The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-07


gress in the aIne Of peace, for It involves
not merely the merits and dement's of the
aws which tie i Se re G P1SS s f.
the powers and the duties OF the two branches
of Congress and thu president 1t Is question
1t is a DIGESTION that has never yet been
brought so sharply befoye the American Con-
Tress and american Peop.e as II ma, may be nov
decided, and the decision must determine
what are the powers Of the house OF Repre-
the duty OF that House in view on the trainers
OF the constitution. according to itS letter and
this question il were in the best pox uble con-
dition to speak and to argue it with very
grave dinidence, and certainly with the ut
long and carefully as 1 have thought OF it
without seeing that we are at the begfnniDg.
this country as a similar struggle lasted IN
what we are accustomed to call mother
isns T Before .psss s,ss for two
long here but may Isss un,ii every ssa man so
whether or not the House Of Represents siis
has the right to sey We will grant supplies
dressed. We are the representative of the
taxpayers Of the Rep1ohc. We, the House OF
originate money bills. we. the HOSE 81 Rep 70
resentatiyee, alone have the right to originate
bills, 6lils which T grant the money OF The
present the taxpayers OF the Republic. We,
therefore, by the very terms of the constftu-
bills which grant the money OF the people
We claim the right which the House Of Com.
mons in ENGLAND established after two centur-
les OF contest, TO say that we will not grant the
money OF the people unless there is redress Of
Upon the assembling of tn Is Congress In pur-
suance OF a call for an extra session which
was made necessary by the failure OF Forty
iui appropristions for aA the sne sup peeGt
of the Government, the question x.s
last Congress to engraft by construction a new
principle upon the constitution, should be per-
sisted in or not. This Congress has anpie
ton bits. and also to enact any political inca
sure which may be determined upon in sepa-
rate bills by the usual and orderly methods of
proceedings, but a majority of both Houses
have deemed IL wise to adhere to the principle
asserted and maintained in the last Congress
by majority OF the House of Representatives
mat principle Is that the House OF Repre-
sentatives has the sole right to withhold the
the Government may depend, unless the Sem
ate and president shall give their assent to any
attach TO appropriation bills. ToestabIish this
principle Is 10 make a radical, dangerous and
our Institutions. The various departments OF
the Government and army and navy are
established by the constitution or by the laws
clearly defined and their support is carefully
provided for by law The money required for
this purpose has been collected from the peo-
pie, and is now in the treasury ready 10 be
paid out as soon as the appropriation bills
passed. Whether appropriations are made or
not. the collection Of taxes win go on. The
public money VIII accumulate in the treasury.
Ii was not the Intention Of the trainers Of the
constitution that any single branch of the
Government should have the power to dictate
the conditions upon which this treasure
wss collected. Any such Intention, IL ft had
been entertained, would have been plainly ex-
81 The senate now Concur In the Claim Of the
House, adds TO the gravity of the situation,
but does not alter the question at issue. The
consolidation OF unchecked despo;ic power in
the House of Representatives. A bare
become the Government. The executive viii
no longer be what the trainers of the consfita-
branch OF the Government. 1t is clearly the
constitutions 1duty.of the president to exercise
MS discretion and Judgment upon al bills pre-
from any other branch ofthe Government.
To say That majority OF either or both
prevail OF a bill under the penalty of stopping
all the operations OF the Government for
the executive that share OF legislative power
which is plainly conferred by the second Sec
1t strikes from the constitution the qualified
negative OF the president 1t Is said this should
be done because 1t is the peculiar function of
the House OF Representatives TO represent the
VIII of the people, but no single branch of q
department OF GovernSnent has exclusive
most authentic and solemn expression OF their
will is contaiped- in the constitution of the
United States. By that constitution they have
ordained and established n Government whose
powers are distributed among the coordinate
branches, which, as far as possible, consist
luteiy Independent Of each other. The people
Of the country are unwilling 10 see the SUI
omnipotence of any department Of the Gov
eminent. The enactment OF this bin into q
to destroy the equal Independence OF the sew
eral branches OF the Government Its prfnci-
tive, but the Judiciary also. under the coercsve
direction of the House. The House alone will
be Judge OF what constitutes grievance, and
act of Congress to protect elections IS DOW the
grievance complained OF, but the House may
on the same principle determine that any
ether act of ConvIess, treaty made by the
president, with the advice and consent of the
Office: or. that decision or Opinion or the e
supreme court IS grievance, and that the
priations required for the support OF the
offending branch of the Government.
Believing that this bill is danger
Gus violation of the spirit and meaning of the
Constitution, / am compelled to return 1t to
the House, in which 1t originated, without my
the constitution invests the president is a
trust that involves duty which can not de-
nurnose fo do WHAT can to nresrve ni
pared the constitutional powers and equal
Independence, not merely OF the executive.
win be imperiled by the adoption of the prln-
ciple of this bill. desire earnestly to urge
upon the House of Representatives q return
to the wise and wholesome usage of the earlier
days OF the Republic, which excluded from
the appropriation bills all irrelevant legisa-
ton. By this course you viii inaugurate an i'm
portant reform in the method of Congressional
legislation. Your action win be In harmony
with the fundamental principles of the con-
stitution and the patriotic sentiment of ma
tionality which is their firm support, and
you will restore to the country that feeling of
confidence, security and repose, which are so
essential to the prosperity ofailfour1eilow cfti-
zens. fla RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.
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