The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-02
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT.
President Cleveland Gets Another
Raking in the Senate.
CHANDLER, OF new HAMPSHIRE,
Claims That He Is Exceeding His
Powers and Compares Him TO Em.
peror Willamette Hawaiian Qucs-
tlon-Scnator Camden Speaks in
Favor of Repcal-A Fiery Southern
Speech in the House.


in the senate closed the eighth week OF
the extraordinary session, and the fifth
week OF debate on the bill to repeal the
purchasing clauses of the act OF 1890,
commonly called the Sherman law.
There was yesterday one speech on
each side OF the pending question, Sem
ator Camden, OF West Virginia, in cd
vocacy of repeal, and Senator PETER, OF
Kansas, in opposition to repeal and
favoring the free coinage OF silver.
Senator Chandler, in his criticism on
the constitutional grounds OF the action
of the President in the appointment OF
Mr.. Blount as his personal representa-
tive in the Hawaiian matter, was close
" followed by Republicans and Demo.
Gratis alike, and, but for the determined
effort to press the repeal bill 10 vote,
the incident would doubtless have led
to an interesting debate. g..
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Chandler, calling for information as
to the commission now investigating
the New York custom house. was Lard
before the senate, and Mr.. Chandler adj
dressed the senate.
APPRAISER COOPER FORCED TO RESIGN
He said the object OF the resolution Is
to ascertain the facts from the treasury
department, and, after ascertaning
them, to invoke, ii necessary, the ac-
ton OF Congress to prevent the APP
pointment OF officers or nominal officers
of the United States without warrant OF
constitution or OF law and contrary to
the spirit Of both. Mr.. Chandler sent up
to the desk and had read the letter OF
Appraiser Cooper, rendering his resig-
nation because OF the treatment he had
received at the hands OF the commits.
sion.
Mr.. Sherman inquired whether there
is any authority in law Tor the APP
pointment OF commission.
Mr.. Chandler said there is not Be-
fore going into that question, however.
he wanted to show the character OF the
work the commission had been doing.
He then read from the New York pa
pers reports of the proceedings OF the
commission.
He read a statement that after Grover
Cleveland was elected President, one OF
the 6Est decisions which he and his ad-
visers reached was that places must be
found for some OF the anti-snapper
Democrats in New York state without
violating the civil service pretentions.
TRYING TO WORK ON HILLS FEELINGS.
He called this statement especially to
the attention OF the senator from New
York tMr. Hin in order that the sena-
tor might tell the senate, ii he pleased,
whether any of the vacancies that had
been made by the commission had been
filled by anti-snapper Democrats only,
or by Democrats who belonged to that
wing Of the party to.which the senator
belonged.
Another article, which he had read,
said ex-Secretary Fairchild is on the
fraud roll" along with spies and de-
tectives. Mr.. Chandler argued that
there is no authority in law for the APP
pointment Of commissioners, as refer
ence to the constitution showed, and
that great document could not be re-
CURED to too often when there is a
President in the white house who, in
the making OF appointments, is willing
to violate the language OF the constitu-
ton.
MIR. Chandler said ex.secretary Fair
child, who had tried TO demolish the
senior senator from New York (Alr.
HilI), was anxious for recognition by
the administration, and it was not con-
venient to give him recognition. Ex-
Collector Magone and Poindexter Dunn,
OF New York, were also DESTROYS OF rec
ignition.
A COMMISSION CREATED FOR THEM.
Those gentlemen, however finally
found recognition at the hands OF the
administration by being appointed an
investigation commission, in pursuance
OF an appropriation in the sundrv civil
appropriation bill OF March, 1889, for
the detection OF fraud upon the GUS
toms revenue"
"That is all the pretense OF authority
there is," said Mr.. Chandler, "for this
attempt to reward these distinguished
gentlemen for their political services to
the Democratic party, and for their
heroic attempts to build up the Anti
Snapper faction in the state OF New
York in destruction OF Senators from
that State, whom am pleased to see
upon this floor"
Referring to the repeal bill, Mr..
Chandler said he is now supporting the
President in his efforts to secure the re-
peal of the silver law. This would not
deter him, however, from criticsng the
President, who, he thought, is given too
much to disregarding the provisions OF
expressed law and to make law unto
himself, and in the White House, when
he reached determination, to attempt
to carry out that determination whether
he found law for it or not.
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION DRAGGED IN.
Mr.. Chandler referred to "the mes
sage to the Senate communicated to
Governor Northen, OF Georgia." and
said he was struck with the justice OF a
criticism he had seen in recent Lon
don newspaper that there is singular
resemblance between the letters OF
President Cleveland and those OF the
Emperor Of Germany. Going back 10
the Hawaiian episode. Mr.. Chandler
read from the letter OF the President to
the provisional Government OF Hawaii
the closing sentence, MAY God have
your excellency in His wide keeping"
"What beneicent air OF royalty
there is about that extension OF the
good wishes OF His Majesty, the Presi-
dent OF the United States" said Mr..
Chandler, Through his personal com.
missioner, Mr.. Blount, who has para
mount authority, to the provisional
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