, 1879-03-15

Uut 10 nc aetatcH 10 ns Interiors AHH SUBJECTS ny
virtue ot l.e terms VI the Constitution which
nIakcs them The ultimate deposit af that power
from which there can 10 no constitutional ar-
peal.
81: President, It is breact, Of the prIyttcgcs
of this House, 4 Is violation of The dignity OF
this Chamber, t is q spccl1c Insult TO every Rep
rcscntatfvo Of The States who sits hero By COIN
mission from their noyttnors. We, forsooth.
arc to pc compelled to inscrfbe our nnmes upon
laws tllat VIC bcl!evc to lug lust mud right md cs-
scNtiaa to the safcty md liberties OF the people
VIC shnll crnac, blot out from the statutcook.
nnder the penalty Of seeing all the operations OF
plies.
. protest against the doctrine; ! repudtate II.
It Is not the doctrine Of tic constitutional Law
Of this RcnnhIlc. II has m plaro IL our poisica!
history. There le no warrant for 1t III any Of
the express letter Of our fundamental law, and
ovcrtilrows ut pl6w nll the best traditions OF
public government In this country. We arc the
equal Partners OF The House Of Representatives
ilcgc Of legislation. The privileges OF th!a body
have been ntrencied unon by. a long mud lnyct-
crate practice, which has no foundation what
ever IL constitutional law by. any rational inter-
to orieIuate appropriation bills, as L they were
revenue bills, whcreaa a revenue bill Is bill to
levy a tax and not Bill to appropriate money out
of the Treasury. But whether that be SO OF not,
probation Of TINT right, but pretcrrlng tu pIacu
mvsclf directly In The middle and the centre Of
an unassailab1c privilege. say that 1t Is daring
lnfractfon Of tcronttttutional right OF this body
aHI OF the States nfll the people and Of The
rights under the Constitution which this body
represents, to ntlow ourselves to be placed BY
the other branch OF Congress In tho attitude Of
those who ure required 10 assent tu That which
VIC do not approve. nn1 which we in fact abllor,
in order to prevent The oycrturn Of this Govern
ment.
The Senator from New York fSfr, Conklfnr,
characterized ,he doctrine MS Revolutionary.
Il too strona]y.. My honorable mud honured
cnlIoap,,t. cmlsrfzei It IA ronstttuifonal, a
safc. sound doctrina uf public inv, The issl,o
is mntlc m Tho lines nro tenarate niul dis
broad and ID vc!i dcencd, Thcre Is no m.takins ;i,.
II. And uny i'll ,1a een whittier ihn lnrt. nj it
leads us. s
Il, h n,rcodv annaunccd nv the spnotor fro,n
Kcn,nckv IAfr. DerIsi that wien ynnt]cr ninI
uoInts tic hour Of 19 OF Marcl, thc iii. tho no
jiticai constitution Of Ibis Gody changes md
our power al!i responsibility ceases, ind that
utstarle wifi then be- oyercDme. ana then con
viii cGn, ri II" Ernc,.iyn' ilnt" Mr. prcsii,ent.
thc EXECUTIVE under our Constitution ia sp,nc-
thinr mara thon the Executive. A sntI bv thn
Ecnninr Jrom Nav Ynrk. he lprltltnntely. aen.
wi'oic} lrnsIat;y. % nnwcr No b!li ean hecomo an
inw c1cc1,L viii hls ronsent. uuless hls oblcc-
tinn epx ia pyrrr,cd hv tnainrit}ra ri two.thjri,
NJ hoth hrnnrhcs ~ l:onvrc.s. 1'hers Ia the
provision. is its wisdom dsputcdi That was
nnt ti,e doctrInr of t,r fatht.rs Of thu Dcmn-
rsattc norfy. fnr when Andrew ,Tnclson. in lin
racc Of liz i,nsttln nnforties In Congress- inter
nrcted The Constitution fur himself, Without
Choosing to follow thc adverse decision Of lie
Sup1cmo judicial Tribunal, wic!tletl not infro.
nuentiY The thunderbolts Of hjs veto, thc reyes-
i,ernttS. nc.sn RI nnnlnnse rnlini nnt ewclief in
mirhty tfdes from every ouorter Of tic land,
An1G no thou1htful student ayM. conscientious
s can vtsh Inn. nroyIsnn Of our federal Constttu.
tinn ~ ho nt thnn T. IL. und cim,r ,lrrr Il /.
thcre for INC, not wuuto1ly, not su as to make
II cheap md common Dy dally use amtl display,
h,t os pftst, md whenever liz ocrasi'n rcn rcs
nu.1 I honc and nray tnut the maflncas II thls
nmr vii cot hs af~vs, Nv thu e,nit f,f fhnt ron,
stit,,tinnn} nowcr from the occupant Vt the Ex-
cr,,tira rhair ,vhirh will astonish ali hut these
who aiu1iTo md follow the great jackson. Il
vii t" he = ,yhnc.oo,e tonic to ths neonic md
nun tham ~ I'm n,,.lm.. and nntsca uni kicl,
ncss al stounch tint lave coN,2 from being sur
fcltcd md oyerloadcI With Ills fctld and un.
wholesome diet.
the dnctrn wo,,]d iend l,s. Vo nre told. tjrst.
~ s ~ ossanf, mnan thr Es.cut,ye tn ettnrt frotn
him hIs asscnt to bills fu cannot approve; on
what rro,nsl, On % lie rround tj,at he loves tie
or,cr as NM, ncacr md nernet,,i.y Of our natt,,.
taona Snt.crp pthou t,o NAV vim }orse hin tn thnt
alternative. for t,,at ts It: HDo ills whcI, We
dcmand, aid With We know you do not believe
betier M than yo,ir consetonco a,,d your onor intd
tic IA ianNu"1c tn bc od;,Tessc to i Excc,,tyc
az n nuEt al tf,e iegislatiye bower by tiluso Who
i'o1a tn nthnr shnr"s ~ ite me- II ti,c nn1,mcrs
tn m cniernrtac nf h,st,css who lad cont r.hutcti
hnt a nnTtipn Of the cai,ftni md wr,o rntitlcl
n;, shsre ~ r. tI,a ,jronttnn .ho,,id sav
iI,c3r o,ier % nnrtncr ~ ~ VIM hv iho tcrms Of thcir
srtirlcs xna ~ Untitled to- m m IN cn,,nl Voice viii
tier., ~, evo,a VII ,s ~ va viii mnke vo',
,ss;. vs', ,,,d - That sroms n he the .hrnrv ~
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iu't aa M i,se snaiIa,, ~ i,an o Ex.,,,,yo i,
t,r" ~, IL .yc.,;g, mi dishc.rtcncd and aver
cnmn | hy hoosicss resistansc. S,ti sccamos md
tsns s "po H o M"seS 4 cro IN, ' ~ yit M NJ what
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