Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-11
TwENrY-sEvENTu CONGRESS.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Correspondence Of the American.
WAsHISGroN, july !. 1912.


wAsHIsGToS, July !, 1912.
The Senate werc not in session 10 day, having on
Saturday adjourned until Tuesday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Journal having been read, a bill for the nav.
ment OF the Iowa Militia called into service in 1889
was reported and referred to the Committee of the
Whole. Some other incidental business Of no i'm E
portance was considered, when
Mr. FILLMORE called for tue order Of the day.
They were entered upon without objection.
VETO MESSAGE.
The floor was given to MIR HUNTER OF Va.
and lie entered at once into opposition to the
| measures OF the majority, and in approval Of tho
course of the President IN not signing the Bill Nir
| Hunter had much TO say Of the Compromise Bill oil
the tariff, Of the free trade. sc. and he gave the Pie
sdent OF the u. s. full endorsement fof his extra.
ordinary veto. lie considered the Bill as the Pre-.
| sdent did, violation Of the Compromise Act. In
brief, he was for MIR Tyler out and our.
There were many competitors for the floor In the
| House.
MIR COOPER Of Pa. got tn. floor, but MIR JOHN
son Of Maryland, wished him TO yield the floor {,
RRqff'dn 70 firi9teernaO uu ,,,, xz,,, nm,
purpose, and thought that the day could not b
better spent than in effort TO pass this Bill S;x
ty-siN wears since, in the first infancy Of the Renub
lie, the People were engaged in resisting measur
from British Il ing. Il foreign Government wa
opposing what Mr. Tyler is now opposing laws IN,
most necessary and wholesome for the general good
The time was appropriate 10 consider such a uea-
sure rs this. MIR Cooper went on taking the strong
est ground against the Veto Power, and the treaci
| cry Of the President,
MIR SAUNDERS of N. c. continued the debate
in Jealous defence OF the President, and in oppo.
si'ion to the Wings. The extreme ground was IA.
Ken by the member from North Carolina in his
deferce Of the Executive.
Mr. MARSHALL OF Kentucky. next cot the
floor. His spesch was very eood-found many
listeners, md in complete opposition 10 the
exercise OF the Veto power by the President OF the
United States. lie reviewed the causes aud point.
cd out the effects Of the Veto, and commented uoon
the strange spectacl, which presented in The act
OF the President standing out IN bold opposition 10
tho will OF the Legislature There was such n
thing rs impeachment.
There had been such thing in England, and there
might be here again. Tie closing part Of Mr. Mar.
shalPs remarks were very able and eloduent. and
spoke OF those who bore sway at the White House
such mon as the gentleman from Va. (Mr WiseI
once so hostile TO the exercise Of Power by the Ea.
ecutiye.-Anoiher was the gentleman from Indinnn
Jar Proini,) -"Daniel Webster in leading strings
10 the gent eman from Indiana !" was A remark which
iel ron the lips OF MIR Marshall and it received
loud applause. MIR Marshall was followed by
Mr. ADAMS Of Mass lie had made seyeraI
ehofIs Tor The floor during the morning, but with
out ability 10 have hearing until noon The
members gathered around him in crowds, and he
was listened to for an hour with the most profound
attention by oil present. lie paid Mr. Marslaila
high compliment for his able speech, and said that
i! touched upon some topics on which he should
have o;herw SC referred 10.
Mr. ADAMS launched forth into an able review
Of the Veto Power. lie considered It q monarch
cal feature Of the Constitution and the mos, Anti
Democratic Power III r. was in the Constitution IL
was regal and imperial in us character, and under
he peculiar character ofthe case, MIR Adams thought
The Exercise Of tie Veto Power by the President
most extraordinary indeed. Congress had been do
ng its best TO concate the Executive. IL had franz
cd laws TO meet his wishes, and studiousiy had his
opinions been regarded, beyond even rs Mr. AID
inns seemed TO think was consistent with dignifiad
and proper legislation. He could not tolerate such
m exercise OF power IS the house had cncountr red
under very peculiar circumstances from the Presi
dent.
lie had seen IN abuse OF the legislature couniej
with abuse TO the members. who had been dsnounc.
cd as "mouslng politicians" by the Executive OF the
country. Mr. Adams took up Mr. Cushing's views
Of the Veto Power, ana Frustrated his defence in o
very pro'np; ond nOlo ininnor lie brought his ox.
pcrcnco ard reading 10 bear 10 show how er,onsous
were the views Of this gentleman upon the subiset
named. More than this he cOnle nded that ia no
ruch sense ns cOntended by his colleague was the
Executive co ordinate bfnnch Of the Government
IN matters Of legislation. Fit were so, his will was
'Sawt wan .he VIII OF The nation, Tor he might de
ieot every measure passed by Congress.
Mr. ADAMS during lis remarks cavo his views
w leiereHce 70 the Bill under consideration lie
had voted for the Bill fromthe House. hut had voted
"@"'hs, the IfOVisO o. The Senate, because IL post
poned Distribution, which question he had hoped
would have been settled by the House Bill. lie
should nos" he said, vote ogninst the Bill. but for
views directly opposite TO those given 10y the Pre-
sideni. -
with Mr. Adams closed the Jebnte. The Pre-.
Vious Question was moved by Mr PENDL E'TON
o. OHIO, and the Bill rejected by yeos and NAYS.
Yeas ~, nays 97,-ttwo thirds re1uired)
fEAS.-Messrs Allen, l. W Andrsws. & IAN.
drows, Appleton, Arno'd, Aycngg, Bal.cosk. n,
kor, Barnarj, Blnon, BmJseyc, Blair. Bo,rdmon.
Borden, Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, Milton Rose
Jeremiah Blown, Burnell, William Putler w n
| Campbell, + Campbell, Cuulhers. Casey. t,b,ld-
Chitlcndcn, John g Clarke, Stsioy \ Clarke c..
IN, Debeuy, John Edwards Everett. Fe.'c0Jso
| FILLMORE, l. Foster, Glmble, Gentry. Citdt,ocs
| Goggin, Patrick Goodo, Graham, Grnnoe,. C;,esn
Han, ilalsicd, Howard, Hudson. uunt. Jsssnh RI
ln2efsoll, Irwin, Twin, James, \ T. X ennsJv Kin
lsne, Linn. Mckcnnan, Il r Marshall. Ssmson
| Mason, Mathoi M1uocks, Maxwell. Ma voooJ a.
n"ether' Mitchell, Moore Msus, Morrow. {, l,oros
i Oaaiey Pendlcton, Pearco Pope, Powell. Re,ossg
Naldah, a Randall, Randolph, Rligewnv. nj
ney, WRgssell, J NJ Rofsen, Sstonstsll sbco
pard' SlHde, n smith, Sellers, Spfge, Sfanlsv
5'9keiy, IL III Stuart, r Stuart. snmoos,"
/ u Thompson, X w Thompson, Tilliogb,,t Toi,, =
Iomlinson, InPlet, Tfumbull. Taiii,fe,ro ",
, tebselear, Warren, Washington. 4 ID WIN =
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