St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-01

of the action of the president in the ap
pointment of Mr.. Blount as his per-
sonal representative in the Hawaiian
matter, was closely followed by Repub-
licans and Democrats alike, and but for
the determined effort to press the repeal
bill to vote, the incident would doubt
less have led to lengthy and interest
ing debate.
When the senate met this morning,
Mr.. Perkins (Rep., CALI gave notice of
an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the repeal bill, carrying out
the suggestions made in his recent
speech.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Chandler (Rep., n. H. calling for
information as to the commission now
investigating the New York custom
Mr.. Chandler addressed the senate in
support Of its adoption. He said the
object OF the resolution was to gain
CERTAIN FACTS
from the treasury, and, after ascertain
ing them, to invoke, if necessary, the
action of congress to prevent the APP
pointment of officers or nomination of
officers of the United States without
warrant Of constitution or of law, and
contrary to the spirit of both. Mir.
Chandler sent to the desk and had read
the letter of Appraiser Cooper tender
Ing his resignation because of the treat
ment he had received at the hands of
the commission.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep., o. inquired
whether there was any authority in law
for the appointment OF commission. Mr..
Chandler said there was not. Before
going into that question, however, he
wanted to show the character of the
work the commission has been doing.
He then read from New York papers re-
ports of the proceedings of the commits
sion. He read from New York news
paper a statement that after Grover
Cleveland was elected president one of
the first decisions which he and his adj
visers reached was that places must be
found for some anti-Snapper Democrats
in New York state, without violating
the civil service pretension. He called
this statement especially to the atten-
tion of the senator from New York (Mr.
HID in order that that senator might
tell the senate if 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 VINO belonged to
that wing of the party to which the
senator belonged.
Another article which he had read
said eX-Secretary Fairchild was on the
fraud roll'' along with spies and de-
tectives. Mr.. Chandler argued that
there was no authority in law for the
appointment of the commission, as a
reference to the constitution showed:
| and that great document could not be
| required to too often when there was a
president in the White house who in
making of appointments was willing to
violate the language of the constitution.
Referring to the repeal bill, Mr.. Chand-
| Ter said he was now engaged in support
| ing the president in his efforts to secure
/ the repeal of the silver law. This
would not deter him, however, from
criticising the president, who. he
| thought, was given too much to disre-
| garding the expressed law and to make
| law for himself, and in the White house,
! when he reached determination to at
! tempt to carry out that determination,
whether he saw law for it or not.
| Mr.. Chandler, in support of his argu-
ment, cited the appointment of Mr..
Cleveland in his former term, without
| the advice and consent of the senate, of
| William l.. Putnam and James B. An
| CELL, as commissioners to negotiate a
| fisheries treaty with Great Britain, in
| violation, he said, OF the constitution.
Mr.. Chandler referred to 1.-The mes
| sage to the senate communicated by
Gov. Northern, of Georgia" and said he
was impressed with the justice Of
CRITICISM
he had seen in a recent London paper,