The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-23
NOMINATIONS
WERE ALL new
Few Senators Accept Theory Of
a Constructive Recess.
TlLLMAN CITES PREcE1ENTs
INTERESTING DEBATE IN TIE
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator
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tHIASHINGTON. Jau. Ex-senator
wv Plate OF New YC-ks from The
committee on printing = reDof7s.f
fsvorably the bill regularly tIeaves oe
absence of employees Of NJ governments
printing office, The bill = ives the en-
ployes who receive sa ,.ual ealsries
leaves Of thirty days z zen. exclusive
of sundays, thus putting them on the
same footing as employees jim other de-
partments of the g0vernTtlenf A letter
was read from the public printer say
ing THAI the additional $ost to the gov
eminent would be aboglt S50,oo0 year.
Construotiys Recess.
After the disposal Of routine business
8Ir. Tillman wasF recognized TO speak
on his resolution (relatiug to senate re-
ceSSes. His REMARKS dealt with tho
pending zion OF DIT. Crum to be-
collector at Chslrleston. S. c.. Esr. T3l-
man disclaimeG any intention TO con
slider this as = party question. bat as
serted that his desire was 10 prevent
the establishfnent OF a harmful prece-
dent and 70 find out what the senate
thought OF a constructive recess" He
said 1t had remained for our present
executive to- assert the right and exc
ments between j O'Clock and s seconds
past - o'clock Of the same cay.
Hale Against the President
MI Hale took exception to the state
ndent that the presidents had committed
himself 70 the proposition as set forth
He had never doubted that the comp
trOller would make short work Of claims
for salaries under such appointments.
As for himself, he did not accept The
theory Of a constructive recess. and DE
did not believe other senators so held
AIr. Tiifman quoted a letter from
Secretary Shaw concerning the appoint
ment Of Collector Crum, taking The pc
EitiOn that there had been a construct
i've recess between the time OF the ad-
lournment of the late extra session of
congress and the beginning Of the pres
eut regular session This, Mr.. TIL
man commended, Was in violation OF the
constitution. and he also contended
that there was no common sense in tne
plea that there was any iHteTTegnunl
between The extra session and the reg
uiar session. when one was Immediately
adjourned to prepare for the other.
TilIman Quoted Precedents.
Mr.. Tiliman quoted q number Of
precedents in support Of his position.
citing utterances of Charles Sumner
and John sherman. both Of whom the
senator lauded. Mr.. SpoCner rose
Il DO not suppose. said Mr.. Til-
sin objects to my euiosizing members
of his party2'
No" replied Mr. Spooner, but
cannot understand why he should wait
until they are dead.
Mr.. .Tilman dEvelt on the considers
ton of a similar merger OF two ses-
ssions of congress during the admins
tration Of Andrew Johnson. and Nr.
I Hale interrupted TO express his salts
faction that the precedent had been
cited. He considered it conclusive, and
said:
what was good law then is good
law now
Mr.. Hale said that the Crum nomina-
tion. that Of General Wood ana others
were not sent in as recess but as regu-
lar appointments
II deny il on the authority OF Secre-
tary shaw" replied Bir Tillmsn.-
Without disposing Of the Tillnlau res
oIutiOn the senate at = O'Clock resumed
consideration Of the German Panama
resolution and Mr.. Deliver addressed
the senate.