The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-05
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fcontinned- lIfom No. fSSslIc.l

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ta,e into ,;a,,, r. ,'at,,re 81 thc act as :,
matter ~ o,;d. .no 30 do,or,,;ne ~. "a. ~ y
t;cviar ;,,to,,t ,,,i.i' u,,r n as
and thav ,v,i, H. nv aaii ~, IA T%srt ttat ~
daGnda,t .,a,i3 V H AZ "a have ;n
tended ihu n"t,,rai ana rrobab,c so,so.
n,ionsos Nv ,,,s 49,. prt thcs, ra,nht ,,o
9rrthS,s,, ~" 10y e'
f'bS istorr,1,;o, t. had 4, o,loo;,o voo,o
conclusions wS;cI, nav or NAV nof hc cs.
tohIishad hv thn nrans ' and nv w;tbhoiJ;no
from tho inform, tiU thc facts which COM
stitn,o a. eo,,.,5"t;a,,, az s,,cj, s,,oana ~,
c,us;ors Nv 'o"''u"''V"' w '' 'e'' w"
N q CHARGED IN tho information that do.
snJant se' III '"o
Rr.dy ivoa Iurisdiction
IN 40 ,ho 80 .,s,,,,,rod NJ ond flo, ho
,yas full, a", tb ns ~, cxecutive oi,ice,
to cons,Sor a,,d 5otorn,inc ,vhcn' nnder the
laws md ,,ia, ~ ,hn post. oa,cc nnnart.
mani ,n,,.,s shn,,,a Ia n~rcditcd lTlot
ho,n,, th,, s,s,' t,,,, ,,d;no ~ pradv 4, tiat
nartir,,ia, hons. ,ha iasrsj sritnr;,p ne tbe
a~;stor,'o of ti'n ,a''ossars, f,cts outhor;vino
o~n"J;t;o,, omJ sno,, Gni;n~ Ia conc,rs;ve
M, H. n,' "mu sun" ''''e
Tho post,nostor co,oro, ,,paor tho ,o,v
.s,, A., 49,. ., mn., w., n.'
= w. w
". ,,, "s'
ne was Tree ana inteiilgoht agent, anu no
Indictment would Tic Tor persuaaihR MN 10
act. me ratihcatioh ana auoptioh ., .no
actso brady by INC fostnas'er.echerai
made oil tho said Official acts and deter
limitations OF Brady IN law the oilciai acts
OF the Postmaster-Generai, ana any housc
Oh discretioh OIL brauy, u such tnclo was
iost lts character us such Dy the approVai vi
the fostmaster.teneraio Oh brauys acts.
questions oil puDiic pohcy anu otatc
necessity are not ior tne courts Duo lor
tho law-making Dranch OIL inc ooVerh-
ment.
An alleged abuse oil discretion IN hign
executive onccr, therefore, cahno. DC .riSu
by the courts. IosunJect inc superior ON
GERS Oh tne government, uPo', Wnosc ue,n
corrupted presence NJ the heim tno saiety
fthe state depends, 70 judgements Ior
MISCONDUCT IN once would DC injurious 10
the body poiitic ana consequently IN sucn
cases impeachment IS the sore instrument
OF penal revision: ms principle appiies 10
the executive oihcers, SO iar rs such ohcers
are clothed WIN uiscretion'
After al the acts mentioned III inc ihior'
nation had been done, the rostmasterc
General, as ne was required by section OF
the REVISED statutes, reported tne matter
complained OF TO congress, which ordered
an investigation anu appropriated money 10
pay the sums IN the Information alleged 70
nave Deon corruptly agreca 10 DC palu.
what is the legal erect OIL Congress assent
TO the payment OIL tue money, OUT Vi Wnicn
tnc court is now askeu 20 ueciue .he ohi.cu
States was defrauded OF?
IL is true that tne iast section Oh INC act
approprlatlng money 10 carry OUT tne otar-
route contracts provides that It shall not
affect the validity OF the acts OF oiicers, &c.
II TINS section were not attached 10 the
law. would the law operate 10 iegali2e from
the beginning the alleged 1rauduieht con,
tracts Iherc ~ uo uou ,s vi unc power VI
Congress to cure or ratify illegal acts of
public oihccrs. 10 IS not conceded that
THESE acts were iilega'.)
Congress having suprei1 ana eXciusivc
jurisdiction over tne appropriation OF pubic
money, the exclusive right 10 say LOT what
purpose ana 10 what extent ~ snail DC ap,
propriated, WIN no oincer OF DePar.nienpo Oh
'ehc ToVerhment TO lhqulre INTO its notlves
ior the appropriation, now can IL DC saiu,
when an appropriation IS maue by Congress
Tor q purpose under us exclusive supervision,
that somewhere IN tne Stages OF ihciuents Oh
nIs Mhicn su up W ~ ;,Ih;n;ou' 'mv n',
aouuIs n,auu, WILL ""' '""''' may
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IN wy ee " TS., - nv " r.,.;.,'.
IL
a. ppa;n. 49,, IL" ,ao.,, Td,sa,.ass
sne aseno,cs upon mmoso atpor's w4ns fth
ao.s s, ~ "s I'LL; ;' Tnmornss ;s H. s,ro
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ohV. 4" oun 10 ta s"a. v"t t,i S,ea .''.a
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sam1 .,e nta; ~ ntI o .o Will; .nt s,u v,o
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ulsPoseu vi unuof sno sanouon ~ y. oonsles'
nay, any whe.o ~ Wy n.syy y, ,no appno'
priatloh' eienieh's vi iihioi'oy anu oN'i"'"-
s""'o' T,o a,,.uod E,.uI
49, IL,
IN unls tase lesui.s iiti "i "',vsou IA
orv|sanV anu nipontN uso ~ puon1
money IN i ma..er which wou,u Du' anu
mas' '"S r Is 1 m"n oi;t;e vs. ns
a ,.Il:a o,; ~ nro ;rd;r;ai ,uost i W,
Than yhetber n can hc uscd nj ali
Tho courts CON M moro extend THAR
;,r;s5;ct;on over subioct. mottcr NOT within
h than thcv can cxtcnd II bcvond its terri
tor;aI limits
s.'.,.. a., n,,., pon,
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Ior thvsc aIieseu atya VI VII, n,us, Imu d
aIter tho .rlpunai snaS uou" i'npe aao a''
Ihvest'gateu anu oonnlnsu eno "I.s .nehi,
Selves .nerc waS oA.iao t. nun ene w'y Wv
transactlon az ING secre'iohS Vi or's'"'' '''
OF wrohg III "; A ,. .e.o , :,
ns WI , rsa .m onta, ., nr"soo,
tion of indiyidnai Conpressmen for m al.