The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-20
Last Nights Dispatches.
xLVI CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

| then took the noor and opposed rule II a.
undemocratic. Mr.. Stephens said tha: i
was not his purpose to speak OF the history
of the Democratic CT Wing party although
his attachment to his party was as strons
as that OF any man in the house. He hae
Democracy. La it he had lived and
bresthed and had his being, and in it he
should die. Coming to the amendment
offered Mr.. Warner, he declared that there
were great principles involved in it.
Whether it was adopted or rejected, nei-
their party would be worsted. He was
opposed to the twenty first rule individu-
ally. Why? Because he did not believe
| that according TO the Democratic doctrine
of Jefferson. Madison and jackson it was
| ever intended that appropriation bills
| should be encumbered with any other leg
islation than appropriations. If there had
been any progress in legislation In this
country it had been in excluding from ap"
| preparation bills other matters as riders.
Mr., Hurd had said the other day that it
WAS Democratic doctrine to seek redress of
grievances by Withholding appropriations
de LStephens repudiated that proposition
toto ceoto. That had never been Demo-
cratic doctrine. 1t was monarchial doc
trine. Redress of grievances 10 this coun-
try was, first. by petition Co the legislative
body; next. TO the judiciary, and next to
the ballot box Under the constitution
the executive had the same riehtful and
constitutional power to veto bill as the
House and Senate had to pass it, and the
new doctrine of making war upon the veto
power through means of the appropriation
bill was not Democratic, was not Republi-
CAD. but was anti constitutional. The
only war waRed against the veto power in
the past was by the Wing party under
Clay. "one OF the few, the immortal names
that were not born to die," but he,
LStephens exercising that independence
of thought which he ever had
had disagreed with Clay on the war on the
veto. But where had stood the entire
Democratic party on that occasion? 1t
had stood in defence of the veto power.
He repeated that he was against all riders
on appropriation bills and that was the
position at which advanced thought in
political science all over the world had
arrived. Gentlemen on this side had. said
he. wheeling round his chair so as to face
the Democratic benches talked of econ
omy, economy. Yes, that is the cry. l
am for economy, and the best way in the
world to have true. real. lasting, good econ
omy is to shut the door on our Appropria-
/
lican side. That committee will have
enough 10 do By following the estimates
One reason why feel so much interest
in this question is the intimation erotn the
gentleman from Ohio Hurdl that they
want to use.the 2lst rule in order to tack
riders on the appropriation bills Bills
which must pass or ought to pass, So as TO
Compel the executive, SO as to force re-
dress OF grievances. My opinion on that
subject was clearly given in the Demo
cratic caucus when that scheme was tried
last session. l was opposed to it then. I
an opposed to it now, and shall ever be
opposed to any such kind of legislation.
Dir. Conger-Having accom- plished the
object which | had in behalf of free speech
aud fair play, l move that the committee
RISE
The motion was agreed to, and the CON-
mlttee accordingly rose.
The House then on Mr.. Black burns
motion went into the Com mittee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Carlisle in the chair, for con-
question being Mr. Hooker's Joint resoIu
ton against Mr.. Warmers amendment
The point was overruled and Mr. Warmers
amendment to the 2lst rule. was adopted
Several amendments to bills were rejected.
They provided for amendments to ap-
preparation bills, reducing customs and
taxes. retiring bank circulation and free
coinage Of silver.
Mr. Robeeon offered an amendment that
90 appropriation shall he in order as an
amendment to eny general appropriation
Dill. T3ich changes the existing laws.
Adopted, as TO 43 Many Democrats
voted tor Ii Ia order to substitute it for
Mr.. Warner amendment, and to have a
chance to support it in the House.
MIR, Morrison offered substitute for
clause three. G7 followf; No appropr,a.
tinDs shall be reported iu any general
appropriation bill or be in order as an
amendment thereto for any expenditure
not previously authorized by law, unless
in continuation OF appropriations for such
public works and objects as are airerdy in
progress: nor shall any provision in any
such bill or amendment thereto changing
the existing law be 10 order, except such
as being germane to the subject matter of
the bill shall retreDch expenditures by
reduction of the number aud salary of
officers OF the United States, by reduction
OF the compensation of any person paid
out OF the treasury OF the United States,
or by reduction OF amounts of money COW
cred by the bill. provided, it shall be in
order further to amend such bill on report
of the committee having jurisdiction over
| the subject matter oil such amendment,
which amendment being germane to the
subject matter of the bill sLsll retreuch
expenditures. Adopted Yeas 123, nays
95
Mr.. Garfield offered an amendment to
the clause as amended providing that no
proposition or amendment shall be iu
order except as to amounts of money
| Rejected. Yeas l04, nays l22
Mr.. Lowe offered an amendment pro-
hibiting partisan legislation on appropria~
ton bills. Rejected. Yeas 70, nays
| lit.
Mr.. o. Turner offered an amendment to
clause providing that yeas and nays
shall be taken on the passage of bills
appropriating money or creating charge
or debt on the people, Adopted, l03 to
l19,
The committee rose and the house
adjourned,