Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-05-25
CAPITAL CHAT.
The Constitutional Amendment Dis :
cussed to Override the Presidents
Veto by a Majority Vote.
A Debate in the House Of Representa-
tives on the Admission of
Territories.
Home Rule Advocated in the Terrific.
ries and the Omnibus Bill
Criticised.


CONGRESSIONAL
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 24-Mr. Allison.
from the committee on approximations,
reported back the deficiency bill for the ex-
penses OF collecting revenue and the In
dian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Stewart called up the joint resolu-
ton offered by him for constitutional
amendment reducing to a simple majority
the vote necessary to override the pres
idential veto and addressed the senate on
the subject. He referred to the large num-
Der OF veto messages sent by President
Cleveland and said that they rested solely
upon the assumption that it was the duty
Of the president to nullify every law for
which he would not have voted as a mem
Der of congress-an assumption not only
of superior wisdom, honesty and patriot
ism on his part, but of better opportunity
TO ascertain facts than the members OF the
two houses had. The form of government,
he said, had changed from democratic
simplicity to One-man power, responsive
only to the necessities Of party and influ-
ence OF money. The people did not realize
the growing power of the executive. The
president has more than 100000 Offices at
his disposal and a member of congress was
not even allowed to give evideuce as to
qualifications of an applicant for Office.
The president alone determined all ques-
tions relating to appointments to Office,
either by himself or by a board called the
civil service commission, appointed by him
and removable at his pleasure. The vast
revenues of the government were practical
ly used by the administration as private
fund to augment the power of the ex-
ecutive. At the present rate the growing
power OF "this man of destiny'' had but to
continue unresisted for another term Of four
years to so intrench Grover Cleveland in the
white house that nothing but revolution
could remove him. Never before in the
hands of one man had such vast powers
and resources been entrusted by confid-
ing people. 1t remained to be seen
whether the president would be able to
fulfil the expectations of the Washington
Post by initiating Napoleon and crowning
himself because he regarded all others un-
worthy to perform that service. The exer-
else OF the great natural force with which
the president was endowed was con-
centrating the whole power of the govern
ment in the executive, and if not restrained,
it would ultimately lead to monarchy.
The people admired the courage, inde-
pendence, audacity and will. These quail
tiles were possessed in high degree by
Mr.. Cleveland. While they were guar
antees of personal success, they were dan
gerous to popular liberty.
The presiding officer announced the ap-
pointment of the select committee to ex-
anime into all questions touching the meat
product of the United States as follows:
Senators Vest, Plumb, Manderson, Gull
lom and Coke.
The conference report on the pension
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
The House.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the postofhce appro-
priation bill. On motion of Mr..
Blount Of Georgia, the appropriation for
mail messenger was increased from $780,
600 to $95O,0OO. Mr.. Perkins of Kansas in
speaking to verbel amendment, again
entered the complaint of the people of the
west against the inefficient mail service,
which he asserted was now being given to
that section. Mr.. Toole Of Montana and
Mr. VOORHEES, of Washington, Ty., voiced
the wishes of the people of the territories
for more efficient mail service than they
were now receiving. Mr.. Blount said that
the record will declare the fact that the
changes in the railway mail service had
been gradual and that to-day the grade of
merit was higher than it had ever been be-
fore. The committee then rose and passed
the bill.
TO LIMIT THE PRESIDENTS POWER.
The committee proceeded to the consid-
Grafton Of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. Mr.. Buchanan
of New York, in speaking of the bill, said
that while on the part of the president of
the United States the professions of devo-
tion to the cause of civil service reform re-
manned unabated, means had been devised.
by which those Immediately in charge of
the government departments might do