The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-07
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Correspondence Of the Herald)
WASHINGTON, Tuesday 3P NJ
Proceedings In Congrcss-President'sr reasons
for Signing the Airport ionment Bill.
In the Senate this morning the routine business
was of no public interest There were petitions and
memorials as usual but principally related to mat.
tiers of private concern. These disposed OF, the SEN
ate took up the private calendar, and with the in
tention OF spending the day upon IT,
The Tariff Bill is under discussion IN the House.
Messrs Saunders, Kennedy, of Maryland, MIR. Jo-
seph Ingersoll, and Others have spoken TO day. The
wings have agreed take the bill out of committee
tomorrow, and TO adjourn the first OF August-but
it is doubtful whether they can carry out their deter
minaton.
There is such an accumulation OF business on hand
that extraordinary despatch will be required TO get
through by the LIST proximo, even without any fur
ther effort to head the President
The Presidents reasons for approving the Appor-
tonment Bill, lodged in the State Department and
called for by the House,
THE EXPOSITION
"n approving this Bill feel il due to myself to say as
we'll that my motives for signing it may be rghtfully
derstood that my opinions may be liable be mis-
construed or quoted hereafter enormously as
that have proc ceded much upon clear decd-
ed opinion Of my own respecting the constutionay or
policy the entire act from respect to the declared
Is i'll Of the two Houses of Congress.
In Welding doubts TO the matured opinion Of
gress have followed the advice OF the first Secretary
state first President Of the United States
ample set by that usrious cizen,uPon memorable
casion.
when was member Of either House OF Congress
acted under conviction that doubt the
atty of law sufficient to induce to give my
against but have not been able to bring myself to be-
lieye that doubtful opinion OF the Chief Magistrate ought
outweigh the soemnly pronounced will Of the Repro
.cntatives of the people and the States
Of the prominent features of the Bill that which
pupors to be mandatory the States to form districts for
the choice OF Representatives to Congress in single dis
That Congress has power by law to alter State
guaions respecting the Of holding elections for
representative is clear but its power to command the
states make regulations alter their existing
guations the question upon which have felt many and
Strong doubts have yielded those doubts however, TO
the opinion Of the Legislature giving effect their enact
depends upon appreciation and leaving
questions what may arise hereafter il unhappy any such
should arise be settled by full consideration THE
raj provisions OF the constitution and the laws and the
authority of each House Judge OF the elections returns
| and qualifications OF Its members.
Similar considerations have operated with me in re-
gard 10 the representation Of fractions above moety Of
Representative number and where said moety exceeds
thirty thousand question which Diversity OF opin
ion has from the foundation of the Government
The provision recommends itself FROM. approx
nation equality than would be found in the application
OF common and simple division to the entire population
Of each State, and corects in great degree those inc
qualities which arestined at the return Of each succeed
/ ing census, SO greatly to augment.
In approving the Bill, Halter myself that DISPOSE
ions of Congress in a which may conduce to the
good of the country and the stability of its institutions.
upon which my opinion is not clear and decided But
TO the responsibility of opinion against
the constitutionaty OF the Bill well to the real diff
fcues of the subject which feels scnsibly
than do, that the reasons which have determined me
| should be left on record
JOHN TYLER,
/ Iupe l,th