The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-05-09

e . question which sooner or later
must Be decided, and the deciston muse de-:
Representatives under the Constitution. AMI
what "a the duty Of that House In view Of elio
trainers Of that Constitution according to ite
approach this question. II we're In the best
possible conditson 70 speak and 70 argue t.
with Q very grave dimdence. and certainly
with the utmost anxiesy; for ono can MOI
thous hit Of It without seeing that 10 arc as
the beginning perhaps OF struggle that may
Last a. long in this country &c similar
call the mother land. Tho struggle lasted 30
years bef0re IL was decided. lt Il not likely
TO last SO long here. but Il may lass I'll! every
question whether or not the House of Repro.
sentatives has the right 70 say: We win grant
supplies only upon condition thas grieyan.es
OF the taxpayers of the Republic; We, the
House of Representatives, alone have
the right to originate money bills;
ssv.s. have alone the right % silis
which grant the money Of the people; the
Senate represents the States; We r.preeent
by the veiy terms Of the Constitution arc
charged with the duty OF originating bills
which grant the money Of the people; We
in England established after two centuri q Of
c. ntest, to say We will not grant the money
OF the people. unless there IL redress OF
THE PREsIDENT's POSITION.
Upon the assembl ng of this Congress in pur.
suance of the call for an extra session which
was made necessary by the failure OF the
priatio. S for tlf support of tie Governments,
| the question was presented whether the At.
tempt made in the last Congress to engrait
G Institution should be persisted in or not.
time to pass appropriatlon bills and
aTss which %aS be upon
separate bills by the usual and orderly meth
ODDS OF proceedings. But Q mujOrtty Of both
principle asserted and maintained in the lass
Congress by the majority OF the House of Rep.
re entatives. That principle Is that he House
nate bills for raising revenue. and therefore
has the right to withhold appropriations upon
which the existence of the Cove, nment may
give their assent TO any Legislation which the
House may see 1t to attach to appropriation
bills. To establish this prineiple IL to make
changes in shs Of our inss
buttons. The various departments OF
the Government and Army and Navy arc
established by the Constitution or bylaws
are clearly defined. and their support is care
fully provided for by law. The money 70:
ed tor ens ns' IN
ready to be paid out - soon a the approph.
alton bills are passed. Whether appropria.
tions are made ar not, the collection Of taxes
late In the Treasury. Il vas not the intention
of the trainers of the Constitutii,n that any sin.
gle b anoh of the Governments should have
the power to dictate the conditions upon
which this treasure should be applied TO the
purposes for which Il was collected. Any
such intention, # It had been entertained.
would have been plainly expressed in the
Constitution. That the majority Of the SEN.
ate now concurs in the claim OF the House
adds to the gravity of the situation. but DIES
trine, If maintained. win result In the oonsol.
1dattOn OF an
UNCHECKED AND DEsPoTIc PowE1
in the House OF Representatives. Abare ma
iOrity of the House will become the Gov.
what the trainers Of tho Oonssisusion in.
tended. an independent branch Of the Gov
Il is clearly the Constitutional duty of the
President to exercise his discretion and judg.
ment upon all bills pres. nted to him, without
constratnt or duress from any other branch
OF the Government. To say that the majority
o. either or both houses OF Congress may in
oist on the approval of the bill. under the
penalty OF stopping all of the Operations Of
the government for the want q the necessary
share OF the legislative power which ia
plainly conferred by the cond Section of
the Seventh Article of the Constitution. IL
strikes from the Consultation the oualifed
negative OF the President
It Is said this should be done because IL IL
the peculiar junction of the House of Repre-.
Se PEI, to represent the viii Of the people;
government has the exclusive authority TO
speak for tho American people. The most
xTHn 81 ana SOLEMN expression of theie
United States. By that ConstitutlOn they
have ordained and established Government
whose powers are distributed am ing co.or.
dinate branches. which. as far as possible,
consistently with harmonious Corporation.
are absolutely Independents OF each other.
81 me people OF this co9atry are unwil ing to
placed by the onnipOteuce of any depart.
ment OF the Government. The enactm mt of
sh,s 6iI IL, to law will establish precedent
DESTROY THE EQUAL INDEPENDENCE
OF the several branches of the Governments
Its principle places not merely the Senate
anu Executtve, but the Judiciary also. under
House alone will be the Judge Of what CON.
siiGutes grievance and also Of the means
and mea,u es OF redress.
now the grievance complained Of; but the
House may, on the same principle, determine
that any other act of Conxress-s treaty
consenf of the Senase; q nomination or an.
pOlntment to Office-or that q decision or
opinion of the Supreme Court Is grievance,
hold the appropriations req fred for the sup.
nent.
=, Believing Sell that this is dangerous violation
am compelled to return 1t to the house In
which It originated without my approval
THE QUALIFIED NEGATIVE
with which the Constitution invests the Pres.
ident Is trust that Involves duty when I
conscientious purpose to do what can 70
preserve unimpaired the Constitutional pow.
ers and Independence. not merely OF .he Ex-
tshfRv 20 <Nf IN
ment which will be tmpef1led by the adop-
ton OF the principle Of this bill, desire
earnestly TO urge u. on the House of Repre-.
some usage OF the earlier days Of the Repnb.
lie. which excluded from the appropriation
bills all irrelevant legislation.
BY this course you viii 1naugurato an inn.
portant reform ia the me-hod of Congress.
si,nal legi:lation:. your action will be in
harmony with the fundamental principles of
Of nationality which Is their iirm snpDort.
and YOU will restore to the country that feel. |
ing of confidr' ce and curity and repOso |
WINCH Is SO essential to the prosperity of all |
I>ignedl RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
ExEcUTIvE MANSION, WAsHISGTON, u. T., |
April q. 1879.
AMONG the Chinese medicaments ex-
hibited at the late Paris Exposition were
the inside of stag's horn - . remedy
for bronchitis and rheumatism; dried
FOWLS gizzards for indigestion; the
dried and roasted larve of grasshoppers
for headache, and . glutinous decoction
Of donkey's shin, which 10 considered in.
fallible for consumption. Another
remedy for rheumatism was . powder
prepared from elephants skin. A slim
liant shown was tincture Of scorpions,
md q Relaainous decoctiOn Of tigers