The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-17
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demanding sovereign States to aterritorial
condition, GRANTS performances are not at
all dangerous. There is no bite In them
nothing but bark. His declaration that he
will allow no money to be expended upon
works that are not national In their import
ance viii amount to nothing, we imagine.
His constitutional advisers will probably
teach him that he is not well enough
versed in constitutional law to under
take to instruct Congress as to Its
duties. They will probably also have the
goodness to teach his Majesty that the word
"Rcpublican,'' Or "Radical," does not
mean the same thing as the word t'na-
tional." GRANT would be willing to expend
money upon any work that would be likely
to promote Radical interests, not national
interests. His Cabinet know that 1t Will
not do to let him pick and choose between
the rivers and harbors which Congress has
ordered to be improved, and so will be apt
to restrain him from further demonstrations
in this matter.
But the President in eSse always has SUI
perserviccable friends whatever may be the
fate OF President in posse. In the House
of Representatives On Tuesday, We are told,
q constitutional discussion Is to the limits
OF the power OF the President in regard to
diplomatic offices was carried on by Mr..
TUCKER, OF Virginia, and Mr.. HOLMAN, OF
Indiana, on the one side, and by Messrs.
GARFIELD and LAWRENCE, Of Ohio, and Mr.
BANKS, OF Massachusetts,, on the other. SO
it is clear that there are q number OF Re
publicaus who are willing to concede to the
President all the power that he claims.
We are pleased to see, however, that RAN.
TUCKER took the floor to deny that the Pre-
sident has the right TO discriminating veto.
He holds that the President must approve
all or none OF bill. In reference to the
Presidents message IN regard to the river
and harbor bill, he said that after signing
the bill the Presidents only duty was cN'
oGutlve, and the Constitution provided that
he must take care that the law is executed
--SThis is sound doctrine. 1t would be {
:" waste of both time and money for Congress
TO 20 over these appropriation bills item b!
item if the President has the right. after
both houses have passed them and he hi:
approved them, to veto during the veal
what he has not the power to veto when III
returns the bills to Congress with his sigma
turc. whatever form the question come:
up it is evident that the President must ap
prove all or disapprove all OF whatever bill!
arc sent to him by Congress.
General GRANTS loose ideas rs to his pow
ers were absurdlv eNcmplitied in the Senate
on Tuesday last. The CHAIR laid before
that body message from the President OF
the United States returning without his ar
proval Senate bill to provide for the sale Of
portion OF the reservation OF the Confedc
rated Otoc and Missouri bands Of Indians
and the Sac and Fox Indians, i'll Kansas ane
Nebraska. Also, another message from th'
President stating that he was convinced
after further examination, that his mes
sage returning the bill without hi
signature was premature, and request
ing that the bill might be returned
to him for his signature. OF course
the bill was not returned to the President
He had already vetoed it, and that was II
end OF the matter SO far as he was concern
ed. Mr.. EDMyNDs, Mr.. CoSKLING, and
even the unscrupulous MORTON, were forced
to declare that the Senate could not gran
the Presidents request. The bill, however
was passed over the veto by Il unanimou:
vote in the Senate, and was sent to thu
House just before it adjourned. Whether
it got through this latter body or not we dc
not know. But we are very sure that Gen
cral GRANT has learned lesson as to hi
powers as President which will not soon be
forgotten by His Majesty.