Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-05
1,ew Lea Sen, Revolutionary soldier, praying

Congress- to grant him pension -,
NJ FILLMORE rose and said he was instructed ny
the Committee of Ways and Means to sucmit 10 Tue
House the following resolution:
S, That the Secretary of the Treasury be required 70
, Ills House whether any order drection or crcuia o
ne coeon Of after the 18th June ls42 has been ISSUED
m under the direction The Treasury Department and u 50
,,t he furnish House with copy thereof and at nc o
l rrd this House II he is still of opinion ~ tx
IN hi, finance report the commencement 81 his seS
Sion tlat i, may well he questioned whether any AZ faoie
duties can b. collected after the Both Of Junc and ms opinion
Undergone any change that he VIII communicate Tie reasons
which induced the change.
The resolution was agreed to.
A. WELLER rose and asked permission to introduce
IN 10 extend the present laws for raising revenue
from imports.
Mr. FILLMORE thought it was necessary first to
dspose of the bill under considerations and therefore he
objected. c.,,
M BARNARD raised the question whether another
hill could he introduced until the bill on the same sub.
iect was disposed OIL
The SPEAKERS reply was not heard.
Mr. ROWNE moved call Of the House.
Mr. GUSHING called for the ayes and noes; which
were ordered and resulted as follows ayes e noes Cd
So that Gull of the House was ordered
The Clerk then called the roll, and l9l members an
svered 10 their names The Clerk called the absentees,
and POP were found TO be present
Mr. WELLER made some amendments IN his o'li;
one Of which was the following to strike out The
words {. until otherwise ordered by law, and insert
which utbe laws existing and in actual operation Tor
the collection of imports should be extended
The yeas and nays were then taken on the suspen
sion OF the rules and resulted as follows yeas 9o
lU6 So that the rules were not suspended.
MIR. ROOSEVELT then asked leave to introduce
bill 10 remove certain doubts rs TO the
of existing laws for the collection OF duties on imports
Objection being made by several
Mr.. ROOSEVELT asked the indulgence OF the
House while he explained the objects OF the DiH'-
Loud cries of "Order, order.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT. Do gentlemen object to an e1'
Mr.. ANDREWS. object, and call the gentleman
to order.
Mr. ROOSEVELT moved suspension of the rules
for the purpose Of offering the BILL and called for the
yeas and nays; which, having oeen ordefeo resui'eo "
yeas 81, nays ~.
So the rules were not suspended
Mr. FILLMORE having called for the orders OF The
day
The message Of the President of the U. S received
Yesterday returning the provisional tariff BILL with his
objections was taken up the question being that pre-
scrbed by the Constitution on ordering the message
TO be inserted in the journal, and reconsderlns The Dill
Mr. BRIGGS, who was entitled to the floor, address
ed the House at length in review OF the message
against which he expressed himself III the strongest
terms of disapprobation lie said that, by the law oil
March 1899 called the Compromise act, all the duties
on the importation of foreign goods were on TINS Gay
be brought down TO 20 per cent ana hat, ailer ns
day. the home valuation was to take effect out uhoef
such rules and regulations may be prescribed ny law
From this he arrurd that the Compromise act would
be nopera,ivc because no rules and regulations had
been provided by Congress for the home vaiuaton'-
Under these circumstances, he examined the reasons
given by the President, in his message, LOT returning
the BILL which he con,ended were entirely insufficient
Mr.. b. then went into argument, in which he de-
Tended the policy Of distributing the proceeds OF Inc
public lands lie replied TO the remarks OF his colleague
MIR. Cushngl in favor of the veto power he reie1'
red to the fact that the veto had not been called INTO
reGuisitlon for one hundred and fifty years IN Great
Brtan-a fact made Of by Mr. Madison III favor OF
granting this power to the President lie conrasted
the opinions Of Edmund Burke with those of his col
que who thought that the eco ordinate branch OF the
Government at the other end Of The avenue might eS
ercise the veto power at wall.
1t might be, and had been, said that the land money
was but pitance to be distributed among the States
but he answered it was also pitIance TO the Irea
sury The argument adduccd only strengthened the
cause of distribution. lie spoke OF the majority who
passed the Distribution law and who placed the fre-
sidcnt in power. Did not that officer some respect
aud conformity TO the will of the majority who elevated
him; 1t could not be doubted that those who elected
him were in favor Of the distribution.
Gentlemen had said this bill was framed to make an
issue with the President. He (Alr b. disclamed any
such petty purpose. lie looked TO higher object-hs
duty 10 his constituents and to his country
Mr. STUART of Virginia said he desired to present
1t would be seen that the Presidents objections, when
Invested of their unn,ellgble verbiage, did not turn
constitutional grounds, but on grounds OF expedien'
cy So far from the veto being accordance with the
Compromise he commended that the veto was breach
of that act and violation Of faith towards one OF the
contracting parties. He read from the Compromise to
prove thai it contemplated collection of such duties
as necessary 10 meet the expenses OF the Govern
men and that il did not contemplate the use OF the land
money at all dereying the expenses OF the Govern
!, ,y,trn
House just month after the land bill had passed the
Senate and when introduced, there was majority oil
two. thirds in favor of The land bill
MIR. PlCKENS asked what Limitation there was in
that land bill5
Mr.. STUART said five years but yet he thought
the bill contemplated permanent system. The argu-
me s used IN support applied more to permanent
than to temporary system. The object was, TO take
the lands out Of the political market, and out OF the
hands of Presidential aspirans.
lie referred to the circumstances under which The
Compromise act passed. and The motives actuating
the North and the South in conserving to that measure
The advantage the South an approximation 10
free trade rs possible The North derived the
advantages of the home valuation duties PAID IN cash
number Of articles coming in duty free aud the reye
MUGS of the Government derived from imports alone
Considering The shrewd character ol the Northern PEG
pie, could any one believe that they would have &C
ceded to the Compromise, unless the Distribution Ia"
would also go into effect, lie went INTO number o
statistics show the dependence OF these two acts upon
each other and that they considered part OF on'
and the same system.
lie argued against the use of the veto power as dan
gerous in the extreme 1t eectually gave the Presi
dent the power say in what mode taxes should be
levied There were but three four modes OF raising
revenue and, by vetong each as they might be adopt
ed by Congress, he might thereby prescribe his owr
system, sunder the Union In the present instance
he could see circumstance to justify, or IN any man
ner palate the of the President. This was
question affecting the dignity Of the House and
should it yield, there would be no necessity for Con
gross whatever. They had better send an address t.
his "gracous Majesty at once, and beg him 10 acced
to their wishes. lie begged that they would emulate
the example Of their Saxon ancestors in resisting tn
arbitrary will of one man.
| He was followed hy Mr. TILLINGEAST agains
the Veto, by MIR. PROFIT in an animated and eo
quent defence of the Presdent-by his colleague, Mr.
LANE against the Veto
| MEI.lE said he should not now WORD