Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-02
WE LOVE THEE, GROVER.
A Daniel Sits in Judgment On the
Pharlsees in the Senate and
Contounds Them All.
Lord, Now Thou Hast Permitted Thy
Servants to See This Day, Pstrl.
otto Americans Are Happy.
cleyeiand's coustic Message TO the Par.
'isans a state Paper Ncver.ssxceiied
ana Rarely I,analea.



THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March AT t9tgO
p. M, on motion OF Mr.. Hale, the senate
went into executive session.
Al 2it0 p. m. the senate doors opened
and the chair laid before the senate
lengthy message from the president bear.
ing on the right of a senator or scnhtors
to have accees 20 papers, etc., In the OK.
ecullyc department relating To the sns.
pension from Office. The following IL the
presidents message to the senate
Ever since the beginning of the pres.
ent session OF the senate the dif.
feren heads OF the government
have beon piled with various
requests ana demands from committees
Of the senate, from members OF such
committees, and at last from the senate
Itself requiring the transmission of
reasons for the suspension Of certain
officials during the recess OF that body,
or for the papers touching the conduct
of such officials or for all papers and
documents fllcd In such departments, In
relation 10 the management and conduct
OF the Offices held by such suspended
officials. Different terms from time 10
| time have been adopted In making these
requests and demands. The order In
which they succeed each other, aud the
fact that they were made by senate reso-
luton for that purpose, passed In cxecu.
tive session, have lead TO the presump.
! tloD, the correctness OF which will, sup
pose, be caudldly admitted, that from first
| to last the Information thus sought and
the papers thus demanded, are for the
use OF the senate and It's committees In
considering the proprlety OF the suspen
sion referred 10 therein.
Though the suspensions are my eNecu-
tive acts, based upon considerations adj
dressed 70 me alone and for which | am
wholly responsible, ! had no invitation
from the senate TO state the position
which have felt constrained 10 assume
In relation 20 the same, or TO interpret
for myself my acts and motives In the
premises. In this condition OF affairs
have forbornc addressing the senate upon
the subject lest | might be accused Of
thrusting myself unbiddon upon the
attention Of that body. But the
report of the COMMITTEES on
. judiciary lately presented and Published
which ccnsures the encouragement OF
the United States for his refusal 10 trans
= nit certain papers relating 20 suspen
siops from Office and which also, II cor
rcctly interpret IL, eylnoes u mlsappre
: hension OF the position OF the executive
upon the question OF such suspensions
!. will, hope, Justify this communication
The president refers to the resolution
of the senate calling for the Dustin pa
i. pers and the reply OF the attornry-gcnera
, thereto, and SAYS; Upon this resolution
and the answer thereto the Issue Is thu'
O stated by the committee on judiciary n
o the outset OF the report;
+. "The important question then Ii
whether II is within the constitutions
competence OF either house OF congress
10 have access to the official pnpcrs an
documents In the various public offices o
the United States created by laws en-
acted by themselves"
do not suppose that the public Office
of the United States are regulated o
u controlled In their relations 70 ellhe
houge of congress by the fact that the
ara ,created by laws enacted by then
eelyes.u IL must be that these INSTR
\ mentalitIes were created for the bcnef
of the people and TO answer the generi
nurposeg of the government under III
constitution and laws, and that they al
nnIncumbercd by any lien Ia favor I
= either branch OF congress growing out
their construction, and unembarrasse
by any obligation TO the so
ate as the price OF their ere
tiop. The complaint Of the commits
that access TO official papers IN the pnbl
offices is denied the senate Is met by u
statement that at no time has II been u
q disposition or intention OF the presldel
y or any department OF the execntl'
branch Of the government 70 withho
from the senate Official documents
papers a cd In any public Offices, while
IA by no means conceded that The eeiln
has the right Ia any case 10 reyic
10 the acts Of the executive ~ reno
- Ing or suspending public ONO
uDon official documents or otherwise,
e. consideren that the documents al
napers OF that nature should, becau
ibey are official, DO freely transmitted
the stnate upon It's demand trusting W
use of the same for proper and legltlinal
Nc purpose to lie good faith OF that bod!
NJ and though no such papers or docpmen
have been specifically demanded 10 Al
The numerous requests and demand
made mon the departments, yet ~ ON
az they were found In the pubic Oille'
,hev have been furnlshed IN ansN'
IN snch applications Tho letter " y
- attorney.eeuctal Ia response 70 ths res
linton OF the senate, IN, the partieu
case mentioned in The commute et
l., mort. was written az my suggestion
I" my directions There had been no oulcl
- papers or documents died 10 MS acpai
,nent relating 10 the case within the PC
iod sneciHed I'D the resolution. the ie
ter was Intended, by It's description
The papers aud documents remaining
le he custody Of the department 20 60
"a yey the ideu that they were not oineii
o and il was assumed thai the resolutl'
called for Information, papers ana uoc
- meotg 81 the same character a. were
ouIred By the requests ana oetnah'
which preceded II. Esery in nnpa y,
haI been written or done
he 81 the senate from beglnniii
= r,oInted 10 ell the letters and papers o.
n priyste and unofficial nature, whether
no. they had been presented 70 ine ex x,
ntIve with view 70 their coasiusrsu'