National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-26
SENstTE.


The vicc.President laid before the Senate com.
municatlon from the Secretary of the Treasury in
response to the resolution of Mr. Wallace calling
upon him to furnish detailed statement of the &C.
counts of marshals In New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio Massachusetts, Maryland, and other States,
and the respective amount paid TO them for services
during the elections of October and November 1873.
Mr. HERMAN presented the memorial of the
oneida Historical Society asking Congress to carry
out the resolution Of the Continental Congress In
the erection OF monument TO General Nicholas
lierkimer who fell in the revolutionary war.
Mr. JOHNSTON presented communication from
the Commissioner of Agriculture asking for an
appropriation additional to that heretofore made.
larger amount being required TO prosecute inves.
legations asto contagious diseases among cattle.
Mr. CoCKREGL introduced II bill for tile relief of
the heirs of the owners of the brig General Arm.
strong.
MIR ROLLINS introduced bin providing for the
settlement of all claims against the District OF Co
lumba through the Court OF Claims.
Mr.. MCDONALD introduced bill incorporating
the Mount Pleasant and Potomac Side Railway.
Mr.. lAMI1N presented memorial of women OF
Maine asking Congress to prohibit the sale of
except for medicinal, mechanical, and scientific
Mr.. GRooME presented the memorial of John NJ.
Gordon, prnyng for the repeal of what Is known as
the civil rights bill, and the provision OF law In re-
aton TO supervisors of election Affirming that they
are unconstitutional and calculated to convert this
Republic into monarchy.
Other bills were introduced and like the forcgo-
Ing appropriately referred
Mr.. DAVIS W. Na.) offered Joint resolution pro.
vding for select committee Of the two Houses to
consider what can best be done TO promote The in
terests Of agriculture and that the committee have
power 10 send for persons and papers. Referred to
the COmmittc on'Agrlcultilre.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF The following resolution, heretofore offered by
"ResOlred That the refusal by one House of Con-
gLcSs TO make necessary provision for the support
oil the executive, Legislative. and judicial depart.
upon condition that the other House and the Presi
dent shall give their assent to legislation which
they dSapprove, and the refusal by Congress to
make such provision except upon condition that
the President shall give such assent are unconst-
tutlonel; revolutionary, and il persisted in must
lead t0the overthrow of constitutional government,
and the destruction of the national life."
Mr.. HoAR said that Congress had come together
under circumstances without parallel in our his
tory. The last Congress spent eleven months out
oftwenty- -four. 1t applied itself with industry to
legislation. The two Houses agreed with singular
mnanimity OH details of public expenditures;
There was no difference as to any nceedftll and
useful appropriations which conference commit
tee would not easily adjust The failure to make
appropriations for the support of the Government
which the President assigned as q reason for calling
this extra session, was not caused by any item
need ed for the public service, but by the will.
fu refusal OF one cranch of Congress to give Its
cent TO enoctnents to which the other branch had
agreed. There wns nething IN our domestic or
foreign relations which demanded legislation. 1t
WAS time OF profound peace.
There was no controversy scarcely diplomatic
dispatch with any power on earth. The ex.Presi
dent, as he went from nation to nation and from
continent to continent, found the rulers of the ma
tons opening to him their gates and saluting the
nag with which his own name was so inseparably
OF the country indicating public grievance. Every
man who had living to obtain by honest trade or
Witch egnon O alone SeseG 'p he s pTpose
assembling here wns not chiefly for legislative
purpose.
TWAS he understood 1t, a simple but effective
process To do away with tho constitutional Limits
OF The Constitution.
Mr.. HoAR then referred to the remarks of Mr..
giving the reason for the failure of the army and
legislative bills. and stating what the Democrats
demanded and what they insist upon in the event
course of the Democracy was, Mr.. Hoar said, fol
lowed by remarkable speech from Senator Thur.
man. from which he quoted. saying that the
scheme, as thus stated by its leading opponents
compelled the Senate TO register the edicts OF the
House, and TO vest in the House the power Of the
Government itself.
The coercion Is to be applied to the President IN
regard to a lay passed under all constitutional
III the courts II II was considered unconstitutional.
Abiding to what he characterized as the vague i'm
preston which obtains in some quarters that there
Is an analogy between the. practice of the English
House of Commons in refusing to vote supplies to
the King and the action Of the Houseof Represent
aves N refusing appropriations to detray the neces
numerous examples to show that this impression
was erroneous. Tho Commons, he said, never re-
fused vote of money for the purpose of coercng
the Lords into acqucscence with their plans. The
supplies Withheld were not those needed In the ex
erGise of the ordinary functions of government.
These were obtained from, the regular revenues
of the country. Nor were they those required by
the household expenses of the sovereign. which
were rived from estates set apart for that purpose
fused were those asked for extraordinary occasions
as to pay the Kings debts, to conduct foreign war
or when the revenues settled on the crown were
wasted In extravaganza. Since 1858 no general
legislation has been attached TO money bills origin
ating In the Commons, and instances of such prac
tice before that date rare All proposals look
ing to such action were invariably resisted, de
nounced, and obliged to be abandoned. lie dehed
any one to point to an instance In English history
legislation, and no English patriot had ever ven.
turcd to propose q refusal to provide for the rev
enues of the Kingdom, the execution of the laws OF
the administration Of justice.
The present scheme Is not blow ct the President
who uni Ike the British sovereign Is in no Contin'
gency dependent upon the viii of the popular
House for his compensation but II Is Il blow aimed
prosperity of the country.
Abiding to tho prerogatives of the legislative
branch OF the Government MIR. Hoar pointed "a
the fact that while the obligations resting upon IL
members were morally as imperative as those do
volved upon the executive and judicial branches
they alone were not amenable to punishment ioi
dGrilction of duty. TO them belongs the proud
distinction of being responsible only TO the up,
Us representatives Of the people, The trainers OF
the Constitution, however, guarded carefully
any Pos9iult Wy lilc
tive body upon the functions of the executive de-
parmcnt He cited various instances In our own
legislative history where attempts had been made
TO attach general legislation to appropriation bills
and drew distinction between cases where appro'
prlatOns were refused to be agreed in unless linn
tied to the objects authorized by law, and cases
where merely political legislation was made tho
subject of disagreement. The former principle had
nothing In common with the present case
lie upheld the right of Congress to legislUte foI
the purity of the b0llot-boX and said that there had
been no time since the foundation of this Govern
ment when tho President was not authorized u
order the protection of the polls by the military
forces. such power existed and was exercised IN
all the States and In every nation, and was neces
snry 70 me preservation OF any popular govern
menl' indeed, what was new In this legislation
was provision inhicting seYers punishment upon
any member OF the military who should Interfere
in any way with the free exercise of the right Of
suffrage.
He was no alarmist and sought 10 see good In tho
situation lie did not consider II necessary for tho
welfare of the people that one party should con
stantly hold the reins OF government; but he saw
indications OF dangerous use of their power b,
the present majority.
A short time ago we heard II said that a Senator
from the little State OF Rhode Island was as power
full as one from the large State Of New York ant
now We told that the President Is only one mar
against many men. The Senator from indiana
mir Voorhees, yesterday reminded lis that hi
iinies of the country We did not need his admonl
ton. We its truth and feel It's force IN the en-
deayors made BY that party to override consttu
tional methods Disastrous consequences must re
suit from such policy unless we can succeed IL
checking Its progress aud restoring legitimate praC