New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-13
April Violets.
Colgate's
Violet Water.
A BONE OF CONTENTION
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
DlNGLEY BILL
NOW ,,,p TIE SENATE, MAY Goa POINT MAY BE
MADE AGAINST INTERNAL hEHNN"
AMENDMENTS PAST coNTRo-
VERSES RECALLED.
INV ~,;1rGsaI.I 10 THE TEiDuNE,l

- 90 penresentativos with Senate amendments
Increasing internal taxation the point WIZ Dc d
tina, the Senate has no authority unu'i t - IN,
,ution 10 attach such provisions 10 iouse Oh,
t,oh relates solely 10 the tariff 1t Is unoers'ood
.ha. this matter is already subject Q. n.',,
zion 'by several prominent and ihiueh'!'i n'p""'
can members of the House, VINO hot ON! ue"s -"
constitutional RICH. or power OF the oeha'e " w
what is recommended by The ma,oTi'! Oh 'i'o 80
Committee in regard to the Internal taxes U" D'e
nd ,ohacco but who also regard those proposliiois
as violation Of party pledges insisting as 'ie! uo
that all the additional revenue needed Tor 'iie ol
nary expenses of the Governments can De 0
from duties imported goods
The question as TO how far the senate may 81
under the Constitution in proposing and engrai'iie
ors,6u,ents upon a revenue bill has been seVera'
times holly discussed In Congress, but ~ SIN re-
mains unsettled far as concurrent ac'.o'i oS 'e
TWO houses Is concerned Sxty-Ve years ago iic''i9
Clay offered bill in the Senate 10 reduce the Fe'e
nue. and insisted tina; It was within the e0hs'i'u,
,,onal power Of that cody 70 pass H. as II was not
q hi 'ra,sne revenue" but he wisely aoanoonea
ina contention and procured the passage OF an ide
tcal bill through the House OF Representatives as 4
basis Cor the Senates action, In order 20 aNolo INC
constitutional, objections IN 1896 the senate P"s'ed
and sent 10 the House Of Representatives 'he sei'
era! appropriate bills and that BODY prompt! iac
them on the table. The ground that lis cohs'''u-
tiona! prerogatve had been Invaded. IN IS'l the
contention was revived by the passage through ln'
Senate Of a bill affecting the income tax. anu tie
matter went 20 a conference committee inc senate
confeTrees. Of course, adhered 10 the pos''io' an
nv the Senate and tho House OF Representatives
unanimously adopted the resolution reported by MI
Fooner Of Massachusetts. sustaining the contention
Of that body
A VICTORY WON BY THE HOUSE
Blu. the most vigorous assertion o. It's cohsu'u-
t.onal pyerogative by the House OF Representative
was in the XLIld Congress when oo'n oiaNe .,o
were Republican and when the House WOE VIZ
tory over the coordinate branch. AT the hrs' ses
sion The House passed bill repeating the DUTY on
Tea and coffee. Months afterward the bill was re-
turned by the Senate with many Important ameno
mcnts-in the form of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ho'
only duties on imported goods. but internal taxes
on a variety Of articles. This action aroused te
leaders in the House OF Representatives OF Do'h
parties ard on April q 1872. Mr.. Dawes OF Massa-
chusetts actins under unanimous instructions from
the Committee Ways ana Means, reported inc
following resolution. and moved TO suspend the
rules and pass it:
Resolved Tha; the substitution by, the Senate
under the form OF an amendment for the bill OF the
house Use entitled and A a ar 10 b e eneG Act 10
Reduce Existing Taxes" containing general re
vision. reduction and repeal Of laws imposing i'm
port duties and internal taxes, Is in conflict with
the intent and purpose of that clause aus OF me
Seyenue sa w Spate IN ne oSse Of
tives" ana tha- therefore SAID SUBSTITUTE 90 Tic
upon the table.
The resolution provoked vigorous discussion. all
the speeches. with a single uninportant excep-
ton being in favor of its adoption. Among the
speakers were Henry L. Dawes. James A. Garfield
George F. IIoar. Eugene Hale James BrooKs,
Fernando Wood Clarkson n. Potter. Horace May
nard and Benjamin F. Butter, all Of whom advo-
Gated the resolution. Several OF the speakers dweit
upon The increasing tendency of the Senate to AFRO
gate TO itself power which did not belong to it
under the Constitution. and, in fact, that was the
burden of Mr.. Hoars speech. well as OF Mr..
Potter's Among o,her things. Mr. Hoar said;
The position which the Senate has taken on this
the Senate itself If this legislation be admitted
this House. which represents the people. gives up
20 sea ane e5@Vae, Which in The lorna Of the
CONSTITUTION was given by me small states I 10 me
the Senate.
Az Mr. Hoar is now member of the Senate. his
ut,erances on that occasion possess especial in
terest and significance.
In discussing the point referred TO. Mr. Dawes re-
marked:
We cannot fail to recognize the fact that an
uneasness . 6ego5en me people from o6
ing any dsrcspect 70 the other branch OF Congress
holv 70 ratHer 10 itself without recognizing the
distinctions in the formation and foundation Of the
Government of the United states-to do SO Indirect
ly, IL not directly
He commended that it was the intention and pur-
pose Of the trainers Of the Constitution TO conhne
the power Of amendment the part Of the Senate
so far as revenue bills were concerned. ito the
subject matter Of the bill tself--to such amend
mcnts touching the subject upon which revenue
was TO be raised as in their Judgment should be
deemed wise and proper either to raise or lower
the rate 20 modify the time mode Of collection,
or anything pertaining Immediately 10 that subject
matter" Mr.. Dawes continued:
The right 20 originate bills of this nature III the
value II the moment such a bill leaves this House
the Senate ma Under me FORM a G an q,
in a revenue bill. and compel the House OF kcpre-
smeaSmen, 70 or pub s,9t from the senate
ures Of revenue which they have refused to origi-
s SENATE II has G gone over ali he
Of revenue from all the sources OF mP9rts bnt II
into another and entirely different held. that OF
Internal taxation upn %h s we had ,c3 M aa
amendment ths can Be done there eS can be pm
n s rs to hs When does not me
the peoples Representatives here touching any
Of revenue upon wa'ch legislation is possible
LIMITATIONS OF THE sENATEs POWER
lanes A Garfield delivered a strong and luminous
speech in favor o, the resolution single rassage
from which may be quoted
what. then. Is tAc reasonable limit 10 this right
s s. sinfsq power to amend med 10 the subject
matter Of the bin That limit Is natural ia DEL
mite and can be clearly shown.
In the course Of his speech Mr. Hale OF Maine
now n member OF the Senate said:
Now this restriction al the right of originating
DIS Is worm ECtIIuS " tht IVuS'
II carries with it--and It seems 10 he this is the
force OF the restricton-a limitation OF the right
81 the Senate amend The House has the sole
right OF originating revenue bile. II that right
Is good for ANYTHING IL must carry with II the right
of selecting the objects upon which revenue Is to
be raised. The construction is literal that any
amendment OF the Senate must be confined 10 the
aubJect-m matter selected by the House in the eX'
ercfse Of its prerogati"e as 20 the popular BODY
and TO the objects Of taxation which II has en-
bodied In It's revenue bill.
The resolution adopted by vote OF l53 10 Q
Three Representatives who are now members Of
:he senate-Messrs. Frye Hale and Hoar-were
recorded IN the affirmative as also Garfield
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