The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-04
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ary Measure.
The Mmaesoi,da OF yesterday In lis leading
article. advances On extraordinary doctrine. il
regard TO the power Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, II the article in question mean
any thing, il asserts the right Of the House I,
coerc~ the Senate anil Executive 10 ,ts view,
upsn any matter Of general legislation, by a,
tsching the measure upon which difference o
opinion may exist between the two Houses. tc
q general appropriation bill. thus hsciug ,h'
Senate and Executive Ia cconcur. or lose tn,
appropriations necessary TO the supper, Of The
Government.
/ This doctriae. seesas TO us, not euly TO vio-
late the spirit Of the Constitution hut to bs
dangerous In Its character, and without prcce
den, in the history Of our government, Il
lodges in the House Of Representatives the Tn
tire control OF legislation reduces the Senate
to the condition Of a mere register Of the &C
tion OF the House, and deprives the Executive
of the power consttutonally conferred upon
him. TO veto laws in his opinion unconstitu
tional. Or in the event OF the resistance o
the Senate and Executive TO the aggressions
of the House, by the defeat ol the appropria.
ton bills, the latter body possesses the power
to rrvoiallonize iic yeveraneD, 80 wheihs,
the House succeeds in coercing the Senate and
Executive To its own views. or defeats the ap
preparation bills the result is the same, Re-
volutiou will have been effected in either case
This point was well illustrated in the Senate
by Mr.. HrsrKR. OF Va, in II recent speech
lie said
What said was that, IL either House should
say TO the other In regard to q matter of legis
laton which was not gernane and appropriate
to the general appropriation bills, You shall
yield your opinions TO us or We will stop the
wheels Of Government, il was revolution in
either alternative. II WAS revolution il the one
House WAS thus coercel TO give up its opinions
to the other. ! did not say other things would
happen. and revolution was 10 follow, but that
that act itself would be revolution, because Il
is contrary TO the spirit Of the Constitution Tor
one House thus to claim 10 cHrce tho other in
the independent exercise Of lis functions in rc-
gard 10 matter Of legislation which is not ap
propriate or germane to AN appropriation bill,
"You must yield your Opinions 10 ns. or We
will stop the wheels OF Government" that act
itself is revolution upon either alternative. II
is revolution il you force an independent and
CO ordinate branch TO give up its functions or
powers or ii is revolution il. in the event OF
failing to do that you nierposc TO stop the
wheels Of Government. inasmuch as il Is your
constitutional duty to afford all the means that
are necessary TO carry on the Government Of
the country. This was my declaration.
Now suppose we accedc TO the principle which
some Senators sccm 81 anxious TO insist upon.
and allow the Housc, which happens to origin
ate an appropriation bill, land il may he either
House 80 far as appropriations are concerned
To say TO the other, You must. in order 10 get
the appropriations necessary TO carry on the
Government yield your opinions TO ours. not
only in regard TO Kansas, but in regard 10 any
matter OF general legislation and suppose they
should seek in that way 10 monopolize the
whole powers OF legislation ior the country
land they might do il on that theory. for il
they could as To Kansas they could as 10 any.
thing clsc.) is il not obvious that when they
have done that. aud made good the right thus
asserted, they have by that very act made u
!
that they have transferred those powers which
we're desigDe, 10 b. divided between the two
Houses to one that they have malc the one
which happens to start an appropriation bill
omnipotent and supreme. and tha, one, accord.
| ing 10 the theory OF the Senator from Ohio. Is
the House oi Representatives SO far, then
n legislation is concerned We had better have
but one House. because oil power on that the
ory would bc there.
In the session OF l-jj, nm attempt was made
to attach to the civil appropriation bill AT
smendmen, changing the Tariff This mci
with n bitter resistance from Mr.. SEwAED, ol
y. T.. the leader Of the black Republicans IN
the senate His remarks made ~ this tim,
sui, 20 well at present.. that We quote AZ length
OF March 1855. Mf. SEwAsp made a speech
on tla question of the right oi the House IA
to coerce the Senate and Executive Wy attach
ing matters Of general legislation 10 the appro
pria,ioo bills. Amoag Other things he said
n Mr.. SEWARD Mr. President, I regard tbs
proposition to incorporate n"w tariff system
into the civil and diplomatic appropriation bil
as one ~ . vs,otui 'onary character. ] believe
that. il We shall snfItr the fIoase u tpr~en
tatives thus 10 attach q condition, and svoj, q
cooitio0, " their assebt 10 m appropriation
bill 10 the priBcipal. one ~ the appropriation
bills we shaIl esta ilish prepdenf whSh De,,
er can be revoked, which win leave thu Sepats
and the whole Government under the eoercivt
dsctation oi = Majority oi the other hrsBch o
the Legislature. Let me state tbs
question TIE Hos~ ~ Representatives vir
tualiy say that, " tke Selsts viii agree that
certain notifications n tAe tarih IN regard r.
wool shail ~ made for ihe hrpe4fi ~ ,hs ma n
utActu uses ~ that staple, and wil also eouscb,
tn crYtain notifications ~ the tarih IN regard
n iron. tw the b~ne6t - the consumer. n thsl
metal. chiefly rsiIsnsd eomJ~n~s thin ,hs
Pr~sdeni and othr executive powers ~ ,hs
t,oveynment cisf judicial and diplmstie. MAJ
reepive ,hsir salaries ~~ured N them by ,hs
Constitution and ia~v and the senator. and
msmhsr- of Coagrss may si.o r~esivc thsil
lee~I oomp~~sssisn for tkeiv svvice~ during thu
wear Bst " the Senate .iii not esaSpt te
: ti,nse fn5.i,6~atinas, then NJ ofhcev Il sb~ Gov
eypn,eat, however, high, M ~svsus ~ tho ps,o
pse however low sbal vess've any somJsxHa
tim vAaeyer. Wei sir, a. this p<nr wsvL
ol ours scs. even the isior~s 10 sySs,tasl thing
: ciaim. he hir~ : mach nsse ssasnn is ti,<v~ Il
ssypse thai, Il patriots are Ass.d tbsiv p~y
!, The psiaic srrvies fssrt ss0y. 10 the psbl,,
. .rsvics "a ssded, then ths Government it~i
. ce1ss
) This, air, j. thr ~sy "a xh,oh Thy bfias
. si.out a ehanxr a uninfsfrv In Gyest Eyifsia