Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-02

labor, to legslize the Incorporation of nation
al trades unions. 1t was referred to the
committee on education and labor
At l.20 P. NJ. Mr.. Hale moved that the
Senate proceed to the consideration of exec.
utive business.
The motion was agreed to and the Senate
accordingly went into executive session.
At about 40 the doors were reopened ant
the chair laid before the Senate a message
from the President, bearing on the question
or the constitutional right of the Senate "a
call for papers on file'in the executive depart
ments relating to the suspension of officials
from office. The message was read at length.
extraordinary stiffness prevailing on the floor
OF the Senate, and the emphatic loudness and
clearness of Chief Clerk Johnsen's reading.
served to notify the galleries that something
unusual was afoot. and before the reading
was completed the galleries were crowded.
Upon the completion of the reading, Mr..
iiarris moved that the message be printed
and lie on the table
Mr. Edmunds called for yeas and nsy,. and
SAID he did not propose it should be laid on
the table just now If he could help IT,
MI. harris then moved that the message
be printed II the Senate would allow him to
amend his motion
Mr. Edmunds then moved that the message
be referred 10 the committee on judiciary.
tie then SAID; | simply wish To remark in
moving 20 refer this communication to the
comhli,t.e on Judiciary. ,hatit has very yiv-
Idly brought t" my mind the communication
of King Charles lst, to Parliament, in telling
them what, in conducting their affairs. they
ought to do and ought not 10 do; and think
l am safe in saying that it is the first time in
the history of the republican States that any
nv slAnf -st
to interfere with the deliberations of either
house OF Congress, in questions pend
ing before them, otherwise than
by messages on the state of the
Union, which the constitution commands
nm to make from time to time. This mes
sage Is devoted solely to the question for the
Senate itself, in regard to itself, that it has
under consideration, that 10 its singularity,
| think it will strike rejecting people in this
| country as somewhat extraordinary, il in
these days of reform anything at all can be
thought extraordinsry..I only wish to add to
what have now said in the statement 30 it
shall go with this message. so far as news.
papers will do me the honor to have it 90.
! The President of the United States has
| (unintentionally no doubt. entirely mis-
stated the question to the Senate of the United
States, in its communication to the heads of
/
created by law, directed them to transmit
certain official papers. and that is all.
| The President of the United States under
takes to change the ques-
tloh INTO consideration by the
Senate OF his reasons or motives for putting
civil officer, as it might be called, .'under
arrest, with which the Senate has not un-
dertaken in any way to make any question at
all by every message he has sent to this
body, and they are all public. He has asked
the Senate to advise and consent to him to
the removal of one officer and the sppoint-
ment of another. That is what he has done,
and the Senate, in calling for these papers to
say nothing of the wider consideration about
any deficiencies in the department OF justice,
| is asked to remove these officers without
knowing the condition of the administration
OF their offices But don't wish to 90 into
that discussion now; | move that the mes-
sage be referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr.. Harris then pressed his motion to print
and lay on the table, but Mr.. Edmund. con
tended that the Senator from Tennessee had t.
be notified that the motion was in consequence
of which he (Edmunds) had moved to refer.
Mr. Harris claimed he had the right of usage
to press his original motion, and it was put
by the chair, Mr.. Edmunds calling for the
yeas and nays. Mr.. Harris motion was de-
teated by party vOte-yeas 81, nays 80. Mr..
| Riddleberger, however, voting with the dem
ocrats in favor of the motion.
The question recurring on Mr.. Edmunds mo.
ton referring the message to the Judiciary
Committee and ordering it printed, it wa,
| agreed to without division
The Senate then, on motion Of Mr.. Hale
at 3. 10 p. M, again went into executive ses-
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and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr.. Beach of New York, rising as he said
| to question of privilege, sent to the clerks
| desk to have read an article in the New York
| Times of Friday last relative to Mr.. Eads'
| ship railroad bill.
Before the reading had been completed,
Mr.. Reagan of Texas, suggested that no
question of privilege was presented.
Mr.. Beach said that if the gentleman had
allowed the reading to be concluded he would
have found that the charge was made that
Capt Eads had been on the floor of the House
during its session. Unfortunately, he said,
that charge was true. He knew of hi, own
knowledge that it was true. He had no per-
sonal acquaintance with Capt. Eads, but he
knew him by sight and he had seen him on
| tlle UUur uuTlnR t1e sessiOHs OF tDe flOust,
earnestly engaged in conversation with mem
bers. Not only had Capt. Eads abused the
privileges of the floor, but they had been
abused bv many others. The fact was so well
known that he did not deem it necessary to
ask for committee of investigation. He,
however, offered resolution directing the
doorkeeper to strictly enforce rule "a, regu-
lating admission to the floor.
| The Speaker-That is the duty Of the door
keeper under the rules of the House.
Mr.. Reagan inquired when Mr.. Beach had
seen Capt. Eads on the floor.
Mr.. Beach replied he had seen him within
the last ten days.
Mr.. Reagsn-I never saw him and have
| no idea he was ever here.
Mr.. Clardy and Mr.. Heard of Missouri
stated that Capt. Eads had been confined to
his house for some days on account of sick
| ness.
On motion Of Mr. Burrows of Mich igan the
resolution was laid on the table.
Mr. Beach then offered a resolution intro
! ducing the committee on rules to find out
| whether rule "a had been violated.
I On motion of NJ. Browne of Indiana, tht
resolution was amended, by extending tn.
inquiry to the violation of the rule which
prohibits smoking on the floor, and then botf
amendments were laid on the table.
Under the call of States, the following bill
| were introduced:
By Mr.. Springer Of Illinois-A resolution
directing the committee on expenditures il
the interior department to investigate the ex
penditures and management of the pension