National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-09
uNroRrUNArE LEGISLATION.

Discussion AZ 10 the bad Policy OF Incor.
poratIng New Legislation Into Appropria.
tion Bills-Senator Lapham Defends Reel
proelty Treaties.
Among the bills introduced In the senate
yesterday was one by Mr.. Allison relating to
the fees Of pension claim agents and attorneys.
He said that he did not wish to be responsible
for all its provisions, but they were the identl'
cal provisions found In the pension bill re.
Gently passed by the house Of representatives.
1t was legislation, he said, and repealed all
the legislative provisions contained in the
pension appropriation bill Of last year. There
was now great complaint that that Legislation
Of last year was hasty aud unjust TO the sol.
diers OF the country, and IL had been indi
rectly charged that tho senate was responsible
| for that legislation. The fact was that the
| legislation of last year came from the house
on the regular pension bill. Under the rules
| OF the senate there was no possibility OF nav
| ing well considered legislation on an appro
i priatlon bill because amendments conld no
| be offered nor debate had with respect to II
| He introduced this bill In order that II may b,
referred TO the committee on pensions, so tina
II may be carefully considered IN committee
and in the senate. II was said that under the
legislation Of last year the claim agents wer
| depressing pension applicants, II 30 the fac
| should be asoertained at the earliest momen
and a remedy applied. He expressed "a
able to report speedily on the subject, II tn
present bill did not reach the evil the scnat
should be informed of that fact.
A debate upon the improperly OF attaching
general legislation TO appropriation bills the
sprung up, participated In by Messrs. Beck
Allison, Morgan, Harris, Dawes, Hale, and In
gals.
the senate conference committees had sue
ceeded In getting the house committee
Withdraw provisions to which the senate ha
objected. IL may be, no said, that the It'll {
next March would be upon us before ConplJ
ton of the pension bill and an immedlat
session of the forty-ninth congress might b
necessary.
For his part he was perfectly willing to r,
main, and let the men who were to come 1
ON the Attn of March deal with the question
The navy was now being run without any al
preparation, because tho two houses were /
Enlargement on the appropriation bill.
was easy, Mr.. Allison continued, for senator
to stand UP and scold tho committee on appr'
priations, and with genteel and courteou
philippe talk of its gurrendering 70 the nous
of representatives. The senator from kansf
(AIr. Ingalls, should bear In mind that III
members of that committee were mortal me
mot such men as tho senator from Kansa
They had moro inIrmities than he but the.
did the best they could, and when the coy
mittoe did not do what the senate thought u
proper thing he (Mr. Allison wanted the Of
tire body Of senators to s and up III all the
rigidity and frigidity and tell the committee 3
The bill introduced by Mr.. Allison was the
referred to tho committee on pensions.
Mr.. Lapham, pursuant TO notice given son
DAYS ago, addressed the senate on the subJe
| of commercial treaties. He controversial u
argument advanced by Mr.. Morrill, aud othee
that such treaties were unconstitutional. I
one doubted he said. the soundness oft
position that each department OF the COVER
mont should be confined to Its own function
The error consisted In the bold af1lrmatiI
l hat N trno dealing FnNnnlIA
negotiated only In violation OF tho organ
) law. Such an Interpretation wonld depri
the treaty-maklng power OF the right TO incC
porato in treaties as had been often done dl
Ing our history, stipulations calculated to pl
| mote aud extend our commercial relation
The proposition that the treaties were beyol
the power of congressional action was Il
wholly true. For good reasons congress cou
annul a treaty, as Il could law. II had q
nulled our treaty of IDS with France; 1
power to declare war carried with II I
power to annul treaties, Another answer
The objection made against the treaties
question was that they were not TO become {
eratiye till congress shall have enacted I
legislation necessary to carry them into efe
1t was q solecism to say that treaty was !
constitutional when the constitutional pow
to make IL rested In tho President and
senate, While holding those views, howev
Mr.. Lapham would yield to no one In the {
sire to sec our industries and labor prope
protected A tariff was but one method
protection. What wo wanted now was a M
ket for our agricultural, mechanical, a
- manufacturing products. No law OF congr
: could secure such market. 1t could only
done by proper treaties,
~ On the conclusion of Mr.. Lapham's remar
Mr.. Morrill,, in moving to refer to the tnat
committee tho resolution offered by hims
relating to reciprocity treaties, aud TO WI
his remarks of Wednesday were directed, tC
ne occasion to say that he supposed the conn
ur tee on finance would soon be rendered a
d. gethcr unnecessary by reason OF the actor
4, the state department, the secretary OF
W treasury, and the committee on foreign rt
'u tons.
:. Mr.. Morgan remarked that he had no do
10 | Mr.. Morrill, would like to have his bantlinp
to his own charge for nursing but before the
erence to the committee on finance he (
Morgan) desired to be heard on the resoluti
He therefore moved TO postpone reference
= to-day, to which Mr. Morrill, agreed, and
reference was accordingly postponed.
The house resumed the consideration of
interstate commerce bill, and alter prelimin
action upon certain proposed amendments
substitutes the house was brought TO dill
vote upon the question of passing tho
The vote by yeas and nays developed q siren
for the bill which afforded an agreeable
prise to It's supporters, there being maJo
of SO in its favor in a total of 233 votes.
result ELECTED from Mr. Reagan, who
charge of the bill, the remark that II "is a
= ting celebration for the Sth oil January.
Is A trace of diligence was participated In
So Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois with the Next
50 with the congressional library bill, and
% Stockslager, OF Indiana, with the special or
eS9S relative to public building measures, q
d. pressing his fayorite proposition for pre-
N. dence In consideration.
no Mr.. stocksagcr proved successful in
OF struggle. his motion to go into committe
or the whole being carried by vote of yeas
u nays lO2. But the fight was not yet over, i
motion to reconsider was entered and anot
roll call was needed to table this motion.
. Filibustering was resorted to, and the
mainder of the days session was spent in
profitable dilatory proceedings.