, 1880-02-18

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The Iand Office was largely in Tho same coll
tlftion from the same. .cn,isc. .
Mr. Davis Nv. Va.) WAS not aware OF =
single instance w'lere the Con,mIsssoneS ni
lenslnn:s . g.: had asked for more clefks ana nhu
Tkis remark brought Messrs. Etmnnds,
Ferry mud Paddock to tlctr feet with tho
most poai1iye Rssertons TINT they we5e 5,, co., ~
son why lo could not ,pass on the pension,
claims Of tlleir complaining constituents
tl,at Congress refused TO- give him tlie
re0uistt fores to dispose Of tho business OF
S1r Wallace finally lnterposed with tile r.
runrk TINT vhatcver. ha.l been tlle policy IN
The nast Tie present bill aftl all That INC So,l.
MISSIONER aske! shonli ba done, anu ne
Haiti Sides of tho Senate agreed tint rednc-
tiyn departments. Now that there was =
nrGcssity for an Increase In ono place, DOLL
Nj. Heck, In furthur remarks, snid that nll
the executive officers systematically Violated
the iaw, and then came to gonEIess ~ f1s MP
prova q their acts except Secretary fho'nT,,
wSst saSt ES ~ wais %ays g. esKsa Or lis aat
he i,ad ,to,le nnytf,lng unauthorized, This
,yns why Secretary Thompson was allowed
to t,rnft his o,Hn BILLS, because conAaence
Tic bilf finally passed as reported by the
The ,pentling business. being the s per cent
land warrant bill, tho Senate went into ex-
ceutiy9 scssiol,. and when the doors re-
HOUSE,
The Speaker announced the regular order
to tu the M0tf0n to lay on tic tAbse The 1ntt-
tim to reconsider tho vote by which tho
y -
on tils biii prohibiting lie publication Of ,lot
terry schemes III tic District nf Columbia.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and result
Cd Xs'S b1 III n1ys co m sG 2teSnsaaq S 1Sen nas ta 1
The motion to reconsider was then agreed
table. 1,ejccted,- ,-ycns, 1o5; rnya, TO-
The bill. having BEEN dlvested OF tho preylE,,
Gus question wt:1't over under the rules until
The iin,,se then resumed consideration In
the morning hour of. tho BILL regnlntinE tho
removal OF causes from State To Federai
Courts.
TIC instancsd ! ths Ercat power q corporn-
ttons, unn Of which, Hike m vnovraons octopus.
stretched Its nionstraus tentnclSs Into
eleven States, controlled To-day o.o0o miles
Of rrC Ha oHs ox to oss ~
tho Government Itself. Congress hn4 no
authority 10 disturb, single, one of those
Parasites OH The body polite III any power
conferred h%pon them y e e., St1te S9t sGro o
md which tie present hill proposed to &C,
co.nplfAl,. Congress could deprive them Of
the, extraordinary privileges win which they
II @ 1dsou issS eqSs of s ~ 5sSgffis IL e4 Py
cIsetl the decisions Of tho Courts which
looked upon corporation rs II citizen.
lad tho Courts gonG one step further and de-
faGs Ifc y i n n15" gssdcatv dst5en i st %sh ye ays e.
coma General of the army, and give the
corporation half q chance aud II would get
nwny with tta bulk Of the cnenly''s baggage
and supplies. But 1t could not take nm oath.
| 1t had no soul, and Was not concerned about
The doctrines Of Plymouth Church Or tho
no body, It could not be Killed, pr, II Killed,
having no soul, It could not be damned. =,
went It, over isHt,itf Without asi acsion. si,
THO House then went Into CommIttee Of
tho WlIulo (Air. Carlisle in the chair) on the
revision Of tha rules:
amendment offered By Mr. speer TO Rule 81,
rs umclldetl by the substitute offered by Mr..
4 Warner, and which In It's amended form pro-
! ytded that 1t should be in order to reduce tle
an eoye4ed O. TSpfy b s a% aa
yeas, N; nays, ST..
Tho next alaendmsnt was TINT offered BY b.,
NY: Lowe, gFo!ls!tin'fS; ! 'f;, partisan legislation
MIR. Price submitted an amendment to
Clause ., providing that wien an amendment
Is offered to mn appropriation bill changing
existing Inv, tho retrcnchment proposed shall
not be by Inference, but shAll expressly
specify on its face tho amount OF money to bo
saved by the amendment.
Mr. Hur.l made 4 speech In opposition to t.
E3ng away from the MnSSs the powfT 9,
power might he taken aWny it both Houses
could originate bills for raising revenue.
History fllcnntcstably dennnstrated that tiG
provision Of the Constitution which lodged
power u orIFlnate rnvenne.hllls had beon ln'
scrted In order 10 give to the representatives
of tho pcopie, control Of the purse, and
theratY compel the redress Of grivanccs oi
tho adoption Of hcnllhful measures OF legisla
tton. Tho House OF ieprGsentatIyes wa:
authorized to say to the President: II
Grievances aro not redressod there sllali bf
would be impossible II such proposition as
that contained In tho amendment offered By
the gentleman from Georgia .(Mr. Speer,
were agreed TO: Th9 result would hs
tlon bills and veto bills changing law
The propositions OF tie gentlemen from
ueorela ind 0hio (speer and Warncr( would
b. Q surrender OF the power Of the llousn h
| EENltSt B44EtMllEEo. L@l00tt4
bills, Tint might DO done, but only by con
st!tntionnl amendment, not by mere chang
OF the rules Of the House. Even It 1t coult
be done in that way. 1t would 10 un,nanIy a
my time, under any cxIgelssy. for the 1io!lse
tho House should retain TINT power In, sell
respect. 10 surrender II would be mn ntlaniH
sion OF irrespDnslblllty-nc confession thAt |
was fearful to legislate. Tho Democrats
party had entered into contest at tho cXtr
session. Tho power which u 1laA assa!Ir'
Ind been lMtfcncl!ea behind t1la Executiy
authority. ftknew It could not Win In on
day, but. It had found this right to refuse III
preparations OF use. Through Il the Demo
srsltlo party Ind obtained impartial juries
mud m army snorn OF most ct i
dangerous power, ATln now, right 1p til
midst nf the conflict, It WIS proposed to civ,
TN. tho, power which han obtained this pa'
tlhl Victory. Astounding proposition, 1
surrender Of colors III tho fnce OF the fol
an Rban1onngnt OF vantage ground IN til
.lcat Of the fight, were otlenses scarccly q
cusable In military warfare. They were It
escusnhle hero In tho midst Of q contest 10
Tie liberties OF tho people. fApplauso o
tie DeInocratIc slde.1 lie insisted TINT til
/ Democratic majority Of tie llnuso sllOnl
, | Etnyttt t1bn,1 Tim Constellation excrrlsc ever