Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-04
TuE Senate, on Tuesday, considered tie
following resolution, heretofore Offered by
Mr.. IIOar (Rcp. MISs.);

following resolution, heretofore .ouered hy
Mr.. Hoar (Rcp. MlSs.);
R.sa,r.i That the resu al by one Hou-e o. Con-
gress To make :rssiry provision Tor The support
OF the executive, legislative ani Jid'cin 'epiIt
ments and for the de'enS' oi the country except
upon condition tn theother House and the Fresl-
dent shal give the assent To legislation ~hlch
thev disappruye. ami the refusal by Congress I"
make such provision except upon condition that
the Pres sdent shall .ve ~u'h assent, are uncon5''-
tutio. al, revolutionary AMI II persisted IN must
lead To the uysrthTOS constitutional SuN'.uiheus
and the destruction - ta,louaI u C.
Mr.. Hoar said that the failure to make
appropriations for the support ci the toy
ernment, which ncces-itltei ithiS extra seS-
sion. was eauSel by the wiltul refusal 5t one
branch Of Congress to give its assent t. cr-
actments to which the o,her branch had
agreed. There was nothing in oar dome
tic or foreign relations which tentni'd
legislation. The ex-Prc-iicnt, is he went
from nation to nation AMI from continent to
continent, found tie rulers OF the nations
opening to him their gates and >Hluii"- the
dlc with which his own name Was - IN
seplrably Connected Inc purpose ct a>-
scmblins here WA. ii he understood It, a
simple but cffectull process to do away with
the constitutional limits OF tn, Constitution
The scheme a. explained by Me-7r~. Beck
and Thurmh compelled the S,ulte 10 regis
fer the eiict, Of the H)u-c aui to vest il
the House the power Of the Gaver'm7nt
itself The coercion was II be aYplicl to
the President in regard to law passed
under all constitutional forms ami whic1
there had been ample time to test in the
courts ii it was considered Unconstitutional
The English House OF Commons never re-
fused vote OF money for the purpose OF
coercing the Lords into aclllcSccnct with
their plans. Tne supplies withheld hy them
were never those nccdci in the czcrci~' ct
the ordinary functions of government or
required by the household expenses ct the
sovereign. but those asked Tor rxtrlordlnnry
occasions. IL u pay the king debts t'
conduct foreign WIT, or when the rev, nueS
settled on the Crown were wasted hy cN-
trayagancc Since loss NJ general itsI-ia-
tion ha- hecn attached t. money bills orlsin-
ating in the COumon> and instances ul ~arh
practice before that date were rare. MI
proposals looking to such action were M
yarlahlv resisted. deuouuccd and "hIisci {"
be abandoned The present scheme W. noi
blow at the President, who. unlike The
British sovereign, waS IN II" Contingency
dcpcndeat upon the viii ct the popular
House tor hiS compensation, but a Bow
aimed ut the Constitution and against the
tranquility and prosperity oi the country
Tnc trainers If the Constitution guarded
carefully against auv possible infringement
hy the legislative body upon the lunt-
tlons of the executive department. lie cited
various instances m our own legislative
history where attempts had been mtic IT,
attach general legislation to appropriation
bills. and drew distinction between c'~c@
where appropriations were refused ' ''
agreed On unless limited 20 the n'J''l> au-
thorizcd hy law ami cases where merely
rnlitical lc,i,latiun was made the subject ol
disagreement There had been no time when
the President waS not authorized To order
the rrotection of the polls by the military
forces Indeed. what was now IN teiS Iegr-
lation was provision puul~hiug any meu-
her Of the military who should interfere
with the free cxerci>c oi the night ct sui
frage. lie did not consider it necessary i'r
the welfare of the people that one P''ty
should constantly hold the rein~ ot Govern
ment, but he saw indications OF dangerous
use of this power by the present majority.