Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-02

have been made on party grounds, nor
the threat proposed in the resolutions
now before the Senate, that no con-
tirmations will be made unless the de.
mands of that body be complied with,
are sufficient to discourage or deter me
from following in the way in which | am
convinced leads 10 better government for
the people.
"Signed, GROVER CLEVELAND,
Executive Mansion.
Washington, d. c., March /, 1886.
EDMgNDs ON THE MESSAGE.
WAsHISoToN, March l.-When the
Presidents message had been read Ed
munds sal dit reminded him OF the com
nunications of King Charles the First
to Parliament. He also said that the
President, unintentionally, no doubt,
had fairly misstated the question in
yolved between himself aud the Senate.
81 think am safe in saying that it is the
| first timein the history of therepublic that
any President Of the United States has
undertaken to interfere with the DELHI
erations Of either house of Congress on
questions pending before them other
wise than by message on the state Of
the Union which the constitution COM
mands him to make from time to time.
This message is devoted solely to the
question for the Senate itself, in regard
to itself, that it has under consideration.
That is its singularity. think it will
strike refecting people in this country
as somewhat extraordinary-if, in these
days of reform, anything at all can be
thought extraordinary. The Senate OF
the United States, in communication TO
heads of departments-not his heads
Of departments, but the heads
Of departments created by law-directed
them to transmit to the Senate
certain official papers and that is all.
The President of the United States un.
dertakes to change the question and con.
sideration by the Senate OF his reasons
or motives for putting civil officers, as it
might be called, under arrest, for which
the Senate has not undertaken in any
way to make any question at ALL BY
every message he has sent to this body, |
and they are all public, be has
asked the Senate to advise and consent
to him to the removal of one officer and
the appointment of another. That is
what he has done, and the Senate in call |
ing for these papers, to say nothing of
wider considerations about any officers in |
the Department of Justice, is asked to
remove these officers without knowing
the condition OF the administration Of |
their office, and it was assumed that the |
resolution called for information, papers
and documents OF the same character as |
were required by the requests and de-
mands which preceded it-everything |
that had been written and done in their |
behalf.
Harris remarked that for reasons to |
which he might refer here, he had no |
desire to discuss the matter involved and |
moved that the message be printed and |
lie on the table, the usual course, he |
said
After little tilt between Edmunds |
and Harris, as to the disposition of the 4
message, the motion OF Edmunds was
agreed TO, referring it TO the Judiciary
Committee and ordering it printed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Brumm asked unanimous consent
to have printed in the Record the memo
rial signed by ]. Z. Brigham and others,
asking for the impeachment of Daniel
Manning, Secretary for the Treasury,
for high crimes and misdemeanors ia the
execution of silver,