The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-27
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trationand The senate ID regard 70
The suspension Of federal Officials
The Republican Senator. caueussd.
on the subject aid decidedito ask
for papers bearing CnfemoSals aud.
appointments. The President in
strucied the Cabinet otiicersto Fend
such papers. Metropolitan Sen.
ators, or rather, someof lheir man
ayers, Edmands, Hoar, Morrill, and
others we're not satisfied With the
information contained these doc.
uments, and forthwith pnion their
war paint They got all they ask
ed for, but they want more and
confessed that there was an error
in the form Of Che request for in
formation. Senator Edmnnds
made a long speech in which be
took The ground that the Executive
branch Of the Government could
and should be made 10 furnish all.
the information in it's possession
and the reasons touching the sue.
pension Of officials. Senator sauls.
bury, a Democrat from Delaware,
replied in defense Of the Admins:
tratidpl holding that the Senate
had % right to inquire into Che
reasons Suspension, The par
.tisan Senator from Vermont be
came stillmore positive and said
he was in favor Of bringing The.
members Of the Cabinet before the
Senate Committees, ii necessary, to
ascertain the Information upon
which suspensions had been made.
He further gave notice that be
would. oppose the confirmation Of
the successor Of every suspended
official, unless the Administration
would at least say there was no in
formation in lis possession bearing
on them.
The Democratic Senators caucus.
ed in regard to the course they
should pursue towards The Presl.
dents appointments, They had
special reference to what the Re
publican Senators might demand
in the way of information concern.
ing the reasons for official changes
nude by the President. The gen.
eral sentiment expressed in caucus
was that the President should be
sustained in whatever course he
may take. Mr.. Cleveland is averse
to anything having even the APP.
pearance Of bringing executive
pressure 10 bear upon Congress.
He is not willing to exert any in.
auence, even indirectly, upon the
members ofhis own party. When
asked by representatives Of the
caucus as to what he would have
them do be replied, "Uase your
ndiscre!ion, yourown judgmen!
as to what is right and proper"
The week has been a very quiet
one in the official, social world of
the Capitol. Through respect to
the bereayed Cabinet family, that
Of the Secretary Of State, Miss
Cleveland conntermanded her tri
weekly receptions, and none of the
season was held at the White
House however on Thursday even
ing 1t was given to the Diplo.
matte Corps, The invitation hay.
ing been issued a week ago, secre
tsry Bayard specially requested
the President that it should not be
postponed.
Commissioner Sparks Of the Land
Office holds the awful tenor Of his
way against the land thieves out
West. He has never been in the
least psrturbod by the threats of
assassination he has received from
persons to whom be has refused
land patents, There is probably
more indignation against him In
Dakota than in any other locality.
The Commissioner has just express.
ed his lnaexibilily in letter sent
to that Territory. He said, ~ do
not propose to confirm fraudulent
entries, and l do propose to find out
those which are honest and to sep.
arate them from those which are
found to be otherwise, D.
Postmaster General Villas has re.
fused 10 allow the Postmaster Of
Baltimore to establish a Sunday
mail delivery, declaring that it
would be an innovation on the us.
ages prevailing throughout the
country. The Postmaster ,General