The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-29
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p,n,, rrr.ldcm. who rs>i On, with Com
ro,-ArrIients "f Pr"mo,ion-'lasL,on
.,,l The National hanks,

aud the National Banks,
cleveland isn't the nrSt President
who has had Congress Oh his hands"
SAYS New York exchange, though he
IL the Arst to express the idea In just
that nnrly epIeramntic way, There
u,yc been famous hnhts between tho
executive and tho legislative branches
~ the government, snmc times when
Ioth were In the control or one party,
md again when they were opposed po.
IItlcally, There never has been the
equal OF the conflict Andrew Johnson
had with Il Congress OF MS own nOlIt-
,caI-Ihuugh not prr'onnl--falth. That
ended IN futile impSa ciuncnt proceed
ings. and the result was II drawn bat.
tie,
To some extent the Violations between
Congress- and the President can br
Judged By tho use the eNcCntivc has
made Of the veto power. WorshlpCrs
W the stuffed prophet often have COM
pared their Idol with Washington. DO
,hrv know that Washington vetoed
only two bills IN his two terms, while
ClcVclnnd'A first term alOnn was pro-
,luctIvc Uf 2IS VCtocs? Lest It be-
thought that this Is due solely to the
natural increase Of Congressional husl-
ness. look over this liSt; Washington
: vetoes; Madison, 4: Monroe. l.; Jack
son II: Tyler 10: Pierce o; buchanan
:: Lincoln :; Johnson IL (tnark thaO;
Grant 4: Hayes .; Arthur 4; Cleveland
rs ttlrst term oniy): Harrison !. These
Presidents never used the veto: Adams,
jefferson. Nan buren,, W. II. Harrison.
Taylor. Fillmore and Garfield.
10 hRI
ically, the biggest fight between Con-
GrCss und the President was In Tylcrs
administration, Though Jackson Killed
the United States Bank bv his veto OF
1889, and the bank. failing to get n
new charter. expired four years later,
the efIOrtE to rasuScitate II cunsinued
for several years. Two Oi Tylcr'A We
toes were directed against such meas
urcS, After the nrSI veto the bill was
changed In the hope OF meeting the
Presidents objections, Hut when he
diSlpprnvcd the second dill his own
party, the Wings, who favored the bill.
rose up against him. Two days after
the second veto, on September II, 1871.
his entire cabinet resigned with che en-
reptgon OF Daniel Webster. secretary
Of stale. who stayed In to expedite the
work on boundary treaty with Eng
land. Then the Whig Congressman is
sued an address TO the country. setting
Forth their side OF the controversy. and
formally read Tyler out of the party
The result OF this war gave thc country
10 the Democrats
Taylor and Hayes started out their
terms with the house against them. but
there were not bitter contests. per-
haps because friends fight one another
better than they fight the enemy
President Hayes had considerable trou-
HE with Congress over. the matter OF
placing riders on bills. The conflict
was rather stubborn. but the President
won IN the end, There was another con-
HiC,. however In which the President
did NOT win, That was over the Bland
Nilsson bill The President vetoed II
In a Str0nu message but Congress and
the country were silvcr-mad,t and the
hill was passed over IN" Veto. to be &c
praied IN 1890 by the Sherman law.
Tyier's fight which ended so hlSas-
trously 10 the WhIEs was preceded by
Jac!ison's on the snme subJect-thc re-
charter Or the United States Bank. In
his first rlessac" to Congress In 1879
Jackson announced his purpose to We
70 any bill re-charteriHg the bank.
much rs SECRETARY Olnev has just gjv-
things Not content with thstrJacks1n
set about to XIII the bank existing IN
der its present lease. He started stor-
les that the hank was no; solvent
Congress looked into the matter and
dcci,led The Other way. lie determined
to take ont the government funds and
thus cripple the bank, Rut he had To
defer somewhat 10 Congress In thiS.and
he asked that body to order the re-
E7oval OF the funds. The reply OF Con-
EreSs was in the shape Os passing n bill
re.chariering the bank, which bill shc
President al once vetoed Meanwhile.
jackson was reelected and he took his
SUCCESS rs yindication OF hts course,
He ordered his new secretary OF the
treasury 20 Withdraw the money. Sec
rotary McLane refused 10 do chs. and
way Immediately transferred. His
successor also refused and he was
transferred Theu Roger 4. Tancy was
appointed. and his future course ell
ables mai 20 tell in somewhat less
ihIn seven guesseS what he did on
this occasion. He did the Presidents
bidding. and received the censure OF the
senate for his part. Jackson had more
trouble with his party leaders, HIS
cabinet. and, one might aimOs, say.
his Congress than any other President
except Tyler and Johnson. In some
qualities. principally puEnaciousness
Cleveland and Jackson may be classef
together. In Iheir position Tyler and
Johnson arc In the same class, for both
were viCe Presidents. who. b. the acct
dent Of death, stepped into the higher
sea; they were mol elected to MI.
Strictly speaking. extra sessions Of
Congress nre called only by the PreSl-
dent. But when the President and Con-
eress were nj l0EEe-hcHds 1t has hap
pensd That Congress Inns remained IN
session 70 watch the executive. Prac-
ticailY. such sessions are extra This
ex7pdtent was resortcd to by Congress
in Johnsna's administration. The trou-
bic between Johnson and Congress has
been told frequently OF late years. Less
Is known by tho average citizen OF the
complexities OF the rc-cons IructIon PEI
i0d than OF any other part Of the ma
Hons history. JohDs)n started ont Ia
veto the bill ennrEing the powers 0f
the Freednan'a Bureau. This began
the breach. Then the Civil Rights bill
went the same way. Both were pass
ed over the veto. The conflict continued
10 the very end OF his term, and Cui.
minated In the impeachment proceed.
inRg. This was the time when Congress
had the President on its hands.