New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-02
PUGRs MINORITY REPORT.
LIKE A CAMPAIGN DocUMENT-Too LONG TO READ
fN-r-sE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March l lNpec'Gh.-SenatOr
Pughs minority report the Ddskn case was not read
IN the Senate tO-dar. 1t was simply ordered to be
printed In view OF the Pr, sdents message 1t receives
ouIy passng attention. Is II ITS entirely nearly three
times the length OF Mr. Edmunds's report For the
greater part It reads like campaign cument AMI not
"A legal or constitutional argument An abstract Of The
report is given herewith
Stunned naked truth without special plead
me c,se m ,l, Tor the senatp l. wAej her It has
nm To de nsud of the Attorney General tue tdusuIs-
sion the Oider OF the President ~ the Ohy
,1.r ar monument Of tie DIES, rptpu mrutOurd in
fr-outon when that paper or document l. stated In the
teuSa reIte exclusively TO the rmOV OF DhSAlh ny
lie President AMI tu"t reason ALONE is not trans
mitrd the President holds IA II IL nota pubic docu
tcut ana there doubt about the correctness
decision and tHat II must be accepted ~ conc IT,
,ivc. The minority admit, that ANY au' every Pdbuc
record on the tiles Of any department or III
the possession OF the frc-ld,ni fr' E J." any s"I,'
wnaieyrr winch etIer House 81 Congress has Hnj
power jurisdiction or control under ihe
subject 10 the cali ot Inspection 81 e'hrI H"He I"i urr
ia me constitutional power, md IT. Jhrl-dcuon But
II All Tho power gran ID III the CONS tuuou over tne
rn6iect matter - yr-ru ~ President .usivcy,
| tue only rghtfui custodian Of all sue
| il Inc reasoning of the majority j. sound wondcon
III" secretary OF state To t'lt TO Tue House OF Repre-
ug making aud ratfyug 81 ali treaties IA tue rtate
- 20 -" seq a ueriod OF seventy -el. Dr. years,
an o cas-. can he found winch the SeDar Ia executive
lrecle the mead OF any apartment. or requested
% Prrsidrut 10 transmit to the senate IN exrcuNe
sion documents relating exclusively or materially To re-
ovals OF re era officers 10y the President during the
rrcc,s or The Ne o. SENATE. such direction
ws obeyed 10y ANY head OF partnrHt or the Prrd'
The report cites great length from speeches Of Atssrs
Madison scdgwIck aud Cyuer In the debate Of 1883;
from dec Of the Supreme Court aud from other
high authorities support OF It's position. II continued
The Information OF the minority Of your committee J..
th,t Du.hIu never Union sO.lrr, but the
rary WAS ether "a member OF the confederate army
confederate HylupItALrr IN his native state OF Notth
CsrolluA The aciion Of the majority Of your committee
serves one purpose that il to furnish additional
uroof of hat wa. ,nifcst That It's OBJECT aud
intent Is to secure political partisan advantage and
benefit The Inevitable result u 10 arragn PreHiirnt
CLEVELAND and try hu by the Senate with unfrlrndly
poIitlcal majority for making suspensions In alleged
Violation OF nus uubl.C pledges and promises not To make
removals or sus -, nriUn- except Tor cause.
In conclusion minority your comm tee IA grail
fed al being able state that ~ the ALVlth Con
re.. when te Democrats bad majority IA the Senate
no such spectacle that now rIh"d to the country
was ever Witnessed In the history OF It's proceedings
The report il signed by James l. Pugh Richard Coke
George g. Vest aud Howell f. Jackson.
| DrePOsING OF RIDDLEBERGERs RESOLUTION
| WASHINGTON, March (SpecidD. MIR Riddle
.rper's resolution defining the relations between the
President ana the Senate reported back from the
Committee on Privileges and Elections to-day without
Recommendation. Mr.. HOar said That IN 50 dung the
Committee had taken into cOnslde alton that the sub
eci matter contained in tho resolution had already been
G.cunsed disposed OF by another committee. whose
r.uurt was row before the senate IL had been tuouKi
therefore, uudc-abIe Oh the part or the Committee on
PRIVILEGES and Elections 10 cnteF mo discussion OF MI
Ifgg.t r. req In