The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-01
SENAT 6.

WASHINGTON, Sept 30-When the sem
ate met this morning Mr. Perkins of Cal
ifornia gave notice of an amendment in
tended to be proposed by him to the re-
peal bill, carrying out the suggestions
made in his speech.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Chandler. calling for information as to
the commission now investigating the
New York custom house was laid before
the senate, and Mr.. Chandler spoke in
support of it. He said that the object of
the resolution was to ascertain the facts
from tho treasury department, aud. after
learning them, to invoke, il necessary, the
action of congress to prevent the appoint
ment Of officers of the United States with
out warrant of the constitution or the
law, and contrary to the spirit Of both.
MIR. Chandler sent to the desk and had
read the letter of Appraiser Cooper, ten
dering his resignation because of the treat
ment he had received at the hands Of the
commission. Mr.. Chandler also read
from New York papers reports OF the pro-
ceedings of the commission. He read
from New York paper the statement that
after Grover Cleveland was elected presi-
deut one of the first decisions he aud his
advisors reached was that places must be
found for some of the anti-snspper Demo
Gratis of Nsw York without violation of
the civil service law. He called attention
to this statement especially, III order that
the New York senator (Mr. HID might
tell the senate whether any of the vacau-
cies that h I'D been made had been filled by
anti-snapper Democrats or by Democrats
who belonged to that wing OF the party TO
which the senator belonged.
Referring to the repeal bill, Mr..
Chandler said that he was now engaged
n supporting the president IN MS efforts
TO get tie silver law repealed. This would
not deter him, however, from criticisiug
the president, who. he thought, was disre-
garding the provisions of expressed law.
aud who made n la - unto himself in the
White House, and when be reached de-
termination attempted u carry out that
deter elimination. whei her he saw law for /.
Or not. Mr.. Chandler. IN support OF bis
argument, cited the appointment by
President Cleveland, IN his former term,
without the advice aud cousent Of the
senate, of William T. Painam and James
u. ADgell as commissioners TO negotiate a
fishery treaty with Great Britain, ia
violation, he said, Of the constitution Nj.
Chandler said that the app0iusmeat Of
Mr.. Blount as commissioner TO Hawaii
was a more gross violation OF the eonssita
tIou than had occurred ia the appoint
ment OF officials Ia 100 years. IL was time
that the president and the heads Of DE-
partments should be brought 10 rigid
observance OF Ins constitution.
The resolution was then agreed %.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Dolph OF Oregon. Calling for Information
AS 10 the payment OF pensions 70 per-ons
residing abroad. was taken up Dir Doipn |
said that there was either great .georanee |
ia the action of the pension bureau, or a
DremSdltsted AMI deliberate d=slga TO /
thsvasr the will OF congress He cited ;he |
case OF the widow OF Commoa0rr Watsoa. /
w bose pension, granted by sDecsal act OK i
congress. was suspended six months ago. |
and she was called upo8 20 prove by ATias |
persons an event which occurred eighty
five years ago. The resolution was placed |
en- the c4leudar
Mr.. Teller OF Colorado offered rssola- /