The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-08
Veto, N o. 3.


2sth ut. The reading Of it occupied about ten
minutes, but no copy of it could be obtained in
time for the mails which left at 3 p. Nj. The Pres
dents reasons for refusing his assent to the
bill, are .hus stated evidently with view 10 dis
tor, lhem-by the Washington correspondent of The
N. Y. american:
He objects to the bill because il "abrogates,"
the Distribution Law because it TiOiaies The Com
promise .4ct, and because he has decided that the
existing laws are competent TO the collection of the
revenue after the first of July. lie eulogiscs the
Compromise Act as happy measure of harmony
| and prosperity to the national "srANDARD" Of
legislation lie declares hnnsdlf against indirect
taxation for the benefit Of portion Of the commu-
uiry, though he thinks that in the present state Of
of the finances, some incidental protection may be
given.
The Tariff Bill vetoed by the President, is
as roows
AN ACT to extend for limie period the present
laws for laying and and collecting duties on I'M
ports.
BE il caacieiby he Senate anil House Of Rep
rcscataiircs Of the Taiied Suites of amcrica, in
Congress qssemJlci, That all laws in actual ope-
ration on the lSt of June, eighteen hundred and for
~ two, regulating and fixing the amount and rate
Of duties 10 be levied and collected on goods wares
and merchandise imported into the United States,
and prescribing the mode of collecting the same ali
PROVISIONS relating thereto, shall continue and be
in force as they existed ON that day, until the frs,
d,y Of Aurns, 1872, at which time, # there be no
further legislation on Inc subject, the laws for lay
ing and collecting duties shall be the same us
though this act had mol been passed; anything in
the net entitled "An ac, TO modify an act of the
fourteenth day of July, one thousand eight humid
red and lhir,y-wo, aud all other acts imposing du
ties ON imports, approved March second eighteen
hundred and lhrly.tl'rec, to the contrary ,no,wh-
standing rLortaca, Ina, 'ne H's''o1'Ion o. Tue
led nv ,he ne, Of CONGRESS pussoJ ,hc ,h Of Sen.
tenbcr. 1911 entitled Gan net TO appropria,e the
proceeds oil inc safes OF ,ne pnS,lc lands, ana 10
horahv s".reuJod ,nd ,o.,noned nn, ,he Grs,
day of August 1912; and the said act of the i,h
eGP'e'oc'' 'oI.' s'''' NC no o,"c'"''c Ut 'u''her
a"cc'c" VI ",ou'"co, '"'' 'he'c'i W Pos'Pohc 10
.c saiu Isl ua! VI hneus' ncA '.'o u's'''puooh u
.hc so'E p.oIceus u"eo'cu 'S ''"' az. " u. n"ue
y" '''' MS, d"y .. guy, 'ot- uny'"'s IT, ,.,s ac'
or the sad act OF Tue AN OF september loli' to
lhe contrary NOTWITHSTANDING
lh!s Dill proposes 10 commune IN 'orce uh''' me
Is. OF august al Jaws rclatl"s 10 au"es on in'-
Po''s, "ncn were III oPe.a''on on 'ne IS, o' ias'
month"; l!une,) Tue VETO OF ,''e rrcsluen'' un-
Tess couh'erac,cu ny 'wo-'hros il'oJor"y IN po'h
houscS' no'witfs'anulhS ms oDjec.Ions'-or unless
the two houses consent so TO modify 1t so as TO re-
move his obJeclons-lhrows us back upon the
COMPROMISE Act oil March "a, 1883. winch redu j..
ccs al duties TO ~ per cent on Inc nome value,
payable IN cash. ms important change IN tue
rate OF dutles' inc OASIS q rofnotton ana Inc limc
81 payment. goes mo cllcct TINS day, unless Inc
temporary Iarlli b''l' with or without The provIso,
has already become law
The following remarks are from the Albany Ar-
ous All bone or IN. ,r.son, Conurcss Jo;ra ana,
g.. II, - +, 'o wy
'""s 'o' W. ''"'' VI "' P''P'' may 10 "'" III
abandoned ilrsl as last
THE PRESIDENTS YETO OF THE
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mo- MD lo.N rf-"1 ohH W
THE TARIFF BILL.
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