New-York tribune., 1879-04-29

and Tie yscy o. The Department of whispered
talk the members seat or OF PERSONAL inteTeo ru
son. tue dcrauu pass between mem When onSht
10 pass in th road igut OF day under que @ f e
public observation, between two great oncias Vi 'ne
~ il nor within the rules certainly not within the
cns,n 10 ali, 20 these conversations in debate they
are not available 0r argument IN the senate. Il tnty
were the certain maccuricy of repetition woua make
n is not necessary tAat should assert the Influence
thus exerted is corrupt It is privae II IL unanthor
go n il ab, to grcl abuse II is not acknowledged;
It is the fair subject u suspicion Therefore have
he aboshed entirely But If you viii adopt tins Dan
you VIII destroy the necessity the eHcuse i9r ] ols
ali men this will 90 far 10 destroy the practice Hyou
will substitute public argument for private CONVERSE
tion an enlightened public observation VIII detect
| whether other ma cement has been used. - o on
the floor of the House Representatives, aud by
process of private conversltonsn two hours reverse
and declare the rea ,ons for his change. have seen
that same Secretary retreat RAPIDLY from the ha wnen
II was suggested 10 apply the provisions OF the law OF
! I7~9 and 10 require hm then and there puDhcy 10
give information on the lna.ter penS An i
IIose Well may the people, dstrusiu OF these hidden
ways exclam Y.tn TAG confused ana Diihueu "aIrior
u o'' Give bu. to see, aud Ajax asks no more"
Tho odontion OF this measure will not in any degree
impair the eic, ncy of the present system OF com,
mittees Their dres functions ana neIhOaS c WI, sG.
gate and prepare ee station as now Nor VIII IL IL ~, m
Great ease 10 thens yes the information which the com
ittees usually dig uu OF ponder0us COMMUNICATIONS d.
| great labor
| Is THERE pANG tR or INDECoRoUs DFBATEf
If is asserted that the Secretaries now over
worked and will not ave lime TO attend the sittlngs OF
the bouses even for few minutes four days In each
week have said before II two days In each house are
| unnecessary inconvenient o.. day In each house
may suffice II it shall he Dronyenie 1t for all the heads
oF den1rtmcDfs to attend the day. II may be
provided that they attend on different days lnese are
matters of detail merely as nave sam, anu can ~ @ ue
easily modified The officers II other governments nave
| time A.. .oo,,,,, oor,uo
VERSES and painful badg 0i secretaries oy shaIp
| cross-examners might rc4ur But T. might be our OK
that gored The Secretaries are well able 70 take care
OF themselves. This preset, Cabinet IS iuly equal IN
| debate TO any like number OF members III congress.
Most of them have tested rr mettle here ana one OF
cm has moi tailed n conf C.; either here IN Europe.
IL will always be So. Any lFn hted Dy Duslhess QUAIL
lcatons take charge of Department can Le clearly
what he thOroU gly he rules men nave
suggested would hardly adj OF sich unseemy Wrahge.
The enlightened sense OF tecency and dignity on
the part Of secretaries and members would checuay
prevent II. The dccOrum en- mas a,esteu lhe heeu
sense of responsibility in DO houses should dspel sucn
aUprehensions, ana seer iiles OF neup,, i ,n'
once forget themselves, tL1 lust public iud2naOu
would prevent repetition. the Secretary should re,
fuse To obey this law, the pS" fn hpedelnen' no I
siiice to punish him, even ii c'du not coefcc oDeu-
epca, as IN ali other o.iicial delinquency
have not chosen 10 bring my aid the authority OF
great names. Mr. Clay SEQ the idea that tae De-
lie declared they we're the cratures Of Congressional
enactTent and therefore Wcre absolutely bound to
obey it, provisions. rrOfes-Dr LeDer declared that
while members of COnglcse mot be made heads 9f
departments. yet that heads departments can De ad
mitted 10 The floor with u. ght Of debate. Judge
story with that iuness OF l' ming and copous eiO-
queice which marx all his wo =, has maintained inc
consttuonality and the expcl 'ney OF law such as
p'@SPUmc British WAYS" sec it sometimes written. No.
