Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-12
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WASHINGTON. March L

l.t w ASHlNGION, MdICu IL.
The vice president being absent,
Senator Edmunds (Vt.) presided.
Senator Sharon (Nev.) presented
petition of the newspaper pro-
prietors ofsNevada, for a reduction
Of the dety On paper; referred, = In
presentingF The petition, Senator
Sharon saia he shought the tariff
might now be advantageously
removed from many articles. 1t
was said there is war between capi>
tai and labor. That could not be,
in any just sense, for capital can
not be at, war with that which it
most needs; but capital and labor
united, are al war with prediction,
for the purpossdof Spinching the
masses. The tariff interests are al
ways represented. The people are
not. They are long-sufering, paH
tient and enduring, and never NOV
ing until reused by some great
wrong. Senator Sharon then said
thereahad been oomment upon his
long ~absencer from~his seat In the
senate. This absence was caused
by the fact that after his election the
operations ofa sfriend had involved
him to the extent Of millions
of dollars, and his duty to the large
interests depending on, him had de-
manded hisattenipny He regretted
this as he would have been glad to
take part in the deliberations of the
''Gs's; sssassy2 y2a00a..,, 4saEshs !,
committee on commerce, reported
adversely senate bill amending the
enrolling and licensing act of 1893.
Indefinitely postponed. lTgq =
The morning hour having exH
pired, the senate resumed the cons
sideration of the bill for the relief
Of Eitz John Porter.
Senator Jones (Haf having the
f0or, Senator Allison Iowa. ans
nounced That sv iinmed diately after,
Senator Jones'za remarks he would
ask fora consideration of the for
ti6eationg sappropriation blls TO,
tn b Sexclusioa of all other busi>I
ness. Senator Jones then Proceeded
to speak in support OF the bill.
He Reld that the power'of congress
over courts martial iTwasT nhlimited
under the constitution. 70, The press
dent derives his power of approval
of sentence from the articles oflw@,
which are created BY congress. He
did not think the presidents par>
doning y power m. was intended
toT6S be Exercised = over per-
sons in the army and navy.
Congress could take to itself the
approval, of the sentence, and in
that caseathe president could not
interfere Ito pardon. He thought
congress, had unlimited power over
the whole subject and could reverse
or annul any proceedings Of courts
martialsaei Theessapproyal of the
president is a part Of the judi>
cial act of a. ueourtsemartial
How can he exercise pardoning
power in a matter in which he ju-.
dicially acted : : How can he un>
do as president what he does as
an agent Of congress. ''D' "' '.'- '.f'
leIu "a Senator Carpenter (Wis.) caid
that approval was in his capacity as
commander-ih- chief Pardon was
IN 1877 his "a capacity sla'a as bas chief
civil'>d 'fnagistrateT under the
constitution.iav Senator Jones sup
posedaiqthatm.n the army was under
the despotic power Of congress.
The, constitution did not ,contem-
plateioithe presidential pardon of
offenders 'Hii in the military service.
He, differed from the senator from
Wisconsin [Carpen ter1, who thought
the president Rad the power to
appoint ar officers in,.the army.
The constitution vested all military
matters 81 absolutely 4 in, congress.
Anyotherarr angementwould plain
ly be dangerous. In time of danger
thS Rsbeas eGpuslcodlIt beususpepd>
ed andssall U7power be centered
in ther- hands O. the military
comhfander. - Was his Judgment to
be conclusive, subject to. possible
pardun,E y and0 preoluding ,cpngres-
sional surelief? Senator Jones