Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06
THE COMING CONFLICT.
Recent Action by Senatorial Com
mittees Indicates a Stubborn
Fight Win Soon bs on.
No Straws Thrown out, Showing
how the Wind Blows at the
Presidential Mansion.
War Near at Hand.

Washington Special to tho 81. Pax! Nsbe,
q: Tie Globe representative talked with
several Republican Senators this afternoon
sisce learning Of the action OF the anaase se
mi.tse snd while none OF them were willing
. be quoted In advance Of the future debate,
It 10 evident that they have started eat for a
fight. They are not exactly clear yet as to
what they will do to carry their point, tut
they hold very extreme views as to what IL is
possible for them TO Go In asserting the power
and prerogatives OF the Senate. One OF the
most conservative Of the Republican Senators,
. gentleman who hSs refused TO believe there
would be any fight between the President and
Senate, said with unusual emp hssis:
al never would have believed the President
or any OF his cabinet officers would have felt
like Withholding any OF the papers in relation
TO appointments or removals. II they do you
viii see one Of the most stubborn fghts known
in politics."
''Do you hold that the Senate haa the right
te demand this information, or should 1t re-
quest M
~, has the right to demand. and It will en-
force that demand"
Tt what extent Will you gos VIII you try
to compel the cabinet officers to give this In.
formationin
ave certainly shall try, and I think we will
Succeed. We are clearly entitled to all OF the
Information. The departments depend on Us
for appropriations. Do you suppose we will
appropriate for q department II II should re-
fuse TO give us any information concerning
the need or use Of the money! II the cabinet
officers refuse TO give us the information we
will subj ena them and send for them"
Suppose they should refuse to comer
"Then we will bring them before the bar Of
the Senate for conten pt."
The attorney general lie TO be the h-st target.
1t Is understood be lie adverse 10 giving any
Kind OF information to the Senate and has re-
fused 10 give papers where other cabinet cf1-
GERS have been more liberal. The introduction
Of the resolution will lead TO partisan debate.
The republican ma ority has undoubtedly the
power 10 pass II and will pass It. The attorney
general, when the resolution comes 10 him,
will have TO ask his chief, the President, TO tell
him what TO do. The President will undoub.-
eddy take time before he has had his attorney
general make answer. The subject viii be
considered of one or two cabinet meetings
before an answer can be made. IL is rot poe
eible 10 foreshadow what this answer will be.
One Of the closest advisers Of the President
said this afternoon:
hr.C!eyelaud has never yet eald what he
would 10. he has discussed the suffice. with
n number Ct he Democratic senatsro aud haa
expressed a certatu view in taking with them,
buC merely Tor the purpose OF bringing them
out. he bias never yet said what he will do,
nor has be himself decided. He res arcs the
question just raised ge Que OF the grGvesJ i'm
portnnce, in that y pOss!hly Involves the pre-
Sgatives Of his office. An that hr has ever
sal has been thai he would do toe utmost to
suefain The privileges Of the executive flee
al d would not permit ito prerogatiyes to be
invaded. From thDt position he will never re-
cede. Bat he must first Re convinced tEat this
resolution IS al Invasion OF the executive pre-
II gat W.
senator Dan Voorhees, was asked his after
Moon II he had heard OF the Republican pro
gram.
Yes" sail he, II bave."
DO you think the Republicans gre serious
In the view expressed by them hat they have
q Iiaht 70 bring the cablnet officers bticre the
bar OF the Senate for cont, mpr in the event OF
their refusing 20 give information regarding
hppointmertsr
IS rious !" sad he. They are ~ser'ous.
They believe, spparently. judging by their
talk, that they can hendcuH, hobble and chain
together the members OF the cabinet, AMI have
them dragged by the heels before the Senators
IN the event Of their refusing the ir demand.
The Senator then went on TO say that The
Democrats had foreseen to q certain extent
what the Republicans intended To do, but
n me OF them hsd calculated upon the extreme
partisan lengths 10 which they we're evidently
pr, pared TO 20.
The position assumed by them," said he,
"means a litter partisan fight and no con
frmation in a single case OF suspension"
The Indiana Senator said further that the
Democrats we're prepared for the debate. They 4
would concede that the Senate had the right to-
call for the papers relating 10 appointments.
Beyond this they could not 90. Several Il the
Democratic senators said they bad feared the
approso hing struggle, because the Republicans
had apparently made out such 3 good position
for themselves TO present 10 the public. They
for information, and that they refused 10 give
II to Il EN- would Justify their refusal To con
firm. After thinking n all ever, however, they
were fully persuaded thai the public would
not support the demands OF the republicans,
and they therefore propOeed To fight them on
their own ground and make a strong appeal 10
the public I'm the open session OF the Senate,
where this most interesting struggle with the
President is now fairly begun.