The Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (New Albuquerque, N.M.) 1882-1884, 1884-03-18
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torneys ought to be called pension
shark" as they were parties who were
principally responsible for the difficulties
in the way. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Pensions.
Nan Wyck, Neb, offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was
agreed to: Resolved, that the Commit
tee Oh Public Lands be directed
inquire in what manner the large quanti-
ties of public lands became transferred
or possessed by foreign corporations or
syndicates and what, if any, legislation is
advisable to stop such transfers. Bills
reported favorably from the committees
and placed on the calendar. Hoar,
Mass, committee on judiciary. To fix
the salaries of judges of United States
districts courts at $1,000. Dolph, Oregon
CompiiEee on Public Lands-To grant
the AgtE of way over the public lands of
the United States to the Testa lake &
Mount Hood improvement company
Ingalls,, Kan, Committee on Judiciary
To compel the prosecution of proceed
ings in Bankruptcy TO a final decree.
Garland, Ark from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported adversely the bill provid-
ing for ssao additional associate jnstices
of the supreme court of Dakota. The
bill was Indefinitely postponed.
PluInb's, Kans, joint resolution appro-
priating $4,000 for supprcssing the foot
and mouth disease was taken up and
Bayard, Eel., addressed the Senate. He
aid that's police powers had always
been exercised by the states and not by
the geners1 government and in his be-
lief there no authority in the constitution
for the power sought to be bestowed
by this measure, The utter
inadequacy of the appropriation pre-
posed, S25.poo, was very apparent, but if
congress we're authorized to make such
an appropriation at all this would be fol-
lowed by claim for $2,5oo,ooo for cattle
slaughter. In order to accomplish the
eradication of these diseases there would
be results il monetary expenditure such
as would cIeate a wide opening which
within the power of congress was scarcely
calculable, tD say nothing ofthe improper
government If the measure be passed
there must il the near future come a reas-
sertion of the principle of local self gov
eminent
Pendleton, Ohio, said that he had not
been able to bring himself to full APP
proval of Coke's amendment which would
strike out the work "Kansas" from the
origonal resolutions, so as to make the
fund applicable to all the States affected.
He thought he had seen in the debate
on this subject, spirit shown
or sugges ton made that there was in
the United States Government a diff
cheney of power to do a thing contem-
plated, and that this resolution would
test that authority. If the United States
Government haze the power contemplated
there was no necessity, and no propriety
in the proviso requiring the consent of a
State government. If Congress have not
the power contemplated then no
assent which the State could give
would come within the provisions
of the constitution. While he would
be glad to see the assent of any state
given to every action of congress affect
ing it, yet, he was opposed to asking the
states for their assent. There was no
power in the state to give the consent
provided for in this resolution. The
Unite1 States government had no
original, inherent power and no power
from any necessity, except, what was
conveyed by the constitution. Pendleton
thought safe policy was one of strict
constitutional construction. The absorp-
ton of the function of State in the
federal government would, Pendleton
said. in conclusion be the death knell of
the Republic.
Cullom, Ill, while not favoring every
measure proposing Intervention in State
affairs by the general government
said he thought there were measures
in which that Intervention was
iustihable. These contagious and
Communicable diseases could not be
extirpated by the action of several States,
with stock constantly moving from one
State to another, hence action by the ma
tional government was in this case neces-
sary. No interest of the country was oi
greater importance than agriculture. The
total value OF the cattle, horses
and hogs shipped amounted to
the enormous sum of $2,5oo,ooo,ooo
and the United States government
would be derelict in its duty, if it did
not intervene to protect so large and
wide spread an interest An entirely
different state of affairs existed now from
which existed years ago.