The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-14
Mr.. Bacon Disputes Clev3eia@ d s
Claims to "R cog Se."
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But Met Ein, Making Good
HIS Contention. {
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waShiagtoa. Jan. 1S.-- The egcn SESSION
.sf the Senate to-day was much cnEsalsed
ny an executive session lasting two l:ours.
Affer this the balance Of the day: was
given to Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, I'm
speech upholding the power Of Congress
Ia recognise new governments, zine
Senator Insisted that the arrogant asser-
tion Of one man power threatened 10 make
the Presidential power greater than shat
exettc3 Is any monarch.
M. Bacon held that the Nwmaking
power was The most complete represen-
1ative az a country's sovereignty and tnat
as recognition was a sovereign act, II Iso-
perly belonged to the law-making hrstneh.
The views Of Secretary Seward, uphold
ing this principle. were citeds lhe olEy
exclusive sovereign power OF the Presi-
dent Was IN granting pardons lee
trainers Of the Constitution had been
careful to 50 restrict the powers of the
President that he would not grow great
in his own conceit and believe he hela
the powers which DO hedge about king:
The recognition of foreign government;
heretofore given by the President, had
become effective, Mr.. Bacon said, through
the silence acquiescence Of the law-mak-
ing power.
Mr.. Hale interposed To assert that the
logical conclusion of Mr.. Bacon's argu-
ment was TO annihilate the power of the
President and set up a government Sole
ly by the Iaw-making branch.
Mr.. White (Dem., California; asked If
the Presidents recognition Of minister
from a new government could bind Con-
gress end the country, to which Mr..
Bacon emphatically answered in the
negative Mr.. Hale asked il Congress
could send that minister home, to which
Mr. Bacon answered in the affirmative.
Mr.. Bacon declared that the logical re-
suit Of this claim OF exclusive power in
the President was to make him greater
in arbitrary power than any monarch on
earth. II would permit him in case Of
trifing uprising in Manitoba, to recog-
nize Il handful Of people as constituting
an actual government; while on the
other hand he could withhold recognition
from Cuba although Cuban independence
had become an accomplished fact. But
the Senator maintained that no such royal
power was given by the Constitution to
the President. In the most public man
ner, Mr. Bacon said, the Secretary o.
State had defied the power Of Congress
and had announced to the world that
Congress adopted the Cuban resolution
it would be vetoed by the President. 1t
was practically an announcement to Con-
gress that it's resolution, If acted upon,
would be thrown back in its face. Never
before was such defiance of Congress
presented and If it was to stand without
protest there would be at least one con-
spicuous precedent for the assertion Of
exclusive executive power.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Bacon's
speech the Senate. at $40 p. m, adj
journed.
BY agreement vote will be taken on
the homestead bill at p. N. tomorrow.
HoUSEPROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Jan. 13.-After very
dull day, devoted to passing bills of minor
Importance, the House plunged into q
warm controversy over bill to make
oleomargarine and Other limitations Of
dairy products subject to the laws of the
States into which they are transported.
The author OF the bill, Mr.. Grant, of
Vermont, led the fight for it and it was
opposed by the Democrats and several
Republicans, chiefy~en the ground that
it would give the States power to pro-
hibit the use of such products. The
House got into a parliamentary struggle
over the measure. on account Of the de-
termination of Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois,
to secure more time for its consideration
and adjourned, leaving it unfinished.
One of the Senate bills passed was to
withdraw from the Supreme court Grim
inal cases other than capital and leave
jurisdiction over them to the courts of
appeals.