Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-05-07

Wltn " Inc Den6Le IeIubeu tO dsbcut 70 the
bill on account of this irrelevant section.
Congress thereupon adjourned without
passing the appropriation bill for the army,
and the present extra session of the 46th
congress became necessary to furnish means
to carry on the government. The ground
upon which the action Of the house of rep.
resentatives is defended has been distinctly
stated by many of its advocates. A week
before the close of the last session Of con.
gress the doctrine in question was stated BY
one of LIS ablest defenders, az follows: at
10 our duty to repeal these laws. 1t il not
worth while to attempt to repeal except
upon the appropriation bill. The Republi.
can senate would not agree to nor the Re-
publican president sign ., bill for such
repeal. Whatever objection to legislation
upon appropriation bills may be made In IN
ordinary case does not apply where free
elections and the liberty Of citizens are oon-
| Let ts annex the conditions to It and insist
upon the redress Of grievance" By an.
! other distinguished member of the house II
| was said: 1.-THE right of representatives of
the people to withhold supplies il as old AZ
! English liberty. History records, pumer.
ous instances where the commons, feeling
that the people were oppressedby laws that
| the lords enacted, and would mot consent
| to repeal by ordinary means Of legislation,
ODtaineO feUfcss AZ IuSb W EciusIuS 0ppIO.
priations unless accompanied by relief
measures" sf@
That question, Of gravest magnitude, and
new in this country, was raised by thiA
course Of proceeding, and was fully recog-
nissd also by its defenders in the senate. 1t
was said by q distinguished senator: Per.
haps no greater question IN the form We are
brought to consider 1t, was ever considered
by an American congress In time Of peace,
for it involves not only the merits and de.
merits of the laws which the house bill pro.
poses to repeal, but involves the rights, the
privileges, the powers, the duties OF the two
branches Of congress and of the president
of the United States. It il question the
importance of which can scarcely be esti.
mated. 1t is q question that never yet
has been brought 80 sharply before IN Amer.
lean congress, and the American people, as
it may be now. 1t is question which
sooner or later must be decided, and the de.
cision must determine what are the powers
of the house Of representatives. under the
constitution, and what 10 the duty Of thst
house, In view Of the trainers Of that consti.
tuition, according to its letter and its spirit.
Mr.. President, should approach this ques.
tien If were in the best possible condition
to speak, and to argue to it, with
very grave difidence, and certainly
with the utmost anxiety, for no one can
tQluk over IL NJ lUuk ouA C0ISAuny ~
l have thought of it, without seeing that We
are at the beginning, perhaps, of . struggle
that may last ~ long il this country as a
similar struggle in what We are accustomed
to call the M0therland. That struggle lasted
for two centuries before it was ultimately
decided. 1t is not likely to last 30 long
here, but it may last until every man in this
chamber is in his grave. A isz 4 question
whether or NO the house Of representatives
-. IN Nyil1
only on condition that grievances are re-
dressed. We are the representatives Of the
tax payers Of the republic. We, the house
of representatives, alone, have the right to
originate money bills. We, the honss OF
represen tatives, have alone the right 20 |
originate bills which grant the money OF
the people. The senate represents thel
states. We represent the tax payers Of the
republic. We, therefore, by the very terms
duty Of originating bills which grant the |
mosey Of the people. We claim the right /
which the house of commons In Englsnd
established after two centuries Of contest, |
to say that we viii NOT grant the money 0f
the people unless there 10 redress Of grisv. |
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| Upon, the assembling Of this congress, in
purssance of the call for An sxtre session,
which was made necessary BY the failure Of
the 45th congress 10 make needful appro.
priations for the supporter the government, |
the question wss presented whether the
attempt made in the last congress to On.
graft by construction new principle upon
The constitution should be pefisted IN or not, |
This congress has ample opportunity and
time to pass sshppropriation bills, and also 70 |
enact any PalitfcAl measures which maybe
determined upon by separsae biils tby the
usual and orderly methods Of proceedings. |
n = I~tl kH~ - ,3onr adj
it wise 70 Adhere TO the principle assested
and maintained in the last coggress ~ 81
majority Of tho house Of representatives. !
That principle II that the house Of represen. |
tasives has the sole right TO originate bilb
for raising revenue, and therefore has the
right to withhold appropriations upon
which the existence OF the government may
depend, unless the senate and president
:h.ii give their assent 70 any leg.
ft to attach 70 appropriation bills.
To establish this principle 10 70 make
radical, dangerous and unconstitutional
change in the character OF our institutions.
The various departments OF the government
and army and navy are established by the
constitution or BY the laws passed In purs
suance thereof. Their dntss ere clearly
vided for by law. The money required ford
this purpose has been collected from she
people and Il now in the treasusy, ready to1
be paid out % soon a. the appropriat3Op
bills, arc passed. Whether appropsiatopA
are made dr' 'Aot, tie lc4llectipk ~ 6xss mi
70 ON; the public money win accunulate in
the treasury. Il was net the, intention Of
the trainers Of the constitution that any
sSisi siss Psssr s e :aa app.d sPso e
thA nurDoaea Tor vbfcN II W. collected,