Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-28

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they ever did Indeed. We cannot expect
that able men will easily change opinions
which they hold firmly enough to fight for
and here is the reason which should prevent
the people from oyer-confdence in the South
1t will take new generation, which shall
grow into new or different opinions, to make
the South loyal, or at least its leaders And
its leaders are practically " the South" Lei
man sit down and talk with Southern
Democrat, and he will find him Just a. earn.
est in the old Calhoun doctrines. and in the
belief that the South is oppressed by Fed
cral" rule, as any of your readers are that
this is a nation, and not simply confedera-
ton. These men are so sincere and earnest
that they carry the Northern and Western
Democrats, who usually lack earnestness
or whose convictions on most subjects in
politics are less strong, entirely along with
them. In this way the Southern Democrat Is
now rule the House of REPRESENTATIVES and
the Democratic party, although they repre-
sent minority Of the Democratic votes in
the country. And what bitter rule it Is
Claiming the vantage ground Of having no
political past which should be inquired into,
except since their disabilities were removed
because we must forget the war You know, }
these men, with a bloody, unlawful past,
spouged ont by the clemency of the Republic
can party. turn around and by committees of
their own, investigate the men who have
beaten them land therefore hare plst). and
condemn them practically unheard. in most
cases and in any event smirch and blacken
the best characters. (which are never wholly
perfect. though they may be fairly blame
lesS), by the aid Of the press And never do
they make a reparation for such crimes
against humanity. In themselves, though
perhaps not in their effects, these acts are
worse than treason and il appears their
perpetrators were not educated in vain
TIE AUTHORIZATION BILLS.
The law makes it the duty Of the Chairman
Of the Committee on Appropriations Of the
House, to report his appropriation bills to
the House within thirty days after the meet
IN Of Congress The present committee did
/ nothing Of the kind, hut kept the hills back,
some OF them until June. The objects were
two to blacken the Republican party and
! It's prominent members, through inyestiga-
| tons and then TO spring upon the Senate
| Just such legislation Us would suit the Dem
ocratic party and whip it through on close
time and IN the contemplated demoralzcd
state of the Senate and the country. They
have failed in the hiackening process, % far
a. party results are concerned, and it the
Senate sIrss Will fail >i-uaily In tie whole
scheme
Il has been asserted that tie chairman OF
the House Committee On Appropriations
claims that the Senate have Do right 10 in
sch. . 4 no
House and some Democratic papers assert
the same But there is no part Of the Con
stitution which support, such a doctrine
The first paragraph of Section VII. %. Article
|. of the Constitution says
AL hlls for raising revenue shah o-.-'nats in
the Hou.c % Representatives. hut the eennte may
propose " concur tn amendments. d. "a other
bI."
The above is the only provision which
gives the House an7 advantage in legislative
matters. and that advantage is simply initia-
tory. Section VIII. Of the same Article says
Tile corg-,s, shall have power to lay and col
lect taxes duties. imports. and excuses to pay the
debts, and p-a'!r far ftr dsftnrs ara gem
eral uejf.rs OF the United states, etc.
Ii i. therefore, plainly e much the duty
and right OF the Senate as OF the House 10
control the appropriation bills, which have
for their object the carrying out OF the above
provision. 70 give W, on a claim of the
House, and especially on a claim Of one com
mittec Of the House, would be nothing less
than criminal. | do not see why aVpropria-
ton bills need originate in the House, except
for the one reason thar. a. the "bills for
raising revenue originate there, it seems
proper that bills paying out the revenue
should, also but the Senate has the clear
right to amend in either case or in both
cases. Perhaps if the House committee
under Mr.. Morrison (the leader of the
House, had been able to report tariff bill,
it would not have claimed 80 much power
over appropriations.
TIE RECORD OF \ VERMONT MEMBER.
During the present session, Gov IIendee
has been much more constant in the House
than the average Of the members. Probably
not thirty members have been more So The
knowledge he gained OF the condition and
public business of this District during the
past session has been of value to the Repub- |
lican party this session His committee, |
under Blckner, of Missouri, As chairman.
was turned into an investigating machine, |
and threw mud literally upon the District |
here in public life BY his knowledge of |
the affairs Of the District. Gov. Hendee |
was able to lay before the House a report.
which was sanctioned by majority of |
the committee, including two Democrats, |
indicating the conduct Of District affairs, |
and placing them in an honorable light be- |
fore the country. Such a result has been
reached BY no other committee of the house
during tins session, and never would have
been in this case, except for Mr.. Hendee's
abors The speech which he made on the
first day Of this month, in presenting the
majority report of the committee, is one Of
the closest, ablest, and clearest of the session.
1t fell like cold water upon the spirit of de-
tractiye inquisition, and its opening senten-
ces are as candid and manlya protest against
the course the Democrats in the House have
taken as has vet been made before that
body. From the patient mastery of facts he
came forward to the courageous rebuke and
and check of an unscrupul0us clique which
had until then had its own way So thor
ough and complete was the rebuke to Judge
Buckner, he has not since made move in
the matter.
| notice that the Rutland Herald of A
recent date says few Just and manly words,
alter due investigation, respecting Governor
ilendee. The facts are altogether in his
avor. He has been attentive to his duties.
TO all. candid and intelligent in
his statements before the House to such
iegree that he always secures its respectful
Intention Whenever he speaks, though he
'tadies no tricks of oratOrv: and he has
'ome 10 be, through his acknowledged high
,haracter and solid attaininents, power in
he House-onc not used upon every occa-
ion, and therefore the more effective when
mployed. His course has been one of cumu-
alive, often conspicuous. usefulness. and he
: acknowledged more and more to be a use
vi member
Now II Vermont desires to be creditably
erved, she cannot afford to ''swap horses {
5hile crossing a stream" such as has been !
INNING for some time. The South keeps in
congress adroit parliamentarians and able |
zen. The North is too apt to rotate" a a
IAN out as soon as he reaches the point Of
sefuiness. Crude ability is as far from imme- @
late seryiceability as other crude things and 4
atesmen are made, not born. If State I
fishes to be conspicuous for statesmen. she i
ill always fail while she shelves her repre- t
'ntatives as soon as they give demonstra- v
ons OF acknowledged usefulness, as Mr. t
lendee has done. Such course gives no t
IAN fair chance. and certainly deprives s.
lie State of the best service to which She is d
ltitlcd. a
| regret to state that the hot weather and S
ard work of the service have Obliged i
essrs. Dennison and Joyce to take to cooler Q
mates but the weather here has been il
IMPLY awful, and the work is exceptionally f
ard On Republicans. who must not only do g,
eir usual duty, but fight the bitter enemy il
ii
We have been cheered with the rumor that N