The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-01
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
WASHINGTON. Tuesday Evening.

Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald1
WASHINGTON. Tuesday Evening.
Proceedings of the House-The Protest.
The tariffb was this morning signed by the Pre-
sident and is now the law OF the land. The senate
took recess from three O'clock TO five thus alter
noon, and when the session was resumed, they went
into the consideration of executive business, and
continued with closed doors until late hour this
evening.
The protest of the President against the report oil
Mr.. Adams was read in the House and created a
good deal of excitement.
Mr.. ADAMS remarked that the report having been
adopted by The House, the protest was against the
action ofthe House He had no proposition to offer
to indicate what should be the action OF the
House.
Mr.. BoTTs followed, and after some remarks, he
read extracts from Mr.. Webster's speech delivered
in 1884, on the occasion of General Jackson's Pro-
test In conclusion, he submitted four resolutions
three, he said, he copied from those passed in the
Senate in 1884, and the fourth added by himself.
Mr.. PRoFFrrr moved TO lay the resolutions on the
table. The motion was negatived.
On the adoption of the first resolution, the vote
stood yeas 81, nays 46.
On the second resolution, the vote was, yeas So,
hays AZ.
On the adoption of the third resolution, the vote
stock, yeas a, nays S.
When the fourth resolution came up, Mr.. Boris
said he had been requested TO withdraw it, and was
willing TO do So
Objection was made to the withdrawal.
Mr. ADAMS asked TO be excused from voting. He
was induced TO make the motion on the score of
personal delicacy. [Laughterl He was not excu-
sed.
Mr. WISE also asked to be excused He had, he
said, no fear for himself-but feeling great respect
for the Clerk, he did not wish him TO fall into the
hands of Mr.. James Wilkins. Mr. w. then with
drew his motion to be excused
The fourth resolution was rejected-yeas SO, nays
69. The resolutions are as follows:
Resolved That while this House is and will be
ready to receive from the President all such and
communications, the Constitution and laws and the
usual of public business authorize him TO transmit
to it, yet cannot recognize in him any right to make
formal protest against votes and proceedings this House.
declaring such votes and proceedings to be illegal and
unconstitutional and requesting the House to enter such
protest on its journal
Id Resolved That the aforesaid protest is breach of
privilege Of this House and that be entered the
journal.
3D. Resolved That the President of the United States
has right send protest to this House against any of
its proceedings
4h Resolved That the clerk of this House be directed
to return the Message and Protest to its author.
The report from the Committee of Conference in
relation to the bill on taking testimony in cases of
contested elections was made and considered
The first division of the report was agreed to. A
motion to lay the bill the table was negatived.
The other divisions of the report were agreed to
Various motions were made, and finally the
House was compelled to adjourn on account Of the
want of a quorum,