Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-28
CLEVELAND STILL FIRM.
THE INFORMATION REQUESTED
NOT TO BE FURNISHED.

Efforts to Induce Him to Yield Fail
Ihe Action OF the Senate Regarded ss
Keprehensible - Public BUsiDes
should Not BE Trified with In Order
to Entrap Each Other-The Duty on
sugar.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.--Some OF the
Presidents friends called ON him to-day
to urge that he direct the Attorney Gen
eral to comply with the Senate's request
for information about the removal OF the
United States District Attorney for the
Southern district of Alabama, at least as
10 documents OF a quasi public character
on file in the Department OfJuetice. This
is in the line of The advice which be re-
celved yesterday from the Attorney Gen
eral and one or two other members of his
Cabinet, but the gentlemen who gave it
to-day were met, as the gentlemen who
gave it yesterday were, by a firm
determination on the Presidents
part not TO furnish the Senate
with any OF the information requested.
They found that tue President objected
not only to the request, but to the manner
in which it was made. de objected to
the evident intention Of the Senate to
attempt his coercion. He regarded the
action of the Senate as repreheusible,
because 1t interfered with the public
business, in addition to infringing his
prerogatives. When there is so much for
him TO do and so much for the Senate to
do. he cannot see why they should trlfle
away time trying to entrap each other.
Tomorrow the matter will come up again
in the Cabinet. 1t may not be settled,
however, before the next Cabinet meet
ing.
OTHER RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
In the executive session of the Senate
today MIR. Morrill,, from the Finance
Committee, offered two resolutions, which
went over for the day under objections
from the Democratic side. One of them
is similar TO that offered by Mr.. Edmunds
sfrOm the judiciary Committee Monday.
1t directs the Secretary OF the Treasury
TO send to the Finance Committee any pa
pers on 1ileis his Office relating to the adj
ministrauon of the office Of the
Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the district OF West Virginia
by Samuel Z. Mccormick. Mccormick
was suspended last spring, and John T..
McGraw was nominated in his place.
McGraw's nomination was not acted upon
by the Senate during the called session,
and he was Tenominated last December.
The other resolution directs the Secretary
Of the Treasury to send to the committee
papers on file in the department relating
TO the appointment and record of d. Frank
Bradley to be Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. for the district OF South Carolina.
vicF sEllery NJ. BraytOn, suspended. The
nor nation was made on the 10th Of last
Dec mber.
- EE, sPyCIAI. DEi VERY SYSTEM.
TIE Postmaster General receives a
great many complaints from POstmasters
at especial delivery" Offices throughout
The country against the provision of the
special delivery law which requires them
10 deliver letters with special delivery
stamps until midnight. In many cases
no mail arrives after or 3 O'Clock. and
yet the post Office must be kept open iii
every case until midnight. Congress Will
he asked TO amend the law so as to relieve
POstmasters of this necessity.
SENATOR MILLER IMPROVING.
The condition Of Senator Miller, of Cali
. fornla, is announced as greatly improved
to-day, but he is still very i'll.
THE DUTY ON SUGAR.
A Louisiana member VINO talked with
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee to-day with special regard to the
sugar tariff said tonight that he was con-
vinced that no bill would be reported from
the Ways and Means Committee this ses-
sion reducing the duty on sugar.