Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-15
Senatorial Innovation.

In the Senate on the 4th instant, Mr.. Hun
ter presented resolution III I the Commit
tee on Finance be instructed to prepare md
report such Of the general appropriation bills
as they may deem expedlent. This resolu-
ton he had been requested by the commit.
Tee to present, and as Mr. Seward very lust
ly observed, IN the subsequent debate, which
occurred on the 9Th, "they, in asking IN
structiOns Of the Senate, and IN thus sub
hitting the question to the Senate, shove
that, on their part, they regarded It as a new
and not only as new but as an important
subject; because II there had been no doubt
existing on the subject, the committee at
ouce without waiting for Instructions would
have prepared such bills" The course pro-
posed, then was an innovation upon the es
tablished practice Of the government, and
one which, at the present time, when an ad-
hercnce to established precedents is emln-
emily desirable, could not pass unchallenged
Since the establishment of the government,
the general appropriation bills for the support
Of government have originated in the House
Of Representatives. We have here, then,
in the words of Mr.. Seward, a direct spe
clfc and effective innovation" lie went on
TO speak Of the nature of this innovation, IN
p C =. goa iea'"'i,s anu 'o'ee w hen
1ui opns'.'u''on was auop,eu; una' OF we
~ p't U.S., sose.i.nen. was 9,uulec US houeL
:" w. Eo'o' ''nouN ''o iiVuSe VI iIo'us, uie
IPPVr, IAN" VI u'p ~ 's'a'u'e' was eHe,u
., '.o'n 'no P'".i VI passing u'o"ey Jus
80 - ~ 20 Io''oou ,.'at ~ "roney pl's
moneys and bills for upproprlaung moneys
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LII, e w na'e ,''aue u.s', ,',I oetween
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s,;,n,;nn d,eeni,;oa 80, ha,''. ~ ~
lor and lars,,r Sec H. 49," w 80
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,ba las, S,a,o NJ " ,up.esen'a''oI "
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re $50; W Va Neutrality-suspicious. ', W
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- ~ P'os'1'"n '''a' .iie iiousc
Soc 49, 80 e H., nuYe ,ne e@Tlu-
,h,,ta s..,I', papes ''e money onls' nc
- ..,,;n. "1oPsse ~ 'is ,onsutuuon
dbl. ,h' ~, 'a''H .eSehue' ol'houen
nos h,,tsn = An, e. uoa'es 'ue ,eInlS mo
Ivy, ~, ,hI', u'ns -. 'Sis'ng ana appiopria-
,s 'a' ~ ,1'.n'o, nau "een coh''hually eui-
p'ysu' WI. se"a'"' ~ MS Argument, frank
. au,diss '"at sne ,e'.e' ol lne CONSTITUTION
49, oes ~ VIZ 9e''a an. ule power OF origin
,ha nPP'ppr, S On olls oat ne urges on
S"ns,a I. 'a"u' ''o s'uooo,n Iact' 'hat the
,ion lin ,b,, ,bo oo,.e, 49, ~ =" opP,up'l%'
wsvs been concndsd - 10 I IIn, 81 ns' AZ
neye, heen concodad S,' II, a.. iio ai u"u ha'
.r.' "'u ny ,ne iiouee 10 me
sntal y anus NJ $500. n'' "asS oeen scclu-
e"'u'' eays m,, seward ana was there
.,snd,nn 80 ~ a"u e'lnce' sne uhuer-
,,,,,,,o,, 80 -. 80 "e",'o,e.'cs VI we Noh>
a''u'oh 70 nave oeen, " mat bills oil gen
nov -, S's o aPp,op'lae'ng 'ne pGohe mo
naonla haiay as unu ouluens on the
Gops os W 'ne province OF me
andars,anlP 'eoon n''Im "'hont ms
,ha cons';,"s, p,aSueany, he provision Of
,a;sas .aa - "lnou' Ea'ue' congress
s a,sss iesenue uul 1uce IN lhree, hve, ten,
lseoh years we nave no pills Tor the
,eyans o. uleol saAes. we do not raise
mJIe! ior speclhc purposes For every
puono ~o'H uere 10 Always surplus IN the
,h e'ouy onless me provision applies to
sne sAPena"ute OF puolic moneys, the prn>
s,f.e 70 ~ s W'' seward quotes IRON the
p eeeH y, VI rankin, made IN the Consti-
'o,,o ma Sonvehlloh, as follows
~ fia"AIin oiu NOT mean to 20 into a
jus'"oa.io,' o. une report ou' as It had
s, sn asAeu "he' ~oulu oe the use OF re-
"asung .ne seSohu orahen from meddling
~, 49, money ulls, ne could not bnt remark
49, va ai|ays OF Importance that the
~ $3.50, s"O"'a S,'o~ ono hdd disposed Of