New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-16

of Catberne walsh was read three times and passed
THE CoYsTITUTIoNAL AMENDMENT. III.
Mr. prycn.N asked leave TO offer concurrent resoiu'
ton reauesng the President of the United States to trans
jt forthwith the Executives OF the seveTai I
I'd e articles Of amendment proposed BY Congress 10 .ne
legislatures to amend the Constitution oil Tue oHl.eu
State rssed June 49, 1906 TO the end that the states
States, y 10 act on said articles of amendment.
may procesu .sked the Speaker whether the current
resolution came in by ,,o, a o.
na snm the Committee Oh Reeonslcton, and there
fore privileged. .o,oa that "A ,o,a no asked nnan
- u.s." oonse nj 10 introduce II as Q. member
NJ IL RIoSp sad:F The Consent has not been given
The resolution is wrong on S face It requests the Ex
ecutve to send copies of the proposed articles OF amend
,ent IN the different States. and yet the time for the Ex
tive 10 approve reject the joint resolution proposing
tbe,a has not elapsed. member in his vicinity here
said something 70 him in whisper. am told, he con-
timed that the Executive is not required to sign JOINT
| resolution proposing Constitutional amendments:
| Mr.. RANDALL Pa.l interrupted, and inquired OF the
Sneaker whether there anything properly before thS
| House. 49, -. 81,
| The SprAKrR-If the gentleman from Ohio Alr. Bing
ham makes the report from the Reconstruction Commit
tee of which he is member is before the House, DINER
wise it is subject to objection by any member.
Mr.. lie BLOND without paying attention 10 tnls sac
scene said that had been the practice to submit resou
lions proposing Constitutional amendments to the Execu
| tive ,
Mr. BrNGHAM challenged him to say when that had been
the practice. L., a. N.
Buchanans administration, and also under Mr. Lineolns
| MI BINGHAM inquired whether the twelve amendments
reported by the first Congress OF the United States had ever
| been submitted 10 approved by tho President.
Mr. lie BLOND said ne aware that in the early MS
tory OF the country record showed nothing on the SUD
ect II did not show that constitutional amendments
were either approved rejected by the Presidents but II
vas fact which gentlemen could not escape that the Con-
stituon made exception whatever as TO bills and JOINT
resolutions requiring the signature OF the President lie
denounced this ~ move to eyade another veto coming
from the Executive and stated that he should object TO
the introduction at this time OF the concurrent resolution
The srEAKEa-If the gentleman makes the pom. Oh
order that constitutional amendments must be submitted
the President Of the United States the Char Will de-
eide that point. s
that proposition when it does come before the ousc
The spg,KER-Tho Chair regards the gentleman as
having made the objection on that specihe ground also
arguing it, and the Chair Will decide that an objection, ii
| based on that ground IA not good. . ,
Mr.. lie BLoSDIf the Chair proper to decide that
The SPEAKER--The gentleman raised that point, and
the Chair decides that the objection Is not good Inc
Cheir has tho authority of the Supreme Court OF tne
United States for that decision and has the preccdents be-
fore him, he found it his duty to look into the
question.
Mr. JoHYsoy-The Supreme Court never decided ques
ton Of order IN this Iouse.
The SPEAKER-The gentleman from Pennsylvania GER
tdny does understand the decision OF the Char or ne
would not have made the remark he did Inc question
raised distinctly IN 1903 in the Senate OF the United
%Sn That IA 6Sa PVP1S notion ha the
Committee on enrolled bills be directed TO present to tho
President the United States for his APPRECIATION the reso
hilton which has been passed by both Houses OF Congress
proposing the consideration of the State Legislatures an
amendment the Constitution Of the United States res
cctng the mode of eectng President and Vice President
hereof IL passed in the negatives Nays -, leas l.
On distinct vote Of y 10 Z the Senate voted; that the
Committee Enrolled Bills should not present the pro-
pscd amendments TO the President Of the United States
Ter his approval and II vas not presented for approval Oy
| HIM. Tie same question up in 1893 IN the supreme
Curt OF the United States depending upon the amend
| mint 10 the Constitution proposed IN l9' anu the
hof..ra fha
| That the amendment not valid, not having been
approved by the President Of the United States MI Lee
., AuorneyGenem IN reply to TINS aIsanent' sa ,S
other amendments that have been adopted And the ease
ofanSpdments is evidently substantive act 9ncohneeGu
mn tle ordinary business Of legislation ana nov i,h u
tie policy or - In'ostiHs tho President win
qualified negative on the acts and resolutions OF
lie Court speaking through Mr. Chase, Justce observes
| thru can surely be no necessity To answer that
agument. The negative Of the President apples
| oly 20 the ordinary cases Of legislation. IL has
pdhns TO do with the proposition adoption Of amend
| rnts To the Constitution In the last Congress, after
th Constitutional Amendment was submitted TO MI
Lincoln II sent back by him with the remark that ne
thought he had right 10 sign II; but as II was submit
d him by Congress- he signed II; and resolution was
aterward reported by the Judiciary Committee IN the
Snae and adopted without division, stating that that
done through nadyerancc and the Secretary was d.
roted not 20 notify the House OF the Senaos having re-
clyed notice that the President had signed the Consu-
ional Amendment. In debating that question: the Sen
aor from Maryland lReycTdy Johnson said: You know
be proposition il that no proposal by Congress OF an
! meudment 10 the Constitution although receiving tne
Import oftwo-thrds Of both houses OF Congress is 10 De
ubnitted the States unless the President shall approve
That is not the in relation to the other mode OF
proposing amendments there being two modesone stated
the alternative the other mode is the application OF
he Legislatures of twohrds of the several States What
Congress do then Suppose twothrds OF the states
roposo amendments has the President anything TO do
'ith tbatl All will admit that he has not Has Congress
anything to do with that AL will admit that their sin
lie duty, then Is an imperative duty to call convention
20 that the whole object Of the clause seems 70 me-
merely 10 begin node BY which ie beopie shall have
ID opportunity of deciding whether the Consultation shall
% attended or fot pgt ghen az Ia stated by the honora-
Die Chairman Of the Judiciary Committee every amend.
men which has been adopted has been submitted to tho
States without having been approved by the PRESIDENT
"a f Sss u ipSEs ' at eod ' s'ta any IS
IsInce -is-5fgshizatf6r,~ rcruseu even TO NEAR
an argument on the subject, srpposng y to DO 100
clear for discussion would seem to that we oneht to
consider the question settled: The Senate SO voted
Tho CHAM viii state 10 reply to the remark Of the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania tMr Johnson that TINS Is
parliamentary point 1t SO question whether the Chair
shall direct the joint resolution proposing amendment
10 the Constitution 10 DO presented by the Committee on
Enrolled bills Of this House to the President OF the UNI
ted States and the Chair has decided that it not IN ac
cordancc with the Constitution with the uniform usage
with the single exception alluded to occurring in the
Hast Administration that it should be presented The OBJ
lection in this seemed to the Chair not merely an OBJ
lection the consideration at this time OF the concurrent
resolutol--t an objection on point OF eohsutu
tional law.
Mr. LIZ proyp with all Difference TO the opinion of the
Chair and 10 the authorities cited said the question which
the Chair has presented is entirely one, and not
the one he made The objection that he made was to the
introduction olythe bill at this time
The sPEAKEa--The gentleman from Ohio now objects
the introduction of the concurrent resolution and 1t
not before the House.
Mr.. LIZ BLoSD-That is the only objection made.
Mr. BINGHAM then gave notice that he would introduce
the concurrent resolution on Monday morning
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