
ney General with authority to report with
open doors, to make q report upon sundry
resolutions which I ask may be placed on
the calendar"
President pro otsmpore-Does the Senator
desire to have them read?
Edmunds-No, sir, but the Senator from
Alabama (Pugh) desires to make remark.
Pugh, from the minority OF the Commit
tee on Judiciary, said: ''As to the report
just made desire to state that the minor
ity OF the committee knew nothing of the
contents OF the report until it was read to
the committee this morning. The minority
desire to prepare a report in which they
will present their views, and to enable
them to do so, they have until Monday
week to prepare report, and it is under
stood that the ma jority report. and resolu.
tions accompanying. will not be called up
for consideration until we get leave to file
minority report. The time given us to
do SO is not extended beyond Monday
week."
Dawes-Can we have the eresolutions read?
Chief Clerk johnson then read tho resolu-
tions which were as follows:
THE REVOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the Senate hereby ex-
presses it's condemnation OF the refusal OF
the AttOrnev General, under whatever in
luence, to send to the Senate copies OF the
papers called for by it's resolution of the
25th OF January and set forth in the report
OF the Committee on Judiciary, as in VIOLA
ton OF his official duties and subversive OF
the fundamental principles OF government
and of the good administration thereof.
Resolved, That it is under these circum-
stances the duty OF the Senate to refuse its
advice and consent to the proposed re-
movals of officers, documents and papers
in reference to the proposed official or per-
sonal misconduct Of whom are withheld by
the Executive or any head OF department
when deemed necessary by the Senate and
called for in considering the matter.
Resolved, That the provision of section
1864 of the Revised Statutes declaring
that persons honorably discharged from
military Or naval service by reason Of
disability resulting from wounds or sick
ness incurred in the line OF duty shall be
preferred for appointments to civil offices,
provided that they are found to possess
business capacity necessary for the proper
discharge Of the duties of such office, ought
to be faithfully and fully put into execu-
ton, and that to remove or propose to re-
move any such soldier whose faithfulness,
competence and character are above re-
proach, and to give place to another who
has not rendered such service is violation
Of the spirit OF the law, and the gratitude
which the people and Government of the
United States owe to defenders OF cOnstitu-
tional liberty, and the inte rity OF the Gov.
ernment; all of which is respectfully sub.
mitted GEORGE F. EDMuNDs,
JOHN F. INGALLS,,
s. J. r. MCCLELLAN
GEORGE f. HOAR.
JAMES F. WILSON,
WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs.
Butler-Is there d report accompanying
these resolutions?
President pro temp0re-Yes.
Coulter-1s it to be printed?
Edmunds-Certainly. it will be printed
under the rules; ask that the report OF the
committee as we'll as the reasons be printed
in the Record also.
THE REPORT.
President pro tempore-'If there be no
objection that order will he made"
The report recites the fact and circum-
stances of the removal OF Dustin and the
appointment of his successor as United
States ATTORNEY for the Southern District
of Alabama. 1t declares that it has been
the uniform practice OF the Judiciary Com
mittee since the tenure of office act to call
upon the heads OF departments for all pa
pers and Information in the possession OF
department touching the conduct of and
administration OF the officer proposed to
be removed, and the character and con-
duct OF the person proposed to he APP
pointed. This has been done with the
unanimous apprnval OF all members al
though the composition OF the committee
one political character and sometimes OF
another. In no instance until this time
has the committee met with any delays or
denials in furnishing such papers and in.
formation, with one single exception aud
in which exception the delay and suggested
denial lasted for two or three days. Pre-
cedents are cited and discussed at great
length. One OF the appendices lis list
showing the numbers of officials OF various
ranks who were suspended or removed by
the President during the first thirty days OF
the present session OF Congress-.
The Education Bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to it pro-
viding that as to Territories, that not the
Secretary OF the Interior, but the Lrgisla
tn res Of the several Territories, shall have
the administration of the money. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Teller moved an amendment TO the
bill so as to include the Indians in it's pro-
visions. Rejected.
Mr.. Coke addressed the Senate in oppo
sition to the bill. He entered an earn st
protest against it's passage, declaring it to
be the most perncious measure introduced
into either house OF Congress since the war.
de prophesied that as a precedent it
would be destructive OF the limitations
imposed on ,ngress by the Constitution.
The bill, he said, was measure of des-
potisn. 1t would result, he said. in STIR
ring up endless strife between the North
and South. Mr.. Evarts took the floor.
He remarked that he was heartily in favor
OF the bill, but would not speak on it il the
Senate desired to come to q vote. Mr..
Blair said that if Mr.. Evarts was going to
make q speech somebody would be sure to
move an adjournment. This remark was
greeted with loud laughter. in which Mr..
Evarts himself heartily Joined, and the
Senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.
House.
The Speaker announced the appoint
fnent OF Findlay, OF Maryland. as a mem.
ber of the Committee on Banking and
Currency, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation Of Mr.. Curtin.
Mr.. Crisp, from the Committee on Pacific
Railroads, reported the bill amending the
Pacific Railroads acts, SO as to compel the
railroads to pay to the United States the
amounts paid out by it for surveying
the lands to which they are entitled.
In the morning hour, the House resumed
consideration of the hill ffrfeitinp the