The Portland daily press., 1876-07-07

gone by characterized as revolutionary, and it
was nothing but revolutionary.
Mr.. Kasson of Iowa asked Mr.. Randall to
state whether as representative of the major
ity he really denied the equal right of the Sen
ate to pass Independently on the propriety of
changing the laws. He had not heard direct
statement from him on that point and he wish
ed to have one.
distinction between the Houses in regard to
revenue measures which were money bills.
Kasson-l think my honorable friend does
not come to the point Does he deny in prin
ciple the equal right of the Senate to pass upon
laws affecting the number and compensation
of employees of the government?
Randall-At a time like this with prostration
all around, we have put legislation into APP
preparation bill looking to an enormous reduc
ton of the expenses Of the government, and
my vote in favor of that reduction.
the question?
Randall think that the Constitution and
that the judgment of the community is that
| the Senate should defer TO the House in that
respect.
Kasson-But does the gentleman deny the
| equal right under the Constitution of the Sen
| ate to pass on this law?
Randall do not deny equal power
Kasson-Do you deny equal right?
Randall take all the right for this House
that the Constitution gives it. Uaughter.)
Holman-The House does not pretend of
course to deny that the power of both branches
| is the same, but on the question of the appro-
| priation of money there is certainly differ
| ence between the two houses The power to
| originate revenue measures which the Consti-
| tuition gives to the House implies power to de-
/ termine for what purposes the money shall be
/ raised.
| Kasson-That has always been disputed.
Does the gentleman deny the equal right of
the Sen ate under the Constitution to pass upon
bills?
Holman-Certainly not, but still the gentle
man cannot claim that the rights of both par
ties are exactly equal.
Mr.. Kasson-Yes on that point. Suppose the
House had passed bill abolishing SO out of
every 100 employees OF the government with the
knowledge that it would practically abolish the
| government, does the gentleman deny the
| right of the Senate to refuse to concur in it.
Mr. Holman-Certainly not.
Mr. Kasson-That is the whole question.
Mr. Homan-The gentleman is submitting
| proposition which in the nature of things is an
| impossity.
Mr.. Kasson-You have approached it very
| closely this session.
Further discussion was soon after STONED by
Mr.. Randall moving the previous question.
The Republicans showed disposition to
fillibuster, and Mr.. Randall yielded ten min
| utes to Mr.. Garfield, who in abiding to Mr..
Cox said, when the gentleman goes to a
great stormy popular convention and says
that the army can be dispensed with until
November next, and that the Indians can be
got along with, he was reminded of the bloody
news which came today of hundreds of our sol
diers having fallen in death because we have
not had an adeqate army to keep down the In
| dianS."
Mr.. Randall-(nterrupti are 1.-THE
troops that are now in the South there instead
of being on the frontier?
Mr.. Garfeld-And all this is done because
the gentleman wants to make an impression
till after election is over, and then they will
come on here and make up by the deficiency
bills all they have cost in public policy by ru
nous delays Notwithstanding all their party
wrath. will help in all honorable means
to reduce where the reduction is possible.
Mr.. Cox of New York replied to Garfield and
| in the course of his remarks he said, 81 sup
posed the gentleman (Garfield) wants to make
the Southern States the government of the
can party in their ten years of bad economy
| but that will not answer. 1t has been time
of profound peace since the surrender of Apo
mattox court house and all the disturbance
made since that time has been interference
with local self government'and now you talk
| about the army when Gen. Sheridan is in
Philadelphia rollicking at the Centennial, and
when Custer falls in the wilderness and you
say you have not got troops enough. Where
are your $4,000 men? Three thousand of them
are in Mississippi, Louisiana and some other
Southern States. What are they doing there
There is no revolt no rebellion, no election yet
| and only 5000 were sent out to fight the wild
| Sioux Indians. / cannot understand what the
gentleman means when he says the army needs
to be increased. Does he want more troops in
| the South than there are now? When does he
want them and for what purpose? Does he
want to punish the eleven states? Is it the
purpose to carry the election in this way?
Then 40, 600, 600 people will understand why.
The discussion was soon after closed.
The conference report was agreed to and a
new committee of conference was appointed,
consisting Of Mr.. Randall Of Pennsylvania,
| Morrison of Illinois and Kasson of Iowa.
On motion of Mr.. Payne of Ohio confer
ence committee was ordered on the silver bill
and on motion of Mr.. Randall conference
was ordered on the sundry civil appropriation
| bill.
The Senate joint resolution for the compile
ton of the Washington monument was passed
| unanimously.
Mr.. Lawrence of Ohio called up the bill to
require the Pacific Railroad Co. to create a
sinking fund to reimburse the government
but without action on it the House at o'clock
adjourned