The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-26
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WASHINGTON, D, c., March 25.-Mr.
Voorhees, spoke to-day in the Senate on
the Edmunds resolutions, He said the
resolutions were meant for popular effect.
They contemplated no measure OF legls.
latIon to bring about the removal Of an
evil or pretended evil. They were merely
a Illumination Of Senatorial opinion, bar.
rem OF result, other than g cheap partisan
II the Attorney General
were guilty as charged, then he should be
impeached, That was a matter for the
House. The majority OF the Senate had
turned aside from the legitimate business
Of legislation. Labor all over the c6untry
was overtaxed and sCantlly paid by reason
Of long standing and various legislation.
Human suffering was wringing its
hands and weeping In many parts
OF tne country in destltution for
want OF employment and proper re.
mune alton. Great corporations were
oyerahadowing tho land and absorbing
the powers OF State and Nation and grind.
the hesh and blood OF men and women
into their huge and massive hUppers.
American commerce no longer had ship
on the high seas, Great questions Of
taxation and finance were pressing for at.
tention, but from all these great aud
pressing subjects We must turn aside to
discuts this question raised by the Senator
from Vermont (Mr, Edmunds.) II was
thrust into our face 10 obstruCt the
business OF tho county iu favor Of lot OF
Republican oIIiCeholders.
AVAIL FOR THE OFFICES.
Mr. Voorhees, heartily endorsed Mr..
Clevslaud's action IN making removals so
far as action had been had, aud he would
heartily endorse the Preaidents action in
the same direction II 1t went q thousand
leagues further The Civil Service Law
had mover commended itself to the judg.
ment OF Mr.. Voorhees,. Very recently he
had voted in committee and should vote
In the Senate for its absolute repeal. 1t
had proven itself to be o violent
and odious obstruction tn tho will Of the
people and stumbling block in the way
OF national aud successful administra'
tion OF the Government. With the excep.
tion Of fourth class postmasters there were
at tho present time ten Republicans In
office To one Democrat. Mr.. Voorhees, had
no hesitation in declaring that such o
state OF things was not consistent with the
true theory oil popular Government, or
with it's sale and honest administration.
The people had ordained change in tho
administration OF the Government, and
such change was not properly limited to
changes in few chief officers.
THE mPRoTopLAsMIC PRESENCE"
Referring to Mr.. Wilson's characterize.
tion of the Democratic party as "proto.
plasm," Mr.. Voorhees, said 1t was tortu.
nate for the Democracy that the Colored
people had not been told before election
that tho Democratic patty was "proto.
plasn" [laughterl, and a5 to what would
have happenedif instead OF tho word II.
self The Senator from Iowa had used its
definition as given by Webster viz: that
It was "the viscid, nitrogenous matter
in vegetable cells by which the process OF
nutrition, secretion and growth goes Tor.
ward" Mr.. voorhees, Imagination
shrank from the contemplation Of the
probable results. (ReneWed laughter).
| II II had been understood that the Dsmo'
cratic party waB anything like non.cel.
| lular formation Of q vital vegetable sub.
stance, Mr.. Voorhees, had not the slightest
doubt that that party would have
been counted outin New York lLlughter).
The Senator from Iowa ought to have
denounced the Democratic party as q
Ihypothenuso" or rectangular parel.
telegram" (laughterl, but all tho calumies
heSped on that party, MI. Voorhees, said /,
had been exploded. The party had shown
that Il could be trusted. In the last cleo
ton in the State Of the Senator from Iowa,
that Senator was an unwilling witness TO
the fact LhAtthe Republican "rrotoplRstntC"
maiority OF 10000 was evolved into. a
flowing diminutiye atom Of 1900. Laugh
ter
TuB PARTY WILL LlYR.
"May that continue" said Mr.. Voor.
hees, Guntil the survival Of tho tittest Is
established"
After referring 10 the contest between
President Andrew jackson aud The Senate,
in which the President, Mr.. VOORHEES,
RaiO. was successful, he commended 10 the
present able and patriotic chief magistrate
The prinCtplea and policy Of that able DEM
ocratic statesman. Then, said Mr.. VQor-
hees in conclusion, would oil tho great
mowers OF the Government be called
into action for the promotion Of the com.
mon good aud not for the destruction oil
each other. ThOn would the spirit Of con-
cord and mutual respeet ginong the vati'
ols. branches Of tile government prevail,
and then no more would the ghastly ex'
hibition Of The CORY execution, the gleanl.
| ING axe and tic liBndlegs upuk OF King
CHARLES / starlle or alright the pOul Of
the Senator from Vermont loud laughter
and applanse).
III, EvartH then addressed the Senate
To support pf tho majority report.
MR. RvARTs srRsCH -
He ssid the arguments made by Demo.
cratic Senators accord 10 thepresldent the
riRht 10 say whether the papers called for
rslatad 10 a subject with which Congress
lad a rjRht TO deal. He could under this
construction refuse papers Affecting hie
own conduct which It might be important
for Congress 10 Inspect. The doctrine. he
argued, was inadmlssablo. The queAtion
OF the power Of removal was great queO'
tion, and, In Nit. Evarts opinion, II was
ssilled question. He believed II TO have
hsen decided, and correctly decided, that
lha mower Of removal, under the Oonslitu.
lion, belonged 10 the President, without
die participation Of the Senate 10 what 70.
lated to the mere 4ot Of removal.
rms POINT oT tbs NATTER
The question was whether the power OI
removal unConneOted with appointment
was exclusively lodged in the President
whether no such power e3lsted ln connec
Hon with appointment 70 oitice That wa
the constitutional question aud u WA
great ons and one on which tue Oonstitp
ton Itself was silent
When the President made en- ann0qhoa
meht that q place was not " be Vaeaset