Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-08-25
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SECOND SESSION.
PROTEST AND REPORT OF THOMAS w
GIL MFR

The undersigned member of the Select Committee
Ia whom the objections Of the President 10 the bill emil
tied, "A bill II provide from imports. and 10
change and modify existing laws imposing duties on i'm
ports aud for other PURPOSES. referred, beg una
BILE to concur in the views Of the majority OF the connn
would assign OF the reasons which have nlnen
ced him ia coming TO aderen conclusion lie cannot re
iran from tnlulring for what purposes this committee
has hccen raised and protesting against the unpruccden
ted aud extraordinary course which majority al the
House of Representatives have determined to pursue
This certainly opposed TO all the esah
lished usaecs Of Government, and the undcrsgn
cd believes in conflict with the provisions OF the Con
stltution. The language Of the Constitution Is rs follows:
Every bill which shall have passed the House OF Rep
resentavrs aud the Senate, shall before IL becomes
law, be presented to the President Of the lncd States,
II he approve he shall sign IT, but not he shall return
II with his objections 10 the House in which II shall
have originated. who shall enter the objections ~ large
on their Journal and proceed 10 reconsider It, II alter
such reconsideration thirds Of that house shall agree
to pass the bill IL shall be SENT together with the oIee
lions, to the other House by which it shallikewise be
roconsidered aud approved by Two thirds OF that House
II shall become a law
The bill nquesou having passed both Houses was
sent Ia the President hy whom II returned TO the
House Of Representatives where originated. Instead
loi woco ding (as the Constitution drocs)lo rcc"ns'd
Ter L." the bill is laid the table. and The President 5
objections referred To Select Committee. In ofd
nary parliamentary proceedings where bill has passed
either House Of Congress and motion is made to
consider the pending such motion the bill itself.
having passed. before that House fol gen
eral purpose, and only be brought AGAIN Wltn the
power of the House hy reconsideration ri the vote
lis passage. utiun, therefore, Ia commit. 10 pls
pone To lay such bill on the table. could not attain
lis object and therefore could be made. In this
the bill had passed both Houses aud could not again
come under the action u either, except by the express
provision Of the Constitution That provision Is manda
tory and explicit WCscrbes the only legislative action
which take place on the Presidents objections
and The bill The House is directed lo enter the ubjoe
TONS at argeonth cr Journal aud proceed tore conser
Che b) The question of reconsideration, therefore, II
ra0ed by the Constitution. ii is reconsideration the
bill. merel, o the vote It's passage. II is the only
question which raised in reference 10 the bull aud Is
ono which the louise is liberty 10 cyadc sup
press The objections which the Constitution requires
The President if he does not approve 10 assign. do no
more than suspend the bill which without Them would
become law. and which Outstanding them may he
COME law, IT, th' re consideration, which is not on
" permitted but prescribed, II ~ approved by two
thirds" The constitution. therefore clearly contcm
plates that when bin IL returned with objections ty the
President. ii shall be subjected 10 the test Of another
vote. The importance attached 10 this requiston by the
wise aud patriotic trainers Of the Constitution may be in
ierred from the provision that 'ln all such the
votes Of both Houses shall he determined by yeas and
nays If the Federal Executive had been invested
with absolute instead Of qualified veto, there would
have been necessity Tor the precautions to cnse
vote on the reconsideration. Congress are no moreat
liberty ilor refuse consider the ball returned
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