The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-07-17
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The president on Wednesday Al sirnsd 70 the
Hoqssshs John,P ,is objee-
Attorney Genera B BIZ s nd si1sbmitted to
the esiaent ~ conf 81 plishes visE the latter q
request & icng and Sar prepared opinion
'hpon hebll forl TIC :fssto Of Fitz John
Portsrto thesarmy, in which liz expressed the
opinion that the bill "a eleat uncdh Institutional
The President took the. same view; u the con-
stitutionality 81 the bill and said;sn
There are other causes that defer me from
Els }adsRsat sas sSasaS4 III s sgTS
more than twenty years since Gen. a ftz. John
Porter was tried and convicted, was pronouncedi
Iby tribunal composed Of nine general offcaFs
OF distinguished chsradtdr and hbilfty. .fs In
Scused guilty was thorough and conscientious
and It's findings and sentence in dueepurHsto f
law approved by Abraham Lncplnf then presi-
dent Qf thsU legal eompetsncy
Its tufs df the ccused and OK theBubject
all iars Which haye never
tore nsI sha sosasS 81 ehsr sases
GENTLY declared that IL uft such as
this the organism provided by law and
sclothed With the duty Of admin tering Justice
IN thisgiass . oscases ats }!ggments when ap
rounded aaInes5eS onsid ions which give
,concluHiYeness to the Judgments Of ether tribu-
mails, including as well the lowest as the high
lest It follows, accerdingl that when . law
fHl iss constituted e? court aart hss duly
ssame have been duly approved, neither the
president nor conf ress has amy power to Oct
them aside The existence of such a@-power.
h Il 1S e gsa ssssEsd Rs5
eas5ng clauses ale gsad 5 as Ma tss
"details ofits preambleit will beseen, that itsesks
in effect the practical annulmsnt ind
ings andssentencey n, comp mar
itial 1T ian6e with these
iiindisgs shas 6sen tssys If stigation;
I ssmy ssa5 81 the
ito compel the dance l6fs nesses or to
fprondp JUDI naitt could be lawfully
lexerc4seE Che officers who composed it, in
l%sreAhPs is STAB tiss T. sa Sriaa
lion sstnstiee sreaaiEss q such action
jas ysb6I6ceasSty To annuil asids set aside the
Sfndings and sentence aof the court martial IN
ths sass # Net Ser z ysha PeEtsE and e
sot dG Iem tde from the The
service. The provisions Of tie bill now un-
der consideration ere avowedly based Qnsfhe
assumption TINT the findings ct tile ID ut mar
tal ss.essasaise I, But
jwhio ia sinsd o shaYs 81 thHis dis.
sVens sss sds anaia1 Talat saS
and aHnders III All itlsAt made
II iniPSsaitlls eproaaee ths evidence
me me sscpossd iegis ss would sd0 estab s.
lish adengeiNhs precedent alculated to inn
peril It'll no small measuree the binding force
and easntot dgagnlsn Of sSaEiens tribunals
hsS sEss 5 ab s5sFss s {
made L i@possSe ~ III i sSs
AN Office Of trust or profit under the goverii-
ment OF the United States, but lam unwilling
to give my sanctions oa AMY gislation which
shsmRB aSd aasa asS ~ he
mnal by which he was convicted 3and ef rfesi-
dent by whom it's findings were axam}ns1 and
apgIayss1
[sisasa e!HE 4 al !. ARTHuR, IL
slooa s s s Jill sp IN order sn
ito call yorIa Yote on the ihe bill over
the pfsaidant 3d. The speaker replied thai
nndeI thseonS no Wss Seaaired at once
10 present t6sSbill 70 the house for 9 vote upon
e ssss s 81 essss sRSss
HE than Naked 81 ne vote ehonl drbe by yeas
land nays, N Ten Mr. and Gen. Keifel
| Sarose simultane ously '4fd maid that ths cons6
tuition required that lit should be- by yeassa ami
mays. The clerk then called the roll and; TIL
fYota proceeded TIL pr found ttepiont iron
iboK sidea 1hs bill received the cons tnao5na
majority OF two. thirds 16S TO 78. 80
The Affirmative vote on bin sis exactly fff
teensl than that onfha bill Whan itinriginaah
passed the house Che me tiyasYote IA ius
the same Fifteen Rephblic Gang voted yiith til,
for the bill. The fifteen 1epnbi leans were
Messrs Bayne of pahnsy1 wants, Belford o
/ Colorado, Burleigh of New York, Jeffords o
Misaissippi Laird of Nebraska, Long a6a LIZ
man Of Massachu setts, Phelps Of NeWsJdfssy
i Poland Of Vermont, Ranney OF A&saanhuAaits
4 Ray Of New York, Rockwell Of Safnssx
and, a. Herr Smith of Penns ylyaiifa Two
thirds majority was not obtsfned tle senat
and thsreioIA bare t6 s'wait
lite longer 81 n " 53is