The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-19
AtLfGEb TEAAS erTRAGES Dis
CrSSED n THE SENATE.
LITTLE or CONSEQUENCE DONE
~ THE HOUSE
A sOREHEAD's BITTER ATTACK ON
THE PRESIDENT.
Michigan Grateful for a statue Of General
Cass The Eleventh Census Bill Pass
ed with Amenduenfs-N
inEton News.


, by which the conference report on th
Direct Tax bill was agreed 10 on Satui
day last, and said that his object was q
give his reasons for opposing the Direc
p Tax bill.
After brief remarks, message wa
sent to the House requesting the retuu
of the bill.
Mr. Palmer Offered concurrent rcsOlu
ii0ns returning the thanks of COngrcs
10 the Governor and people of The Stat
of Michigan for the statueO of Lewis Cass
accepting the same in the name of th
nation, assigning 10 q place in the olD
Hall of Representatives
On motion of Mr. Stockbridre The resO
lutions were adopted unanimously
The credentials of Mr. ColQuiit wcn
presented ard placed ON iile.
The Senate resumed consideration %
the Texas outrage resolution, and Nr
Coke began his fourth DAYS argumen
againstit AZ The close of Mr. Coke
speech the resolution was laid aside.
TAKING THE CENSUS.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the con
sideraiion of the House bin 10 proyid,
for taking the eleventh and subsequent
censuses. The bin was passed
Among the amendments reported bl
the committee and agreed 20 were th,
following
All examinations for appointment ant
promotion under this act shall De in th'
+ discretion and uudcrthe direction OF thC
Secretary Of the Interior
Requiring the population schedule "a
include an inquiry as 10 The number OF
negroes, mulaltos quadroons and Octa.
rooms
Requiring the collection of statistic.
of the recorded Indebtedness of private
corporations and individuals and of in-
formation relating 10 animals not ON
farms
Allowing tO CnumeraiOls cOmpensa-
ti0n of five cents FOR each surviving
soldier or soldiers widow returned and
requiring the ennmcrai0rs 60 give the
LANES. organizations and length of SER
vice OF surviving soldiers, sailors and
marines, on their widows.
Increasing the limit of maximum cost
from SG,OOO,OOO to S64OOOOO
The Senate, at o p. VI, Adjourned.
NOTHING DONE IS THE HOUSE.
The substitute presented last July hy
Mr. C0nEcr of Ohio. for the hill rcrn-
latinc the sale of compound lard. and
which was placed ON thc calendar Was
today. ON motion of Mr. Hatch. Of Mis-
souri,. referred 10 the Committee of the
Whole and a place secured for 10 0u The
calendar ol thaf committee as of llc
date of its presentation
Mr. Crisp called mp the Sulliyan.Fet-
ten California contested election case
FiibuJcring tactics were Immediately
begun by the Republicans, and without
action, The House at AIS, adjourned
VIRGINIA POsTMAsrERs
Alice + Sumner has been appointed
postmaster at Cahcl, Carroll county, i.
H. Ames 40 PungOtcaeue. AccOmac
county; and IL. r. Moss at fuckers Hill,
Wcstmoreland county Va.
IMPRoyEMENT or CHARLESTON HARBoE
Mr. Hampton proposed in the Senate
to-day, an amendment 10 the -nndly
Civil Appropriation bin, providing an
appropriation of $4,000 for the re-
survey Of Charleston harbor and OF the
Ashley and Cooper rivers.
soREHEAD ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT
Judge Edgerton. lately removed from
the position OF civil service commissioner
to-day addressed an open letter 60 Presi-
dent Cleveland, In which be cuticizes
tho President severely i'm making the
removal, and accuses the President by
not removing him before the election,
of playing false with the mugwumps 20
enable YOU 20 win with the Democrats
Judge Edgerton. in opening his letter,
SAYS "TO the President. Twas indebted
20 you for the only appOintiye Office l
ever held You now declare by your ace
ton that you regret the appointment. /,
with equal right can say that l regret
the acceptance Your regret was never
made known to me by YOU In any word
or utterance or action until now at
the close of your administration, and on
the dag before my removal. If YOU had
any just or unjust cause Of complaint
against me- YOU had not before that time
made 10 known 20 me You have never
asked from me any explanation OF news
paper or other statements and charges
rejecting upon me which may
have come 10 your knowledge II
anv of these were ever made known
10 Won, such knowledge WAS withheld
from me. so intimatiOn was ever made
to me by you. or by any one acting for
you, that my opinions and actions We're
not approved by YOU. / certainly could
not be expected 10 make inquiry OF you
concerning charges. or of YOUR opinions,
which were never disclosed 10 me-
"Of course, if You believed me unfit for
the position or neglectful of duty you
should have removed me long ago. but !
presume there were presidential political
reasons why you did not make the re-
m0yal until after the election. In this
regard, il would almost seem az if you
were willing 10 play false with the mug
wumps 20 enable YOU 10 win with the
Democrats
And here permit me to
define the term 'mugWumps
or referring to a class of political re-
formers who have the spirit Of reiOrma-
tion without the common sense and good
judgment 10 REFORM a. reforms are not
efeCted by unjust pcIaouhl uchuhCia-
tions but by reason. The result of the
election placed You in a dilemma from
which few people would have known how
10 extricate themselves You found a
man ON your hands whom the mug
wumps had declared was upon as an
enemy TO their civil service reform theo-
ries. and your plan OF becoming their
representative i'm the future would be
weakened or defeated if some assurance
of your fidelity TO their cause could
not be secured Accordingly il appears
that you decided upon the removal OF the
head Of the commission; and deeming
Nr Thompson a good enough mug
wump for them, YOU, therefore, demand
ed my resignation that you might APP
point him apparently as an atonement
for your previous inaction."
Judge Edgerton then called the Presi.
dents attention to the fact that on the
23d of July, 1883, he was good enough
civil service commissioner for the Presl-
dent, when le endorsed the fourth an
nual report OF the commission and said