The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-07-19
.ORU lr.lSHlAGION LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. G.. July 10Th.

W AShtNtI0N ~ VI, July lotu.
3 Every one seems toappreeiaIe the change
in the weather prqdnced By the long rall,
III last night. l'ne heat for tile last three
weeks has been 80 oscrpuwcrlpg, ihut pev-
pie seemed to haze but sspgIc object IL
view and that was 10 keep is cool is Yossi-
ble This ulorning inpst oi them APPEAR
as usual IL hot pursuit of the almighty dol
lar while ut | east pursiaa u them are
bent upon sin,lieat.ng tlle truth Of tie old
aphorisn used BY l.illddlg Murray us nm
example ullder one oil his inIvs. !. The
multitude eagerly parsae pleasure as their
chief good it the Capitol. Tho chair
laid before the S-natci ~ answer to rcsoluc
tion Of that body, mrssage from the Pre-
sidcnt accompanied bya report from Gem
cral Shcrmau aud Brig Gen. Terry in re.
lation to the condition of affairs wih the
Sioux. Several private bills were reported
aud placed on tho calendar The Senate
then proceeded with the Impeachment
trial but owing 10 the absence u john $.
Avery the lpoe:-irader at Forl Sill at II. 10
adjourned is Court IL lmpeacnneul s,Id
resumed legislative business. The re-
niainder Of the day was occupied ID dis
cussing the proposed amendments to tho
appropriation Dill. Alr lfrelinghny sen sas
rampant. Sooner he said than 70 be driven
to legislation iii iii Appropriation bill 10
save the appropriation he Tor one would
let ths bill aud rscty other one fail. II
Mr.. Frelinphuys,n dies not now know he
should strive speedily to learn that the
House alone j. responsible iar the amount
uf money appropriated to carry on the
Government. ihe paMcr of tie Scnate
like thvpower IL The lluuse uiiprls j. simply
advisory. Ii its spggesilons are accepted
by the House, well aud good, but i the
House persists III iis pUsl,i,n Il il clearly
the duty oi the Senate to yield. The pre-
| sent position Of tho Senate and the position
ii tile Executive Department IL tile Govern
mcl,t especially Is .rpm every constitutional
lnint II view aud q all tie precedent ol
constitutional history simply INDUSTRIOUS.
| It's practically m aet Of lsurpatiun, and
i such i policy we're attempted II mos
archica! Englaud il would lead 10 i re-
solutiun. In such acontest no ono can
doubt fOr nlUB,siil 9lcre tic crown aud tie
lords would 20. II the Senate aud Execu-
tive arc right il their policy ofdeliancc and
altagonism to the House Tie claus, IN tho
constitution defining the powers Of the
House on financial bills is 10 all interest
| and purposes a nullity. The Constitution
clearly prcScril,es bow much money shall
be raised hy taxation. ID other words how
much n,oIey the people shall pay for The
support of the Government. Ii il doe.
not mean this il docs not Kean anything.
TIE present position Of the Senate leycrse.
this order of affair uyeriuns tho Gvnsiitu.
ton III this respect aud declares tic Senate
and Executive sail be the judges Of hUv
n.nch the people shall pay inioih Urea.
sury. No one wall contend that this is the
correct theory u our Government alymor,
than II is the theoy u the English Govern
ment. II President Grant has Il e right Il
suspend the operations of tlle Government
becrasc hc and the Senate constitute :hcm-
solves the sole judges as 70 the amount q
money necessary 20 carry on tho Govern.
ineni, il would hardly Be a stretch d
santhnrity upon his part 10 send fle oI
soldiers into the House and ihpeI the mn.
jority 10 vote him al the money be desers-
es. This. though not upon an srproprsa
tion bill. he has again anil again attenpie,
iH State legislature and !, may be be i
contemplating the ZANE procedure in III,
present emergency. In 1869 when Gen.
Grant was inauguTated there we're 50. 20I
civil employees. To-day according 70 Gen
Garfield Republicans member Of Congres
there arr lO2. 90. The anIiable Genera
wants The money % pay his cohorts and hu
Senatorial friends are trying to get il 70
him.
RIHo.