The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-07
Washington Notes.
THE SILVER BILL PASSED OVER THE PREsI-
DENTS VETO.

Inc President on the 2Sth returned
the silver bill to the House without his
signature and stating his objections. At
1:4O the Speaker laid the veto message be-
fore the House, and perfect order having
been effected, the clerk read 1t. THE Prcsi-
dent says It has been his earnest desire to
concur with Congress in the adoption Of Il
measure to increase the silver coinage OF
the country, but so as not 10 impair the
obligations Of contracts, either public or
private, nor injudiciously affect the public
credit. 1t was only n conviction that this
bill did not meet the essential requirement,
that he felt 1t his duty to withhold from it
his approval, Tho message further states
that the capital defect of tho bill is that it
contains no provision for protecting from
its operation prc-eXsting debts. In case
the coinage which it creates shall continue
of less value than that which was tho sole
legal tender when they were created, in the
judgment OF mankind it would be an act of
bad faith. The standard of value should
not be changed without consent of both
should be kept with unninching fidelity,
He could not sign IL bill which would au-
thorze violation of sacred obligations.
The obligation of the public faith trans
cended all questions Of profit or public ad.
vantage. Its unquestiOnablc maintenance
was the dictate as well Of honesty as Of
expcdioncy, and should ever be carefully
guarded by the executive, by Congress and
the people. Immediate action was taken
by the House and the bill passed, notwith-
standing the veto, by u vote of 1876 to 73.
The announcement of the vote was greeted
with general applause. The bill was i'm
mcdiately sent to the Senate, and at 4
o'clock the Senate proceeded to vote on the
passage OF tho bill notwithstanding the
Presidents objection, and it was passed by
a vote of i6 yeas, to 10 nays.
SOMETHING NEW IN GOVERNMENT.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Southland
proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton, to be designated as article 1G, provides
that the executive power shall be vested
and hereafter administered by three Presi-
dents. constituting a supreme executive
council of three, to be elected by the quail
iflcd electors Of all the States, and each to
be taken from one of the three prominent
sections Of the United States, known as the
Western States, one as the Eastern and
Middle States, and the other as the South
ern States, and no two of whom shall be
citizens of the same section or district OF
country. The term OF Office shall be six
years, and no President having served n
full term shall be eligible for a second
term; and at the first election under
this article the President from the West
ern district shah be elected for the
fractional term OF two years, and the one
from the Southern district for the fractional
term Of four years, and the one from the
Eastern and Middle district Tor the full
term of six years; and, after the first cleo
tion. one President shall be elected from
one Of the three several districts every two
years. Instead oil the Nice'Presldcnt' the
senate shaIl every iour years eject Presl-
dent oil the senate VINO Is not member oil
that BODY ana who' as presiding oiilcer
snail nave ana exercise all inc authority
heretofore conferred TO the Nice-rrcsideh'.
Ihc Dill iurthor PROVIDES that each oi
the Presidents snail receive compensation
not exceeding thirty thousand dollars per
year.
ne ''A' In DiLi'
Members OF the caDlnct are unusually
retlceht regarding the tenor oil the discus
sion on the Oills' or as tothe probable re-
suns ihere ID, however sro"hu ior pc-
.loNi"s ,i"' 'iio 'os'uon' w'''' III u"y Vi
'"o' "'uioa' IT. ii',SS"so 'o0onsiSsS ~ co''-
l,cc'lo. w''i 'Ho pi'i HOW awaiting MS nc
'ioh' "hc'ncr 'n's WIN 'o 10 'o'o 'i'c iles-
s"so vi NO., Is yo' ""ose'cl matter VI con
lecture lncro can po oo'alhou no oiilci"l
Information 'or any uee,"r",oh III 'ic pre-
lllscs' II ia no socro' .i'"' inc views ol 'nc
cHDihcV were ho' uniI Oh 'ho SUBJECT OF
"haV ut,ioh shouio W '"Nen' lhero Is "
proOaolIIty 'h"t tho uiscussioh VIII DO re-
hc"cu rlu"y hoAt' uii'es9 Ill 'iio nAc"htillc
Spccia, meeting meeting Snn'i Oo ,, e"I'eu 10 uo'er-