Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-16
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
RADICALS AGAIN MAKE THEM
SELVES RIDICULOUS.

Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, Draws a Highs
Colored Picture of the Change in the
keokuk Ostmastarship-Little Billy
Malone FOttOwS with an Essay on the
Alexandria ofilce-sherman Caps tha
Climax with a Laughable PerOration.
W WASHINGTON, April 15.-When the
Senate went into executive session, tho
Hawaiian treaty was about to be taken
up when the action OF the House Wayi
and Means Committee upon tines anne sub
Ject was made known, and the mattel
was permitted to lie over for the present.
The Wen and La Abra treaty was thea
taken up, and Mr.. Morgan made a long
speech in favor of it.
Mr.. Voorhees, expressed wish to make
a speech in favor of the claimants and
against reopening the treaty, but was nos
ready to go on to-day, so the matter went
over TIL tomorrow.
The Venezuelan treaty was then taken
up, read and referred without debate. ID
provides for reopening Of the claims ID
clllZens OF the United States against the
government of NeneZuela. These are ID
be considered by a commission of three
one to be appointed by each government
and the third to be selected by those two
SWISS Minister is to name a commissioned
TO take toe place Of the one selected bH
the two first named.
NOMINATIONS CONSIDERED.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the con.
slderation OF nominations, and a numbef
OF interesting reports from the committed
were read. Motions were made id
respect to several of them that the I'M
junction of secrecy be removed.
Mr.. salisbury thought the reports vert
OF political nature, and protested
against the use OF the executive session
TO suppress that which was favorable "a
/ the Democratic party, but publish thai
| which was designed TO make capital fol
The Republicans. The Injunction in hV(
reports was removed despite the protest
That upon the case OF Patrick Gibbons Il
be Postmaster at Keol;uk. Ia, vice y. Nd
Clarke, was made by Mr.. Wilson, Oh
iowa, and Is as follows:
That the suspension Of Mr.. Clarke was made
on purely political ErOUnd.. The entries ID
the lie of the Post Office Department relativl
70 We case we're communicated TO the CONF
to It's request for the same.
CLARKE's LETTER.
There is nothing IN the papers on ile THAI
| tends IN the slightest degree 10 ipjuriousl1
Affect the character, reputation, or integrity
! OF Mr. Clarke, either ;t5 an officer or a. a ms
| Moreover Mr.. Clarke does not desire to re-
| tain the Office or to oostruct Mr.. Gibbons con,
| hrmatiOn. On the contrary. lac has addressed
| letter TO member Of The committee, il
| which he says:"As MIR. Hall, Representative ID
| Congress from the district in which the Office
| Us located seems 10 have acted for Mr.. Glib
! bOns' appointment on purely politicd
| grounds, which deem admissible. and MOI
| upon grounds in any way preiudicial TO me
| and as Mr.. Gibbons may be injured in a peri
| sonal and business way by the present unceri
| tainty take the liberty 10 ask your earlies
conyenlenceto call up his case and have hid
confirmed"
The committee rhereupon report the case u
the Senate. with q recommendation THAI
Patrick Gibbons be confirmed.
MALONE ON DECK.
The report made by Senator Malone il
relation to the Alexandria Postmaster 10
as follows:
In this case or William W. Herbert, nOmk
mated TO he Postmaster at Alexandra, Va.
vice David A. Windsor, suspended under thl
provisions Of w l76Sth section Of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States, it appears
First, that at the time Of the suspension d
Mr.. Windsor his statutory time OF Office had
yet TO run something over one year
second, that IN view OF the persistent
refusal Of the Post Ohice Department to fur
nish snch papers as may have been dled ID
other cases OF suspension. and on which suS
pensions are pretended 10 have been made
no request for such papers on which this sus
pension is pretended to have been made wa
preferred; third, that while the annexed led
ter OF Mr.. Windsor addressed
to the President and received b
him, as evidenced by the registered receip
attached, disclOses the fact that his suspend
sion was TO be made on charges as solicited
by Attorney General Villas circular letteH
10 is not believed thai any charges were pre-
ferFed against Mr.. Windsor affecting eitnea
his character "a man or his adnnistratied
~ Office, her than such az may have been pres
ferred surrepntouslv In response to Mr.. Villas
circular letter; fourth, that there is no OBJ
lection To the appontee, hfth, that the nomA
nation of Mr.. Herbert he reported to the
Senate with recommendation that IL be COM
hrmed.
This report is accompanied by a Iettes
Of Mr.. Windsor to the President descrih)
ing his unsuccessful appeal to the POst4
master General for an opportunity to se(
any charges filed against him, and his let
ter to the Senate Committee asking at it6
hands VindicatiOn. Both have been pub
lished. The other three are identical id
their phraseOlogy, and refer to cases of
Western Internal Revenue Collectori
suspended, iand their successors nomf
mated
THE REPORTS.
These reports were made by MIR. Sher
man. from the Committee on Finance, and
are as follows:
II appears from all the information the come
mittee can obtain under the recent order O
the President that the former incumbent Of
0nlce AT - was an excellent Oncer, faithS
fully discharged his duties IN all respectal
had an honorable record as an Oficel
of the Union army in the late var
has m aintained his Office in the front rank
and that he has teen suspended without any
charge or complaint rejecting upon his moral
character or conduct. This Information ID
received from the uncOntradicted testmOny
OF those who know him best, and his oliciR
record and conduct.
NOT IMPAIRED.
10 Is not in the least impaired by the letter
OF the Secretary OF the . reasury hereto an,
neNed, which, fairly constituted. fully vOuchef
for the official and moral character and cone
duet. covered under some amt guOus phrases
which were no doubt intended TO saYa
the Pro dent from the charge OF insnceritl
In his Official declaration IN suspending 50 eX3
celent an officer. IL fairly appears that he
was suspended for political reasons, ana be-
cause he was Republican, and that - wM
appointed because he was q Democrat, ana
as such would, in the language OF the Scores
tary, "better promote the policy OF the pres
ent administration"
CONFIRMATION RECOMMENDED.
In this aspect Of the case and in view OF the
many deol aratiOns OF --- that he has setteo
up his accounts. has tho statement OF the de-
partment that they are correct ana are closed
and has no desire TO be restored 70 othee, ana
docs not contend against the appointment %
his successor, and your committee being satls-
fed from other Information that - Is maH
OF good CHI gracter and probably able to dis
sfdarge the duties OF the Office, DO recommeno
his confirmation.