Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-05
The Case in a Nutshell.

The Case In q Nutshell.
TIL. New York World, which in point OF
circulation and influence is frs. among the
democratic papers of the country, states the
issue between the President and the Senate in
these terse and true terms:
"The case is in a nutshell. The Presi.
dents absolute power to suspend an officer
in his discretion during the recess Of the
Senate is not questioned. His reasons TO,
this suspension are not asked. His private
correspondence is not demanded. His pre-
rogatives' are not invaded. Papers put on
file in a public department become public
documents. The attorney-general does not
deny this. He says that the President does
not consider the public interests will be pro-
noted by sending to the Senate the papers
still remaining on file in this department of
justice, because they refer to a suspension
and not to a nomination.
The issue, therefore, is not as to the Presi-
dents right to make any suspension he
pleases not as to his obligation to give the
Senate any reasons for or explanation of his
official action, but rs to the right of the Sen
ate to public papers on file in government
department.
How will the democratic senators meet this
issue? How ought it to be met? Have they
not made great mistake by resolving to
stick to secret sessions!
Is secrecy democratic? Is concealment
democratic?
Suppose Grant or Hayes or Garfield had
locked up the public records of the depart
ments from Congress, is it not certain that
the democratic senators would have de-
nounced the act in vigorous languageF
The best paid officers of the government
are the pras;den, of the limited States tho
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Russia and the Clerk OF the United States
Supreme Court The first receives sou, 600,
the Ministers $1,000, and the latter any
where from Slo,OOo 10 SZo,oOO In the shape
of fees The next man on the list Is General
sherman, who receives Sl3,5oo as retired
pay of the General of the army, and after
him comes Admiral Porter. whose salary is
$4,000. Next in order are the men who
hold the second-class missions, Austria Italy,
Spain, Mexico, Brazil, China, ETC., who get
Sl2'o0o' and the collector TOR the port OF
New ork, whose salary Is similar amount.
General Sheridan receives Sll.oo0, and
Chlef justice waite Sl0,ooO Inc Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court and thId-class
Foreign ministers are pais Slo,oo0, ana VICE
Aomirals OF the navy, wheh thev are Al sea,
which is seldom. get $1,000. On shore duty
orders 81. 900. Rear Admirals get sc. 600
5000, and 81 900. There are quite num-
per OF puo,'c servants VINO receive saisr,es OF
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thah co'oools less .han one nundred.
The comet which was discovered by Pari-
sian astronomer last December seems des-
tined to cut quite a figure in terrestrial cir
Giles. Professor Boss, of the Dudley Obser-
vatory, reports that it is increasing ia bright