Morris tribune., 1886-03-31
HE WINS BY ONE VOTE.
EDMuNos' pUsKlN REPORT ADOPTED
BY THE SENATE.

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BY THE SENATE,
The Speakers In the Debate-The House
Chaplain Prays to the Almighty to
Give Ear Unto the Laboring Glasses
Other Washington News.
WASHINGTON CRY, March 29.-The end
of the debate on Edmunds' resolution was
reached in the senate Friday The closing
speakers were Ingalls,, Harrison, Logan and
Edmunds Each of the first three criticised
anumber of the presidents appointees and
read statements showing that these appoint
ments were in the highest degree bad, being
men Of very cloudy regulations. No Demo-
Gratis spoke except occasionally to make
point against some statement of a Republic
can senator
Senator Logan spoke briefly and was
listened to intently. The government, he
said, was based on the will of the people,
and the people should have all the inforna-
tion that they, through their representatives
In congress, should cali for. When the presr
dent placed papers on file in department
they became public documents and he could
not claim them as his private property.
Senator Logan cited cases in which injus-
tice had been dole by removals from
Office In speaking of appointments he men
toned the case of an appointee, a man who
had been dismissed from the army for having
made false vouchers and who had escaped
conviction by pleading the statute of limita-
tions He Senator Logan had laid the facts
personally before the president, yet the man
had been nominated.
Senator Edmunds--Has he been con-
fitmed! ~
T Senator Logan-Oh, no, and it will be
cold day when he is.
The question being stated, the yeas sand
nays on each resolution were delivered, and
Van Wyck tried to get in an additional res
olution for open sessions, which was, after
debate declared out of order The vote on
the resolution was yeas, 80; nays, 26; as
follows:
8 oYeas-Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Cameron,
Chace, Conger, Cullom, Dawes, Edmunds,
Esarts, Frye, Hale, Harrison, Hawley,
Hoar, Logan, McMillen, Malone, Mander-
SON, Miller, Mitchell Of Oregon. Morrill,,
fPlatt, Plumb, Sabin, Sawyer, Sherman,
Spooner, Stanford, Teller, Van Wyck, VIII
son of Iowa-322
Nays-Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Brown,
Butler, Call, Camden, Cockrell, Coke, Eustis,
George, Gibson, German, Gray, Harris,
jackson, Jones of Arkansas, Kenna, Maxey,
Morgan, Payne, Pugh, Ransom, voorhees,,
Walthall, Wilson of Maryland-26
The second resolution, denouncing the re-
fusal of the attorney general to send to the
senate the papers called for as a violation of
his official duties, ETC., was then read and
adopted by the same vote-32 to 26
A point of order was made against the
third resolution, declaring it to be the duty
of the senate to refuse to advise and
consent in case of refusal by the heads of
departments, to furnish information that
dealt with matters pertaining to executive
session, but the point was ruled and voted
(by party vote not well taken, and this |
resolution, was adopted by a vote of |
so to %. Mitchell of Oregon, Riddleberger |
and Van Wyck voting with the Democrats.
The senate then al jour ned until Monday.
The chaplain of the house in his prayer !
Saturday morning said: "Give ear, oh! |
God of Jacob, and awaken us to see the dam |
ger which threatens the civilized world, !
which history tells, in which the scenes of |
the reign OF terror may be enacted in every |
capital of Europe and America. For long |
the few have mastered the many, because
they understood the open secret-the tools |
to them that can use them; but now the |
many have learned the secret of organiza-
tion, drill and dynamite. Rouse the rich /
men of the world to understand that the
time has come for grinding, selfish monopoly
to cease; that corporations may get |
souls in them, witt justice, honor, con-.
sciences and human kindness. Teach the rich |
men OF this country that great fortunes are
lent them by Thee for other purposes than to
build and decorate palaces, to found private
collections Of art, to stock wine cellars, to
keep racing studs, and yachts, and find
better company than hostlers, grooms and
Jockeys, pool sellers and bookmakers Teach
them, oh God, that it is Thee who has given
them power to get these fortunes, that it is
to prove them, to know what Is in their
hearts, whether they will keep by command
ments or no, and that these commandments
are thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with
all thy heart and thy neighbor as thy self;
that il the rich men of our land keep these
the poor will follow the ex-
ample, and we at least will be saved from
the days of tribulatiou that are fast becom-
ing on al the world Help US oht Gal, and
save us
Unanimous consent that the prayer be
printed in The Record was asked by Grosve-
nor'of Ohio; but James of +New York, OBJ
lected, remarking in . soto voce to 2meni-
bers, who asked him to withdraw his obsee-
lion, that it was made because the prayer
was an incendiary speech. l.@t,f
Culbertson Of Texas, opnned the debate on
the silver question, announcing himself inl
favor OF fair play and fair dealing with sill
yer. He said he was q friend OF silver and
N favor Of placing it on the same plane with
gold in regard to coinage ana making it a
'ua legal tender. II the Recommendations
Il the secretary of the treasury were adopted
gold would be the only debGpaying money
md national bank notes the only currency.