Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-27

thing which maoriy Of the Senate have refused to do
DO not think right therefore, under these circumstances
take up the motion of The honorable Senator from Missouri
and therefore feel bound TO object
Mr. BENTON. On Friday last, when every body
here, not right to take il up then; and now, to-day,
when the committee OF SIX gone away, is not right
take IT up and thus, we 60 in this way, will
be likely 10 take up at all have said that would
ask for vote in the absence of the committee merely ask
to take Tor the purpose OF discussion and
why may not be taken up for discussion now II has
lain the table not only twenty hours the Senate
wanted il to lie, but has been three times twenty four hours
seyenytwo hours sir II has got cold enough now and
propose that we should take up. do ask for a
upon IT, ask for opportunity make good what said
to the honorable Senator from Kentucky on Friday last
ask that go with the motion which was objected
Friday, because had lain for hours
upon the table hope the Senate will permit go
Mr. CLAY. In regard to its being taken up on Fri
day. will merely remark to the Senator from Missouri that
was not then in order to take up There reproach
to the Senator, any body else He made notion but ac-
cordng to the rules it could not be taken mn on Pri-
day, and it therefore laid on the table.
Now sir with regard to the Of subjects which,
in the opinion Of any Senator may be supposed be mpro
pery united whenever such union proposed submit to
the Senator whether that the appropriate time 10
argue the question Of uniting those measures Now sir
understand the Senator proposes TO take up the subject with
out any view of taking upon the resolution at ALL
Mr. BENTON. Yes, sir
Mr. CLAY. With no view of taking vote upon IT, but
merely peg which to hang speech. Well sir am
always instructed by the speeches Of the honorable Senator
from Missouri and il he merely toanake speech if
no vote is to be taken, shall be happy listen to with
the most respectful and devout attention. especially if the
Senator will then be let the resolution lie upon the
table, The Senator the other day, held up four tremendous
quarto volumes which believe he threatened from
ginning to end laughter and confess had no anticipa-
lion Of submitting that without offering some objections
Renewed laughter
Mr. MANGUM. You may answer him.
Mr. CLAY. My effort always is, sir. TO keep my mouth
shut, and open it if avoid it. And if do
shall be only upon practical question: subject upon
which is to bs taken. However waive all objection
merely to the Senator's making speech, and giving
extracts from these four qusrto volumes.
TT question then taken the motion to take up the
motion, and il agreed to.
Mr. BENTON then addressed the Senate follows:
Mr. President This is motion to instruct committee
against lacking bills joining incoheren ncongruo,s
matter in the bill 1t motion in this chamber;
but expect to show that it is parliamentary notion found
ed in parliamentary law, and that the present occasion
proper one for making and enforcing it. The word Itself
the leading word in the moonhe word tack in the
now used-is of little in this chamber
do not recollec to have heard it before but it is para
menay phrase, and has place. and in the which
use it. in the booksin the books of highest authority in law
and language Haels collection Of parliamentary prece-
dents is the highest authority in parliamentary law known
either in Great Britain the United States and the work
from which Jeersons Manual handbook, is chiefly
piled and that high authority not only has the word but has
indexed head Of amentay law and long list Of
references given under it, Here it is, volume third, Of the
latest London quao edition. and page sos of the index
will read the references, and afterwards part of them
TAcK Bills tackled to bills Of supply 2ls-29s instance
in bill a. D. 1879 for building twenty ships 2IS East In
da trade bill D. 1899 2ls protest of the lords against
it, sl9 and speeches Of Sir G Downing 2ls n, sal
regarding acks 2l9n occasional conformity BILL 22O22s
appointment of commissioners to inquire into grants
attempted to be tackled money bill, A. ID. 17i2 but not
permitted, 22O Limitation Of the number Of officers in the
House Of Commons proposed to be tackled to money BILL
but negatived 900.
ssTacr: Alleged as to malt bill d. 1907 and new bill or
dered $50 Irish customs officers tack alleged, 22; with
out foundation, 22i customs duties bill "a D. 1871
bill OF supply and therefore not within the standing order OF
TACK Is irregular and nconvenent in the book
22 ss2 and when with aew the House of
the Crown pass bill dagreeabe either unparamen-
tary and unconstitutional 222 reasoning of the lords
against neentrovertibe 22s danger Of the practice Of
lacking expressed by the Lord Chancellor Finch 2a4
225 general observations tackng that good end
ought not to be arrived at BY bad means 22lSee excise
commissioners Of"
These the references in the third voumethe whole OF
them. read them eli to bring the whole law fully before
the Senate though not all applicable to the precise
before The parliamentary law recognises classes of
abuses by the tack of bills both be condemned and avoid
ed but resting upon still higher principle than the
other. The two classes first bills for the support of
the Government usually called supply bills in Great Britain
called tax bills and appropriation bills with To tack any
thing supply bill in Great Britain held breach of
the constitution and dangerous the kingdom because the
Commons having constitutional right to originate such bills
the ncumbeng defeating them by taking foreign
impairment the constitution, aud breach Of
it, and might be detrimental the kingdom by preventing
the supplies which the Government needed The second
comprehended the whole field of ordinary Legislation and
the objection lacking in these ordinary bills rested upon
the manifest injustice and possible corruption and moral
duresse of uniting dissmlar measures in order make
good carry bad one, be lost itself under the
weight oil the bad Against the first class the House of
Lords 10 the year 1902 adopted resolution and ordered to
be added their roll Of standing ORDERS that tack of any
reign matter to supply bill els supplementary, and tends
the destruction Of the constitution Of the Government !"
with respect to the other Glass; rule adopted
against it. but il condemned by the whole body Of par
amens law vicious and improper, and to be avoided in
every bill.
The before the Senate that Of tax or appro
priation bill if was the British argument of unconstu
onaty and danger TO the country would equally apply
for by constitution the House Of Representatives has the
exclusive constitutional right to originate such bills and to
hwa impede hem by lacking exiraneous amendments
in this body would be to impede the free working of the
suton and in Of disagreement between them might
deprive the Government Of the support necessary exist
But the before the Senate of the highest
class Of ordinary bis-a high class known British
egislaon-no less than the admission of sovereign State
into the Union and the bills and subjects sought be
TO it hagany foreign and ncongruous TO it, and openly
proposed be tackled to make the State bill carry them
or break down under them This then, is of tackng
which presents the highest enory which be presented
by appropriation BILL II is the of State ask
ing admission into the Union, standing upon constitutional
and treaty obligation to admit her and whose rejection, either
by direct or indirect means, would be virtual breach Of the
constitution and Of the treaty. and virtual dsmemberment
of the republic by keeping Stale Of the Union, and
which cannot go back its former condition without going
back to anarchy selEgovenmen II is therefore of
the highest dignity and consequence-but little any nfe-
or 10 supply bill in Great Britain tax bill in the Uni
ted States and will what the law is and what
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