National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-05
F0RTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.


Il and had said that 1t was revolutionary in the
Democratic party to resist IT,, ,,.,..,-.,...
Whit he Mfr Garfield had said on that occasion
and what lac said now was that II was revolution
airy IN the gentlcmous party to refuse TO- let the mp
preparation bill be voted on. For four days gentle
men on that side had said that the House should
not vote on the appropriation bill because there
was rider on It., lie had tried to prevent that
rider being put Oh, but when the minority Insisted
that the House should never act upon 1t he had
said that that was an uupdrli0mcntary obstruction.
The Republicans now did not nlhuder to prevent
vote on the pending measure. The majority had
right (howcNCr indecent II might he as n matter
OF parliamentary procticc) TO PIT rider on the ap-
preparation bill and pass It,. Aud when the bill was
scnt TO the Senate that body had apcricct right to
pass IT, And when Il went 10 the President II was
the Presidents constitutional right to approve and
sign Il.
1.-THE President signed It then It would he a law,
hut IL was equally the Presidents constitutional
right To diSapproNc It, should he do SO, then nm
less the other side had twothirds majority In the
House aud Senate to pass the bill Notwithstanding
the Presidents objections 1t could not be passed
without the --latest violation Of the Constitution.
| Nobody on the Republican side had brought up
the question ofa veto. II had been brought up by
| the proclamation of Democratic cHucusScs and by
| The conference committee of the last House that
| had written 1t down as their programme that they
would bind together these elements OF Legislation
and send them to the President. aud that If he did
| not approve them the Democratic party would not
| vote supplies for the Government YOU, said he,
addressing the opposite side), threatened him in
| advance before You let him have an opportunity
| to say yes or no.
You walked into this Capitol with your threats
| You Threatened in the index" 1t remains to be
seen whether, In the body Of your work, and in It's
as was N sSe yp ebSnnr rs S the
| Republican sdc.l Let no gentleman say that |
| lor any man on the floor have threatened veto.
| IL would be indecent to do IL. IL would be indie
cent for any of us even to speak OF what the Exec
utlve intends, for none OF It's has the right to know
ihat. But you In advance, proclaimed to him that
| II he dared TO exercise his constitutional power,
you would refuse to vote the supplies of the Gov.
ernmcnt in other words, that you would starye 1t
guished friend from Virginia (Atr Tucker, who has
come nearer meeting this case than any man on
ms hoor has made q point which is part of the
grandeur of his intellect, which respect.
| lie says that under our constitution. we can vote
supplies for the army for but two years, and, that
in certain way, the ceases army to be ii tn sup
niles are not voted. He is mistaken in one thing.
me army is an organization independent Of APP
preparation bills. 50 far as the creation Of officers
and rank is concerned. The mere supply OFT, of
course, comes through the appropriation bills. II
you refuse supplies TO the army 1t must perish OF
hamilton The gentleman from Virginia says
Unless you let us append condition, which is to
us redress of grievances, we will let the army be
annihileed on the 3Oth of June next, by lack OF
Is brave, But WHAT is the grievance" of which
nc gentleman complains2 law. A law Of the
consent known to our constitution
And 1t is his grievance that he cannot get rid Of
II III the ordinary and constitutional way ofrcpeal
ing law If he get rid of 1t by all the powers
OF consent that go to make or unmakc law, then
nc can 40 so, whether IL Is a grievance or not;
whether 1t is good or bad If the gentleman from
Virginia wants to take before the American people
this proposition of letting our army be annhilated
OH the 3Oth OF June next unless the President
against his conscience and his sense Of duty, shall
sign what he sends him we will debate that ques
Ton III the forum of every mans mind. II VIVA
| the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Blackburn
calls the return of the Democratic party to it,
birthright" Changed to heritage in the Record II
TO be sgnalizcd in its first great act by striking
down the grand army of the United States the peo
pie of this country will not DO SLOW to understant
That there are "reminiscences about that army which
these gentlemen would willingly get rid of. loud
applause on the Republican side and In the gale
) rieS
l.. In the course of further remarks Mr.. Garfield ex
pressed his willingness TO help the Democrats Il
J wipe from the statute book the law authorizing Thu
use of the army at the polls, II bill for that pur
pose should be introduced in the regular man-nei
Mr.. WARNER made a speech deprccating the re
ylval of war memories so long after the heroes VIII
fell had been covered in under pillow of green
" Mr.. New offered an amendment providing tina
; nothing in the section shall be construed a
n 0bridgng affecting the duty or power OF tn
ii President, under the Constitution, to send troop
It on application Of the Legislature or Executive.
n Mr.. BAKER offered an amendment to the amend
: ment, making 1t unlawful for any person to hay
,, on his person firearms, bowie knives, clubs.
d bludgeons in the vicinity of place where an cleo
ton Is being held.
The chairman, in ruling ont Mr. Bakers amend
, | ment ns not germanc TO an army bill, encountere
' q good share of opposition from Mr.. Conger again
, whom he threatened TO coll IN the service of tn
l. ScrgeantRt Arms, to which DR. Conger reptile
J. with defiance Finally, however, angry passion
v subsidized the committee rose. and the House att
ordering all debate on the bill and amendments
close at halfpast twelve tomorrow took, at $40,
recess until eleven o'clock tomorrow