Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-03-26
" ashlngion Letter.


FROM eur Regular Correspondent
WaHaisoros, March lab, 1856.
The Senate galleries are crowded
this week, and great interest IL felt
IN the discussion Of the Presidential
prstoeative. For more than two
weeks nearly every Senator on both
sii's ~ the chamber has been al
wuIk preparing Tor the conflict
growing out 81 the refusal Of the
Administration To send 10 the Sen.
sis papers aud information bearing
upon the suspension 81 officials and
touching the appointment, Of their
successors.
Probably no such thorough over.
hauling and minute examination Of
historical documents has ever before
bsen made with reference 10 this
question. Consequently as one
SENATOR expressed IL. both sides
were loaded 10 the muKzls with
material" for the performances which
10 now In progress. I, YES 10 have
begun on Monday. but the star"
Mr.. Edmunds. plead q sore throat
end tbs people went away disap.
pointed. He kept his engagement
for the following day. however. and
promptly al the appointed hour,
arose With an imposing pile Of man
sscript before him This prseedsn,s 10
support his position. which he used
freely during his speech Of two and
ahaif hours.
When u was learned In the House
Of Representatives, that Mr.. I'd.
mands was actually dsssharias his
long loaded broad-ids 81 Tho White
House. members poured into the
Ssnsas Chamber and filed Tho
space In rear Of the Senator'S desks.
The only vacant seat ON the fioor
was heavily drspsd with black. I,
wss that Of The California Senator,
M. Miller. who had died the day
before.
Mr.. Edmunds. In his speech,
bad attracted much attention, and
which will be generally discussed
throughout the country. made. a.
vss expected. the best Of his veal
side Of the controversy. He took
such pvsesdsnts ~ bsst suited him
and handled them with ingenuity.
He was most spscious perhaps In
saying that The Senate doss not ask
ths Prssidsnt's reasons for making
removals, but amply for the papers
Of every description relating 10 SUE
pended officials. In saying this he
admits that should papers which The
Senate wants bs forthcoming they
would show the very confidential
reasons which he disclsims any in
tsnticn on the part Of the Senate 10
demand.
Mr.. Edmunds said with O sneer.
that the most conspicuous result Of
Improved methods Of Government
under the reform" Administration, ,
was The suppression Of official pa
psrs. Al the point Senator Beck
caused . smile 10 ripple over the gu.
disaes BY rsmsrhisg In IN undsrtons,
but loudly enough 10 b heard bali
ssross The chamber. that II +" was .
elssr csss Of . ny on . barn door. I"
You rsmsmbsr the Vermont leader
has been accused Of seeing . fly on
. barn door when he could not SEQ
the door.
A yet only senator Pugh Of Ala. !.
has replied to Mr.. Edmunds speech.
Mr.. Pueh showed among other
things that the papers called for by
Senator Thurman when Chairman
Of thsl Judiciary Committee. 10 q
case Of suspension. related 10 . Ter.
ritorial court. and that the tenure OF
once oct sxsmpts U. y. Judicial
oniosrs from those 10 DO sus.
pended by the President. Mr.. Ed
munds has been followed by Son.
asor Wilson Of Iowa and Senators
Ingalls, and Evarts will bs next 10
support bin. On the Democratic
side. Senators Konna. Beck and
Jsckson will bs among The cham.
pions Of the Administration.
a promioent Democratic lawyer
OF this city who was talking on this
subject few days since, remarked
that shsrs was nothing in the DO.
sition OF the majority Of the Senate
judiciary Committee but a political
msnsuvsr. The President stands
ON imprsgnabls legal grounds, con.
tinusd hs. but the Republican party
10 languishing for IN issue. Ths AZ.
psdisas OF bullying and snbassass-