New-York daily tribune., 1842-08-12
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fairs cansuring the Secretary Of War for declining
to communicate the report on the alleged Chero.
kee frauds. was taken up and advocated during
tie hour by Mrs. CARUrHERs, whs rcupated The
Secretary. charging him with usurpatioa IN with.
holding information called fsr by the Hoase &c.
The previous question was ordered, and the SUBJ
| ject laid over,
The yEro MEssAGg was then taken up, large
audience having assembled in anticipation Of The
debate.
Mr.. ADAM. occupied the hrsr hour, mani
testing on thi; occasion of excitement, ceres
pending additional warmth that usually DISPLAYED
| by him; he said that the ,car had now begun
that the issue was complete between the Legisa.
tive and Executive branches OF Government and
that the resort must now be to the God of battles,
sssuming the position that there was nothing fir,
lher TO take place between this branch OF Govern
ment and the Executive at this session. (Which ii
was his opinion could not be done without dis.
grace he proceeded to review the proceedings OF
the Executive and of Congress. since the commence.
men, OF the Extra Session with the view 10 an In
ouirv where the prostration OF the pubic interests
had originated The Bankrupt act that great mea
sure of relief TO the suffering portion OF the COM
rnunitv had been enacted--with the concurrence
Ae ackaow led ged of the President. He next referred
10 the cstablis shncnt as far ns the action OF Con-
gress was concerned, of a National Bank, that
great and Indispensable measure to the prosperity
OF the country the support OF which was one OF tie
principles on which the Wing party came a;o
power, and TO the act of the President therein.
yrerenting any relief to the people; to the passage
Of tho second Bank bill, which tasen IRON the
Presidents hand in such form as it was understood
alphabetically it would be approved by him,
passed and-another veto came II was 'NRro
AND DGrTo." Touching then upon the "Vetoua.
der mask !" of the Apportion ment bill, he came
TO the vetocs on the two Tariff biils-thc passage
of which he said completed the system Of Wig
principles in the two Houses.
On the President rested the responsibiliyO Of
defeating the action of this Congress which had
done more for the good Of the country than any
Congress that had preceded it, and which had &c,
complished, in the face of the most adverse cir.
cumstances all for the country within their power.
He referred TO the charges that had been made
against this Congress-that II had been engaged
in Presiden; making, and occaSioned burst
laughter by saying thai the Wing party stood o.
vantage ground of their opponents, having but one
candidate, whereas on the other SIDE were severn!
he knew it, for ne had seen it en- print 1t
was known, he said, that within twenty -four hours
after the cali Of the Democratic party ut the White
House, on the night of the first veto the bank
bill, a determination had been formed by The pre-
sent occupant of the White House to become Prs
sdent per Sc laughter us was manifest fnm hs
every act since that time.
: Mr. a. concluded by moving to refer the me
sage and bill to a Select Committee Of thirteen
members, with instructions to report thereon. Nh
FOSTER of Ga raised the point that this was not
in order it being the duty Of the House under Tie
Constitution forthwith to proceed to re-consderle
: bill. The SPEAKER over-rued the point; an ap
peal vas taken from the decision and debated al
great length by Messrs. WISE, CUSHING and ok
ers and finally laid on the table.
Mr.. ADAMS then modified his motion SO as oa;
to refer the message of the President. On this
Mr. WISE removed the poin. of order and SIT.
5 cccdcd in repeating the debate The appeal wa
laid on the table on motion of Mr.. FILLMORE.
On the motion to refer the Message Mr. Mos
: GAN, remarking that report would soon be maa
and the subject thus rc0pened to full debni,
moved the previous question.
The question was taken and the Message wa
referred, by Yeas lOS, Nays "a, TO Select Con |
nitec of thirteen Members, at the head Of whic!
will be Mr.. ADAMS, whose report will be locke!
for with much interest.
The bill then coming up for reconsideration Mr |
CoorER OF Pa. moved TO lay it on the table
The bill was laid on the table, Yeas 81, Nap I
73, under the decision of the Speaker that it cal
be taken up at any time by the vote of q majority
and with the understanding that speedy action will J
; be taken upon it.
communication was received from the rra' 4
sury Department in answer to the call Of tk I
House of yesterday, stating the amount receisea
since the 30th June last By the Collectors Of Cur
toms on bonds at 5 ,494, 1873, and cash duties
S628,35l.
The House then in Committee of Whcla, pd
up the bill to provide for the payment Of horss,a
other properly lost in the military service Of teu
States and soon were left without quorum. Tx /
time consumed with delays on this accOrl |
and with some other unimportant business till d [
l0rrnment at late hour.
In SENATE, the following bills, after some dt I
cussion, were passed: to grant pre-emption rgt5 /
to settlers on the Dubuque claim in Iowa to % +
tend the time within which the duty on cera. 4
railroad iron for Michigan NAV be RENTED l +
to extezd and regulate the Navy rations.
Mr.. RIyEs, from the Committee on Foreign A
alrs, reported on certain memorials, some tn
since referred to that Committee on the sgbec
of claims against Mexico b
The bill to regulate the pay and emolnmens
plrsers and warrant officers in the Navy was o.
dered to a third reading b
The bill authorizing the Secretary of The NaF h
TO contract fer the building of eight steam ye;ah
and apPropriatisg therefor one million of dolan
was iaid on the ta5Ie.
The Senate went into Executive session.
ARGUS
CAsuALTY.-A lad named Zebedee Farren ab0@
II yearn old, of Mr.. Samuel Farren, ya q
drowned yesterday while bathing in Mil Rum