The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-08

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in department 1t was too insigni
ticant for the consideration o
statesmanship. The principle which
laid behind this action OF House GOV
cred whole fields Of legislation and AN
! INITIATED the Senate OF the L. ;. The
House and Senate were not divided
upon the question of clerks salaries
/ but upon the general power underta-
ken by the House to he exercised over
the Senate, II had been claimed that
the House had reduced the ap,
preparations as compared with
the bills Of last year, To the extent OF
100000 dollars but there was u def,
cheney bill Of 100000 dollars which had
been counted in the 100000 dollars,
and had no business there. The
Senate Committee had reduced tile
appropriation ~ compared with bill5
OF last year to the extent VI - 900, 600,
and in last three years Senate had re-
duced stheso bills $4,000, 900 dollars.
Morrill, then argued that the House
had appropriated the uneXpended bal
nnce without mentioning the amount
and he believed those balances
amounted to about 100000 dollars,
add to this deficiency II bin OF four mil.
lions, and it would bo seen the House
had reduced the appropriation 90, 1000,
600 only, and as the Senate Commit.
tee on Appropriations has reduced
them 22,OOOOOO, ihp difference
between the two houses
was only eight million dollars
lie then proceeded to show how this
eight million dollars was made up II
was all due 10y emitting the necessary
appropriations, such rs those for the
Court Of Claims, for public buildings,
for naval service, and FOR other sun
dry EXPENSES, He predicted the pres
ent clipping would result ina large de-
Hcioney bin for the present year, and
claimed that In every case where the
House had right to the adjustment
on the amount of the appropriations
the Senate had deferred to the House
but in the appropriations provided for
10y law, theSpugte has refused TO agree
that the House should arbitrarily fix
the amount Of the appropriations OF
the Senate.
Mr. Morton claimed that the atti.
tude Of the House was revolutionary,
and notification. He said, If either
House said, to the other, "repcal this
obnoxious statute or will stOp the
working OF the Government, such
Il proposition was revolutionary
and was analogous to the attitude
of South Carol ina in nulliilcatio
times. lie appealed TO the senators
to stand firm for the independence OF
their house, for il they yielded, it
would be the end OF u Government by
two Houses,
Thurman replied with great warmth
aud claimed there was neither nulIiii,
cation nor dctation in the action o.
the House. Modification was lik,
good many other terms now Haunted
in the face Of the people, full Of sound
and furry but meant nothing, lie
then referred to the remarks OF Nor
rill, and said he must say there wa
something Of vehemence in his pas
sion aud in his manner this morning
which did not look like peace con-
ference, and when it was followed uI
by talk about publication, he did not
understand the scene enacted here to.
day.
Doggy defended the action Of tn,
House in rGnOuncing the expenses,
and argued the Senate had no right tC
assail the motive Of the House, thai
body having acted in obedience to til,
voice OF the people.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill, Il
grant new conference, asked for by
the House. it was agreed to, and on
motion the Senate insisted upon IT.
amendments to the sunday civil ap
preparation bill and agreed to confer
ence asked for by the House.
Whyte called up the Senate. bill to re
move the political disabilities Of q. 7
Beauregard, OF New Orleans. Passed
( The Senate then Iesumed the con
sideration OF the articles OF impeach
ment againet Belknap, late Secretar!
Of War, and several witnesses wer
examined when the court rose and tn
Senate adjourned.
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