Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-09-08
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against the proceedings OF the House b
Representatives will Send |: 10 full To-
morrow. Having been read aud lisienet
to with profound attention,
Mr.. J. q. Adams rose and said briefly
that as much OF the Protest was against
his Report, for the justice Of which he lei
the House, the country, and the world Il
Judge, il did not become him to say more
He left tho House to vIhdicate It's owr
honor.
| Mr.. Bolts followed with brief nnt
stirring speech upon the insol.nt Protests
OF the President, but the effective part o
his speech was a reference TO the action
Of the Senate in 1894, in The case Of the
Protest of General Jackson. against hich
Mr.. Tyler took strong ground by votes
and publicly expressed opinions. The
decided Resolutions adopted by the Sen.
ate then. it is proposed shall be adopted
by the House now. Mr.. Bolts adopted a
speech made by Mi. Webster upon the oc
casion of the Protest in 1894, and read
numerous extracts.
Mr.. Bolts made Mr.. Webster's opinions
his own, because they were strong, and
able, and because he is now in the Cab-
mel of John Tyler, and his Prime Minis.
ter. Having closed his remarks, he nov
ed the Resolutions adopted in the Senate
in 1894, closing with one of his own to
the effect, tina, "Pfotest be returned as
not received, to its ostensble author. -
The Previous Question was moved, and
upon division, It was found that no quo.
ruin was present.
A call Of the House was moved, and an
amendment was moved also, upon which
the yeas and nays are now calling. Tho
motion will not prevail, and the Resolus
tons will be adopted.
AUGUST 81.
In the Senate, after closed my letter
last evening, the Committee Of Confer
ence on the disagreeing votes between the
two Houses, on the bill regulating the
manner Of taking testimony in cases OF
contested elections, and for other purposes
reported that the conierees had agreed up
on, and recommended to their respective
Houses, in lieu Of the frs, amendment If
the Senate TO the bill the adoption Of the
following:
And proridrd further, That nothing in
tho preceding proviso Of this section Of the
act therein referred to, shall be held to
extend to the election Of any person who
shall b. chosen Representative in the
2sth Congress. in sny State heretofore
cIecting more than one Representative,
in which BY the laws Of such State, the
election for Representatives to Congress-
is now required to be made by the gene
raj ticket, and where the Legislature OF
such State has not been in session after
the passing of such act entitled IAN act
for the apportonmen Of Representatives.
among the several States, according to
the sixth census" approved 25th June,
1912, and shall no, be before the time
now prescribed for holding such election;
unless the Governor Of any such State
shall, before tho time appointed by law
Tor holding such election therein, by his
proclamation, OF otherwise, postpone the
same until after tho next meeting OF the
Legislature thereof.
They also recommend that the Senate
recede from its second amendment and
that the words ito shor," in the 18th
line, be stricken out and the words, las
competent evidence for the purpose Of
showing" be inserted in lieu thereof.
The report oithe Committee was adopt
ed by the Senate.
The Post Route Bill was taken up, a.
mended and passed.
The Bill for the Reorganization Of the
Navy Department was reported from the
Naval Committee wiihamendments which
we're agreed TO by the Senate. A Com
mittee OF Conference was appointed on
disagreelng vote between the Senate and
the House in reference TO tins Bill.
The Senate, after recess, assembled
at half past five o'clock, and went into
Executive session.
In the House Of Representatives, when
my letter was closed Yesterday evening,
the Protest transmitted TO the House by
President Tyler. was under consideration.
This extraordinary paper runs thus
PROTEST OF THE PRESIDENT.
TO the House Of Representatives,
By the Constitution OF the United States,
il is provided that "every bill that shall
have passed the House OF Representatives
aud the Senate, shall before il become
law, be presented TO the President Of tho
United States il he approve, ho shall
sign il but il NOT, he shall return il. with
his objections, TO that House in which i,
shall have originated, who shall enter the
objections at large upon the Journal, and
proceed To reconsider u.
10 strict compliance with the positive
obligation thus imposed upon me by the
Constitution, not having been able to
bring myself to approve bill which orig
mated in the House Of Representatives,
entitled IAN act to provide revenue from
imports, aud TO change and modify exist.
ing laws imposing duties on imports, and
for other purposes, return the same 10
The House with my objections to its be.
coming law. These objections, which
mad entirely satisfied my own mind Of the
great impolicy, II DOT the unconstitulon.
Atty of the measure, were presented IN
the most respectful, and even deferentlal
Terms. | would not have been so far for
r. Il A....