Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-03-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
The Montana Central Company Push
ing the Construction of
Their Road.
A Minnesota Town Furnishes the
Temperance Lecture for
this Morning.
An Important Case Decided by Chief
Justice Tripp in Sioux
Jsg Falls.
Ex-senator Chaffee Dead-The Rail
road Strikes Murder and
Robbery.
SENATE.
MR.. EDMUNDs DISCUSSES THE PRESIDENTS
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ta ATTITUDE.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-In the senate
today, Mr.. Edmunds read his resolutions
condemning the attorney general for refus-
ing to transmit to the senate the papers
called for. The galleries were crowded.
Mr.. Edmunds read his resolutions in avery
impressive manner, and the most
intense interest was manifested.
Mr.. Edmunds proceeded to the case
of the attorney for the southern district of
Alabama. He then read the form of the
order of suspension of Duskin and of the
designation of Burnett to succeed Duskin
He also read the resolution of the senate
calling for the papers on file relating to the
ministration of the Office by Duskin and the
letter of the attorney general refusing these
papers and stating that his refusal was by
direction of the president. He maintained
that the act Of the president did not re-
move Duskin, but simply withheld from
him the duties and emoluments of Office,
pending decision Of the matter by the
senate; that when the nomination of Bur-
nett was sent to the senate, Duskin was
United States attorney for Alabama, and
the proposition was that he should be re-
moved. Mr.. Edmunds contended that had
the senate been q jury it would have been
it's duty to find out how Duskin had ad-
ministered his office. MIR. Edmunds said
that in spite of sundry misstatements in
the public press and by the president and
by the minority report of the judiciary
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president has asked the senate to consent
to the removal of Duskin and the appoint
ment of Burnett. Besides, it was not
for the president to determine what
papers were relevant - that was
always discretionary with the senate.
But the papers were refused, because they
would not only give facts, but would ena-
BILE us to understand the reasons of the
president for exercising his official power.
Therefore the proposition was that the SEN
ate being called on in the exercise of it's
jurisdiction to Judge Of the official conduct
of Duskin, the president having already
been called on, within his jurisdiction, to
pronounce judgement on similar questions
about the same man, the senate could not
have these papers, because if it did they
would disclose the grounds on which the
president acted. "1f that" said Mr.. Ed
munds, "is nota proposition which would
stagger the credulity and amaze the under
standing of any intelligent man in gov
ernment of law or ina government of rea-
son, I am quite unable to comprehend what
would be-" All operations of government,
Mr.. Edmunds continued, were ex-
ecutive, and had it come to this
that because president was the chief execu-
tive officer of the government congress
could know nothing as the the facts and
circumstances relating to the execution of
law, because if they did they might be
able to comprehend the motives or reasons
of the president in carrying out the laws
Why, such statement was shocking, yet
that was the logic of the whole thing. The
jurisdiction of congress was infinitely
broader than that of the president His
was the executive power; congress made the
laws, and when the constitution COM
mands him to give information on
the estate of the Union" it says
"he SHALL do it." That had reference
to the universal power of knowledge
of the two houses Of congress
in respect to every operation of the govern
ment and every one Of its officers. That
is the estate of the Union" The estate of
the Union" is made up Of every drop in the
bucket, of the execution of every law and
the performance Of every officer under the
law.
HOUSE. Sc
A BILL PASSED PROHIBITING CONVICT CON-
TRACT LABOR
The response of the secretary of the ma
w to Boutelle's resolutions concerning the
removal Of the inscriptions at the Norfolk
navy yard, was referred to the committee
on naval affairs. Mr.. Laffoo1i, of Kentucky,
from the committee on public lands, re-
ported bill to promote the introduction
of fresh water on Colorado desert.
House calendar: Mr.. Eldridge, of Michi-
gan, from the committee on pensions, re-
ported bill granting pensions to soldiers
and sailors Of the Mexican war.
On behalf of the committee on labor, Mr..
James, Of New York, called up bill to