, 1879-04-25

6latEt, uAtIlE1ts AInQ1G}Ht fthhNoHos NHHIHIHt
Florida, Louisiana. sisAissippl, Nort|, Carolina,
Ti~sc eleven statrs paid sl5,o3T,loa.. OF this
sum: niorc than 81 200 .VD camc from the tobac-
ill., former and tllr eleven States paid 81, l25,-
| 4G2. This great suu wns
COLLECTED UNDER TIE Law.
The Constitution requires oil bills for raising
Tcvenuc tn originate lia 'hr Houso III iseprcseut-
etives. Iev are not not fesen. ;''. iaw'; rl.ey 'ase
ing Houses, aud tic last two iio'l.es
SPEAKER. 'rhe btl!s were reportsa by
ocratic @ majority, Both Houses % src uow % Demo.
cratic, mud we hear u no purposc to repeal Or
suspend tile c1l.tInx Revenue lawn. Tl'ev arc
10 remain and continue to orsrase and taka the
tribute ot the pct'ple. II thc sun, stated H. to
be less than Il was last rear, 1t wilt He only bc-
| ca,lse tho tobacco tsx has been reduced. Ths
vast revenue Is pald for three l*cs. i Is sup
piicG IN tftne Of great Depression IND dtstrcssto
pay O.: debt in which We have becn involved by
rescllIon; 10 pay the penstons Of the widows
BY liz Rcbriliou: aml 10 ,naintain
not to BE- estimated, of tic and trcasurc. r.
| exact money, and then fnriil the use for whct,
the peoplc psld It, would indeed be
rERpip1ous AND ABoMiNAnLE.
There was only one mode In which + could
reaet! suel! uses, and tlst M ts oy LAW law; Tho Con.
|
no discretion 10 MAJORITY or to Congress
whether t. make the nceaful appropriations or
not. The Constitution. however, does commit
| to Congress discretion to ascertain
now MUCH MONEY is sExnED,
hut, that dpne, the conmanu to npptorriate IL
the appropriation Is p'ain nnd pcretafr
tory, and refusal to Do 80
Is Revolutionary and reasonable. So, too,
wien tho Constitution tnvcsts Congress- with
| n hr In NrcHf1n ffpltR
/ vide for Tho corumon defense atl grncrul wei
fare, the plain meaning is That Congress shall
do this thlng; atnl refusal to DO tlll] ts dis.
obedience Il, the Constitution and subyerstye of
It. II members Of the judiciary u.Ml Executive
Departments failed to do their duties under the
Constitution, they would be ltable TO impeach-
mcns. II nsembcrs of thu Legislative branch
were likewise arsenab'e to punishment for
deEelicsson Of duty, It. would oc brnyer. II nut
q less guilty act, to violate their cxalird trust
In ordinary tItncs, tsutms like tilcse would BE-
ssssss' e not a,s out Derasnt 'sS sor " os s
bccausc an OCCASION has arseu unparalleled IN
American history, md, 50 far Us b. knew, in
Dr!tts! history. II 4 precedent could tic fund
written Constitution p'ainly defining tile rights
Of all living under It. 1t WAS not TO traus-
plant, but 10 lenvc bcllnd the traditions OF the
struggle between subject AMI rulers tllas our
impossible here tic Gusts distinctions Ut NIL IT.
adjusted society The paFtisan spirit animatIn!.
: | this debate, II It was anywhere nlfsundcr-
stood VA; mistaken c:ps;;sialy aa;;a IN .,tt ths
: on thi4 euojcct onu would think that
, the majority wero arralgncd simply because
they were acting unconstitutonuily tn puttnt.
Legislation on as Apprep,t1oH h TIT was
reakons than convenience. common sense, nt!l
the dungcr Of log-rol!tng combination 10 iorbitl
| putting MI appropriations on a htngis bill.
. / bill embracing such hul'lle Of inconsrnous
provisions, II no objcetlhl to its separate part.
