Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-25
Mr.. STEWARDS TURN
He Attacks the President for Some
Expressions He Has Used.
His RESOLUTION BEFORE The SENATE.
He Claims the Law Was Vio-
lated by Secretary Carlisle.
M ALTERS IN THE HOUSE.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
The eighth week Of the present extraor-
dinary session and the sixth Of the de butte
on the repeal bill was begun this morning,
with the Senate meeting at II o'clock. The
attendance Of Senators was unusually
| small
resolution was offered by Mr.. PETER
(Aan), and went over till tomorrow, call
Ing for information to the anticipation
OF interest on United States bonds
The resolution offered last Saturday by
Mr.. Stewart (Nev) as to the coordinate
departments of the government was laid
before the Senate. Here is its text:
Mr. Stewards Resolution.
Resolved. That the Independence Of the
coordinate departments Of the government
the legislative. the executive and the ju-
diciaNmust be maintained. and that the
use Of the power and influence Of one de-
partment to control the action Of another
Is in violation Of the Constitution and de-
| structive of our form OF government
Mr.. Stewart began to address the Senate
| on the resolution. but had not spoken more
than q few sentences when he was inter-
rupted by Mr.. Manderson Neb) with the
remark that the resolution was a most i'm
portant one. and that undoubtedly the
speech about to be made was one that
should be heard by q full Senate. He sug-
gested that there was no quorum present.
The roll was called and forty-four Sena-
tors Zone more than a quorum) responded.
Mr.. Stewart then went on with his speech.
He began with a citation from President
Cleveland's speech last Monday on the oc-
niversary Of the laying Of the corner stone
Of the Capitol. This speech had been made
by President having more than 100000
federal offices to dispose of, and with a
veto power which had been designed only
for extraordinary occasions, backed by con-
centrated capital and encouraged and fat
tered by a venal press.
He described Mr.. Cleveland on that occa-
sion as turning his face toward the Senate
wing OF the Capitol. and. in angry and
menacing tones. using the following lam
guage: d.
III the Representatives who here. as
semble to make laws for their fellow coun-
trynen forget the duty of broad and dis
interested patriotism and legislate in pretu-
dice and in passion. or in behalf Of sectional
or selfish interests. the time when the cor
ner stone Of the Capitol was laid and the
circumstances surrounding 1t will not be
worthy Of commemorating."
Construed by n venal Press.
This declaration. Mr., Stewart said. had
been cheered and encouraged " q thought
less multitude and construed by a venal
press as a rebuke from the President OF the
United States to the Senate. The struggle
for constitutional liberty (he continued) Of
the Anglo-Saxon race. which had been long,
arduOus and attended with many sacrifices
had lasted now for nearly a thousand years.
He went on to quote at great length from
Macaulay's history Of England as to the
parliamentary struggle with the Stuart
kings.
Coming back to the present. Mr. Stewart
charged that the President-in disregard of
his oath Of office to execute the laws-had
permitted the Secretary Of the Treasury
q hA lnv 10 To- I'll.
made the purchase Of A.5OO.00o ounces Of sill
yer bullion per month mandatory. In proof
OF this charge he presented q letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury showing
ounces Of silver bullion had been offered
ana only 2.392618 ounces purchased, and in
August 472,0O0 ounces offered and only
3.sS7.5O0 purchased. He had not yet the
statement for this month, but he under
stood that the purchases are still less, al
though silver bullion was offered far below
the cost of production. He could not con-
ceive how this could be justified, in view
Of the scarcity Of currency which should
have been increased by the issue Of treas
ury certificates for silver bullion. He knew
that an excuse was made that silver bull
lion was not purchased because the holders
asked more than the market price but he
| insisted that the market price of property
was that at which the owner was willing
to sell. However much. he said, some SEN
ators might deprecate the law Of July a.
1Se0Ias King James had deprecated laws
on the English statute book-all (both high
and low) had to obey the law IL civil liberty
was to be maintained and II constitutional
government was to exist
He undertook to say that at no time since
| the execution Of Charles I had any kine
or president. either in England or in the
United States. defiantly disobeyed a stat.
ute which he himself had declared manda.
| tory. or had allowed his suborftnates tc
| disobey It, The Presidents oath of office
commanded him to see that the laws were
fol H,r1vN fo<J H,,N
| mandatory law that had been disregarded
Was it not time he asked, to sound the
| alarm? II constitutional liberty was of an,
value. 1t seemed to him that all, friends
| President Of the United States: You havy
| overstepped the mark. We cannot afford
| to have the laws Of Congress disregarded =
| The Market Value.
MIR. Mcpherson On. j. asked whether
Mr.. Stewart held that a price demanded
by a seller fixed the market price
| Mr.. Stewart replied in the affirmative.
THAT is a very strange idea," said Mr.
Mcpherson. I always supposed that the
| market value of an article was the price
| which 1t would sell for in the market and
that in order to quote a price there mus,
| be purchaser as well as a seller
Mr. Stewart said that he had reliable in
formation that at the time the Secretary
| of the Treasury was refusing to buy silver
bullion in this country millions of it were
being bought in New York and shipped to
England at prices higher than the treasury
refused to pay.
Mr.. Stewart then drifted to the anti
| Chinese bill, and asked whether the ex.
ecutive had enforced 1t. Whatever nigh,
| be thought Of that law, 1t was in force; and
| II the executive might violate one law he
might violate another. Was the President
| he asked to have the option to obey or tc
refuse to obey enactments?
| Congress on His Hands.
| He went on to remark that the Presi.
| dent had no very exalted opinion
Of the house Of commons and In
that connection he read the PRESIDENT
letter Of June 25 last accepting an invita-.
ton to be present at the centenary Of the
Williams University. but saying that he ex.
pected to have a session Of Congress on his
| hands at that time.
THAT is the idea." said Mr.. Stewart in a
dolerul tone. that he has of Congress Tha-
incidental remark speaks volumes In inter
preting the regard which the President has
for a coordinate branch Of the government
Could a man who fully appreciated the re.
sponsibility of his office make such a re.
mark even by accident?
| Congress on the hands Of the President
| How would such a remark have sounded
| from the lips Of Washington, a Jackson
| or Lincoln? How would 1t sound if the
houses Of Congress had said that they had
| the President on their hands?"
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