The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-20

Stephens an opportunity TO sneak.
The motion prevailed, III yeas. ia
nays.
Springer took the chair.
Black burn aud Conger claimed the
floor. The latter was recognized. ane
eulogized Stephens as the only living
representative of the old time Jack
sonian democracy.
Stephens then took the floor and
opposed rule q as undemocratic. He
said It was not his purpose to speak
of the history OF the democratic or the
Whig party, although his attachment
to party vas az strong as that of any
nlaa in the House. He had been
reared in the Jefiersonian school OF
democracy. In it he had lived and
breathed and had mis- being, and il
it be should die. Coming to the
amendment offered by tne gentleman
from Ohio, Warner, be declared that
there was a great principle involved IN
it. Whether it was adopted or rejected.
neither party could be worsted. He
was opposed to the 2lst rule indi-
viduslly. Why? because he did not
not believe that, according to the
: democratic doctrine of Jefferson.
Madison and jackson, it was ever
intended that appropriation bills
should be encountered with any other
legislation than appropriation bills
should be encumbered with. II there
tai been any progress. in legislation
In this country, it had been in exclud-
J ling from appropriation biIli other
} matters as riders. Hurd had said,
! the other day, that it was a demo.
: cratic doctrine to seek the redress o.
!, grievances by Withholding appropr.'
3 ations. he, stephens, repudiated tnt
e proposition In toto; that had never
e been a democratic doctrine. l
7, was q moDarchicaI doctrine. Ihi
0 redress of grievances in thi
: country was frat by petition
7 to the legislative body, next to III,
e Judiciary aud next 10 tAe bGilo. box
e Under the constitution the executive
j had the same rightfOl, constitutions
1t power to veto a bill, as the House ant
l. Senate hSd to pass it, and the neV
q doctrine OF making war upon the vet
e power through means OF the appIo
y priation bill was not democratic, wa
it not republican, bnt was anti-constitu
! tionsl.
II Warmers amendment ID the 81,
u rule was adopted.
Il Several amendments by Mills wer
lie rejected.
re Robson offered an amendment
1t that no appropriation shall be i
lie order as an amendment to any gen
ID eral appropriation bill without chanl
re ing the exjst-Dg law. Adopied-l1
y to 43 Many democrats voted Tor j
e, in order to substitute It for Warner
p amendment and to have a chance
:, support it IN the House.
Is Morrison offered a substitute K
IL clause 3, IS follows:
~ Clause 3-Appropriations shall |
h reported in any general appropriate
rs bill, or be 10 order as an ameudmeI
le thereto, for any expenditure 70. pr
O. viously authorized by lsw, unless i
er continuation of appropriations fl
N such public works and objects as al
already in progress; nor sha
es any provision, in any such bi
Ly or amendment thereto, changin
+, the existing law, be in order, excel
ID such as being germane to the subje
" matter of the bill, shall retrench th
Z expenditures by a reduction of ii
'e number and salary of the officers
OF the United States, by the reduction {
L the compensation of any peraon pal
lie out of the treasury of the Unite
he States. or b5 the reduction OF amour
to of money covered by the bill; DR.
pit vided, it shall be in order further
t. amend such bill on the report of ii
IN committee having jurisdiction of th
er subject matter of such amendment
ID which amendment, being german
st to the subject matter Of the bill, sha
le retrenoh the expenditures Adopte
or yeas 123, nays 50.
e. Garfield offered an amendment {
l the clause as amended prov ding tbs
no proposition nor amendment sha
ct be in order, except az to amounts
le money. Reiected-yeas 100, nal
t, 122.
d, Lowe offered an amendment Pre-
ys hiblting partisan legislation on apprC
ii priation bills. Rejected-yeae q
re nays II. This was the last amend
O, ment offered.
ut The committee arose and the Hou
e adjourned.