The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-28
POWER OF CONGRESS.
s.u.tcr Chandler on the iHu. Rctw.en
III, President aud Congrew-Whnt the
Consultation, pla Iniy Provides,

the NNu INV VIC
Com.iiinHo" Plainly Provides.
WASHINGTON. Dee. Ex-senator
William L. Chandler, OF New llamp.
uhlrr, has written the following letter 10
the Washington Post:
lhc now Immigration law. II Il passes,
WI require foreigners coming 10 live In
this country to read and write, rs II tcqt,
1.-Two lines OF tho United States COnstltu.
tion. There nrc certain i've lines which
rmIiCnt Spanish American lawyers
ought TO read,
Section s, after Cnumcr1tlnE In severn
teen clauses the power OF Congress,
udds another ns, follows;
Is. To make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper for carrying into
execution tho foregoing powers. and ali
other powers vested by this constitution
IN tho government Of tho United States
orin any department or officer thereof.
A study OF the above clause may lead
soma of the defiant advocates OF nm nr.
TVghnt personal government at the cN.
eCutivo mansion TO revise their asSer-
tlunb.
It Is not comtCndrd TINT the above
clause Is gives Congress power by law
passed ovrr veto by a two-thIrds vote 20
interfere with any power vested cNclu.
FIyc IN the President by express words or
necessary implication. What are the
powers expressly given Ia tho President?
|. To command the army and navy,
.. To grant parlOnS, ....
S, To make treaties (wIth the consent
OF the Senate.)
1. To appoln: officers OF the un!tcd
States,
;. To convene Congress, and TO I'D
Jjurn It when tho two hOuSGs Disagree.
6. To receive ambassadors and other
public ministers.
:. To take caro- that she laws be faith
fully executed.
S. To commission officers uf the United
States
The above arr all 'hc powers granted.
Compare them with the loGg list OF DOW
crS given 20 Congress. Including that 10
declare war and To provide for tho com =
mon detenSc and general welfare, and
ending with the power given in the
above clause Is, 10 make Nil laws nCccS-
Enry and proper TO carry into execution
all the powers vested In the government
"oF In any departlaen; or officer there
Of"
The President mas command the army
and navy. Yes, but Congress by law
may give him specific directions what 20
90 with them. TO use them In any plrtir-
MAR direction, or not 10 use them at all.
He may grant pnrIiOnS. Yes. thlS * An
exclusive and uncOnrolllblr power, but
Congress may by Law open all prison
doors and let the criminals 90 free. He
may make treaties, with the consent Of
the senate, and they hecome Il law. Here
is tEe only power 70 make law not vest
rd In Congress. He may appoint officers.
Yes, hu; Congress may create and ubOi-
ish the offices. and regulate tho power OF
appointment by Civil service rules; he Is
20 commission all officers. but he can
commission only those who are nppoint-
I'D IN pursuance NJ law. Hos To receive
the Foreign ministers. Yes. but only
ministers from countries which Congress
chooses to have recognized. II two gov
crnmentS arc striving FOR control or u
country, Congress may by law decide
which government the United States will
recognize. and the Pie stient Is bound Ia
obey the law and receive Il minister from,
that government, and refuse To receive II
minister from the other.
The Idea that the President has the
sole prtroEaiIvt u deciding what Tor.
eiSn governments shall be recognized by
th" United States has 10 foundation
whatever in any words 10 be seen in the
constitution.
The iact that the PRECEDENT has rec0E-
ntZed new governments without con-
SreSsional expression. when Congress
and the people have approved his action.
Is no prOnf,whatevsr thar when thry dis
agree with him they cannot control him
by law. He IS th." agent. and when ho
does what they want him - do. no law
Is needed, When he threatens to con-
duCt himself otherwise. whether by &C
ton or nOn-actioE, the whole sub Ject
may he controlled by = law passed over
veto under the ample pIWerS in Con-
gross granted by section 5. OF article !, pi
the constitution. which are not restricted
nor limited In this respect by any other
clauses In the constitution. There - Nc
escape Enr :hc advocates NJ monIrchjal
government in Washington. from the
provisions OF clause IS. section ), aril-
cIr !.
Il Is singular that th.. only two PEST
dents who have undertaken 10 defy Con.
GrtSg hare been Andrew Johnson and
Grover Cleveland IN" one tried 10 Gre
Congress- Ten new state governments IN
this union: the o:he5 claims the right
aC:Insl tn" will Of Congress to AID IN
sustaining abroad bloody tyranny Over
an oppressed nation.
MIR. johnson betrayed ana abandoned
th" party which alec:ea him. his treach'
cry was condemned by ali rirhi-miEdef
men. and he wen. on! OF Ollie" Without 4
TartT and without a iTisuI. Mr. CI"yc'
land s.il! liESaiS with Us.