Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-12
Twenty-Sevcnth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, January "a, 1912.

IN SENATE.
MONDAY, January "a, 1912.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented the memorials
of manufacturers and dealers in iron, in
the cities of New York, Albany, and Troy,
praying that the rate of duty on iron may
not be below that of 1889.
Mr.. WRIGur presented a memorial ask
ing for the passage of law authorizing
drawback Of duties on goods imported into
the city of New York in original packa-
ges. and re-expnrted to ports on the Cana
dian frontier; also. two petitions praying
for repeal of the Bankrupt law; aad .ae
proceedings Of public meeting held nte
city Of New York, requesting iaat tt"
Bankrupt law may be amended NJ repealed.
Messrs. TaIlmadge, NJ luton, Hunt ng,pn
Mangum. Berrien Evans, Y,nng. Wright
Walker, Benton. Calhoun, Allen. and Sc
vier, presented memorials rem pnstrating
against a postponement or repeal of the
Bankrup, law.
The adjournment Of Congress.
Mr. KING submitted resolution fixing
the period for the adjournment, sine die,
of the two Houses Of Congress- and re-
marked that he thought it to be proper that
the sub ject should now be brought forward,
that it mil ht be acted upon at an early day.
As they had recently had an extra session,
which extended through three months, he
had fixed upon the 3Oth of May, and this
would give them four additional months
from this time, in which to transact the
legislative business of the country.
Amendments to the Constitution.
The following resolutions, introduced
some days since by Mr.. CLAY, were taken
up for consideration, viz:
Resolved By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentativeS of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, Gwo-thirds of both
houses concurring) That the following ar
ticle be proposed to the Legislatures of the
several States as an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States; which,
when ratified by three-fourths of the said
Legislatures, shall be valid as part of the
Constitution.
No Senator or Representative shall DUR
ing the term or fraction of term for
which he was elected, be appointed to any
civil Office under the authority Of the Uni
ted States.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatices Of tie United States Of America
IN Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both
Houses concurring) That when a bill
which shall have passed the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States shall be returned by the President,
with his objections TO his appreciation and
signature, if, upon its reconsideration, it
shall again pass each House by a majority
of all the members belonging to each
House, notwithstanding the Presidents OBJ
jections, it shall become a law; and the re-
QUESTION by the existing Constitution of
two-thrds Of each House again to pass the
bill in such case is hereby annulled.
If any bill shall be presented to the Pres
dent within period less than ten days
(Sundays included) from the termination
of the session of Congress during which
it shall have passed, and shall not be re-
turned by him at that session, it shall be
his duty to return it within the three hrst
days of the succeeding session. If he
should not so return it, the bill shall be-
come a law; and if he return it with his
objections to his appreciation and sigma
tnre within the time herein required, the
Houses of Congress shall proceed to con-
slider it. in like manner as if it had been
returned during the session at which it had
passed. And il, upon such Reconsideration,
it shall again pass each House by a major
ity of all the members belonging to such
House, Notwithstanding the Presidents ob-
jectons, il shalt become law.
Resotced by the Scnutc art H"ase Of
Representatives. of'he United States IF 4~',
'ca IN Congress assembled, (wo.,nrd- ~
both Houses concurrmg) That til, ) rr,
tary, or olner head, by Whatever den n'-
nation he may be- called. of the Treasury
of the United States, AMI The Treasurer Of
the United States, shall be, respectively
annually appointed by ii joint vote Of the
Senate and House of Representatives, by
ballot or Uiva UOce, AS the two Houses may
severaIly resolve. When appointed, either
of them may be removed by concurrent
vote of the two Houses, separately given,
but neither of them shall be removable by
the President of the United States Con-
gress may provide by law for the case of
a yayaucy occurring in either of thesa