New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-01

n,;.,;nes Thsv maize contracts without law, and
compel az either TO ssnctioo them OF ''o..e
faith will give Q common ns'aece. An oPhuIy -
on Of slCo GOO \ made TO construct custom
the Den.ruen, instead Of contracting Tor CUSTOM
Hcus4 Il that coet make contracts tor the evns"
tor Of one costiLg two or three millions. 80, go
the power Of the House has been sos"1'eJ 80,
rnIed Ard when they come here and ask icr money
IN caIrv on the work, you vote the money, 10 save
from entire ,o.s the sum alresdy expehaeo. enI o
e,u,e the contracts esye been made. Nos, Sr, say
that every contract which looks TO the ~
dollar more than has been sPP.sP'Esao..o lis
bull and void Tsks for instance tie Custom LIS
a. New Orleats IL 1913, Congress appropriate
SlCO GC0 for tie con, trucuon oi Ius.3ui' noaNo -
that city, upon the express conohi1n te'. .". ~
should Donate 10 the GOyeinmen, ~. u $50 ,;,is
Well SIR, the sl00,t appropriated ~as ga eapen.1e
in the sinkng Of the foundstion OF onioug vi
magnicence, never contemplated Dy 1hoSe w 49,
the appropriation. The Department again came W
Coperess tor anotber appropriation, and Cengress hs
gor e on max ng appropriations urtll $40 n"'o
been expended; ard the Representative nom WV
OfleaIs IL now demanding more m'H'y 10 ooNP''''
her Custom House. =. ,o,o
Fer the City of Charleston, South Carolina, ID 1910,
al appropriation Of $50 GOO wa msde a. sort Vi
rider 10 an appropriation for Custom. HoGse s. 81
vannah. We'll, Sir, upon the oasis OF ina 49," ~.
reaoy eIp~rded 81 703 0C0. do Lot know how mucn
mcie will be neeoed to complete the building; oa tne
Repr. tentative from the Charleston District toc Us
other cay that valuable OrLinenIs VI etono y"o
about, and further appropriations were needed etueI
10 comp ee the building OF protect the materials ION
destruction. IL tbs way the Executive Is gradually
sappIg the foundations Of the Government ana ae
stroyibg the constitutional power OF me house Ia
stt ad OF representative Wpubic we are deseners,
.irg into Il bureaucracy governed by red tape ana
suhateIn cleIkf. While the powers OF the House are
Invaded tne Executive takes care TO extend, by con-
struc,ion, his just powers. or this We have 81 e1-
apple in the Utah war. Whist power has the Presi-
cent without the consent Of Congress, to order the
amy Ulah, AID thus involve the Government IN an
exptu0i'uIe Of millions upon millions IL IS sslu inst
he ls Comm nder-ib-Chief Of the Army under tue
Constitution of the United States. But the Consitu-
ton declares that Congress shall declare war. lie Is
Commander in. Chief but OILY 10 carry on war when
has been declared by the Congress OF the I nned
States He is our instrument-he Is our servant anu
not master And yet he has involved tue uoVern
ment in this Utah war. Ii lie g usurpauon when
ought 70 be resisted by the whole legislative power OF
tbe Government.
We have the undoubted power over supplies and
yet the President acts to leave us 10 discretion
He creates the necessity for expenditures; ana whe
we are asked TO appropriate money TO pay tneu, al
the reply we have to our inquiries Is thai the army
Was ordered there by the President, as the Com
mander in bef of the forces. While would not al
low these gallant to suffer where they are, YET
would cali the President to account tor having Vio'
lated the principle and policy OF our Government.
