The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-06-27

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Nrmatks IN linn A. ~ Thurman
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III Mt liHsts at tH4 tA4'
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en,il III answer III MI lintt
Ssnnsnt Thurman anii ILL., us'i'u
slttan III thl. lili proceeded nls'n "
,tin.it,lp that III ut'ttis anil also
lufrls itrivfrm.ihi. II ripts.n'ls ~.
IN ,L. ground that II " ihr duty NJ
Congress III innk. appropriations w
execute rs,,y Law thnt II upon III.
statue books, whether that law DC
constitutional ~ not, polite ~ nof.
Just 81 not. condemned by Til. people
o. not Ill. principle upon Mhirh
,hr hill II opposed would have mule
IL the duty ~ Congress tn alrfurrl.
~. money Ia carry into effect the
alien and .rditlol law, the fugitive
slave Law, II slavery still existed AMI
that law was in force. II would ~.
usiire Congress to- make approflia.
atiuns 10 carry into effect the most
detrimental ar Unconstitutional law
thin, vii. ever enacted, II that law
hal not been repealed. Such rriil.
cipl. never oitninod In this ~ any
other government that had n lr.is.
lntive hody that made nn nppforri.
ation. would like 10 know how |
am bound ID regard law ~ conssi'
tutionni bcr,lus. some former Con.
grrss enacted TINT law. Take these
election laws. was never clearer
In my life thnn upon the proposition
that those laws Nrc unconstitutional.
and am ] 10 bc forcsworn NY voting
money 10 carry them into execution.
Ilf 40 make myself pnfticers
crim!nis. No. Air. Il law Is passed,
| Ii III Il hnd ono, I'm unconstitutional
law, and subsequent Congresses may
bc unable 10 repeal II. Congress hns
Inn absolute right ~ use nll tho pow.
ers the constitution cnnfrr- upon y
upon the question whether the law
shall be executed OF not, and II II
cannot b. executed without nppru'
lpriatlng thc peoples money then IN.
man who thinks Ii unconstitutional
and votes tic peoples money TO TX,
eeu,c II, IL lrriurca man. and
nothing lcas. Nothing IN clearer
than that II II majority Of Congress
ARE opposed 10 u law and cannot r.
pal Il. yet tho. arr not hound &
vote any money ~ the people which
IL In their keeping Ia execute TIM
law which they bolicve Ia be iii,
constitutional I will 20 further mn.
shy. II they believe "A law TO be I'M
polite, they have the right,
senator Blainc---Thcn n citizen, D.
the snmc reasoning, II not bound 4
obey u law?
senator Thurman The senate
from Maine would not make hi
living a. Il lawyer, o. b. would III
n-k ne such u question. What !
this hndyy II Congress bound y.
decisions ~ Il former Congress ~ 4
what IN constitutional. AMI X Ias
Ia nnronriitntIonai ~. ~ ~ staliif.
ourselves and haroM. pdrflaelt
arimini. by votln1 money ~ *.
cute III
Bui there 4, another ilsa sfartst
here and that II II ~ appropriation
! bill doc. not appropriate money ~
everything Ii ought ~ ~ vetoed =
! OF voted down. II there In that Iil
/ m appropriation that u objection
/ able o. not pursuant 10 the coIlsii
tuition? No man will any 20. VII
has u right 10 vote against the bill
!. much lcsr 10 veto II because II doe
i not appropriate Tor something olss
suppose II did not appropriate fu
the ordinance department ut III
Certainly II Il our duty TO nppropr'
= ntc for that department. We woul
i have 60 take the responsibility, b,
!. would that Justify any person
voting against the bill OF vetolng
y What right would anybody have
= say TINT In due time and nceuItiln
i, 10 our Judgment. We woui not NJ
!. proprinie for IL. This bill does ~
appropriate for troops 10 b. ,lrsa ,
: police force III the polls. Pit ~
L construction you plrnrr on iha In
10 g,,ngr. II " Il failure 10 apprnri
!, atr for the army when used FIR
particular purpose. just ~ tie Il
publicnns said they would not a.
n proprIatc for thr arm, II Il we're u
II in Kansas many years MO. i
il simply failure ~ appropriate.
y. repeats M Inv. and 10 MN =
!" defend lis yntn against illis hill !
y ra,itn N ,iurs nni ntprnpliAi" fpr
" specific purpose. II other nsrfop
~ atoms In thu bin air tight II II q
i. duty 70 appropriate money y ~
- port the government. 4 rian, tut
~, people think Tho army nui n.ta
II -nry luit ~ thu government, I'LL
~ refused ~ appropriate fof \ Il
/. Would merely BE- giving eject
their constitutional opinion, u
- not ii necessary institution. nnd u
III eimply question of policy ~ it,,
[th inrni whether II shall " nsthIn
iilt we ia not lnislr. 10 Hpplprfi
fur II. The idea that Congress
~ ~ obliged ~ ruppor every bal.
W rrc.rivc, lnrolitie OF nneonst'
~, tiohnl lnw l. ii harder blow at
~ government, than has eyer l'.en IL
n'e II. II III ~ weaken the constituil
Ih' III power ~ Congress, - that II
hnrslly worth having.
lhe
MI Dy Is terrible mistake, Mr.. i
~ Nounnn, ~ Kansas CITY, sDn u Jo-
~ "A. Nuonnn, ~ this State, shot
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