The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-28

Washington, Jan. 22nd, 1SS6.-Our
law makers on Capitol Hill have had
before them. this week much miscella-
neous matter and many minor meas
ures. 1t would be less difficult to state
what questions were not touched upon
by them than to mention those that
have been discussed. In the senate sill
yer has been the chief subject of debate
butin the hcuse,t here has been little
of almost everything.
The president lost no time in affixing
his signature to the succession bill.
Rhis measure is thought by some to be
far from perfect. Still, it will serve
for the present to prevent uncertainty
in the event of the death of the presi
dent, and, it will give assurance that
the administration of the government
will continue under the party to which
the people confidcd It, for the full term
OffOur years, The measure will prob
ably always be known by the name Of
the "Hoar bill' but it was,a conception
of Attorney General Garland, and was
originally framed and presented by
him. Failing Of passage, Ii was alter
ward adopted by Senator HoAr and has
taken his name.
There is an interesting controversy
now between the administration and
the senate in regard to the suspension
of federal officials. The republican
senators caucused on the subject and
decided to ask for papers bearing on
removal and appointments. The pres
| ident instructed the cabinet officers to
send such papers. The republican SEN
ators, or rather some of their mana
gers, Edmunds, Hoar, Morrill, and 9TH
ers were not satisfied with the INFER
nation contained in these documents,
and forthw with put on their war paint.
They got all they asked, but they want
more and confessed that there was an
error in the form of the request for in
formation. Senator Edmunds made a
long speech in which he took the
ground that the executive branch of
the government could and should be
made to furnish all of the information
| in its possession and the reasons touch
ing the suspension of officials. Senator
Salisbury, democrat from Delaware,
reDIied in defense of the administration
holding that the senate had no right to
inquire into the reaGOns for suspension.
The partisan senator from Vermont be-
come still more positive, and said he
was in favor of bringing the members
of the cabinet before the senate COM
mittees, if necessary to ascertain the
information upon which suspensions
had been made. He further gave no.
tice that he would oppose the confirma-
ton of successors of every suspended
official, unless the administration would
at least say there was no information
in its possession bearing on them.
The democratic senators caucused in
regard to the course they should pur-
sue towards the presidents appoint
had cpo0iol 70
what the republican senators might de-
mand in the way OF information con-
corning the reasons for official changes
made by the president. The general
sentiment expressed in caucus was that
the president should be sustained in
whatever course he may take. Mr..
Cleveland is averse to anything having
even the appearance of bringing exec
utiye pressure to bear upon congress.
He is not willing to exert any infiu-
ence, even indirectly, upon the MEM
bers OF his own party. When asked by
representatives of the caucus as to what
he would have them DO he replied "Use
your own discretion, your own judg-
ment as to what is right and proper"
PATENTS GRANTED.
Patents granted to CITIZENS of the
SOubu6Tu SIaGCS Ou CdAs 10, OOy 1uu re-
ported expressly for the CITIZEN by G,
A. Snow and Co., patent lawyers, OPP
posite U. S. Patent Office, D. c.:
J. G. Await, Stewards Mills, Tex,
cotton sweep.
G. q. Aylsworth, Jacksonville, Fla,
summer fan.
R. G.. Bassell, Leesburg, Va, sash
fastener.
D. Bromley, CarrOlltOn, KY, door
Securer.
q. c. Lindsey, COvingtOn, KY, car
N. a. Cutter, Galveston, Tex, sash
4. R, Emerson, Pilot Oak, KY, churn
motor.
D. Giles, Chattanooga, Tenn, pipe
testing machine.
T. II. Hester, Troy. Miss, chuTn.
w. F. Kircher, Covington, KY,
Grapple.
t. Martin, Strum's Mills, w. Va.
Washing machine.
A. McNab, Big Creek, Tenn, tabacco
fertilizer drOpper.
A. McKaib, Cumberland, Md. lathe.
J. W. Persohn, Mckinney, Tex,
churn.
J. j. PhiIbrick, Birmingham, Ala.
barrel making machine.
J.Schmid, New Orleans, La, railway
station indicator.
A. Stewart, RivesVille, w. Va. key
board.
R. W. Traylor, Richmond, Va jour
nal box.