Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-03-27

The President and His Attorney Ge
eral Oensured BY the Senate.

The President and His Attorney Gen.
eral Oensured BY the Senate.
In the U. g. Senate on Friday Mr.
Hoar introduced y bill, which was re-
ferred 70 the Judiciary Committee, pro
vfding for "ipquests under national
Iauthority." 1t authorizes I" o national
inquest by the United States Circuit
Judge upon the sworn statement OF
three citizens that because Of race OF
color or political convictions citizens
have been killed or suffered In person
/ or property, with the intention of in
fiuencing their votes or preventing them
from voting. The Judge is to report
the facts rs he ascertains them to the
President, who will transmit them 70
Congress." Mr. Hoar said he was in
fiuenced in introducing the bill by the
recent murders Of colored men at Oar
rollton, Louisiana. The Edmunds reso
luti0ns were taken up and debated BY
Messrs. Ingalls,, Logan and Harrison.
Mr.. Edmunds closed the debate, and
the Van Wyck amendment, looking to
open executive sessions, Was ruled out
Of order by the Chair on point raised
by Mr.. Hoar that IL was not in order.
inasmuch rs II changed the rules of the
Senate, and no notice had been given
oft.
Mr.. Butler appealed from the decis-
ion, ana his appeal was laid on the
-table-yeas 81, nays %. Mr.. Earris
having demanded q separate vote on
the resolutions, the first resolution,
adopting the report OF the Committee
on the Judiciary, was adopted yeas
80, nays 26. The second resolution,
|condemning the refusal of the Attorney
General to send copies of papers called
for by the Senate, was adopted-yeas
80. neys 20. The question being on the
third resolution, declaring 1t to be the
duty Of the Senate to refuse Its advice
and consent to proposed removals OF
officers, the documents in reference to
the supposed misconduct of whom are
withheld, Mr.. Gray raised the point
that it changed q rule of the Senate and
was not in order.
The chair overruled the point Of
order, and Mr.. Gray appealed frem the
decision, but the appeal was laid on
the table, and the resolution was agreed
to-yeas 80, nays 20, Messrs. Mitchell
lof Oregon; Riddleberger and Van
Wyok voting with the Democrats The
fourth resolution condemnipg the dis
charge of ex-Union soldiers and the
putting In their places Of men who had
rendered no military service for the
government was then voted on and
agreed to-yeas Sc, nays (Mr. Nor
gan) Mr.. Morgan offered q resolution
d. clsring that nothing In the resolu
tion already adopted was to be construed
az declaring that the conduct OF the At
torney General rendered him liable to
Impeachment, and that the Senate dis
claimed the right or power to punish
him by imprisonment or otherwise,
other than by Impeachment, for the
offence charged against him In the res-
lutions On Mr.. Edmunds' motion
this resolution was laid on the table
yeas 33, nays %. The Senate then ad
journed until Monday.
In the House the Speaker presented
the draft OF bill to amend the Immi-
| grafton laws, furnished by the Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury. 1t ex
empts from the per capita tax of 81
vides penalty of $50 for the perma
nent landing of alien paupers, idiots
insane and oonvicts. The Secretary Of
the Treasury 10 given power to appoint
Commissioners Of Immigration, not &c
exceed three in number, at Boston
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
Key West, New Orleans, Galveston and
San Francisco, who shall take exclu-
sive charge and provide for the support
and relief of such alien immigrants az
may fall into distress. The remainder
of the session, and also an evening ses
sion, were devoted TO the private calen-
dar.