Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-09

/ nati0nY Was the old Incumbent m unni MAJ,
2 corrupt nan, thief, dcfaultcr, or thc itkci
BY all the information that tho prcsidcnt
Dh. 4 says therefore. that We have
right TO call tor that information, AZ the same
time we should be TO the preAidcot always
courteous. and II he should give any reason
LOT Withholding paper, for cNymple because
Y is m9rkeu confidential, should not object TO
the public eye and he should choose
TO withhold them as q matter OF Confidence.
Wonlu say tnat that was probably case for
| the exercise 81 discretion. II no should saw
! Il DO not care TO talk about that, that came 10
| mein confidence --shat Il one thing, but when
ne says that the papers upon which he
| openly which controlled his reason
and controlled his conduct IN making an an.
ille, he has no right TO Withhold lhosa papcrs
/ merely because they came 10 him abont IN ex.
ecgtivc matter. lie ought 70 give them 10 MS
/ unless they are IN the nature or a secret tOnn.
Dental papers comiag to him pri.
yntcy ought not 10 DC Iiieu. inuy
onght not TO be- there 10
the future, u they are not to be seen by us
( then they ought 10 be put In the waste basket
without action. That's what always do with
anonymous papers that come 70 me.N
MIR. Pugh "'rhe call you make on the presl.
dent or on any ON. or OF the cabinet Is for
public documents. You do not claim that the
| senate can call upon him Tor any other than
public documents on the public record. The
character Of these document and OF tho rec.
| Ofnc determines the rlRDt OF the senate to their
possession. The character Of these public doe.
uments decides II the senate has a right 20 call
for them The. use that the senate in
\ tends to make OF them determines It's right 10
make the call. Who Is TO be the Judge OF these
| documents, as 10 whether they are public or
privatei Who Is to be the Judge as TO whether
| this Information or paper In the possession OF
the president or a m mbef of his cabinet
| should be sent TO the senator Who is TO be the
judge as to whether the senate has right
| 10 call for them. Some one must
have the power TO determine the question.
| There can be no improperly In placing In the
president the power 70 determine what the
whether the senate has the power TO call for
| them"
new faneIsd Idea? Where are
| the precedents that enable him TO saw that the
head OF tho department shall say what papers
! shall be given to the legislative department;
that he shall say what papers from the files OF a
department shall be. given 70 the legislative
| department.? When Ii all the hundred years of
document presented before? Tho senator from
Alabama tPugh) was a member OF tie house
many ears ago. lie win remember that Iime
| and lime again we Investigated the adminlstra-
tions Of Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan.
We called before Us al the
| 10 that administration, and they we've
J never denied us by the last two Democratic
presidents. They never commended that they
the contrary, In obedience 10 the law, the sec.
rotary OF The navy sent 10 the house private
! letter TO James Buchanan, which catered into
mentcd upon and used. The idea
OF distinction between pap rs
public and private never occurred until the
present administration. Why, Mr.. President,
| the law is plain and mandatory. happened 10
hold the Office OF secretary OF the troa. ury at
one time, and was brought before both houses
OF congress when thcy called on me
for papers in a certain controyerted case,
viii not refer TO It at any length because II was
| in executive session. They not only called for
the papers, but they called on me 10 come In per.
son TO eyplain the papers and TO give reasons
why aud wherefore, never conceived that
had right, 9s an executive oilcer,
and say, Il Will Show you such papers as win
do me no harm, and VIII Keep back Others
They say was reckless omctimes, but never
was so reckless as that. What right has the
president to say for what purpose we shall use
the papersY II we have tho right to use
these papers at all, we have the right to use
them for all they are worth. is the
! president TO have the right TO say you shall
: use these papers for one purpose and not for
: another There Is no such dstn ition. If
these papers are on the public file. we have the
right TO see them. They may be material or
, Mr.. Pugh: "Docs the senator claim for this
body the right TO review the action OF the pres
dent In making removals.
MIR. Sherman: ut Is not necessary to go into
that but say so without question, because It
!, is the law, and believe the law was constltu-
! tional when II vas uassed.'
II Mr.. larflBt 'DOnS inc he0utnf from Onll
: claim that he has the right to review the
> grounds on which the president has made O
Q suspcnsonY In vacation the law leaves thi,
: wholly and exclusively to the discretion of tho
d MIR. Sherman: at is not question Of wha
2 we nave right TO review, but of what informa
Z executive department. l warrant you
! that can show in me history
Of the senator from tennessee lliartlsl INA
he has been as persistent and insisted on The
! right TO examine these papers MS amy one else
for he has called for them himselt and oYel
7 and over again and himself he has never
7 persY WIN we steal them, or burn them o.
!; destroy themg We do not allow the executive
g department TO put any inquiries 10 us W.
9 would not put any inquiries TO the president o
c the United States because the Independence o
5 that great Office demands that ne should no
3 d DC Su' that he should be treated
Il on any duty whateverex executive or legislative
!, him to induce the removal of any onlcerTire IN
n very papers We ought TO consider In the YER
= question of appointment.
u 'Whether we could use them for one purpos
Us or another, Is not now matter OF dispute. i
may come up al another time: From the Degln
u ming OF this government until nov p lhese pnoi
r. congress as to any other department OF the gov
"a nment The law has been kept on III
l books unbroken and unimpaired by which IA
/ head OF any great department may not only 2
~ compelled TO bring all the papers In ms deparl
le ment, private or public, but ma
10 be compelled personally TO come befor
Y either house TO be examined, eros.
nc examined, and examined l state I
or the senators as have told some OF YOU particu
larly, you are making a faith issne here ths
IN some day will return to plague you. ! woul
! not recognize that any paper IN the goyernmei
n, is beyond the right OF this BODY q
I'd the other. They have q right TO then
We They are charged In the house OF representa-
4 tiyes with the power OF impeaching, where inc
is tiycs may he inquired into. with this powe
30 TO impeach every officer OF the United state
u are they not armed with the power OF ascei
nc tanning tho facts on which they legisial
on every question coming under the iurlsdit
lit ton OF the United states. Have they not III
nc power to inquire OF each depart nont as
CIR matters that may affect their action IN u
~ passage OF a law SO in the senate we have
s. BROADER power because we have "
~ power to Try impeachments. i've AZ
ny tho colrt of last resort. NO appointmei
at can be made In this government except ~ an
go with the conacnt OF the senate, How Is N.
as consent to be ohtainedY Is u by suppressio
nj of papers or dellial Of Information. is
of by narrow and false, for ma
be say false, pretcxts? by burying the Gu
10, toms OF century, No. no; VIC ought to mall
oct tain and uphold to the utmost the power OF q
ny senate for Information, stopping only az Y