The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-17

Expenditures of Treasury Department Morrison,
Forney, Turner, Buckner, Reagan, Hill, O'Neill.
Weaver, Starin.
Expenditures G. war Observation-Disclosures
FELTON,, Wells, Jones, White, Norcfoss, Houk. q
l. expenditures of Navy Departme nt-Townshend
Gllg, Phelps, Kitchin, HULL Wood, Lindsey,
Expenditures of Postofaco Department-Ladd,
Money, Sparks, Poehler, Blake, Valentine, Bng-
ham. -. -.
Expenditures Interior Observation-Disclosures; Whit
thorne, Clardy, Williams tAla.), De La Maty. Jor-
gensen, Burrows. Es1 So ,NFA NJ arf
Expenditures of Public Buildings-Deuster,
Bright Herbert, O'Reilly Ford, Forsythe, Yokunl.
Expenditures of Department of Justice-7Blount
Culberson, Springer, Hurd, New, Phster, Davis.
Clark uowa), Thomas, Einstein. Shaen berger. |a
Levees Of the Mississippi Chalmers
Johnston, Osmer. Turner, Myers, Evns, Damn
Bayne, Boyd, Caswell, Prescott.
Rules-The Speaker, Stephens, Blackburn, Gar
field. Frye.
Reform in Civil Service Hostetter. cravens
House, .Kenna, OConnor. Sawyer. Hammond
| Hayes. Hazleton, Butterworth Richardson. w
| On the State of Law Relating to Electoral Count
| -Bicknell, Hunton, Carlisle, Stephens, Ewing,
Lounsberry, Dunn, Ortiz, Updegraf Qowa), Van
| Ventilation of Hall of House Kmmel, Covert,
| Carlisle, Mcmahon, Stone, Kelley, Robson. r "a
| Causes of the Depression Of Labor-wright,
Dickey, O'Connor, Murch Sherwin, Cowgirl, Mar
| On Epidemic and Contagious Diseases--Young,
Gibson Hooker Goode Morse Smith, Updegraff
| (Otio), Aernam, MCGOWAN. EE&E -}@&lAa
| Prinhng-Singleton (Miss.). Wilson, Hayes.
| Enrolled Bills-Kenna, Coffroth Ward Adrich,
| WILDER. a4 o.qf..,g .stt ., .p-..-. f.o'
Library-Geddes Richmond, Clafin
Census-Co1, Hooker, Elan, Finley, .Cclerick,
Thompson, Rothwell, Loring, Pierce, Daggett.
| Sherwin. Ests tF .St4-'' 85j@ j. +.
The House was busy with the Legislative Ap-
| preparation bill on the 18th, the pending amend
ment being that increasing to $25U0O0 the appro-
| priaton for controlling and for graduating con-
| tagious diseases among domestic animals, After
a long debate the whole subject was stricken from
the bill and the proposition agreed to recommend
ing that the House refer the whole mat
! ter to the Committee on Agriculture,
| with instructions to report promptly.
! On motion of Mr.. Haskell. the appropriation for
investigating the habits of the cotton worm and
other I'M urious insects was placed under the con-
troll of the chronological Commission. Mr.. Bragg
| moved to strike out all provision for the Southern
Claims Commission and to insert clause repeating
I the law creating TIL: commission Consideration of
| the amendment was postponed until the 1Gth.-The
! Senate held no SessiOn.--rhe Republican Sena-
tors had caucus which lasted two hours After a
thorough discussion OF the situation. during which
nearly every Senator participated i'll the debate,
| the conclusion reached that the Sena-
| tors would unitediy urge an aggressive war
| fare against the political amendments to the
Appropriation bill in the line marked out by ex-Sec
| rotary Robson i'll his speech. The caucus unani-
| mously agreed to disregard the position assumed
by Gen. Garfield that the legislation could be &C.
