Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-27

/ ly criticised the presidents acts with regarl
TO the removals as at variance with his de
clared policy. He alluded TO the celebrated
circular" issued by the Postmaster General
which be characterized as the ..must thorough
| ly degraded, defiied, execrable and detestsbls
public utterance" ever made by any official
1t was an Invitation, he said, TO every libel
er, every anonymous slsnderer and scurril.
lious defsmer TO pour sewerage into the post
office department The Postmaster General.
reply TO the resolution Of the Senate, intro
duct bv him (Ingalls) showed that $685.
fourth class postnasters had been removed il
the past year by an administration pledged &c
remove men only for cause. That was non.
partisan civil service reform. This number
Mr.. Ingalls, continued, did not include many
who had resigned or whose term of office had
expired, and this was in but one department
How many in other departments, including
the illuminated department OF justice,
laughter was unknown, therefore the friend:
of the admintration should be consoled.
Mr.. Ingalls,, from an interview with the
president, represented the president as say
ing. among other things, that the Senate had
not called on him for papers. That CON-
plaint," Mr.. ingalls, commented, mo longer
exists r Uprosrious laughter.
Continuing, he said, it would seem that the
cry of "put the rascals ont" had been changed
10 ''to put the rascals in" We had heard a
good deal about the corruption and profigacy
of the republicans IN office. MIR. Ingalls, then
read and commented on the list of names OF
persons appointed by the present admiuistra-
tiOu, who, according TO the published state
meats, were convicted telons, having served
various terms in penitentiaries of different
States. The statements ne read, Mr. Ingalls,
said, were all from democratic newspapers,
After few remarks by Mr.. Logan, Mr..
Edmunds closed the debate briefly.
la response to cries for question it was
given on Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment pro-
vlding that in all such cases of removal the
matter of confirmation shall be considered in
an open session of the Senate.
The amendm n; was ruled out of order ard
the appeal laid on the table BY a strict party
vote. except that Messrs Van Wyck and
Riddieberger voted with the democrats.
The vote is not considered a test of the
strength for the proposition for open eXecu-
tive sessions since republicans who favor the
principle voted to table the appeal and dem
ocrats who oppose it voted against tabling it
The first of Mr.. Edmunds' resolutions was
then carried by vote of 30 to &c. The
| second resolution was also adopted by vote
of 80 to 20.
The question now being on the third reso-
luton. declaring it to be the duty of the Sen
ate to refuse its advice land consent TO the
proposed removal of officers, documents in
reference to the supposed misconduct of
whom are withheld, MIR Groy raised a point
that it changed the rule of the Senate and
was not in order.
The president pro TEN overruled this point
and Mr. GRAY appealed from the decision.
Mr.. Gray's appeal was laid on the bic.
vote being taken on the resolution il
was passed Yeas, 80; nays, %; Messrs.
Mitchell of Oregon, Riddieberger and Van
Wvck voting with the democrats.
The fourth resolution, condemning the dis
charge OF ex Union soldiers and putting in
their places men who had rendered no mill
tary service for the government. was then
voted on and agreed to-Yeas, Sc; nays, l.
(Morgan }.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution declaring
that nothing in the resolutions already
adopted was to be construed as declaring that
the conduct of the attorney general rendered
him liable to impeachment and that the Sen
ate dIsclaims the right or power TO punish
him by Imprisonment or otherwise other than
by impeachment for the of1ense charged
against him in the resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the resolution
was laid on the table
At $50 the Senate adjourned until Mon
day.