The Senate, aso has been guilty OF an INVASION OF
our priveges When send bills there they are re-
TUNED TO ns loaded down with amendments Tor the
SUNS winch We TtIilttu W ki'o. ihoy cShN
these amendments here, and We areimpledy told that
unless agree to them the entire Appropriation Dill
will fall ard Congress be called back In extra session
II will tie recollected that the appropriation for the
Washington Aqueduct, and many other eA,iasagan'
tems Of experoiiure carried through IN hst way
The Constitution Of the United Ststes gives 10 tue
Senate power TO propose amendments to revenue DIS
but expressly wbholds from it power TO originate
such bills But by the abuse OF their limited power 10
amend they defeat the exclusive power OF the House
But not y that the Senate at this session, by direct
usurpsiion, has exercised the power which the Con-
sttuon confers upon this House alone. 1t has ORR
The Speakers table. Is not a loan bill bill for rails
ing revenue There some dispute as TO aPpro-
pr ation bills being revenge b, but there can be no
doubt shout this bill II loan bill is not revenue
bill, 10 Tot know what is. Blackstone defines
revenue bill to include all bills by which money Is
directed TO be rased upon the subject for any purpose
or in any shape whatsoever. Com, vol page loy
This bill proposes to rsise revenue by borrowing II
Won look at the practice OF the House of Commons you
will zee that loan bills are in the fret class OF revenue
bills.
Sir as the Senate has sent this revenue bill here in
violation of the Constitution, the House ought not to
receive it, There is an example in British history,
where such bill was sent by the House Of Lords TO
the House Of Commons. 1t occurred two hundred and
fifty wears sgo The House of Commons sent the bill
back TO the House Of Lords with message that the
House of Commons could not even consider the Dill,
because it violated their privileges. From that day
TO the the House Of Commons would never allow the
House Of Lords TO originate any money bllls. IL was
from III at feature in the British Constitution that our
fathers modelled the provision inserted IN the Constl.
tutor Ct the United States and the only difference
between our law and the law of England Is, that the
Senate may amend revenue bills, but cannot originate
them. The House of Lords cannot amend them, nor
add appropriation for one dolsr TO any bill for
any purpose because II Is the privilege OF the House
of Commons to ralse money bills. TO show the im-
portance attached TO this power, ssk attention 10
nigh authorities:
ancient indisputabe privilege and right Of the House
Of Commons that all grants Of subsidies Of Parliament aids Go
begin il this House and e h,ss Seo.sa Dy 'ne
The general given for this exclusive privilege Of the
HOME Commons H. thai tie supplies raised the body
Of the people therefore 1t proper that they Alone should
have he it Of taxing htmelyesn same vol page u.s.
power q framing taxes tor the subject sufficient
that they power Of rejecting they think the Commons
lahh impiosden in their sraus Same vol page 6a
The Cor no. only tressurer TO the nation but also
pupo".p Fenslps Lay Of Psrl, page p;. lbs
that they have frequently rejected bills containing money clauses
solely on TIE ground Of te not having onfnattd with them
on the Sd of July 1875 it wa. R..oised That al aids aud
upph and aids to his Msest, in Parliament are ne sole ggt
d Pie. ought to gin with the Common.
doubt,d and right Of the Co""0n' to direct limit and ap
pors. lm,aon, and qualification. Of grants which
ought be changed altered BY the Hqu.e Of
TIE Commons have so Uniformly and so vigorously resisted
Every ,eTti ct the .d 70 1 Sr %li9 s &
from making amendments to such bh passed oy he Com
The pello2 II when greater nuHD-I VI Fe'e
de1ts occur tsns from Restoration and continues down to
ginning ofihe set and wheneve the question mas
prop. and Jealous denial the CoHmons has crushed
The eectusy that lattery The Lords have
alandoeed all further attempts hopeless This privilege
now the sole AID undisputed night OF the Coniuons'
lFerral, page 07.
As tie Senate has sent this bill, let us follow the
.xsu pie of the House Of Commons, which have re-
cited aud serd it back with the message that We car
not even consider it, because il violates the privileges
of the House Of Representatives. single evidence
o. TIE spirit and wstcLfuness of our fathers would
save us iiom further encrcachmeLt. But We told
that The Senate has sent loan bills to this House be-
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