The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-18
FORTY.NIETH CONGRESS-.
LIVELY DEBATE ON THE ED
- MUNDS RESOLUTIONS.
Speeches BY Senators Beck, Ed
munds, Coke and Others-Pro'
ceedlngs In the House.

WASHINGTON, March l7.-Sendte.-
The Chair laid before the Senate let
ter from the Secretary Of the Treasury
transmitting a report OF Special Agent
Spaulding in relation to the fraudulent
Importation of Chinese into the
United States. Referred.
Senator Cullom moved to make the
interstate commerce bill special or
der for next Tuesday week.
Senator Plumb Directing, however,
the matter went over.
Senator Van Wyck offered the FOL
lowing resolution:
ReSolDed, That the Committee on
Public Lands be directed to examine
the nature and extent of the alleged
use and destruction of timber on the
public lands adjoining the line OF the
Northern Pacific railroad, particularly
by the Montana improvement Com
pany; what, II any, additional leg
islation is necessary to protect timber
on the public domain, and power to
send for persons and papers.
The resolution was agreed to.
The Chair laid before the Senate the
electoral count bill, and Senator Hoar
addressed the Senate on the bill.
At the conclusion Of Senator HoaI's
remarks the bill was passed without
division.
Several messages from the President
were laid before the Senate, one OF
them being unsigned, but received"
said President pro tenn Sherman, Tin
due and official FORM"
The message, on the suggestion OF
the Chair and on motion of Senator
Cockrell, was returned to The Presi-
dent for signature.
The Chair also laid before the SEN
ate letter from the Secretary OF War
transmitting list of claims on file from
officers and enlisted men of the army
for private property destroyed in the
service.
The papers were ordered printed.
Senator Hoar gave notice that he
would tomorrow move to make the
bankruptcy bill special order for the
Wednesday after next.
The unfinished business being the
Edmunds resolution reported from the
Judiciary Committee was then LAID
before the Senate, and Senator Dolph
resumed the floor and resumed his
remarks in favor of the majority re-
port of the committee.
Senator Dolph reviewed the his
tory OF the legislation Of Congress on
the subject Of removals to show that
the power did not lie exclusively
with the President. He also quoted
from speeches OF Webster, Calhoun
and other statesmen in support of his
position. He also cited decisions OF
the Supreme Court to show that the
power Of removal was incident to the
power Of appointment.
Senator Coke followed. He con-
tended tina. the power of removal
rested with the President. He must
have power to remove incompetent
officers. How could he carry out the
policy announced by the people in his
election without agents in harmony
with his purposesP How could he
comply with the injunction ito take
care that the laws shall be faithfully
executed unless by securing men OF
his own selection to execute the laws.
The papers called for he main
tanned to be private papers. Senator
Coke contrasted the course Of the
Senate when Democratic with the
course Of the present Senate, saying
that the Democratic Senate had not
attempted to embarrass the Republic
can administration.
Senator Wilson Md. also opposed
the report Of the ma atty. He COM
| To- haf IN
holder, Dutkip, had made no COM
plant, but had assumed that he was
suspended for political craftsmanship.
Senator Beck did not wonder that
Dutkin was not here for himself
Everybody knew, Senator Beck said,
that Dutkin was nominated in March,
1881, and the Senate did not see fit to
confirm him. He was again appointed
after the adjournment Of the session
and nominated at the October term of
the mme year, and the Senator
from Vernon. Senator Edmunds) had
not felt justified in even reporting him
to the Senate for confirmation.
Senator Edmunds rose, as a matter
OF duty, to a question OF order. The
Senator from Kentucky, he said, was
violating the duty Of Senator in re-
spect to proceedings in executive sss-
sion.
A long colloquy ensued between
Senators Beck and Edmunds regarding
the secrets of executive session, IN the
course OF which the former opposed
all secret sessions, and the latter init
mated that Senator Beck was forget.
ting his oath as q Senator and man
of honor. Senator Beck finally said
81 will move now, in order to ascer.
tain whether he is telling what is true
or not-and if cannot move it now
? will do so the first oppoltunity-that
all the proceedings in March, 1881
, October, 1881, and December, 1881, and
all the papers filed with the Judiciary
, Committee, and all the proceed
ings had before the committee in
| the case of the nomination of Dutkin
: shall be made public, 50 that the
, country can Judge whether what
} say is true or not. II | have ialsified
anything l will take it back, and if
I have not want a chance to prove it
| since comparisons are made between
a the oath and honor and the Senator
4 from Vermont and myself. make
g that motion, and will let it lie ovel
g until morning, or l will do it in the
q first executive session, if it is not In
q order to do il now"
i The Chair decided that the motor
n was not in order now.
q After some further debate Senator
3 Edmunds moved an executive session
n and when the galleries hal beer
II cleared and the doors closed, Senator
e Beck offered the resolution which h,
i gave notice Of. He said he did no
4 wish to rest under the imputatioI
g passed on his horror by the Senate
+. from Vermont, and wished to show t,
q the public that he had good ground
a for all that he had asserted.
n Senator Edmunds disavowed ell il
n tentions to cast any aspersious on tn
1. honor of the Senator from Kentucky
II whom he held in the highest esteem
1, Senator Conger proposed an''amend
d ment to the resolution of the Senate
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