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<br />5 <br /> <br />States. Marshall snld if nny such llHcmpt ,wns mmle, it cer- <br />taIuly was the IH'o\'incc of the Suvreme C0111't, and it wOllJd~ <br />unquestionably exerclse such power, to declure 8uch (egis[u. <br />trOll void. <br />Ml', TELLER That is not pertinent to what I nm saying. <br />We nIl ndlllit It Is too lute to qlle~tion that jlower now. Tbc <br />people have ncccptcd H. 1 believe thnt fl cl\rcful examination <br />01' tlle deh[lte~ in the Constitutional Convention and of tlle au. <br />thol'H1cs of that llge will show that thnt '\\"35 the intentiou; <br />t!Jut rill coutl'oycrsies exltltlng between the Stntcs and tbe Gov. <br />Nlllllcnt 0(' between one State and nnotl1el' or the !l('01)]C and <br />tlle States ~hOlllrl be submitted to tlmt tribn\lul. nnt.l it resulted <br />lhn L nfteI' It hud been ~lIbnljttE'd there WfiS SOllle ~l'iUci!'lrn of it <br />uud SOUle fears CXIH'Csscd tbat they bad givell too 1lI11cl1 power <br />to tbat llody. <br />JUl'. NEWf,ANDS. Mr. Prefiir]ent- <br />The VICE-PH.ruSIDIDN'l'. Does tbe Senator from Colorado <br />yield to tbe Selin lor from Nevada? <br />.Mr. TIDLLER. I would ratber not yleW for ll. minute or <br />two, until I lmve finished tllili subject. <br />The fear was expressed filso, infismuch as the Prcf;ident (If <br />tbe United States appoInted these otItcers, that tbcre WfiR daJlgel' <br />thnt. Luere wou!(l be too llluch !l'erlernl 01' too lnUl.:U Executivc <br />contL'ol ore(' the court. After the court commenced itR work <br />tucrc were serCl'e C'l'ltici8l1JS ot sOllie of its conelusious. Jef- <br />forRon nnd Mndisoll aud practically fill of the early patriots <br />nnd creators of the Constitution at times questioned the con- <br />clusions of Uie conrt. But: time after time we have had the <br />court settle tl1l'SC questions, UlltIl to-duy It Is oot It qllestion con- <br />tl'o\'erted by anybody tbat tbe c.onc]usioll of the Sllpreme Court <br />upon n leg-Ill quc1SlIoll is bindIng n(lon all of us. l Imow tbat <br />Gellcrul Jackson sold It wos 110t bIndIng 011 111m. It mllY llot. <br />tc j)iudfng OLl the cOlls('ieuce 01' any mUll, but It is binding upon <br />hIs nets wIlen lw comes to nct. . <br />I nm going to proceed llpon the t!leory that thnt is settled, <br />that tbat is ndmitted, ill Al1lerlenu POlltt('.fl by ('very party that <br />c\'el' lived or evcr will live. It was the tll('ory of the. founders <br />of Ill{' Governlllcnt tlJnt the three departments of tlH' Goveru. <br />ment should be kept absolntelJ' distinct from eacb otller. <br />Mr. NEWLANDS. Mr. Presldellt- <br />The VICE-PRESIDENT. Does the Senntol' from Colorado <br />ylcl(l to the SellfltOl' from Nevllda? <br />Mr. NEWLANDS. I unde1'8tood Uw SenutOl' a mOIllp.nt ago,. <br />In replying to the Senator from Mlnneliotu, to say thnt Iw iuvited <br />questions. <br />.!\fl'. 'rTIlI.LEH.. No. I shall be gIud to have any St~Tllltor 1n- <br />tel'l'lIpt me wllo lJlllY throw any light on the SUbject. I {lid .1I0t <br />mean to say tlwt 1 invited Intel'l'Uptlollfl, because tbey renlIy, <br />exe!:'pt in rare cnse~. disturb the Uue of a IlHl.U'S thought, nlld <br />especially Jf he is l1Hdertaking to make n legol nr~ulllent. But <br />I will bOlll' wlwt tIle Sellntol' has to say. I will not agree to <br />answer blm. <br />MI'. NEWf,ANDS. I should not bll\'e Intel'rnptcd tlJ[! Scnat-or <br />e~ccJlt for what I understood to be nn invitntion. Whilst he <br />wns lliscussing tbe power of the legislative departm('nt it strllck"" <br />me nerhnps that llC wns tOll hrona In his stll.tement thnt Con- <br />gress was the Inwll.laldng power. I wish to cull his utteutioLl <br />44406-7816 <br />