Il 4. ot Ertsh way II the way OF the Government
OF every civilized nation in the world which has Leg
isaulre and Executive, except The REPUBLICS
OF France and SwiZ rand and Mexico ana central ana
rias Of England and Be grm and Italy and Brazil
have established It, The stern imperialism OF Germany
and Austria have admitted IL. Ii Is The reasonable IL
lati0n No nation has ever abandoned 1t for the old
way, more than farmer has given up the mower ana
But if it were n British wayl The Parliamentary his
OF England is the cmei glory OF ne AnG,osaXon
race 1t l. the history OF freedom the history o human
progress the history OF the ameioratioG OF The evils OF
Darbarism, and the substitution OF tIs DessEs oL te
greatest liberty and the least law us IuG history oI
Magma Chara. the Petition OF Rights the BIZ OF Rights,
the great remonstrance inc haDeas corpus Ae statues
of treason, tue extension OI suffrage.
The conclusion of NJ Pendetons remarks were
greeted with applause.
The PRES IDENT pro tenn appointed, under the law OF
1879 Messrs. Mcpherson and Anthony az members Of
the Board Visitors, 20 attend the annual examination
Mr. WXiLtcE tDem., Penn.), from the Committee on
Appropriations reported the bill 10 provide Tor tic eA
pensoB OF the present session OF Congress
MoRRELL OPPOSES TIE BILL.
Mr. MOREEIL Ogep, VI then spoke on the subject
of Mr. Pandleton's bill lie said il introduced by
that gentleman in the House of Representatives in
1864 and was now brought here with some modfcl-
tiou He beng member OF the House at that time. it
became his duty 10 oppose the BILL which tied because
II was an exotic which could fDd no cOngeuia ground.
The effort simulate our Government 10 monarchies
would now ind new bdlwark III It's support Ii was
not a convincing argument to say that foreign
governments have adopted the system proposed, be-
cause they copying more and more the practice
which prevails In tins country. Something was once
said about camel going through the eye or needle,
but the space through which seven Cabinet officers are
to Congress was much smaller The Senator finds
the cons oual pOwerto this bill under the clause
That determine the rules OF proceedings.
But such rules cannot be permanent, rs they de
pendent on changes IN Congress' me Iuts nave h0th-
ing more do with the heads OF Departments than
with the Justices Oi the supreme Court The rules thus
applied would hot De more BIo'slue tucy were ap-
piicd TO the New-York Chamher OF Commerce.
II true said Dir Morrill, that the law organizing the
Treasury requires the secretary 70 report 20 '0iEfSss,
in person or IN writing rs may be required The law
that act it would be seen from the debates, did
not propose that Cabinet officers should have seats In
Congress. to be expanded at will, but are Gre
ated by the Constitution. The trainers of
aeipst @ ming6S executive With legislative functions,
and those who passed the law organizing the Treasury
SUIT Inc P h nov p9os m ,r % nai d m
debates but not II all other objections
moved this would be enough to justify the defeat OF the
Mr. MORRILL, then argued that it would be incxpe-
dieDt this bi saying among other things that
that they cannot initiate ana pass measures without
calling upon and asking the aid OF the heads Of the
the bill thar foreig "a Governments adm: their Cabinet
officers 10 their CehDeratlYe assemblies Americans
free government and adopt observed IN mon
arces Mr.. Morrill, said that 10 effect such legislation,
IL would require amendment To the Constitution, bur
this would not receive many votes as there
bers OF the marine band
Mr. PESDLEION Dem, Ohio moved that his bill be
laid table to be called up hereafter, and this
agreed 10. - -
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr. VOORHEES, Dem, IndJ introduced bill apply
ing certain sections the Revised Statutes in relation
to prize money TO all feet officers Referred to the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. LAMAR Dem Miss,, by request, introduced
bill providing doublestamped Envelopes aud double
stamped postal cards.
ON motion OF Mr.. WALLACE Dem. Penny the Senate
took up and passed the bill providing for the publIca-
81 mr. fnf tho Dayta I'D ufufa