Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-08


81 Cnsrans etfh rs m ossd Rrua
isni Cls4s4nd 4siuE lsur moss bills
than hHrs hsn vstcaa y - his pzsd
ass. fhat iha solo poHss 49, 1ssd
fonr nora lines - ths eiaAs nastla
from Dses1sl1t. 1es. = 4a9asl. 80
ihsn 4 - usa Is - nfnefy-ipss
vuars ffsm 111 - - s staEilinR
snsaak, batH Is dsnbsfnl Wrestler ~
Ansstasn psorls siil lsslza - iail eiR.
nfannss. Il nssus th4t krasaani
csesaIand hes iaaroaaeed snls osz eoF-
ernmenfa nee ana htehig nuaealEnole
alsmana. Il msans that ~ haa -
urse6nnf wki1h mar ID lhs fatuEe ba
mads q lasliasatiea fos she nosi ssoek-
ino abnasa ID means fkat - has -
ssrisd poses whish npas q bis pseat-
eemsss aould ha4s dafs1 . asssrt =
msans fkat Be be- dsas one bnndrec
nua fkirisen Zines q shlnR shieb fof
no ssrfuries ~ British usonasea haa
1as,a % d. .and which i poaid eosi
onSnn Yisioria hsr thr1ua = % o1ee.
4 nssns has b bas sEiy gloisisd
shs spirit. II not he isii4s, q fhe Goa
Gliuilon.
pstsaaut cisgalaad has appazsniis
usterfs missaksn Ne thesgy q orr gev.
emmeot. II sia5ylna ~ cosssitniton
IL hna fnlisa % 80 fhas whies taoss
Who Pressed il plneea ezas ard ealled
Agluls 1. section /. Il reads thua
All lsrlalnslga poWsfa heFsin gfanisd
shall - vested g z Du14fesa g 80
Dnlted 8tatas, uhieh shall consist q 9
senate and uoase Of representatives,
NJ Cleveland has mads she mistake
u bslisslne tkas ne cenaras e The
Uniisd ssases consists q fhfes rather
thnn 80 hoases. he largest. The
H0ass Of Representatives, consists Of
thrss bnndssa end susnty nss mem
hssa, Ne maxi 10 sizs, ne esnate, con
alsis 81 asvsniy.slx msmbsls. ard TIE
fhlsd konns. e. hs sses Il. eonaisla Of one
member and ahai y hfmseli. He hna
Acted "a the fhsory ahas 4 i bis duty
% veto sqery bin soE which he woald
n1G vots 4 b wege msnhsF q he
scnaio O fhe Hsuss, and b has thus
made himaelf 4 distinct hsaneh q The
Legislative Department having psacli-
eally he same power Is Ne henais o.
TIE House a. Representatives.
A mere psrnsal q he Constitution 4
mnsleni . oouginse ons shaf this IN
terproiatlon 3 wrong. Tbs language u
theaootion b;
Essry bill which shalt have passed the
Hoans ~ Representative 4ad The sen-
a.. NhaIk before 4 bteono & iaW, Be-
Dfernntsa % he PFssideni q the United
E1afoa. II 81 appreVe be shall sign Il,
but n nol hs shall Fatufn i with bis OBJ
taofiaaa - thai heuee In ahleh Il shail
hays ofiQiuated. Wha shall enter The OBJ
iaetIons &C large "a their journal and
pressed " saconaldaf 6.
Il does not ssguiFe any expeandsr Of
he Conafllution 70 SO thaa tie ohieo-
items hsro referred to ara no4 de obie0-
tlona Of ne maa who may occupy the
olloa Of Preziaenf, bat that ihay are
ne obiootions u The rressdsni Is al
oillaial-obiooiiona bassd upon the an.
eonsiiiulloualily, ths insapabiiity Of
enforcement. o. the Injurious shaEaotoE
% tho proposed Law. This fast Il mach
moEs elsariy shown By 3 ssady Of the
history Of the veto 10 Amsrican politics.
Tia veto power Waa given 70 ths Proes-
dent only after long and earnest de-
basa, participated IN b. many Of she
most distinguished memheFs Of the
Federal Convention. Hamilton wished
10 make he veto ahsolats, but bis prep.
oaiiion 70 that tffeot vas unanimousIy
voted down. Madison proposed 10 give
ihs veto power 70 the President and =
majority q the Supreme Court judges.
b b oyerFidden b I've thirds Of each
House, u either the President o. The
court ahoald veto = bills or b Tires.
foutthg % each Hoase. Il both should
vsto ~ Another proposition vas ts
niso Ne veto poWeF 70 . majority o. she
Supreme Court Judges. The nature Of
iheso propositions aud he debate which
ihey drew forth. shows ineontFoveFtibly
that ahe veto powcs, s inaliy conferred
npon NE preaidsns, wAa insended By
the fFamaFs 81 ths Constitution 10 10
used only Al rare Intervals and ander
ne most extraordinary circumstances.
Ihe "a = tkaf il woald ever be %
abused By . prsailsnt that he would
daisat Ell legislation vhioh il his opin.
ion vas noe altogether fsnltlsss OF
uhioh did Dot aefee With DE uhims and
fanoiss. appoaFs never 10 have sntsrsa
Ne heads 81 Ne honest and pairielle
cunaiiiuiion bui dsss.
The earlier Presidents. fiilsd with the
spirit Of those who framed heecnsllta
tian and many 81 them haviag parsici.
paied IN ths deliberations Of the con
veniion, wege extremely careful Ia tka
uss u tha VITO psweg. Washington
ussd q hut twies ia he ssghs wears dur.
ina which ho allied the executive ofsies.
Nsiihsr s0hn Adams nor Thomas Jsffor.
ssn uaad u once. Madisaa asea Il three
timss h bis ei1ht years. Monroe oaee,
and 5ohn Quincy Adams not a eli.
Jaokson shocked and Asaazsd he coun-
~ ~ MAKING uae % tie vets poser ns
lea than eleven times 10 elght Soafa.
Van harsn never aaed Ne veis poser.
bai IN his saeeessoEs NE evil eaeess Of
the psocedent 81 b jackson began %
appeas. Tyler ased the poses Mise
Times IN his foas yeaEa Polk ussd Il
three times. ReilhsE Taylor nor Fsil.
meEp mads 90 o. Il. Rsefes used ID len
times In he fsur years and Buchanan
fouF times Lneoln uasd Il twies.
JeAnaion during Asa io1e and bister
sonaicl With cougFssa twenty see times,
Grant tuioN Hayes With sosA housea %
conorea oppossd - kim politically
eight timcA Arihas twics. ard elsvs
lAsd One tun8se and lhfzteen tmas
fuFlnr cns ereriar az flnneF a