American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-06-24
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eefeFfed to bad preeadeB's, We may be
fsrrea TO the Treasury ioGn hill at the
Beginning of this seSsi N, Which cams 70
s6xfroal ilvS. Eats.T I TsAy.th st%veuaa mul
: tittsle Of "a I t,receaehts. dogs not repeal
tie C,ns ituttn ofthvTniis9 States. i
SO. shea thege is no safeguard. no virtue,
in tSe Conslila'ioa. Il Is, tht unAl er-Fl-
, lAw Of the people, and neither .prrce leD's
nor Presi lent nor Sanstss dare overthrow
y II, 81 iang as there'is an Independent Housi'
OF Representative 10 b5ltthAR' in check.
,- SksrEer OF POWER By TIE HOUSE.
Bat many OF TIES. abuses have grown
. ont Of tls M el-et ofihe Hnuss. We have
Ihroxntoo much Of the business of the
sHau,a ulcn TIE Committee of WAYS and
Mems Vclamnous reports rom the Ex
.sfrliys D. partmenis ara sent. without m
dex.s. TO that committee. Il is not IN the
pawss ofihe C1mmittee to give the prop
'eF iEqIiSs aai consideration TO all this oas-
iness, aud therefore they become the mere
transcrit;nc clerks Of the Executive D.
pSrtmeuts. When any Information is ask
81 Tor in deb ito. no member is able to
give: butthe chairman ofthe Committee
sofsWavs anh Means sends to the, Clerks
desk, 10 be read, a lettar from some subor-
dinEs undsr the Presi lent This ia not
SigA.s Every committee should be elbow
ed to orisuateils own appropriation till.
There is n6 reason why the chairman Of
th- C,murittee on Military Afiirs Mr..
Qurrx6Nl sh0ahl not have ths pr4pT ,tion
ofthe army appropriations blls-instead of
the Committee of WtEs and Means. The
ConmiLtts on Military Affairs consists Of
gen,lemen well a,qnsinted with the details
ofIhat Service, and there is not ona sol
der mu h less general. on the Commits
tea Of Watsssna Means.
Tier sis,no reason why the COMMITTEE"
on Naval Aiftirs, over which the gentle
nno from Virginia (Mr, BooocR) presides
sFolII not frama the navy appropriation
biib The CJDnitiAs of Ways aud Means
was oai -in4lly intended as the committee
10 which shouil be referred me sures Of
reveaueanI tariff InStea' Of being con
fred - thu, they have had iranslerre to
th-m the whole legislation Of the country.
and when. hat committee is composed, as
tits AZ this Session, OF u slrong party cast,
md he Al niuis'r ration can command ma
j1rj,y on il, we virtually deprive ourselves
ofall POSER to decide on questions Of lteis
l.'i0n. and intrus; them AL TO that com
iliNse. Il rs compelled eithor to negle1l a
PARTON, or TO report to the House without
that ampl4 Information whirh wo ought to
have Oh every vue too Of finance.
,Ano;her neglect or abuse Is in the mo 'e
ia viii h we conduct our business. The
prgctil Imitation of denate isa surrender
onr privileg4. Every grievance shoull
be le1rss'ed before an appropriation Is
mali The ol maxim was. grievances
lerofs sabsilies." Il was uader that G ,oI
OIL naxiln of the British law that onr fore
fathers llel in check tho Gown Of Gel
Bili,n Il was uu'ler the same princi
PIE hr our fore athers entered into th revo
lu'ionary struggle We ought to stand by
il; hu, in,iea l.0r that, we come hero ant
debate a, length Executive usurpaiom anC
than, NJ the end Of the session, rush tht
appropriation bills through. giving th'
Ex4 uive all he wants. and ample meant
kn.l p)wsr to augh US to scorn. An Op
thtt d,es not withhold appropris ions un
Ill lilo u s....ntiva yi,lAs to the just demand
OF the people, is not true TO itself or its con
s:ilaeGts.
Agan. we arproprists money, and new
er inquire into ils expenliture. The 89ll
1ul- provides for a Gomolltt ttee on Exp'n Ii
lures; vet tha rommiitee npyar meets. ]
isa remarkable thing that that committee
which ought to be one Of the mos
important o the H,use, i, totally neglect
el.
n the Reference OF the Presidents mes
sage. tie Committee Of Expenditures
nYer m ioned; i, ou ght IT, have befor
il Ill the expenses Of the Government, an,
ovqry dollar expen ed by the G. vernmen
slfoall unlerso b-flro it careful scrutiny
Dy reference t. the rule it will be see,
that that Committee is bound to examin
oyepy item Of xpendturo, pnd to see thu
it i'm I'd, in co1(orm y with law. Ye
IL has not mat for years, So too, with
ohvr comrlit'ceI. Shortly fer the hl,
war with Grca Bfti,n, Eve or six staudins
co amitess were created. to extmne tho
exlenditures in the various Executive De
ptrtmen,3, Tn So committees are annual
" appointed, but rather for show than ser
wise, Nothing Is ret-rre to them. It
not their fault, hut tie eneglecl of the Hous
Here is q reform which ought Mt once I
ba male. Al lhem commit ecs on exoeu
duures ought to he chlrgei by tie Hous
with the proper do unents, and shou
fsi'hru,ly perform their very important du
lies
And. sir, We have nonleclol anohc
power agd Traits the POWER or taPGAor
MESr. Every violation Of provision
law ought 10 be followed either by in
peachmen, or bill Of indemnity. II u
necessity I, 81 urgen' MS 10 justify M Ex,
cuve officer in violating law, or 10 w,
hairs breadth from the law, lhis Hou
ought u recognize Tint necessity by IS
iog bin Of indemnity; Otherwise at il
PEA ,hmeni oughtto follow, the moment Il
delinquency !. brought to the uo'ics OF c,
gress, in nv jn lgAmcnt, the House oug
not u waste its time in covering up pl,
yiol zion OF law, even if not Involving tu
piiu le. violations which ought 10 be f
lowed by impeachmeot. AMI thus throw Il
ou the Sea,le tho du o tryingtL oYe
der.