The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04

Senator with the experience of the
Senator from Massaehu etts, would he ; Q
30 far departed from ell legs AZURE pro
priety as 10 inject into the discussion OF
an adjournment resolution the virulency
of such q speech From the exhibition
By the Republican Senators while the
speech was being mAde. many Sena-
tors having left their seats, he
knew that il had not the APP
prevail Of those with whom the
senator WAS politically affiliated.
He exOnersted the Senator'S party
from all completely with the grave i'm
propTiety manifested by the Senator
from Massachusetts,. But he empha-
sized his condemnation aud Reproduction
OF the Senator's attempt 10 make politi-
cal capital for ms party, when there
was no opportunity 10 reply 10 II.
Mr.. Riddleberger denounced the bill.
Mr.. Blair objected 10 the further con
sideratiJn of the adjournment resolu-
ton. and IL was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Blair then called up the report of
the committee on pensions IN the case
81 the vetoed bill giving a pension TO
Mary ]. N0ttage, aud he proceeded TO
state the merits of case.
Mr. Platte said that the President
who conceived that he should veto
every bill which as a member CT the
Senate or House he would feel called
upon TO vote against, had mistaken en-
tirely the purpose OF the veto and
circum tsnces under which il was in
tended TO be exercised. 1t was in no
sense legislative function. The very
first sentences in the Constitution was
Legislative power is conferred upon
Congress" II the President could veto
any bill. then this declaration
Of the Constitution was a delu
sion and Il snare. With a minority
one third faction, the President could
prevent legislation, and then the days
of the rule OF the majority we're over.
The President should recollect that all
the legislative power was conferred
upon Congress, and not on him.
Mr.. Whithorne. a member { the
pension committee, addressed the
Senate in support of the veto. Presi-
dent Cleveland realized the great
danger of special legislation. and had
enough wisdom and courage to grspple
with it. although it came in the in
sidious appealing form OF pension bills.
Teller argued against the idea of any
| legislative power being vested in the
President. The trainers of the Con-
stitutior had not intented to vest any
| legislative power in the President;
otherwise they would not have confined
il exclusively to Congress The veto
power was a shield. and not a sword.
Sit was q negative power. He likened
| the position of the President, engaged
in examining and vetoing pension bills.
/ to that of the "eagle catching flies" and
said that the people of the United States
| did not expect their eagle 70 be so en-
/ ployed.
The debate was interrupted to allow
the conferees of the river and harbor
bill to report an agreement. The con-
ference report was agreed to without
revision.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the vetoed bill granting q pension to
Mary 5. Nottager, the question being
on its passage, notwithstanding the 90
/ lection of the President. A vote was
taken, and resulted in yeas 26. nays 10
a party vote, except that Wilson, of
! Maryland, voted in the affirmative. The
I bill was not passed.
The vetoed House bill granting a pen
sion 10 Jacob Reiser, was then taken
/ up, and Wilson, of Maryland. explained
| that the President had acted under
misapprehens. having been in
[ formed that no application had been
made to the pension office, while in fact
an application had been msde. The
l bill was passed over the vote by q
unanimous vote-yeas so. naysO.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the
House bill to detach certain counties
from the United States Judicial district
of California and TO erect the southern
judicial district OF California. was taken
from the cal ndar amended and passed.
The Senate then took recess till 8
o clock.