Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-14

near to me in accordance with the provisions of the Con-
sttution of the United States.
The Constitution provides IT,, ,-;
1st article 9Th section-"That neither House, during
the session of Congress- shall, without tile consent OF
the other adjourn for than three days, nor 10 any
other place than that in which the two Houses shaii oe
sitting. ,,,,,;o,
or vote to which the oil the Senate anu
House of Representatives may be necessary (eAcePt "
the question of adiournmcnt) shall be presented 10 inc
President Of the u States, and before the saline Sh'
take effect, shall be approved OF by hun, &c.
Cd article, I'd secon-'That lie Qie Presidency may,
on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses OF Con
gross either Of them; and, IN case OF Oc
tween them, with respect TO the time oi adjournment,
he may adjourn them ~ such Times as nc '''"AS P'o
per-. &c. ro
ccordny 10 these PROVISIONS the dry OF the adjourn
mr Of Congress is not the subject Of legislative enact
meut Except in the event OF disagreement between
fine senate and House Of Representatives, the President
h,s no riuht TO mrdde with the question, and, IN that
event his power is exclusive, but confined TO hxihS he
adjournment Of the Congress whose branches nave uSa
CREED The question of al ournnen Is obviously 10 De
IrcJrd by each Congress for ITSELF by the separate ac
lion of each House for the time being and Is one "i
thos, subjects upon which the trainers OF that lisfu
meut did not intend Congress should act, with or
without the Executive aid: for lis SUCCESSORS asa SUD-
stute for the present rule, Wn'ch requires tie '"o
Houses by consent to fix the day of adjournient, an'
i'm the event of disagreement, the President 10 decide
is proposed fix the day by law, To be binding ia all II"
ture time unless changed By consent OF both houses OF
Cuuurrss and to take the contingent power o! tile
Executive, which, in ncIPaied c2S'S o oslS:eehen''
ia vested i'm him. This substitute is h apply, not 10 the
present Congress aud Executive, but t" oar snccessrs
Considcrue therefore, that this subject exclusively be-
longs the Houses Of Congress. whose Gay OF au
iounmcnl is to b.. fixed and that each has al that time
the rult maintain and insist upon It's own opnio ana
To require the President decide in The event OF oisa-
rrremrnl with the other, am constrained 10 deny my
sanction the act herewith respectfully returned to the
Senate do 50 with greater reluctance, apart from
this constitutional difficulty the other provisions OF It do
not appear to me Objectionable ' ~
W,snlsGrox juno Q. 1876.
The message ordered to be printed, ana lauc the
order for Wednesday next.
PUBLIC DEPUSlTES.
The Senate proceeded the consideration OF the bill
to regulate the dep0,iteS of the public money.
Mr. Wright moved several amendments; which were
agreed to.
Mr. Leigh moved an amendment providing that each
bank shall have the - day - and thenceiorth 10
keep in lis vaults specie to the amount Of one-iourth 81
its business capital The object OF the amendment Is
to impose every bank DESTROYS to become depos'ie
bank the condition specified, that it must have within
its vaults previous the day named, the proportion of
specie, in order 10 qualify it to become dcposlte bank
II is optional with the bank 10 accept or reject the de-
poSitcs under this condition.
MI Webster pointed TO state Of circumstances. con-
n9ent hut Improbable, when it would be found That
our specie basis is sufficiently broad and inasmuch
as this would have the effect of corrcCg banks to keepa
certain If specie their vaults would be re.
sraint on expectation, and beneficial TO the country
Some discussion took place between Mcssrs Ewing OF
o. Buchanan, Grundy, Crittendcn, Morris, Walker and
Calhoun and before any question was taken,
The Senate adiDurned