The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-09

have got the veto. He, Mr.. deeply sincerely from
the bottom of his soul deplored this state Of ,hng.-
But, we must not he repeated, 60 of and abandon
the country on point of etiquette
Mr.. l. would never consent 10 IT, lie said 10 the
Wing party, You have the majority in both Houses
oil Congress you can, If you please, give the people
at once all the benefits tariff will secure 10 them,
by simply striking from this bill the distribution
clause "A voice will he sign it them Would
the President sign the bill On that point gentlemen
had the same means of Judging that Mr.. l. had.
Would that gentleman say that the President pould
not sign the blll Mr.. 1. would say to gentlemen,
try him try him put it to him and see If he
won't
Mr. ]. said he should, at the first proper moment
ask leave to introduce the bill without the land clause
IL had been fully discussed in both Houses and II had
passed both. Let il be passed without that clause
and this could be done IN twenty-iour hours. 4
voice MOL say, yes II can be carried through
both Houses in twenty four hours Several voices
E" Oh, but that will be the gag, you know" Well, be
it the gag he would go for the gag in this case he
would pass the bill and send it to the President Put
it TO him, exclaimed Mr. l.
Thus it is seen that, on the l2h Of August,
Mr.. Irwin not only advocated this course, but
actually gave notice of hi, intention, al The ear
Hest moment, to introduce the Revenue bill,
amended, by striki..g out distribution.
In execution of the notice thus given, Mr. Ir-
win, after repeated previous efforts 10 obtain the
floor, at length succeeded in moving the bill
in that form on the 18th of August. The pro
ceedings are reported in the lntelIigencer Of III
18th as follows:
MIR. w. W. lawn, of Pennsylvania, rose and NOV
ed that the rules of the House be suspended for the
purpose of enabling him TO Introduce bill entitled
" A bill TO provide revenue from imports, and TO
change and modify existing laws imposing duties
Imports and for other purposes"
This bill is substantially the same bill as that re-
turned by the President with ms objections, striking
out the 9th section, which repealed the proviso in
the land distribution law of the extra session aud
admitting tea imported in American vessels from be-
yend the Cape of Good Hope, and coffee, free OF
dutyl
On which motion, Mr. asked the yeas and nays
Mr.. BORIS moved that the House DO now adjourn.
Loud cries of That's -agreed-adjourn for
good and all, Sci
motion, which ordered and were taken.
But before the result was announced
Mr.. w. w IRWIN desired to be informed by the
Speaker whether his motion would come up to-mor-
row morning
The SPEAKER said it would be the first business IA
the orders of the day
The SPEAKER then announced the yote-yeas 10,
nays 50. So the House adjourned.
And, on the l9;h of August, Mr.. Irwin re-
newed his motion, The reported proceedings in
the Inlelligencer of the 20th, beng as follow:
MI W. w lawn rose and rlss ed on the p ior.-
~ of the motion he had Submitted last n.y. lard
pending which an adj ou irnt ok place. that the
rules OF The House be suspended for the purpose OF
enabling him to Introduce bill enuted "A hill 10
provide revenue from IMPORTS and to change and mod
y existing laws imposing duties on imports, and for
other PURPOSES.
I fhs bill is subsl antiay the same bill as that r.
ned by tue President with hi. objections, striking
the 9Th ction, which leairj the plor the
lauJ Distribution law of the session and admit
Ting i'm orted in A.efican vessels lruIn beyond
the Cape of Good Hope, and coffee, fee Of duty.l
The SPEAKER decided that the motion was entitled
To priority.
Mr. W. w. lRwlN said lie would So modify his
motion as to move Ia 90 INTO Coinniitee OF the hole
on the state of the Union, with view u take up the
bill, the title OF which he read and which is known
as tie bill heretofore reported by Mr. Satonsail from
the Committee on Manuaciuies) and to move as
substitute for that bill The bIl returned 10y the Presi
dent UI'h hls object ions---
The SPEAKER here interrupted Mr.. Irwin with the
rem ,rk that the gentleman was not IN order in pro-
cse,ng with his statement excep, by general consent.
Mr. Irwin hoped he would be allowed 10 proceed
with his sxplana ion.
Objections Were made
The SPEAKER further minated to Mir. Irwin that.
by the modification he propose ed in his motion he
supcrseding himself. The gentleman was entitled to
the floor privileged mo'ion--to uspead the rules
but he now withdrew that motion and substituted
an entirely new one, thus deprivnr himself OF the
claim Ia priority.
Mr.. lRwIS accordingly fell back on his org nal mo
ton to suspend the rules.
And the question being taken the III use declared
that The rules should not be susl ended
Immediately afterwards. the House re solved
itself into Committee of the Whole Mr., Bar
nard's twenty per cent. revenue bill was taken
up; Mr. {. J. lngerso.l moved his substitute the
debate ensued, which is described by Mr. Mar
shall in his letter in The lntegencer of the 9TH
instant, in which debate Mr. Adams and
Mr.. Richard w. Thompson opposed the
passage of any revenue bill without Dis.
and Mr.. Marshall and | took the
opposite side; at the close of which debate, Mr.
McKennan moved the bill in the same form in
which II had been previously moved by Mr..
Irwin, and in which il passed the House.
If, therefore, particular distinction is TO be
awarded 10 any member of the House for hav-
ing, after the return of the Revenue bill by the
President, first suggested TO the House the re-
Of the bill delivered from Distrbu-
ton, that distinction, it seems to me, belongs to
Mr. Irwin.
In presenting these facts, do not wish to de-
rogate IN any respect, from the merits of Mr.
Marsha /, Mr.. McKcnnan, or any other gentle
man. am well aware that special honor is to
be ascribed to Mr. Marshall for the efforts he
made, concurentIy with others, and success
fully made, Immediately after the return of
the BILL to have it passed anew without Distr-
button. And it is also due to Mr., McKennan
10 say that the first formal motion the sub
ject was that made by him at The opening of the
VI mn ON tho -th az Aunnst