The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-05
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINaroN. d. G.. Feb. Is. 1886


| The Administration agreed 10 furnish
The Senate aIl the reasons for removal.
except those of confidential nature
The Republican leaders then demanded
Tat the confidential reasons be submit
ted 10 them also 10 order that the Sen
ate might decide IL they were reAll,
and the direct iseue was
raised.
II cannot be known what action will
be taken by iile Administration IL re-
gard 10 this matter until the question Il
officially brought 10 the notice of the
Executive. Democratic Senators do MOI
consider any. fusther csucu-ing on the
Iso-called Edmunds rebellion necessary
lon their part They have taken their
stand with the President. since they be-
lieve he is right, aud the. intend to sus.
tain him.
A c~ucns is in contemplation. howev-
Ter. for ite purpose OF appointing the
usual campaign committee 10 manage
the Congressional campaign. il will he
held is \ lew days. aud the Ednlumds
may be brought up. hut
the caucus will be held without refer.
|ence 10 II.
The issue will provoke . hot political
discussion in the Senate, which j. expec.
ted 20 begin next Monday II will pro-
Ib,hly continue tor some days ~ Soma
tors o. both parties are hunting up pre-
.cedsnts aud preparing speeches on 'he
Question. There are q NUMBER Of Re.
publican Senators who are opposed "a
this fsrcicai fight. although they lee
hound by political duty 10 abide by Their
caucus decision im cDndesnning the Ad
determination 10 uaintsii
the Executive prerogntive. One OF their
mons, mpsii.izrrs, Senator Van Wick
|of Nebraska. -iigmstizes the Edmund
attack IS a 'Auni Tor ghosts WOOL
senators Pngh. nf Alabama. jackson
|of Tennes see, aud kenna, OF West Vir'
|ginis, are among the Democratic Sena.
tors who are equirpeI and anxious foI
the battle 20 begin. They say they will
be ahnndsntly fortified with preceden's
10 on set those given by tle Rspubli-
cans. A Democratic Senator has IN his
the copy OF letter written
by Sherman. when Secretary ot the
Treasury, declining 10 furnish Conkling.
then Senator. with reasons Tor the -us-
pension OF Chester A. Arthur. as C"lIec-
ior ot the Port Of New York. There
are many indications ihst the coming
will be bitter aud the debate
exriting
The Blair Educational bill l. still be-
fore the Senate. Same very able nrgu-
meats have been made for aud against
The msasure. Though stronger oppo-
sitiom has been manifested against II this
session than last. no d"uht Is expressed
that Il viii pass the Senate either BY tfs
friends or enemies. IL IL estim ssed that
at least ten southern Senators i'll vote
against II A. being Unconstitutional aud
impoiiiic, although under The provi-
>ions Of the bill. their section would
share more largely in its benefits than
the North.
All OF the Democrats or the House and
six,een Republican members voted tor
the Fi,z John Porter relief bill The
passage Of the bill Was f0regone con-
the only interesting feature of
the vote /, ing IN the number Of Itepub-
Ilcans who would range themselves with
Democratic sentiment in favoring POI
tiers tull vindicaiicn.
The advocates Of woman suffrage held
lively convention here during The
week. This j. their eighteenth annual
Washington convention. They are much
claied over the bill favoring iemsir en-
that IL now on the Senate
calendar. The House judiciary commit :
tee granted the delegates . respectful
hearing on last Saturday. and nine ladies
made arguments before the committee
for the submission of = six
srenth amendment 10 she State legi-is.
tnrcs. granting women the citizens tight
10 vote.