I WAS found, It uas difficult to aen On wllat
, ground yeto could stand. But tbs objection
, to this legislation would be as stronG u 1t lia
| taken the form Of independent bills. 4 report
10 separate bills might oven laso
cLoAKrp rHE SINISTER DESIGN
OF legislation, and In that View woui,l have beer
J wisc policy Tor the otter side. In the cast
; pending the facr Of tile bill ttself Shows thu
tho legislation to not such as the Executive cut
coerce The Executive into violating his ecbse
right tu orstas tn portnlt tut Government to lya
! THUS far the achievements uf tlr Dcmoctatl
conc. It would be more difficult. The part
Ind rot tlruIsclvc. into psrtl!Cnmcnt, aslll uu
less tho Executive led !lrm cut they wouls
hare to back out. Laughter and approval
fused to accept thesa bills With all uleIr pulItlea
excrcscenccs mud yield to nlulotils, they vii
| yarate their seats nnd lcnrc tile uuvern.ncn
ssmo i l. he conR aHt oe 5 nks sfus1s
!, they would be ra1led hack ~ soon 10 need b
: uuttl they rclinqutshcd
! THEIR Moss1Rous pnHTxxs1on,
/ and abandoned their trcasonnblc posItts'p. Th
!, Army bill WAS not tlle sase bill in sotnr Of II
= fentlisca that was presented us tile ultIn,atu1
i pending bill condemned its predecessor. 1t ha
> been found tAt the bill needed alteration
Il az sao n'fa ,,t 1t sesso ss1',' ,afssa rl bill
provi.o. A provtao now came to saw the RICH
Of tie President to nil State In The con.ls.sc,
) y contemplated bY the Constitution. Wtthu,
!, this provlso as the bill was urBvlouslY 1t won
/; punish The Pscstneat and GENERAL Of the Arm,
and others whom Il might concern for ohcyts,
+ tic Constitution OF tho un.el states at.l tw
|. acts Of Congress, one Of which wns signed b
Geo.Es WasnE9n: shosn .n q IT. It's @ aosas,'sty, ls
:, ute Of the kind found OIL tic statute books Z
- thc United Statos. A century With ai Its actto
!" md party strife amt passionate d!seoId Ill
;. treason, had neyer yet pruduced majority nil
II believed thAt such statute VIA Ut to eo eL
acted.
Mr. Conklins, III the course Of Ills spcact
SAIL t1u effect OF this pill IL to prevent this SUI
u presslou OF my yiolcuce by, anY arncd tncr
n | acting under nat!ollu! authority, OH tlcetIo
,s day. In New York every thug. shouder-flstteI
~ carrlrr Of dirk or bowic-kn!r, every Cradaat
70 Of tat-ptts, buckct-shops nhl sluins.-lLrkes!c
uf Whist Il nuwadaTa called Democracy,-all
Ia every man from Kings l3rilge 10 tIlc battuty,
h advised beforehand tint
NO KnoaMlTr or HIS Will III CuEcKEp
i, by tho Iaw.otllrcra Of the Government. lscns'
- tpu,l Another bill to 10 brought iurHart! pFs
u vt.1cs tat, eycn II elcct"ns. ate Turned tnt
" bloody burlcsques,, nat9"al authority mtt
1t keen away, though XhEte LcaEucrs may take q
d active part, armed. perhaps, With 1nuskc1
~ furnished by tlIr uoyesntnrns. II there w
~ cycr tElne when suclI inw would DC eate Til
t!Iap Is f!ot now,
IN Thn Constitution says Congress shall has
Il. power tD proyide for cM!ng thu militia to c1
IN cute ,llu lavs OF the Union. Speaking TO II
~ lawyers, lie wished 10 Ga,pllaalzo tae word to
:. ecuts." 1t nat dcvp legal Significance.
u warranted lie lla8 0f arms.
Atr. ConkIing askcl Ills frtcnd from kauss
(iuRails) TO read for him tho aeclon ot this Il
|. sised Statutes passed III pnrsaance Of and
II. n!s tnto effect ihts % constitutional proytsio
of snutllrpt. tiulL Sherman c4,nc 10, was greutt
T. br Mr.. Conkll,lE. allu took Ills seas In trout
i, tic speaker.
:" Nj. Conklllg resumed Ills constitutional arg'
~ uent tn show the authority o! llse Uu!tea stnt