Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-23
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Hamburg, Iowa, POstmAstership
Case Ends In Refusal to Confirm.

The Hamburg, Iowa, Postmastership
Case Ends In Refusal to Confirm.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-AnnOunce-
ment is made of a number Of Senatorial
combinations. Among them are: K. G..
Ross, to be Governor Of New Mexico; W.
s. Rosecrans, to be Registrar of the Treas
ury: Zach Montgomery, to be Assistant
Attorney General of the Interior Depart
ment; j. J. Higgins, to be Collector Of
Customs at Natchez, Miss.
A. b. Keith, nominated for Postmaster
at Denison, Iowa, has been rejected.
THE POLLARD CASE.
The Senate, in executive session, took
up the case Of Charles r. Pollard, of In
diana, nominated to be Judge Of the SUI
preme Court of Montana, vice Gen. Co
burn suspended Tue case was reported
adversely from the Judiciary Committee,
and Senators Edmunds and HOar spoke
against Mr.. Pollard. Mr.. Pollard was a
Confederate aud Mr.. Coburn was Union
soldier. Many allegations concerning
questionable transactions in which Mr..
Pollard took part when Assistant District
Attorney in Indiana were discussed. Mr..
Voorhees, began a speech in favor of Mr..
Pollard, but gave way for an adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution, which
was not acted upon, to remove the iniunc
tion Of secrecy from the We'll and La Abra
Mexican treaty recently rejected, and the
accompanying papers.
WISE, or IOWA.
The Senate has removed the Injunction
Of secrecy from the report in the case Of
George Wise, nominated to be Postmaster
at Hamburg, Iowa. MIR. Wise brought
nh q Of nurffQnnahrn and fOafiiatannv
against Mr.. COOlbaugh, the incumbent,
and the committee having received the
papers in the case, gave MIR. Coolbaugh
an opportunity to reply. The report en-
bodies all the papers in the case and con-
cludes as follows:
IL was fortunate for the suspended officer
that his case reached the committee before
the Executive Department reeolved not to
place the papers. upon Which suspensions are
based. in its possession for inspection. The
papers in this case were communicated to the
committee by the Postmaster General. This
enabled the committee TO inform the sus-
pended officer of the nature of the charges
against him, and afford him an opportunity to
respond to the same. The effectiveness OF the
suspended officers response TO the charges
and specifications presented TO the President
and Postmaster General will not be ques-
toned by any impartial mind.
wIsE's COURSE.
He did not rest his defense on his own per-
sonai denial, nor qualify ts force by the in
PRODUCTION of counter charges against his
accuser. He went directly TO parties
upon whose alle tod grievances the person
nominated to the Senate as his successor had
based his charges. and the result of his action
Is given in letters Of said parties heINinbeiOre
sst out These letters he forwarded 10 the
committee in support of his specific answers 20
the charges and specifications upon which he
was suspended. Those are autograph letters
of the parties and disclose the fact that said
charges and specifications have no
foundation OF truth upon which TO
rest. In view Of the foregoing
state Of facts, the committee can but con-
clude that George Wise, the person nominated
by the President. is not entitled TO further
consideration by the senate. For the Senate
90 advise and consent to his appointment hy
the President would but encourage the pre-
sentatiOn Of uni0unded charges against public
officers. The practice is bad enough when the
office is sought bv person not n party TO the
formulation and presentation OF false
charges lis much worse when the appi-
cant for Office - lso the accuser, as IN the
present case The nomination Of George
Wise n be Postmaster a. Hamburg Ia. vice
II. G. CoOlbaugh suspended is herewith re-
ported 10 the Senate with Tecommen dation
that IT be not confirmed.