New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-27
SENATORS AND REMOVALS.
THE WHITE HOUSE AS APLACE OF REFUGE.
WILL TIE PAPERS CALLED FOR BE SENT THERE !
VARIOUS OPINIONS
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WASHINGTON Jan. 26.-lne Cabinet at us
regular meeting TO-DAY considered the demand maze .!
, senate Yesterday upon the Attorney General for all
y ners connected with the administration OF the o'0
~ he uited States District Attorney for the Sou'nel"
D,strict of Alabama. The demand was made win 'io
view to getting at the reasons Tor which oc'l-o " 49,,
kin was suspended and JOAN ID. Burnett apPoin'0' "
plaCe The Cabinet remained IN SESSION 4"' WV
hour. Al The members, the Postmaster-"ehc'"l %
cep,ed were present. No decision was Te-eHeu CIV
c,r,rct adjourned without nstructing tue A''oIncS
General now to meet the demand OF the senate ~
matter Il is expected, will be taken "p "N"''
Thursday The delay IS variouSy m'oIPio"N ~
soIne It IA said that the President "i'"e" ~
OCT in Ibis matter with The full consent OF
his Cabinet which, in the absence OF MI. Was ne cou"
,bav. BY others it is SAID that there exists dlieE
ence Of opinion within the Cabinet Itself ne TO Inc course
the President ought TO pursue. According 10 1i" ueor
Messr Kayard. Lamar and Garland are OF the OPINION
that the President should not Withhold papers re'a's
70 the removal OF an Official II the Senate demands them
A. former members OF the Senate they feel disposed TO
snp,ort the position taken by the Senate and to DINER
from Nessrs whitney Villas, Manning and Endcott VINO
are said to for resisting these demands IL Is also
limited that failure reach conclusion at to-day Ca
met meeting owing to desire to gain time ID Whieh
10 remove or destroy papers which, for obvious reasons
it might not be prudent 10 allow to remain Oh e III 'he
different departments. 1t not actually destroyed
they might, 1t is suggested, be Win
drawn from the department and sent 10
the White House for safe keeping. We should not IN
al probability, try get them from there said nc
publican Senator to-day We should stop at the " hte
House We could not very wei direct or request the
President to pr duce these papers But FROM the de-
partments II they there. we Will get Them Ihey
are part of the public records and as such open 10 H.
spectOn II they are refused couiuiV'ee
OF Investigation with power to send Tor persons
and papers will produce them 1t would be the simplest
,i,. fflu Wa
couuel the attendance OF Cabinet officer before com
tlee Of inyesg alton, could we use physical force
OF back our demands IN tho manner that court would
its decreo were they defed. bur We could AFFORD to rest
satisfied with appeal to public OPINION ana tAat no
dOabt would sustain us
A,,on, Democratic Senators opinion to be di-
vided majority however ills believed, viii oppose
the President should he decide TO direct the heaos o!
Derartueuis withhold from the Senate papers oh NE
in The Deiartments This strengthens the be!et that
the President will call on the departments himself ior
all the papers ia any way 1t might be deemed al
visahle to keep secret, and that hereafter lie
will himself remain the custodian OF
these papers The coarse heretofore pursued ID
regard 10 charges made against officials has been 70 8ehd
them al once the departments whero they belonged
In many where the charges we're sent by mali lAey
were never even By the President In by TAR tho
lnrges number of cases however regular charges
were ever presented in writing, Hence no papers exist
10 send the Senate. For example there j. me cas-
al
Charges rejecting upon his efficiency were made IN
duuDtediy, but they were not !ormolHteu III "iuH%'
erch cases tue Senate will he unable 20 touch ana Ae
1iustice done to the removed officials can never per
hans, be cddced.
VALE Republican Senators seem almost nnanlmonsy
Of The opinion that they have Alright 10 zee the papers OF
file tie departments relating TO Tue appoIhtle1t as
wc as removal OF official. there are some who liner
from tho senator previously quoted; who thinks
that the Senate cannot compel TIE at
tendance of . Cabinet Oncor before . comm, tee ~
Investigation. On tue contrary they hGIu tust
they canuo only subpoena Cabinet officer. but COM
lel his atten2ance well. ana punish hlm for CON
femnt should lac refuse TO obey the sunmOnS. what
The Senate would do in should decide 10 call upOn
the President for papers and the latter reuso0 10 FRO
drce Them of course Is an entirely different matter Up
to the present the Issue Is only between hs senate
and the heads OF departments. IL Is doubtful 10 ~ Se
from sent Indications whether the Senate would 90
SO enter into contest with the president DHt
the hubble opinion undoubtedly would support II Ia the
position that papers filed la the departments are
and remain public records and that their WlthdraWS
10 ,ha White does not make them the private
property OF the President put them beyond the con
frnl u