The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-11
PUGA's ltGpLY


WASh4NhtuNi ~ .S'I hAAAVA lW ~ tle
Senate to-day Mr.. Pugh replied to Senator
Edmunds' speech oi yesterday,
Mr., Pugh related the facts connected
with the Duskin case and said that the
Senate resolution did not call for public
or official documents, but for private
documents and private papers relating
exclusively to an official act Of the PresI
dent in the suspension OF Duskin as Dis.
tfiut Attorney. The inquiry proposed by
the Senate was to be made with q
knowledge OF the fact that more
Than four weeks before the resolution
was offered the term OF Duskin had ex.
plred. Then what possible use could be
made OF information sought In that case :
Ii was a pure fiction, when the report OF
lhe majority declared that the informa.
zion was wanted TO enable the Senate to
discharge the great duty imposed on 1t Of
making inquiry as to the propriety oil an
official oct by the President, the power to
do which was expressly conferred upon
min by law to be exercised within his
discretion. II they had decided that the
removal was improper or unwlse, what
what would have been the effect Of the
leCision7 Gould II have restored DusklnH ?
Was he still suspended officer awaiting
tho adjournment Of the Senate to be re.
,tored 10 the duties Of his ofice@
The Senate was engaged In an inquiry
lbout matter from which there could be
40 possible practical result. It was
nooted question, and the Senate was turn.
lny into Il moot court to discuss purely
abstract proposition.
TIE ATTORNEY GENERALS REFUSAL.
The refusal Of tho Attorney General,
dyO weeks after the expiration of his
.orm OF otlice, In obedience to the express
,rder Of the President, to send In the prl.
,ate documents eating 10 the suspension
If Duskin, was criticised in tue resolution
u that msjority Us Q violation Of duty,
md that violation was denounCod 90 being
,ubsersive OF the principles Of govern
nOnt and Of good administration, an act
10 characterized as TO make II sufficient
ground for instant impeachment What
Tas the relation between the President
and his Cabinet oliiCerg7 Mr.. Pugh
would let Mr.. Edmunds' own words an.
Iwer that question. He then quoted from
jne Of Mr.. Elmunds' speeches on the
enure OF Office act to show that Mr.. Ed:
nunds held that Cabinet officer should
90 gentleman personally agreeable to
the President, being one Of his confidential
advisers.
Yet the Senate was asked to pass reso.
utlon CondemnIng the Attorney General
ior obsying the President vhosn adviser
ae was, who stood in that relation Of trust
md confidence TO him indicated by the
quotation made from the speech Of the
senator from Vermont. The Attorney
General WIS asked by the resolution 70
lisregard the positive order Of the Presi-
dent and thereby mako himselt. liable to
instant dismissal from the Cabinet on the
eTr1A Of that relation stated by the SEN
Itor from Vermont himself. President
Cleveland could not With self.respect have
1eld that Attorney Genera in hta Cabinet
moment alter obeying the resolution
Of the Senate. Was that the way for one
co-OrdinatO departlGept Of the government
| % treat another7 Was not that request
rom this great lsw.making power 70 the
chief magistrate of tue country, or his At
Lorney General, that would result in
breaking up their relations Of confidence
| ind trust and making the Attorney Cen
sral liable 10 instant dismissal from the
CablnetP
TnR pREslpRST's POSITION.
What did the President say about the
action Of the Senate, asking the Attorney
| General for these papers2 Mr.. Fugh
read at length from the Presidents mes.
sage, among other things the statement
that there "had been no official papers OF
Iocrments fled In his (the Attorney Gen.
erals) Department, relating TO the case
within theperiod stated in the resolution
IThis," said he, ''is q statement by the
president Of a matter.oi.iact within hi1
knowledre and the Senator from Vermont
contToyerts the truth Of that statement,
bay!ug no foundation whatever for denial.
tbere is q square issue made in the re-
mort Of the majority o. the Judiciary COM
mitlee with the President upon q matter
Si.isct that iu within his personal knowl-
stlge. Are the papers called Tor from the
GttSrney General such as this Senate has
A ripbt TO have in tho discharge ot ita
duties7
The President had stated that the papers
weTN priyate nnd unofficial and related to
nnthinv over which the Senate had jufts.
dirtion. The majority Of the judiciary
Committee and lis distinguished CHAIR
man. Tho Senator from Vermont, said that
although private and unofficial they would
enable The Senate 10 discharge q duty Il
had 10 periorm-A power iG claimed-oI
revising the official act ol the PRESIDENT
| ID suspendlng George NJ. Duskin az Dis,
tTict Attorney. That WAS the undlsputed
basis Of the claim 10 these private, uhoth.
clal papers,
TttE TnURNANs LETTER.
NV honorable and distinguished friend
paraded In manner that indicated that
Ihe wa,about to achieve agreat triumph
over the President In the production Of Q
latter sert from the Judiciary Committee
and sipued by Allen q. Thurman, Rs Ia
IGhaifman, 10 the Attorney General,
endorse all that the Senator has 80 vel
sAld sbont Allen g, Thurman, Yes, Mt
pfsaIdant, Allen q. Thurman 10 the. great
est and tho Sisest and the puteat Ameri
Ssn gtStoslnan nowliying. iApplausein the
gallerlsg, whose occupants were notified
nv Mr.. Harris that any futthef demOnstta
tIonoiapplause would tesultlp the gallery
bsinR cleared. ] I wassutprised thAtthegtea'
SenatOf from Vermont, Ia the great law.
making department ol the Government
Ehould inviIs the name and fame and
authority Of that great btateeman 10 sus
tain The claim now made on the Attorney
CIenefal for those papef1. Wha
mad Senator Thurman said on the tiooi
oi Senate In relation 10 this power ot re
Y H. push read from MI Thurman
gpeeehes ON the debate on the tenure Q
otilSe anL. IN which he oppressed Ehe 9 con q