St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-02
Ohase and PiIlsbury Rejected by the
Senate.
The Presidents Little Surprise.

The Presidents Little Surprise.
Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The speci
message of the president to the senate w;
10 most OF the senators entirely unexpected
IL Is reported that the president consulte
no one about the paper until he had write
IT, when he read it to his cabinet, and let
very few of the Democratic senators kno,
what was coming. The message create
great astonlshment on the Republican side
MI hdmundS became excited about it, an
maze some remarks about Charles l.. whicl
were Mere mucn more dramatic than appropriate
Inc president and cabinet have not beeI
ehtlre!y satisfied with their champions OF
the floor Of the senate, and it is probabl,
due to this more than to any other fact thai
the president decided to come into court anC
argue ms own case. 1t is conceded that he
ulu IL with ability, but one of the Republi-
can senators expressed his regret that the
message had gone in for the following rea-
son:
Inc president reiterates his original state
i nient tnat ne mas not made single suspen-
sion except Tor the promotion of the good of
the service. That is a proposition that cam
hoC De maintained, and now if we confirm his
appolnuees we make ourselves more than ever
Parucipators IN his suspensions of public
othcers oStenslbly for the good of the service
or the Democratic party. l am not in favor
OI any facuous opposition, but cannot bv
my Votes give my assent to the proposition
tnat ali OF these suspended officials were in
eA1elent ana more politicians than officials
FAVORED BY DEMOCRATS.
Inc general expressions or the Demo-
GlaIic senators are OF course all favorable TO
tne message, but there certainly are sorna
OF them who ara
oI the administration, and feel that they
nave been led into an uncomfortable nosi-
tIOh from which there is no dignifed es-
cape. The belief that this is true of some
OF the senators is corroborated by the fact
tnat the nominations of Pillsburv and
Chase were to-day rejected without roll
caL. The discussion over them was lone
ana sharp, but, to the very great surprise of |
lhe hepuohcan senators, the Democrats did |
not ask for roll call, and the only explain |
atlon that is offered for this is that the |
democratic senators knew that some of |
thelr number would vote with the Renuhli- |
cans. On the other hand the RennbIican |
senators expected Messrs. Plumb and Rid |
dlebarger to vote with the Democrats.
THE MESSAGE.
10 Une senate OF the United States Ever
since the beginning of the present session OF |
the senate the different heads OF the DEPART
AAAOHeS oOIaSucu 10 Jne executive branch of tho
government have been piled with varions re-
quests and demands from committees of Tho
SENATE from members of such committees
ana at last from the senate itself REQUIRING
tue TRANSMISSION of reasons for the suspen- !
sion OF certain officials during the reoass of |
that body, or for the papers touching tbe cor
oucI OF such officials or for all papers and
cOcunents relating to such suspensions or
@ IoI al documents and papers filed in such de-
@ PoIInlenI IN reIatlon TO the infringement and |
hall h..,- |
ofhclas. The different terms from time 70
.llhe ADOPTED in making these requests ana |
the order in which they succeedad |
saeh other, and the fact that when made nv
Duu ,-o senate . Ihe resolution for that purpose
v as passed IN executive session, have led to a {
presumption, the correctness of which will I 9
suppose De candidly admitted, that from first j
% last the information thus sought and the
oapers thus demanded were desired for nse d
Dy the senate and its committees in coDsidor
ng the propriety of the suspensions rafarrad | il
D. 1hough these suspensions are
MY EXECUTIVE ACTS I
,aseu upon Considerations addressed IN mo v
ione' ana Tor which l am wholly Responsible
nave had no Invitation from the senate TO Z
tate the position which / have falt oo,, II
trained to assume in relation to tha Same o. o
interpret for myself my acts and motives p
, the premises. In this condition of sffaire s.
nave toreborne addressing the senate upon u
le SUBJECT lest might be accused of thrust y
tAJS hllAIuuSu upon the attention NJ |
lat body. But the report of the commir+aa u
tue judiciary of the senate, lately pre %
ented and published, which censures the at p'
'rney general of the United States for his .,
7Lusai 10 transmit certain papers relating to - -
suspension from Office, and which also iP 7 "
)rfectly interpret it, evinces q misaDnreban vi
on OF the position of the executive upon the re re
IesIlon or such suspensions will I hone w
lSIly this communication m in
- ne president refers to the resolution of - e.,
70 70 Senate calling for the Dustin papers and re
I'd says: e0'-0'"i 'noie'o' al al
Z poh tnls resolution and the answer thereto bo
{ issue is thus stated by the comrit+ea - | ne
. JuuIclary. AT the outset of the renort att
'nE iihPorIant question, then, is whether tht
- - MlLnIn Ine constitutional competence of
.hef mouse of congress to have accass 70 | TO
in
OFFICIAL PAPERS AND DocuNENrs ha,
tne various pu bic offices of the TTnited wh
ares created by laws enacted bv thay,1 his
80 oes 90 not suppose that 1.-The public clu
lces OF tne United States" are regulated or fou
ntrolled in their relations to either bo,Sa tbe
congress Dy the fact that thew were tha
reated by laws enacted by themselves ;; pre-
must De that these instrumentalities were bra
'ated Tor the benefit of the peonIe and 70 req
swer the general purposes of government rec
DER the constitution and the laws. and and
u tney are unencumbered by anv lion ~ | visi
or OF either branch of congress GROWING of s
vi IneIr construction, and unem- ity
rassed by any obligation to the snc
ate as the price of their creation ere
complaint Of the COMMITTEES that ouil
ess to official papers in the public offices | ate
en1ed the senate is met by the starement Wit
t at no time has it been the dispositien or of I
intention OF the president or the denart in
ut of the executive branch of the pevern- cam
1T TO withhold from the senate official doc by
ants or papers found in any of the public stru
'es. Whlle It is by no means conceded
the senate has the right in any case to and
ew the act of the executive in removing Mar
q public officer upon official ecut
lments or otherwise, it is considered that of n
lments and papers of that nature should. of n
ause they are Official. be freely trans Apr
eo 10 the senate upon its demand, trust tton
10 the use of the same for of h
FhoPER AND LEGITIMATE PURPOSES iniu
: io Eoou Iaith OF that body and, though no cont
: papers or document has been specif1- in I'd
uenahoed in any of the numerous re- cong
80 80 anu anu demands made upon the depart theiI
c 9eooS 90 9iten as they are found in the tend
- s.oI eney nave been furnished in an not
80, ~ on appncations. The letter of the laws
~ GENERAL IN response TO the resolution not,
- - eenale IA tne particular case mentioned expe
e counlttees report was written at NV the n
estoE and by my directi on. There bad rareI
no omciai papers or documents fiIad in so n
department. relating to the case within The | naari
'd speclned In the resolution. The Ia,tar | desns
Intended by its description of the naners 1ers,
AZ the custody of peale