Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-03
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1886.
 SENATE.-Mr. Riddleberger offered the following resolution:
 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Sen ate that the executive of the United States is not restricted by constitutional law in re- moving or suspending appointees; that the Senate has no right to. require that reasons shall be given for such removals or suspen sions, that it is the right of the Senate to call for any paper relating to the conduct of removed or suspended appointees, the qualification and fitness of all persons whose names are presented to the Senate for con frmation or rejection; and it is the duty of the executive to comply with all demands for the same.
 In offering the resolution Mr. Riddle berger said his purpose was simply to bring the sub ject up in open debate. It did not involve any so-called high prerogatives of the Senate when 1t should go into secret executive session, but only the abstract question as to whether the executive could be called on or required to give reasons for removals MT. Ridd eberger asked for the immediate con sideration of the resolution. MT. Cockrell objected. MT. Pugh said he would submit either to-day or to morrow substitute for MT. Riddleberger's resolution. The matter then went over
 MT. Pugh later submitted the substitute referred to by him to take the place of Mr. Ridderberger's resolution and asked that it be printed and lie over till tomorrow. The substitute declare in effect that the execu- tive power, which includes appointments, removals and suspensions is vested in the President; that the right of the President to make nominations and the Senate to advise and consent thereto separate and inde pendent rights, and that the Senate has no authority to demand of the President reasons for appointments, suspensions or removals, which demand would be an injurious inno vation on the rights of the President. The matter went over till tomorrow
 The next bill on the calendar was bill to permit the United States consul at Warsaw to accept certain decorations rendered him by the Russian government During the dis cussion on this measure Mr. Logan evoked applause by his remarks, concluding fol lows: ''Let the decoration of the American citizen be his daily walk and his demeanor toward his fellow-men. That is the only decoration that an American citizen should in my opinion wear"
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 Consideration of Mr. Hoars electoral count bill was then resumed. Speeches were made by Messrs. Evarts, Call, George, Teller, Will son of Iowa and Morgan of Alabama, after which the bill and pending amendments were recommitted to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. The vote on recommitl all ayes 30 nays 22-was entirely non partisan. The Senate then went into executive ses- sion and at 5:30 p. m. adjourned.
 HoUsE.-Immediately after the reading of the journal MT. Holman, of Indiana, offered resolutions expressing the sorrow of the House over the death of late Vice President Hendricks, and business was suspended for eulogies by the House. Eulogies were pro nounced by Messrs. Bynum of Indiana, Mo Creary of Kentucky, Long of Massachusetts, Thockmorton of Texas, Dingley of Maine, Hewitt of New York, Browne of Indiana, Randall of Pennsylvania, Geddes of Ohio, Lowrey of Indiana and Hall of Iowa. Messrs. Kleiner and Holman as representa- tives of the common wealth which knew and loved Mr. Hendricks best closed the ceremo- l nies with brief eulogistic addresses of the dead statesman. and then the resolutions were unanimously adopted and at $40 p. m. the House adjourned.