Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-06
GIVES HIS REASONS.
IAls TEE CLAIMANTS STILL HAVE
RNoouRsr 40 THE HIGHER
). COUNTS.
Case nrornht Up by Nebraska sugar
Bcst Growers nnd Al o,her
Cases Ave similar.

W hNHllkApHt N'VAf -Nf"ANfNN'''''
Bowler Of the treasury department at
nro,,to,tod MD d,cisi,n In tho
"'', r'''''''" 70 ~.
now celebrated sugar bounty puoHuoh'
lie holds that as comptroller he has
iurlgdletion 10 mas upon the claims OF
nn,',t, ~ ai.a h,t,. NM ,hnt
Tue ppuh'5 WI" us" "V'"" N'"t '""'
part OF the act or congress making an
appropriation for tho payment OF tho
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n"h'' "uu"'s
uonhl' me cplnp'r"ller' hpW'N''' u'-
fecta that the papers la tho coao DO
rsnt ia Tho cotirt OF clnitna for the ren-
an. 49,. ,,,.,,.,,,,, Ia, 80, mar
u','oh VI .he JuuR"un' u" o'uuI 'n't
MS may FURNISH "a 'preondent Tor tho
future action Of tile executive depart.
ment In tho ndlnetnont in mis- rln.a
49,
u' unhes lhNolFou III 'neHn NuR"r pVuh-
ties"
The pnrtIcular claim decided today
4. .,,,.,.,,,t.,,,. 90, ,,,. 80, mia, ~,
~ nu"H'"'N"''9 y" Wv '"'"' '"''''H 80
all other nlignr bounty claims for the
satisfaction OF which rungrens at ita
lns, sss.lon concentrated 1, oal o.p ma
eohpllplltf uhhWrIH ny great NHBtn
re nrgum'ntl presented ny counsel az
w" hNhluH ~ Whlch nus lufAulrtpn
Wh1 uluohtu' anu IN tue cpuIao oi MS
leplY ne rnEs Hntule. when 90 nor
CONFORM 10 Inc ounhtltutinn are not law
nnd therefore Whcn a statute u W np-
puINUt u"uU', WIN W. constitution "
becomes ne duiy ~ me executive off
lvpr W urictlnlne Tor hlmHelt an ne
tW"gh lnr elhtulo anu lnr CONSTITUTION,
Wn"Vuet VIZ Hlhlul' w lno lhW, " ~
rye lhat me htAluie w. To y" considered
pll'a9 ia'l1 onnHutnilnhni anu should
~ l9uuW1u uh'oW u ~ Clearly uhoon-
hi,hlonal
II " hllu fu' thhl the oulcor acts ot
Nh prlll " ne du'h nor execute n oons
hu'uunhhl statute, hut II W none tho
leHA true tlnlt he acu at liH peru
mo oAVuu'rH opnAluullluhl Whtule'
me ooWpun'ler dpnH NOT act under
INC Jurisdiction OF tho treasurer or
sphere OF hla lurladletlon are nnal and
conclusive upoh The executive branch
OF me government II follows That the
puWtr 20 rNslnt the execution OF an uu-
constitutional statute wnH doniel to an
executive oilieor altogoihor, It was
vlhHneu lhht no executive oihcrr hHd
Wy iNht 70 raltc lhr point OF the uun-
sUtuuohnllN OF q statutr, even 70 cAne
" court IN order To nnhlly determine
W. validity 10y the only branch ~ tho
government conceded Ia have tho pow
er T. settle such II question rhio cons
t.rhuon onnhot De sound aH shown by
thr ieVMlonf VI tho supreme court ~
me United Statcn ana those VI the
SUITE courts
Nppleu 10 the question Of tho pay.
mehl ol money from the treasury ~
tue Vnltod states by nm officer aworN
20 support tho constitution he would
he without power to protect the treus-
ury AkNnhl such unlawiul claims FOR
the largest pomihle amount IA to tho
constltuilonollty Of the act, the comp.
uoler says IN part that tho prin tho
mas IONS been decided that taxation
nupl y. Tor q public purpose, that any
attempt 70 lAko money from the people
hN lhv FORMS Of taxation for u purpose
nlher thnn q public one N not an eN-
rrplHe NJ legislative power and there
Tore thnt an attempt 10 do 20 n a mere
nullsty az IN EFFORT by the legislature
10 esorlcnr power not granted by tho
o"nhutullon
ManuMetutlnY Embellishments have
nvon uniformly treated az private rath-
" IMAM puhUc rnterprlhua. Numerous
nn,Anoea ARE cited tending 10 show
1Hnt iartgiieH OF all Kinda, saw mills,
loluhs mus ctVp arc private mud IN
no sense huhlle enterprises II IN sug-
rested that when congress gets out OF
thc domain Of law ana Into the realm
a, lnsl'ee nnd equity, their power IL un-
united. THAT would no doubt be true
uenHreR could get OUT OF the domain
INC lAw but they cannot do so, ~
lne uoufh cannot declare any act uf
thn lcklahiufe unconstitutional on tho
ground that Il ~ contrary to the prin-