The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-02-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

will the Republican Senators next
do? is popular question. With
Senators Logan, Edmunds, Nor
rill, Hoar, and Sherman rs leaders
they might do almost anything
that Is extreme or unwauantable.
But some of them have become re-
caleitrant, and hostilities may yet
end i'll n Senatorial retreat,
There is very little harmony
among the majority in the Senate,
There are too many Presidential
candidates on their side of the
Chamber for unity of purpose and
action. There are no less than
eight Republican Senators who
are looking hopefully towards the
White House and 1888. Ia
The situation as be tween the
Senate and Administration is not
materially changed, but some of
the Republicans are anxious to
have the trouble end, and have
lgohe SO far as to say there is no
real issue. One of them said, II
wish some one would disabnse the
public mind Of the belief that there
is going to be any fight between
the President aud the Senate
There can be none, continued he,
"for the President is master of the
situation. Ii he refuses the in
formation we ask, that settles it.
We can do.nothing but refuse to
confirm. AT the end of the session
he can re-appoint his man.. or APP
point another man, that is all. ~
And then Sen dtor Edmunds,
who has been one of the managers
of this demonstration against the
Administration, virtually called
for a truce to these farcicaI pro-
ings. 1t was when he asked that
the Riddlerberger resolution, pre-
sented by the Chair to the Senate,
be laid on the table The .pesolu-
ton referred to the strained rela-
tons between the President and
Senate in regard to information
affecting officials suspended or APP
pointed, and defined the Presi-
dents duty in the matter from the
Riddleberger standpoint. Mr.. Ed
munds, suddenly awakened to the
fact that the Senate had been vast
ing time, and said that there we're
but four months Of the session left
for business. The resolutions en-
bodied no practical questions, and
it would be time enough to debate
the question when it should be-
come a practical one.
Mr.. Riddleberger is the Repub-
lican, readjuster Senator from Va.
He is addicted, to making eccen-
trio propositions to the Senate,
and something radical and silly is
always expected from him. But
on this occasion he was sufficient
ly sober TO criticise the hoary
headed Normonter for voting
against the Riddleberger resolu-
ton. He mentioned the fact that
Mr.. Edmunds himself had inaugu-
rated debate on the subject involv-
ed. He concluded by romarking
that he did not mind being run
over by a railroad train, but he did
object to being mashed by a wheel
barrow. .... ...
Although the Repub licans say
a great deal about removals with
out cause, l happened to know
that they only wish more had been
made by the new authorities. A
Republican Senator expressed
himself freely few days since,
Confound Cleveland exclaimed he,
"The Republicans in my state
have been completely demorqlized
and our organization has been bro
ken up because some of our most
active politicians have been retain
ed in Office Said lie, they are
afraid to help us lest they. might
be removed, and | wish the Presi-
dent would dismiss every Repub-
lican now holding office in my
state. Then they would go to
work again for the party"
The Senate has now called upon
three Of the Cabinet officers to fur
nish information bearing on Of
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