copied If presented as separate measure. They
held, on the contrary, that if the legisla-
| ton its merits could be acceptable it
| would not be revolutionary to pass it on an
| Appropriation bill. They decided rather that
the proper constitutional ground to maintain
was that outlined by ex-Secretary Robeson-tbat
to repeal that section of the United States law
binds the hands of the President of the United
States. crpples the civil power, and prevents the
Executive, or the courts, or the Marshas, or any
SUTTON OF justice to appear at the polls. This, the
republicans will maintain, is a violation of the
constitution, and of the fundamental principles of
civil liberty, and cannot be tolerated
4 Debate on the Army Appropriation bill was
opened in the Senate on the 18th. The pending
question was Mr.. Baine's amendment prohibit
ing the appearance within a mile of polling
place Of any person armed with deadly weapon
of any kind, and Mr.. Blaine began the
debate in long speech, the first part
of which was devoted to ridiculing the Demo-
cratic suppositon of possible intimidation
by the army at an election. In the entire South
there were only 1856 men--60 to each million of
Inhabitants. In some Southern States there were
none ut all. in North Carolina there were 30; in
South Carolina, 100; in Georgia, -; in Arkansas.
81; in Alabama. 80; in Louisiana. 231; and not one
in Texas, outside of the border. Mr.. Blaine
concluded as follows: II do not profess
to know, Mr.. President, what the President
OF the United States Will 90 Wnen LleSe Oils
are presented to him, as suppose in due
course OF time they will be. 1 certainly should
never speak solitary word of disrespect of the
gentleman holding hatexalted position, and hope
/ shall not speak word unbetitting the dignity of
the Office of Senator of the United States but as
there has been speculation here and there on both
sides to what he would do it seems to me that
the dead heroes of the Union would rise from their
graves if he should consent to be inundated and
outraged in his proper constitutional power by
threats like these. All the war measures OF
Abraham Lincoln are to be wiped out, say lead
| ing Democrats. The Bourbons OF France busled
themselves, / believe, after the restoration IN
removing every trace of Napoleons power and
grandeur, even chiseling the M from public
monuments raised to perpetuate his glory.
but the dead mans hand from st. Helena
| reached out and destroyed them in their pride
and in their glory. And tell the Senator'S on
the other side of this chamber, tell the Demo
| cratic party North and South South in the lead
and North following, that this slow, unmovng
finger of scorn from the tomb of the martyred
President from the prairies OF llnois will witheg
When you present these bills with these threats
/ to living President who bore the commission
of Abraham Lincoln, and who served with
| honor in the army of the Union which
Lincoln restored and preserved, can think only
| of one appropriate response from his lips or his
pen. He should say to you with all the scorn be-
! fitting his station: rs thy servant dog that he
should do this thing?" Mr.. Wallace, in reply to
Mr.. Blaine, said the bill makes no threat to deny
supplies. Let US look ut this subject of coercion.
Inc PRESIDENT. senate, ana house are independently,
| each in its sphere. Each possesses negative
upon the other. The Senate and House each
| has absolute veto upon the other, while that
! of the Executive is limited. If the Senate
fuses to pass a House bill because of objection
able matter, and makes its removal a condition of
it's passage, it the House to that extent It
has this right, It is not revolutionary. 1t exer-
cses it's constitutional right to judge of the meas
ure. This right is vital the check invaluable.
| The same is true of the Executive negative upon
the Legislative power. II the Executive dis
sents, and, on reconsideration there are not
| two-thirds, the Legislative branch may de-
cline to act 1t has this right or it has
| no independence of action. 1t alone for it
| self must judge of the fitness, necessity, and
constitutionality of the measure proposed. It
cannot coerce the Executive nor can the Executive
| coerce it. Each is responsible to the people for
its conclusions and actions. and must act in full
| view of that tribunal. If the Legislative branch
could be coerced to act in this mode the
| will of the majority would be controlled by the
| minority. The patronage of an INSCRIPTIONS
President and minority could dictate legis-
| lation. No such purpose is intend
| ed by the constitutional negative
In the House, Mr.. Laid, of Maine. attempted to in
| troduce a financial bill, but Mr. Conger of Mich-
oI.sa @ol