The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-26
STEW ROAST
The Nevada Senator Charges the Pres.
ident With Violating the Con-
stitmtion.
Speaking to His s.Co-O Ordinate Branch
Resolution lie Bitterly Attacks
Mr.. Cleveland
For the Language Used mt the Corner.
stone fCentennial-S0me Things
He Said.

WASHINGTON. Sept 28.-The eighth
week of the present extraordinary ses-
sion and the sixth OF the senate debate
on the silver repeal bill has begun. The
attendance of senators was unusually
small. A resolution was offered by Mr..
Peffsr and went over, calling for in
formation as TO the interest on United
States bonds The resolution offered
last Thursday by Mr.. Stewart as to the
coordinate departments of the govern
ment, was laid before the senate. Here
10 the text:
Resolved, That the Independence OF
the coordinate departments OF the
government--the legislative. the execu-
tive, and the judicial--must be main
tanned, and that the use of its power
and influence Of one departments in
control of another is in violation OF the
constitution, and destructive of our
form OF government.
Mr.. Stewart began to address the
senate on the resolution. but had not
spoken more than few sentences
when he was interrupted by Mr.. Man
derson with the remark that the reso-
luton was most important one and
that undoubtedly the speech about to
be made was one that should be heard
by full senate. He suggested that
there was no quorum present. The
roll was called and "A senator's tone
more than quorum) responded.
Scored the President.
Mr.. Stewart then went on with his
speech. He began with a citation
from President Cleveland's speech on
the occasion OF corHmemorating the
Tooth anniversary Of the laying of the
cornerstone OF the Capitol. This speech
had been made by president having
pose OF, and with veto power which
had been designed only for extraor-
dinary occasions, backed by concen-
trated capital and encouraged and fat
tered by venal press. He described
Mr.. Cleveland on that occasion as turn
ing his face towards the senate wing oil
the Capitol, and in
Angry and Nfcnacing Tones
using the following language: IF the
representatives who have assembled te
make laws for their fellow countrymen
forget the duty of broad and disinter.
ested patriotism and legislate in preju
dice and passion. or in behalf of sec
tional or selfish interests, the corner.
stone of the capitol was laid in vain,
and the circumstances surrounding ii
will not be worth commemoration."
This declaration, Mr.. Stewart said
had been cheered and encouraged by ;
thoughtless multitude and construed b,
venal press as q rebuke from the pres.
ident of the United States to the senate,
The struggle for constitutional lib
erty of the Anglo-Saxon race, which
had been long. arduous and attende,
with many Sacrifices, had lasted nov
for nearly 1.U00 years.
He went on to quote at great lengtl
from Macauiey's History of England a
to the parliamentary struggle with tn
Stuart kings.
Coming back to the present time, Mr.
Stewart charged that the presidents
disregard of his oath of office to execut
the laws-had permitted the secretar
of the treasury to violate the law Q
Jan. IA, 1890, which made the purchas
OF A, 5U0, 600 ounces of silver bullion pc
month mandatory. In proof of thi
charge he presented letter from th
secretary of the treasury showing ths
in the month OF July last 6,06S
900 ounces of silver bullion ha
been offered and only 2.392, "a
ounces purchased; and in Augu.
4,783, 900 ounces offered and onl
Y,3S7. 800 purchased. He had not y,
the statement for this month, bur /
understood the purchases were ST.
less, although silver bullion was ofere
far below the cost of production. e
could not conceive how this could /
justified, in view of the scarcity Of Gu
rency, which should have been il
creased by the issue OF treasury certii
Gates for silver bullion.
Mr.. Stewart next accused the pres
dent OF violation Of the constitution (,
his failure to enfore the anti-Chine
law.
Ii constitutional liberty was of an
value, it seemed to him that all (frien,
and foes) should stand up and say
the president of the United State
.Ytu have oversteprei the mark. "
cannot afford to have the laws of CO
gress disregarded-"
ID. ID. Merrill q Co. Assign.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 90. The book conce
OF ID. d. Merrill Il Co. has assigne
Mr.. Merrill has also made person
assignment. No statement has yet be,