Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-21 00:00:00

EX UNAVAGANCH IN LEGISL tTION.

The late eisait one monetary revulsion may have oneleool effect
should it cause both the government and the people to return to the
practice c f a wis3 and jailicto,J eco nay bid!' in. public and private
ex,:enditures.
an overflowing treamry has led so it bibs of ,prodigality and
.xtravagance in our legislation. It ha; induced Conqiess to make
laree appropriations to o jects for which they nova would have.. pre,
vided had it b.-en necessary to raise the amooot of revenue rEqured
fo met them by increase(' taxat:on or by loans. We are now com-
pelled to pause in our career, and to scrutinise our expenditures with
the utmost vigilance; and in per:'ortning this duty, I pledge my (*-
Operation to the extent of my coost tudonal competency._
It =Otto he o served at the same time that true public economy
does not consist in witholding tie means necessary to
I np,rtaut national objects en rusted to us Iv the consti ution, a d
especii ly such as ,va be neoes,ary for the comm in defeace. In
the present crisis of the country it is our duty to- confine our appro-
priations to objects of this haractor, unless in area w. ere individuals
may remand a different course. In all cases care ought to b 3 taken
th it the money grant,' by Congre,s shall be faithfully -and econo-
mize:ly applied.

THE VETO POWER..

Under 0 e federal constitution ev ry bill which shal have passed .
the House o Repiesentativa and the Senate stall. before it becomes
a law," be app oved and signi.d by the president'; and, if not approved,
" he shall return it with his objections to that house in wsich it 0ri.51.-
noted." In order to pe•-fortn this high and respone,ble, duty, sufficient
time most be allowed the P.esi :eat to read and e camins every
presented to him for approval. Unless tt.is be afforded, the coned-
utiiin bowel ea dea t letter is this particular; and even worm, it
becomes a means of deception. our constituents seeing the Prost—
dent's approval and signature attached to each act of Congress, sire.
induced to believe that ho has ,ctually performed this duty, when, ,
is truth, nothing is, in no my cases, more antounded.
Frost tha practice of Congress, such an examination of each bill
as the constitution requires, has b.-ienfreedered impssisib e. The
most imp•rrtant business of each sessein is generally crowded into
ifb last hours, and the alt-inatiee presented- toi the President is either
to violate tin • constitutional duty which he owes to the people and
approve of bilis which, for want of time, it is impossible he should
hare examined, or, by his refusal to do his, sur,jec.: the country and .
individuals to gre ,t loss end in onvenlence.
Bea'des, a prat ice has grown ue of late years to legislate in
appropriation bills at the last hours of the elession on new and
important subjects. This practice esnstrains the President either to
/suffer measures to become laws which he does net :•pprove, or to .
incur the risk of sto wing the whe3ls of the government •by
vutmg no appropriation bill. Forme.ly, such bills were confined to .
specific appropriations fur carrying into eirect existieg laws and the" ,
well established policy of the country, ant lift e time was than
required by the President for their examination.
For my own part, I have deliberately determined that I shall
approve no bill which I have not examined, and it will be a case Qt.
extreme and urgent necessity which shall ever induce me to depart from, ,
this rule. I therefore respectfully-bat earnestly, recommend that the
two houses would allow the President at least two days pravious.ttlit
the adjournment of each session within • hich no new bill shall ,be
presented to Woo for approval . Under the existing j 'lnt rule one day
is allowed; but thi, ru e has been hitherto so ron.ta.ntly ens, ended
in practice, that important bills continue to be presented to him up till.
the very last moments of the session. In a large majority of cans no
great public inconvenience can also from the want of, time to
examine their provisions, because the coast tution has decared that
if a bill b 3 presented to the Preaideat within the last t n days Qf the
session he is not required to .retu. n it, either w th an approval or
with a vote, "in which case it shall not be a law." It may then lie -
over and be taken np and passed at the next session. Great incon-
venience would only be experienced in regard to aoproxiation bills ;
but fortunately and r the late excellent law allowing a sa ary. instead ,
of a per diem. to members of Congress, the expense ant inconvenience
of a called Benson vii be gr ally reduced.
I cannot conc.ude without commending to your favourable con- _
sideration the interests of the; i eop eof this Distriet. Without a
representatiie on the floor of Congress, they have for this very reason ,
peculiar claims upon our jut zegara. To this I knew, from my long,
acquaintance with them, they are eminently entitled.
Jam4a,
Wastiingkon, Dec. 8. Ips, .

AMUSEMENTS, &e.

THZ AMPITHEXTRZ,

This theatre opens to-night with atioquestrianwmiNum.
whose progriunme promises something more than csrdinarity
attractive. IVlr.William Cooke, proprietor und.manager of
Astle)'s renow.ned circus, is the director. of the company
whose first performances takes place to-aighti, and from
such a name the public may reascuably expect a gratAci:-
don of no ordinary character. We understand thensagage-
tneuts of this company will not alto 4v of their stay in
Liverpool for more than a very. brief -period.

TIDE ItIOUSIL FAMILY AGAIN IN. Lusitroca..

This. charming family inetrutneatelis.a will be
here again, next week, and another oppoetttnity will be
afforded to the Liverpool public, cf havitag the small con-
cert-room in the St. George's-hall, put to its proper use
in the performance of ohmsiber musie, to perfection, by
children—for even the edest ia but a child, though one of
the most -delightful violin players %VC have ever heard.
Two concerts will be eiven on M:ortlay, at ba'f-past two►
in the afte,:noon, anil_the other in the evening, at eight..
o'clock. We advise all lovers of manic to avail theme' hest
of the opportunity of hisaring thesevronderfal I ittle playevs,..
for their performance is not only that of prodi,,ics bat
really tine playirg and the chamber music they perf*rtfl'
ranks among the, finest works of the several Pertc"W,l6,
Miss Bensal wild, make her appearanLe as fvvcalist. ""6
oc oasions.

LEWES AND COMPANY' Naw ForABISSETNISTIT r0E....01es
CLOTRIN(V—Iinmber of boys elOthad for the week ending
Saturday, December 19th. 814; corrasponding week Net
year, 4D4—increaso, 3"'4.
IDFATIt room Bonarro.—On Pride) afternoon a child,
named Sk.,llv, two and a tialf ears oil, was left in a room
in Beot-street, and its cloidies having etught fire, he died
in two hours afterwards trout tho injuriv. The parents
of this child lest ar.ollitr, exactly tills time four years,
' by a like calamity,
ROBBERY WI AN IRISH CATTLE-DEtLIR.— Oil ilativilay
' night, a cattle--dealer named Monists Brophy, who resides
in .Fleet-street, Dublin, after disposing of Ifs stock for
the Christens market, and during the night hetwent into a
whiskey cellar, where there were some females, who con-
trived to rob him of £9c,) in hard cash, The parties got
away with the money, and has not eiEt24 !MU Wild of.